Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)

What is it with the Barney set? Who spies a movie with a release date of 2001 and says “Hey, this must be the movie I loved to watch every Christmas as I was growing up (in the 60s, 70s, 80s)”? No, this is not the beloved original 1964 stop-motion holiday classic! This is a mostly passable computer-animated sequel to the beloved original 1964 stop-motion holiday classic. In a word, this movie is no Toy Story. For Pete’s sake, it has Rick Moranis "singing" instead of Burl Ives crooning! Other than that, it has the same characters as the holiday classic and a similar message to the classic Toy Story -- it just doesn’t compare to either movie in any way that we would consider “above average.” I am hoping to convey two things to the Barney gallery through all this repetition, because it seems to be necessary: This is not the holiday classic movie, and it is not as good as the classic holiday movie. For the rest, let the viewer beware. Now stop complaining that you were disappointed to learn this movie is not the holiday classic and it is not as good! 2.5 stars.