FROZEN 3D [2013 / 2014] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [UK Release] Walt Disney’s 52nd Animated Classic! From The Creators of TANGLED and WRECK-IT RALF!
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents a chilly twist on one of the most humorous and heart-warming stories ever told. It’s the “best Disney animated movie in almost a decade. Every inch an instant classic.”
Fearless optimist Anna [Kristen Bell] sets off on an epic journey – teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff [Jonathan Groff] and his loyal reindeer Sven – to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Adrendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf [Josh Gad]. Together with Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.
Bring home ‘FROZEN’ on 3D Blu-ray High Definition and featuring a blizzard of never-before-seen bonus extras with gorgeous animation, memorable characters and unforgettable music. Its dazzling fun for the whole family!
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2013 African-American Film Critics Association: Win: AAFCA Award for Best Animation. 2013 Alliance of Women Film Journalists: Win: EDA Female Focus Award for Best Animated Female for Kristen Bell for "Anna." Nominated: EDA Award for Best Animated Feature Film for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Nominated: EDA Female Focus Award for Best Woman Director for Jennifer Lee. Nominated: EDA Female Focus Award for Best Woman Screenwriter for Jennifer Lee. Nominated: EDA Female Focus Award for Best Animated Female for Idina Menzel fpr "Elsa." 2013 Austin Film Critics Association: Win: AFCA Award for Best Animated Film for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. 2013 Awards Circuit Community Awards: Win: ACCA for Best Animated Feature Film for Peter Del Vecho. Win: Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) for Honorable Mentions. Nominated: ACCA for Best Original Score for Christophe Beck. 2013 Black Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2013 Boston Online Film Critics Association: Win: BOFCA Award for Best Animated Film. 2013 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Film. 2013 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Nominated: CFCA Award for Best Animated Feature. 2013 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2013 Dubai International Film Festival: Win: People's Choice Award for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. 2013 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2013 Golden Schmoes Awards: Win: Best Animated Movie of the Year. 2013 Houston Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. Nominated: Best Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song: "Let It Go." 2013 IGN Summer Movie Awards: Win: Best Animated Movie. Nominated: Best Movie. 2013 Indiana Film Journalists Association, USA: Win: IFJA Award for Best Animated Feature. 2013 Indiewire Critics' Poll: Nominated: ICP Award for Best Original Score or Soundtrack for Christophe Beck [10th place]. 2013 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2013 Key Art Awards: Nominated: Best Display for Midnight Oil Creative and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures for its standee, "Disney's Frozen Theatrical Standee of Olaf." 2013 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Sierra Award for Best Animated Film. 2013 Nevada Film Critics Society: Win: NFCS Award for Best Animated Film. 2013 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Film. 2013 Online Film Critics Society Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Feature. 2013 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. Win: Best Original Score for Christophe Beck. Win: Best Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics) and Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) for the Song "Let It Go." 2013 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Film. 2013 San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Win: SFFCC Award for Best Animated Feature. 2013 Satellite Awards: Nominated: Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media. Nominated: Best Original Song for the Song: "Let It Go." 2013 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2013 St. Louis Film Critics Association, USA: Win: SLFCA Award for Best Animated Film for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Nominated: SLFCA Award for Best Soundtrack for Christophe Beck. Nominated: SLFCA Award for Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment) for Idina Menzel for the scene featuring the musical number "Let It Go," where Elsa (Idina Menzel) finally accepts her true self after many years of despair and isolation. 2013 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Feature. 2013 Utah Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2013 Village Voice Film Poll: Nominated: Best Animated Feature Film. 2013 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Best Original Score for Christophe Beck. 2013 Women Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Female. 2014 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Animated Feature Film of the Year for Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho. Win: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures for an Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics) and Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) for the Song: "Let It Go." 2014 Golden Globes: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. Nominated: Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song: "Let It Go." 2014 BAFTA Awards: Win: BAFTA Children's Award for BAFTA Kids Vote for Feature Film for Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho and Shane Morris. Win: BAFTA Film Award for Best Animated Film for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Nominated: BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film for Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho. 2014 3D Creative Arts Awards: Win: Lumières Award for Best 3D Feature Animated Film. Win: Lumiere Award for Best Stereography Animated film. 2014 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Win: Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Writing for Jennifer Lee. 2014 American Cinema Editors: Win: Eddie Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film for Jeff Draheim. 2014 Annie Awards: Win: Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Win: Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production for Christophe Beck, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Win: Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production for David Womersley, Lisa Keene and Michael Giaimo. Win: Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Josh Gad as "Olaf." Win: Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation in a Feature Production for Tony Smeed. Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in an Animated Feature Production for Bill Schwab. Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for John Ripa. Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated Feature Production for Jennifer Lee. Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production for Jeff Draheim. 2014 Behind the Voice Actors Awards: Win: BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for Josh Gad as the voice of "Olaf." Win: BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film for Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Chris Williams, Ciarán Hinds, Livvy Stubenrauch and Eva Bella. Win: BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Idina Menzel as the voice of "Elsa." Win: BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for Josh Gad as the voice of "Olaf." Win: BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film for Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Chris Williams, Ciarán Hinds, Livvy Stubenrauch and Eva Bella. Nominated: BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Kristen Bell as the voice of "Anna." Nominated: BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Idina Menzel as the voice of "Elsa." Nominated: BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Jonathan Groff as the voice of "Kristoff." 2014 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Critics Choice Award for Best Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song: "Let It Go." 2014 Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Nominated: COFCA Award for Best Animated Film. 2014 Cinema Audio Society, USA: Win: C.A.S. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures in an Animated Film for Casey Stone (scoring mixer), David E. Fluhr (re-recording mixer), Gabriel Guy (original dialogue mixer and re-recording mixer) and Mary Jo Lang (foley mixer). 2014 Denver Film Critics Society: Win: DFCS Award for Best Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (lyrics) and Robert Lopez (music) for the Song: "Let It Go." Win: DFCS Award for Best Animated Film. Nominated: DFCS Award for Best Original Score for Christophe Beck. 2014 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics: Nominated: Dorian Award for Visually Striking Film of the Year. 2014 Georgia Film Critics Association: Win: GAFCA Award Best Animated Film. Nominated: GAFCA Award Best Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song: "Let It Go." 2014 Gold Derby Awards: Win: Animated Feature for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Win: Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song "Let It Go." Nominated: Original Score for Christophe Beck. 2014 Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio: Win: Film Award for Best Animated Film. 2014 Hollywood Post Alliance, USA: Nominated: HPA Awards for Outstanding Sound for a Feature Film for David E. Fluhr (re-recording mixer), Gabriel Guy (re-recording mixer/original dialogue mixer), Odin Benitez (sound designer/supervising sound editor), Formosa Group and Walt Disney Studios. 2014 Hugo Awards: Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation in Long Form for Chris Buck (director) and Jennifer Lee (writer/director). 2014 International Cinephile Society Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Film. 2014 International Film Music Critics Award: Nominated: Best Original Score for an Animated Film for Christophe Beck. 2014 International Online Cinema Awards: Win: Best Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song: "Let It Go." Win: Best Animated Feature for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. 2014 Iowa Film Critics Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. 2014 Italian Online Movie Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) for Chris Buck (director), Jennifer Lee (director) and Peter Del Vecho (producer). 2014 Kids' Choice Awards, USA: Win: Blimp Award for Favorite Animated Movie for Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios. 2014 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Win: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for Music in a Musical Feature Film for Earl Ghaffari (music editor) and Fernand Bos (music editor). Nominated: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film for Odin Benitez (supervising sound editor, sound designer), Todd Toon (supervising foley editor), Christopher T. Welch (supervising dialogue editor, supervising adr editor), John Roesch (foley artist), Alyson Dee Moore (foley artist), Jeff Sawyer (sound effects editor), Angelo Palazzo (sound effects editor), Martyn Zub (sound effects editor), Stephen P. Robinson (sound effects editor), Greg Hedgepath (sound effects editor), Eliza Pollack Zebert (dialogue editor) and Charles W. Ritter (foley editor). 2014 MovieGuide Awards: Win: Best Movie for Families. 2014 North Carolina Film Critics Association: Nominated: NCFCA Award for Best Animated Film. 2014 North Texas Film Critics Association, USA: Win: NTFCA Award for Best Animated Film. 2014 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2014 Online Film & Television Association: Win: OFTA Film Award for Best Animated Picture for Peter Del Vecho. Win: OFTA Film Award for Best Music and Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics), Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) and Idina Menzel (performed) for the song "Let It Go." Nominated: OFTA Film Award for Best Voice-Over Performance for Josh Gad for playing "Olaf." Nominated: OFTA Film Award for Best Voice-Over Performance for Idina Menzel for playing "Elsa." Nominated: OFTA Film Award for Most Cinematic Moment for the Song “Let It Go.” 2014 People's Choice Awards, USA: Nominated: Favorite Year End Movie. 2014 PGA Awards: Win: Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures for Peter Del Vecho. 2014 Seattle Film Critics Awards: Win: Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Music for an Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song: "Let It Go." Win: Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Animated Feature for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. 2014 Teen Choice Awards: Win: Choice Movie: Animated. Win: Choice Animated Movie: Voice for Idina Menzel for playing "Elsa." Nominated: Choice Animated Movie: Voice for Kristen Bell for playing "Anna." Nominated: Choice Single: Female Artist for Idina Menzel for the song "Let It Go." 2014 Visual Effects Society Awards: Win: Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Lino DiSalvo and Peter Del Vecho. Win: Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Alexander Alvarado, Chad Stubblefield, Joy Johnson and Wayne Unten for "Bringing the Snow Queen to Life." Win: Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Alessandro Jacomini, David Womersley, Lance Summers and Virgilio John Aquino for "Elsa's Ice Palace." Win: Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Dong Joo Byun, Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant and Tim Molinder for "Elsa's Blizzard." 2014 World Soundtrack Awards: Nominated: Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics by), Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) and Idina Menzel (performed) for the song "Let It Go." 2015 Awards of the Japanese Academy: Win: Best Foreign Film. 2015 Casting Society of America: Win: Artois Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting in an Animation Feature for Jamie Sparer Roberts. 2015 Grammy Awards: Win: Best Song Written for Visual Media for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song "Let It Go." Win: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Chris Montan (compilation producer), Kristen Anderson-Lopez (compilation producer), Robert Lopez (compilation producer) and Tom MacDougall (compilation producer). Nominated: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Christophe Beck. 2015 Tokyo Anime Award: Win: Animation of the Year for Grand Prize for Feature Film for Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. 2020 Gold Derby Awards: Nominated: Animated Feature of the Decade for Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho. Nominated: Original Song of the Decade for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the Song "Let It Go."
Voice Cast: Kristen Bell (Anna), Idina Menzel (Elsa), Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), Josh Gad (Olaf), Santino Fontana (Hans), Alan Tudyk (Duke of Weselton), Ciarán Hinds (Grand Pabbie, the Troll King), Chris Williams (Oaken), Stephen J. Anderson (Kai), Maia Wilson (Bulda), Edie McClurg (Gerda), Robert Pine (Bishop), Maurice LaMarche (King of Arendelle), Jennifer Lee (Queen of Arendelle / Additional Voices), Livvy Stubenrauch (Young Anna), Eva Bella (Young Elsa), Spencer Lacey Ganus (Teen Elsa), Jesse Corti (Spanish Dignitary), Jeffrey Marcus (German Dignitary), Tucker Gilmore (Irish Dignitary), Ava Acres (Additional Voices), Stephen Apostolina (Additional Voices), Annaleigh Ashford (Additional Voices), Kirk Baily (Additional Voices), David Boat (Additional Voices), Paul Briggs (Marshmallow), Tyree Brown (Young Kristoff), Woody Buck (Additional Voices), June Christopher (Additional Voices), Lewis Cleale (Cliff), Wendy Cutler (Additional Voices), Terri Douglas (Additional Voices), Eddie Frierson (Additional Voices), Jean Gilpin (Additional Voices), Jackie Gonneau (Additional Voices), Nicholas Guest (Additional Voices), Bridget Hoffman (Additional Voices), Nick Jameson (Additional Voices), Daniel Kaz (Additional Voices), John Lavelle (Additional Voices), Patricia Lentz (Additional Voices), Annie Lopez (Baby Troll), Katie Lowes (Additional Voices), Mona Marshall (Additional Voices), Dara McGarry (Additional Voices), Scott Menville (Additional Voices), Adam Overett (Additional Voices), Paul Pape (Additional Voices), Courtney Peldon (Additional Voices), Jennifer Perry (Additional Voices), Raymond S. Persi (Additional Voices), Jean-Michel Richaud (Additional Voices), Lynwood Robinson (Additional Voices), Carter Sand (Additional Voices), Jadon Sand (Additional Voices), Katie Silverman (Additional Voices), Pepper Sweeney (Additional Voices), Fred Tatasciore (Additional Voices), Kevin Del Aguila (Troll) (uncredited), Kevin Duda (Troll) (uncredited), William Kenneth Goldman (Additional Voices) (uncredited), Katie Lopez (Young Anna singing voice) (uncredited), Agatha Lee Monn (9-year-old Anna singing voice) (uncredited), Lulu Picart (Additional Vocals) (uncredited), Benjamin Schrader (Troll) (uncredited), Margaux Calla Susi (Additional Voices) (uncredited), Jack Whitehall (Gothi – Troll Priest) (uncredited) and Tommar Wilson (Singing Troll) (uncredited)
Directors: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Producers: Aimee Scribner, John Lasseter and Peter Del Vecho, p.g.a.
Screenplay: Hans Christian Andersen (story inspired by: "The Snow Queen"), Chris Buck (story) Jennifer Lee (story/ screenplay) and Shane Morris (story)
Composers: Christophe Beck (original score composed), Kristen Anderson-Lopez (original songs) and Robert Lopez (original songs)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.24:1
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Português: 5.1 DTS Digital Surround
Spanish [Castilian]: 5.1 DTS Digital Surround
Spanish [Catalan]: 5.1 DTS Digital Surround
English: 2.0 Dolby Audio Description
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, Português, Castilian and Spanish
Running Time: 108 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: With the film ‘FROZEN’ 3D, you are in the northern kingdom of Arendelle, and two young princesses play in the middle of the night. The elder sister, Elsa [Idina Menzel], was born with the ability to create ice and snow with the wave of her hands, which delights the younger, effervescent Anna. When Elsa slips and accidentally blasts Anna [Kristen Bell] with her icy magic, the
The King of Arendelle [Maurice LaMarche] and Queen of Arendelle [Jennifer Lee] race with Elsa and Anna into the deep woods to seek help from local trolls. The Grand Pabbie, the Troll King [Ciarán Hinds] heals Anna, but removes her memories of Elsa's magical abilities. Grand Pabbie also warns Elsa that her powers are beautiful, but dangerous. Elsa's greatest enemy will be fear. The King of Arendelle and Queen of Arendelle immediately shut Elsa away from the rest of the world, closing the castle gates to keep her powers secret and to keep her safe. Elsa, in turn, locks herself away from Anna, who doesn't understand why her best friend doesn't want to play anymore. As the years pass, Anna tries less and less to repair the broken relationship with Elsa, who fears not only her powers, but also any emotions which may cause her powers to flare.
Years later, when the girls have become women, the land of Arendelle opens its doors for Elsa's coronation as Queen of Arendelle. Elsa dreads the ceremony, for she must remove her gloves, the very gloves she believes will hold back her monstrous power. Anna is jubilant; she's been alone for so long she's starved for attention. The coronation is to be her first party ever and all the food and dancing and handsome suitors. What if she meets one today? What if she meets The One?
Enter Prince Hans [Santino Fontana] of the Southern Isles, who literally sweeps Anna off her feet. It isn't long before Anna decides she's found “True Love” and marches in to get Elsa's blessing. Elsa, meanwhile, is struggling to keep her powers at bay, so when Anna announces her engagement to a man she just met, the two begin an argument that boils over when Elsa freezes the floor and fountains in front of all their guests.
Elsa is horrified. Anna is very confused, andnd the people lead by the arch villainous Duke of Weaseltown [Alan Tudyk] declares Elsa a monster and a sorcerer. Elsa flees across the fjord, freezing the bay and unintentionally turning summer into a permanent, never-ending winter. The Duke of Weselton wants to send his armed men after the monster, but Anna convinces them to hold back, telling Prince Hans to keep the land of Arendelle safe from the Duke of Weselton's greedy hands. Anna fearlessly sets off alone to bring her sister home and save the kingdom from the deep freeze. Along her journey, she picks up a few sidekicks, a mountain man named Kristoff [Jonathan Groff], a reindeer named Sven and a talking snowman named Olaf [Josh Gad]. But, even with Anna's new friends, the questions remain; does Elsa want to come home?
Co-directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, who share story credit with Shane Morris and JenniferLee also wrote the screenplay. 'FROZEN' was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's “The Snow Queen,” a project Walt Disney himself wanted to make some seventy years earlier. What we have now is both wonderfully modern and classically Disney. Wait, that's not exactly right. A better way to describe this computer-animated fairy-tale-musical is to say it is classic era Disney fairy-tales from the '30s and '40s... fused with the blockbuster Disney musical renaissance of the early '90s... animated with the tools of post-modern PIXAR CGI. Its closest sibling is probably the revisionist ‘TANGLED.’
‘FROZEN’ 3D is an extremely entertaining animated musical that harkens back to classic Disney fairy-tales while putting a modern spin on things that may or may not be socially important. This is clean entertainment for the entire family. I loved every single frame of it, from the musical numbers to the action sequences to the sight gags, save for one thing. The end credits switch to a pop star version of “Let It Go” performed by Demi Lovato and people and critics have bemoaned that it's a little underwhelming, well that is for you to decide whether they are wrong.
FROZEN MUSIC TRACK LIST
VUELIE (Written and Produced by Frode Fjellheim and Christophe Beck) [Performed by Cantus Hilaris and Vlady Slezák] (uncredited) [Conducted by Tove Ramlo-Ystad]
FROZEN HEART (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Cast]
DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez]
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel]
HEIMR ÀRNADALR (Written and Produced by Frode Fjellheim and Christophe Beck) [Performed by Cantus Hilaris and Vlady Slezák] [Conducted by Tove Ramlo-Ystad]
LOVE IS AN OPEN DOOR (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana]
LET IT GO (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Idina Menzel]
REINDEER(S) ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Jonathan Groff]
IN SUMMER (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Josh Gad]
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER (Reprise) (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel]
FIXER UPPER (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) [Performed by Maia Wilson and Cast]
VUELIE (Reprise) (Written and Produced by Frode Fjellheim and Christophe Beck) [Performed by Cantus Hilaris and Vlady Slezák] (uncredited) [Conducted by Tove Ramlo-Ystad]
LET IT GO (Demi Lovato Version) (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (uncredited) (Produced by Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou and Andrew "Goldstein" Goldstein) (Mixed by Serban Ghenea) [Performed by Demi Lovato]
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3D Blu-ray Image Quality – 'FROZEN’ skates onto this amazing “Real 3D” Blu-ray with a very highly dimensional, gorgeous 1080p image and is framed in the film's original 2:24:1 aspect ratio. This is an outstanding 3“Real 3D” release, and watching 'FROZEN’ in the third dimension is now my preferred way to experience it. There's no apparent loss of colour vibrancy or brightness despite the 3D glasses. Unlike some releases, the “Real 3D” actually adds to the whole experience. This is a highly dimensional film. The entire world of Arendelle comes alive in this format. The sets, the characters, the action...it feels like you are inside the animation film. Especially when it's snowing as the flakes tend to come out of the screen. Olaf's carrot nose, while never really poking you in the eye or distracts the viewers, but it does seem to stick out into our world too. And, for those who have ghosting-prone displays, as sometimes happens, and I personally did not see much of a problem. Aside from the slightest hint of banding during the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo, aka material NOT created for this animation film specifically, ‘FROZEN’ “Real 3D” is another reference quality CGI animation Blu-ray. Your display's ability to reproduce the colour white is sure to be tested here, as the animation film balances many snowy landscapes during day and night sequences. Colours are bright and bold and beautiful, from the elegant costumes to the sparkling magical ice to the auroras in the night skies. Black levels are expectedly inky, in particular a semi-transparent sheet hung over a painting early in the film's running time. Detail and resolution are resplendent as well. To be fair, Walt Disney Animation Studios doesn't render textures in the almost-photo-realistic PIXAR way, but wood grains and individual snowflakes and strands of hair make for a visual feast. There's so much to see in the 'FROZEN' “Real 3D” world, and all of it is here in a two dimension setting so clear, it feels somewhat three dimensional. In a word: gorgeous.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – 'FROZEN' sings and roars its way onto Blu-ray with a dynamic 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound mix which will sure to please the audiophiles addicts amongst us. While 'FROZEN' starts out a little light on aggression and grunt, that's okay. We're first rewarded with the room filling orchestrations of composer Christophe Beck, who partners with Norway's Frode Fjellheim for “Eatnemen Vuelie” (“Song of the Earth”). From there we race through time and musical numbers where the voices are crystal clear and the effects nice and punchy. Once the action moves out of the castle's safety, the track really rises to the aural occasion. Blowing storms and growling wolves and whooshing sleds highlight the mix's articulate panning. And then there's the thunderous roar of the snow monster. It first appears when Elsa creates a new friend to guard her fortress of solitude ice castle. It's definitely a lot of fun if you like that sort of thing.
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3D + 2D Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: 3D Blu-ray: Get A Horse! [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:00] The Walt Disney Animation Studios short that played before the film's theatrical release. It features Mickey Mouse fighting Peg-Leg Pete over Minnie Mouse through different styles of animation, both classic hand-drawn Black-and-White as well as modern CGI in full widescreen colour. It's clever a lot of fun and is truly and terrific use of 3D. You can actually see it also in 2D and again it is very good, but looks much better in 3D.
Special Feature: Music Videos “Let It Go” [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [15:42] Demi Lavato (in English), Martina Stoessel (in Spanish & Italian), and Marsha Milan (in Malaysian) perform their “End Credit” versions of the Academy Award winning song, “Let It Go.”
Special Feature: The Making of ‘FROZEN’ [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:18] You might have seen this video online. Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Kristin Bell lead a fun musical number inside the Disney Animation building in Burbank, poking fun at the fact that they did not make an actual making-of feature. Sadly, the joke is that it's nothing but a song that repeats "How did we make, how did we make, how did we make Frozen?" without ever offering an answer. It would be funny if the special feature offered a more extensive glimpse into the production, which it sadly does not.
Special Feature: D'frosted: Disney's Journey From Hans Christian Andersen to ‘FROZEN’ [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [7:28] A short piece covering Walt Disney's history in translating fairy-tales into animated motion pictures and their desire to develop a feature film centred around a Snow Queen, the long and winding road that led the studio to ‘FROZEN’ and follow the filmmakers and famed Disney costume designers and track the Disney film's 70-year history and eventual production. Contributors include: Chris Buck, Alice Davis and Jennifer Lee.
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes: Introductions by Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:51] Here are Four unfinished deleted scenes can be accessed, with introductions from the co-directors, and they are as follows: Never Underestimate The Power of Elsa; The Dressing Room; Meet Kristoff 1 and Meet Kristoff 2. As usual, you can either watch each item separately or Play All.
Theatrical Trailer [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:32] This is the Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer Olaf-heavy teaser that evokes the world, but not the story. Definitely feel free to watch this and do NOT worry about any spoilers.
Finally, ‘FROZEN’ 3D is quite simply one of the best Disney Princess films ever made. This engaging musical is firmly grounded in its classic Disney roots while blazing a new path. It is also an important display of fully-rounded female characters, balancing heroics and flaws and fears. More than the most refreshing animated surprise of 2013. ‘FROZEN’ is a lovingly crafted, wonderfully nuanced dual-princess fairy tale for the modern age. It isn't quite as well-rounded or gender-neutral as ‘TANGLED,’ and it probably shouldn't have defeated Miyazaki's The Wind Rises for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, but none of that should detract from everything Frozen accomplishes. Disney's Blu-ray release is excellent too... if, that is, you're willing to overlook its terribly anaemic half-hour supplemental package, which offers very little insight into the film's production. Fortunately, perfect video and audio have a way of softening the sting of any disappointment, and the studio's stunning video presentation and outstanding 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround track do just that. And then some. Not everyone will warm to the charms of ‘FROZEN,’ but I suspect those who do, essentially anyone who gives the 70-years-in-the-making animated musical a fair shot, will still be watching the film in twenty years with a new generation of children and grandchildren. This why I am so pleased to add this to my ever increasing Walt Disney Blu-ray Collection and will give me lots of enjoyable 3D animation joy and is well worth viewing again, as there is so much visual treats and I suspect each time I view this Blu-ray, I will see different aspect of this stunning Walt Disney Animation. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
