8:11am December 2, 2004 ~ rudolph
We watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on t.v. last night. As usual, Kahler was acutely attuned to the possibility of any scary parts. She hadn't seen it before, but she knew exactly when to bury her head and ask "Will you please turn it off?" prior to the Abominable Snowmonster making any scene. This was in spite of me telling her up front that Mr. Snowmonster is pretty cranky at first but turns out ok in the end. I guess she didn't buy it. I have to admit he is pretty scary. I remember him unnerving me when I was a kid (say, 18 or so). Watching it again now, I think what really makes the snowmonster a freaky threat is the scene where he has Rudolph and the gang trapped in the cave, and Clarice wails, "Oh, why doesn't he get it over with?" Whoa, "Get it over with?" This thing is seriously going to kill them all!
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