Michael Ledo This is a fantastic Christmas movie for young girls who still believe in Santa. I am going to give you a bit of a PLOT SPOILER review since I suspect parents do the buying. Jessie is sadden by her best friend Bobby moving away. She is moping and crying. The parents decide to bring in Aunt Millie to help. She arrives the day before Christmas and is dressed like the eccentric aunt in "Bewitched." To make Jessie feel better, she tells her about a story of a girl named Katie. Katie loved to skate and was taught by an Olympic gold medalist. She was his only pupil. When the mill closes down, Katie's family moves to the city where she is tormented by a gang of girls who also skate. Meanwhile at the North Pole a magical Reindeer is born who sounds a bit like Whoopie Goldberg. As a magical Reindeer, Blizzard seeks out Katie, whose sadness she feels in her heart.She helps Katie through this difficult time and gives her the courage to skate in front of her gang of bullies. Eventually through a series of events the rival girls become friends and Blizzard goes back to the North Pole. Jessie stops moping and goes outside to make a new friend. This is a great heartwarming story about friendship.I am not sure how this movie slipped under the radar. It is one that should be shown on TV every year along with Christmas Story. Perhaps the reason the movie is not more popular is that it does seem to target the young female audience. Even the "bad guy" who enforces the rules is likable. Santa is slightly deaf in a funny sort of way. He hears things slightly off.Highly recommended. And Aunt Millie...well let's just say her middle name begins with the letter "K."

beckeye_58 This is pretty high on the cheese-o-meter, even for those of us who love family films. Characters were fairly one-dimensional and it was never clear just why Blizzards' gifts were not celebrated since they were considered to be very special things for reindeer to have. I liked the skates being yellow, it was a nice detail.Katies' brothers were little pills and I wish the parents would have taken a better hand in controlling them. It seemed that even before Katie moved she had no friends, and the current daughter (Jess?) was never really explored why she was so upset when Bobby moved. Did she have no other friends? Did they not have telephones? I disagree with another viewers comment about the pierced ears. Perhaps in Canada this occurs later but I assure the viewer that in the Pacific Northwest of the United States girls have their ears pierced anywhere from birth on up, even as early as my own at age 13 in 1971.This is a movie that young children can enjoy as a Christmas tradition without anything objectionable for parents to be concerned about. All in all, a reasonable choice for families.

Beka I just found it to be a great Christmas movie, that you can enjoy with your loved ones. I especially liked it since it's about living your dreams, plus it has no "bad Santa" or weird robots trying to destroy Christmas. I don't think that that kind of movie is that appropriate or in the spirit of Christmas. I'm not saying that the subject of this movie is actually real, but it seems to be closer to ones heart and I think it brings a lot of joy. Blizzard is very funny, and the little girl ice-skating is just too cute! It's a story about a very special friendship that will leave behind a lot of wonderful memories. Plus, it's about ice-skating, which I love! Have a great time watching it!

wclyffe-1 This film was the most entertaining movie I've seen in a long time....and my kids just loved it!! So will yours!! It has the most amazing visual effects, but more important, it has a phenomenal story with great heart. Everyone should see this picture....it is destined to be a classic!