Frozen

Theatrical Release Date: 2013 11 22 (USA - Limited) / 2013 11 27 (USA - 3D) / 2013 11 27 (USA)

UPC: 786936838923

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:null

Summary: After the kingdom of Arendelle is cast into eternal winter by the powerful Snow Queen Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), her sprightly sister Anna (Kristen Bell) teams up with a rough-hewn mountaineer named Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his trusty reindeer Sven to break the icy spell. Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee co-directed this Walt Disney Animation Studios production based on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tale The Snow Queen. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Animated Feature – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Animated Feature – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Features: "The making of Frozen" - learn the secret of how the movie was made in this musical extravaganza
D'frosted: Disney's journey from Hans Christian Andersen to Frozen - once upon a time, Walt Disney wanted to make a movie about a snow queen. Join the filmmakers and Disney legend Alice Davis as they discuss the company's 75-year journey to Frozen
Deleted scenes
"Let It Go (End Credit Version)" music videos
- Demi Lovato
-Martina Stoessel (Violetta): Spanish and Italian
"Get a Horse" Mickey Mouse short

Frozen

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 03/18/2014

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DHMA

Runtime: 102 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Frozen
1. Opening Credits/Accident
2. Concealing Her Powers
3. Coronation Day
4. Puppy Love
5. The Search for Elsa
6. A Ride
7. Olaf
8. Finding Elsa
9. Snow Monster
10. Family
11. Discovered
12. Betrayal
13. What is Love?
14. An Act of Love
15. Open Gates
16. End Credits

Perry Seibert

It was two old-fashioned musicals -- The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast -- that put Disney animation back on top in the late '80s and '90s. While they've maintained their dominance in this field ever since, the Mouse House hasn't come close to matching the quality of those masterpieces. However, thanks to a number of sweet and lyrically deft songs, Frozen is a giant step in the right direction.

The plot hinges on the relationship between Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and her younger sister Anna (Kristen Bell). They are the daughters of a king and queen in Norway, and Elsa actually possesses magical powers. She can create snow and ice out of thin air, and as a child she nearly kills Anna by mistake. This leads their parents to keep the siblings physically separated much of the time, which is painful for Anna because she doesn't know why her big sister suddenly wants nothing to do with her.

After the king and queen die -- as is the fate of seemingly all of the parents of Disney main characters -- Elsa inherits the throne, reveals her powers at a celebratory ball, and then runs away from her village fearing she will do harm to everyone; in the process, she accidentally ices over most of the surrounding area. Anna sets off to find her big sis, leaving her hometown under the care of a strapping young man with whom she's smitten. She soon teams up with a kindhearted ice salesman and a talking snowman in order to locate and reconcile with her sister and save their town.

What makes Frozen far and away the most entertaining Disney musical in quite some time is that the married songwriting team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez have put together a set of reasonably ambitious songs that not only have pleasant melodies, but are matched with lyrics that are humorous while revealing character. Menzel is the kind of Broadway belter who can absolutely sell numbers like these, and the whole cast wring the humor and pathos out of the tunes. There are a large number of songs throughout Frozen, and they aren't superfluous: This is a traditional musical. So much so that it won't be surprising if they announce a Broadway production based on the movie -- or at the very least, a touring ice show.

While Menzel certainly has the best voice of the lot, Bell is heartbreaking with the poignant "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" And Broadway veteran Josh Gad not only provides a ton of welcome comic relief as a snowman named Olaf, but gets a funny and touching song of his own, "In Summer," in which his character dreams of what the warm sun will feel like.

The movie never quite gels entirely: The complicated relationship between the sisters isn't so much explored as treated as a contrivance to set the story in motion, and the animation, while certainly colorful, lacks a certain polish -- Pixar this is not, even with John Lasseter serving as the executive producer. However, anyone with an appreciation for old-school musical numbers will find something pleasantly familiar and cozy about Frozen. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Chris Buck  Director 
Christophe Beck  Composer (Music Score) 
Peter Del Vecho  Producer 
Jennifer Lee  Director 
Jennifer Lee  Screenwriter 
Kristen Bell  Actor 
Idina Menzel  Actor 
Jonathan Groff  Actor 
Josh Gad  Actor 
Santino Fontana  Actor 
Alan Tudyk  Actor 
Ciarán Hinds  Actor 
Stephen J. Anderson  Actor 
Maia Wilson  Actor 
Edie McClurg  Actor 
Robert Pine  Actor 
Maurice LaMarche  Actor 
Livvy Stubenrauch  Actor 
Eva Bella  Actor 
Spencer Lacey Ganus  Actor 
Jesse Corti  Actor 
Jeffrey Marcus  Actor 
Tucker Gilmore  Actor 
Ava Acres  Actor 
Annaleigh Ashford  Actor 
Jenica Bergere  Actor 
Paul Briggs  Actor 
Woody Buck  Actor 
Lewis Cleale  Actor 
Terri Douglas  Actor 
Jean Gilpin  Actor 
Nicholas Guest  Actor 
Nick Jameson  Actor 
John Lavelle  Actor 
Pat Lentz  Actor 
Katie Lowes  Actor 
Dara McGarry  Actor 
Adam Overett  Actor 
Courtney Peldon  Actor 
Raymond S. Persi  Actor 
Lynwood Robinson  Actor 
Jadon Sand  Actor 
Pepper Sweeney  Actor 
Steve Apostolina  Actor 
Kirk Baily  Actor 
David Boat  Actor 
Tyree Brown  Actor 
June Christopher  Actor 
Wendy Cutler  Actor 
Eddie Frierson  Actor 
Jackie Gonneau  Actor 
Bridget Hoffman  Actor 
Daniel A. Kaz  Actor 
Jennifer Lee  Actor 
Annie Lopez  Actor 
Mona Marshall  Actor 
Scott Menville  Actor 
Paul Pape  Actor 
Jennifer Perry  Actor 
Jean-Michel Richaud  Actor 
Carter Sand  Actor 
Katie Silverman  Actor 
Fred Tatasciore  Actor 

Country: USA