If Disney’s live action comedies prove anything, it’s that the line between predictability and familiarity lies entirely within the eye of the beholder. To the jaded critic, the studio’s reliance on formulaic stories and a stable of stars that are rarely allowed to venture out of their comfort zones can give the films a cookie-cutter sameness that dulls the senses. But those same qualities can be tremendously comforting to kids and nostalgic adults. The comfort of the familiar goes a long way toward explaining the appeal of
Lots of fond memories of this one. In the early days of VHS, it was one of the few Disney comedies at my town's very first video rental store, so it was a mainstay at sleepovers and birthday parties.
I have a good memory of this movie. My Grandmother took me to see a matinee in Santa Barbara, CA (I do not recall which theater) and I am quite certain it was not a double feature. We had lunch at a sidewalk café where I had sarsaparilla for the first time and she bought me a record album, a Christmas album by Julie Andrews (another Disney connection) that I still have a listen to every year. I have the DVD of Snowball Express and put it on now and then in the background when I am making lunches for the week or ironing shirts. And anything with Nancy Olson (Mrs. Alan Jay Lerner) is a plus for me.
Lots of fond memories of this one. In the early days of VHS, it was one of the few Disney comedies at my town's very first video rental store, so it was a mainstay at sleepovers and birthday parties.
I have a good memory of this movie. My Grandmother took me to see a matinee in Santa Barbara, CA (I do not recall which theater) and I am quite certain it was not a double feature. We had lunch at a sidewalk café where I had sarsaparilla for the first time and she bought me a record album, a Christmas album by Julie Andrews (another Disney connection) that I still have a listen to every year. I have the DVD of Snowball Express and put it on now and then in the background when I am making lunches for the week or ironing shirts. And anything with Nancy Olson (Mrs. Alan Jay Lerner) is a plus for me.