During the release of Futurama, Matt Groening creator of The Simpsons made another classic: Olive, the Other Reindeer! With its cute story and beautiful drawing design that looks like it has come straight out of the Vivian Walsh children's book and onto our screens! After falling out with her owner Tim, Olive mishears from her little friend 'Fido' that one of Santa's reindeer 'Blitzen' has been injured during a test flight and may not be able to pull the sleigh on Christmas Eve. Olive sets out to replace the injured reindeer, meeting new people along the way. Meanwhile, after hearing of Olive's plans to save the Christmas Eve flight, a nasty postman who hates Christmas attempts to derail Olive's plans so that he can put an end to the Holiday once and for all. After a few mishaps, Olive eventually makes her way to the North Pole and finally (after a bit of convincing Santa) saves the Christmas Eve flight with the Postman finally getting his just deserts.This is an awesome movie to watch at the end of the year which adults and children will both like.

This is a holiday movie that will definitely be a classic in our home. The characters are bright and engaging, the story is warm and delightful but has a unique twist and some modern spunk to it. The animation style is taken directly from the original Olive book but they've made this little 2-D dog very convincing in her 3-D world.This movie appeals to a wide range of viewers, it has funny characters for children, subtle humor for the adults, and the dialog is refreshingly snappy. Olive is hilarious as a dog who doesn't do any "dog" things. Drew Barrymore's voice is perfect for such an innocently sweet, good-hearted animal character. I loved the postman, he makes the most deliciously evil bad-guy. The songs are wonderful; jazzy, catchy and upbeat and you'll be catching yourself singing "Bah, bug and hum" for days.The thing I liked best about this movie is that it wasn't silly, sappy, dark, heavy on the morals or boring. It was just a darling movie about a sweet little dog who wants to do her best to save Christmas.

The animation in "Olive, the Other Reindeer" is truly impressive. The unique style of J. Otto Seibold has been captured in a most beautiful way by the animators at DNA Productions in Dallas. Most people don't realise that "Olive" is a three dimensional animated special, yet it manages to carry the traditional charm and warmth of any classic 2D holiday cartoon.

Olive The Other Reindeer is a very cute movie with one big problem....Drew Barrymore. When it comes to envisioning Olive's voice, they should have gotten someone who can do a voice that is neither male nor female. It needed to be a mix of the two, because it's a cartoon dog! With a female or male voice, it seems too human, and that's where this movie goes wrong. Some people have a good voice for animated characters, Drew Barrymore does not. I know I'm going on and on about Barrymore, but she just does not work in this role at all, and I was kind of disappointed, because the movie could have been so much better. Olive has a great story, and the rest of the casting is perfect. The movie is mainly for kids, but I enjoyed it just the same. The animation is really cool, and very unique. Overall, it's a fairly good movie that could have been a great movie if not for Barrymore.