The Dog Days of Winter

While I love Illumination's whimsy, there's something refreshing to the maturity of this film. It feels sophisticated to the point where it could be at film festivals, were not for the licensed characters.

Loving this short period of cuteness overload. Focusing on max going for thrilling adventure to the downtown city to get grinch's favorite hot tea mix despite the heavy harsh winter. Great action and adventure. Huge fan of this grinch adaptation and big sucker for cute puppies & coffee or tea. Great animation style (effortlessly beautiful with explosive bright colors) and amazing thrilling sound scores compliment the bright tone-ish of the christmas season. Ideal to watch any days and perfect for both adults and kids. Loving the creative way of showimg illumomation's ttile scene. Highly recommended.

The Grinch is sick and he's out of tea. Max decides to brave the snow to go into Whoville to buy more tea. I actually missed the empty tin of tea the first time around. Quite frankly, I think the short would work better without the coin. Max stealing the tea would be inherently more dangerous and more thrilling. While it makes Max a very good boy, it also makes him a little too smart. It's fine.