The Polar Express

[underpants]

Poll question: The Polar Express

ending now on ABC Family

So what do you think of this holiday offering

[Parche]

1. fukin incredible

The way the Grinch comes to town and terrorizes the people
the movie rocks


run PE run

[underpants]

3. Run Cindy Loo Run

I can do an incredible Grinch facial expression. I even spook myself out with it.

[Parche]

6. Oh wait. wrong movie... Nevermind

run emily litella run

[Danger Mouse]

2. Why the hell is everybody voiced by Tom Hanks? Why did it have to be CGI?

I vote 'creepy'

[underpants]

4. Hanks (then especially) is box office gold

the all purpose non-offensive every man.

Plus he is best buddies with the producer I think.

BTW- Tom is one of us (Dem-very liberal) if that makes any difference

[Danger Mouse]

5. Tom Hanks is a good guy, I'm just not a big fan of his acting.

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. "All purpose non-offensive every man" types offend me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. I used to love it but it's the movie that was on when WannaBe got

so very sick last year so I kind of hate it now.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. I used to love it but it's the movie that was on when WannaBe got

so very sick last year so I kind of hate it now.

[Taverner]

9. It needs work

LOTS of work

It looks to me as if they released a beta version of this movie

And I'm not referring to video format

[Bossy Monkey]

10. I saw it. I seem to remember liking it. But it made so little long-term impression

that I had to go with Eh.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

11. I loved the book as a child

But the movie was just "eh." Not bad, but I think the problem came when they had to fill in too much free time, seeing as the original is a picture book.

[tigereye]

12. the book is lovely - the movie was pleasant...

better than a lot of stuff.


Tom Hanks as every character is a bit creepy, though, maybe it's the type of animation. But some of the images, like the reindeer on the tundra, are gorgeous.

[WinkyDink]

13. I HATESSS that hybrid animation!

[NV Whino]

15. There were a few good scenes

such as the marbles rolling from the torn pocket, but mostly I thought it was uneven in the animation. And I have yet to see any animation that can replicate a natural run.

[XemaSab]

23. CGI:

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[NV Whino]

24. I second that!

[Lyric]

16. The story is good. I get teary when the little boy from a poor family

is singing about how Santa hasn't come to see him before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJ3KT0TQtc

When Christmas Comes to Town

I'm wishing on a star
And trying to believe
That even though it's far
He'll find me Christmas Eve

I guess that Santa's busy
Cause he's never come around
I think of him
When Christmas comes to town

The best time of the year
When everyone comes home
With all this Christmas cheer
It's hard to be alone

Putting up the Christmas tree
With friends who come around
It's so much fun
When Christmas comes to town

Presents for the children
Wrapped in red and green
All the things I've heard about
But never really seen

No one will be sleeping on
The night of Christmas Eve
Hoping Santa's on his way

When Santa's sleigh bells ring
I listen all around
The herald angels sing
I never hear a sound

When all the dreams of children
Once lost will all be found
That's all I want
When Christmas comes to town

That's all I want
When Christmas comes to town

:cry:

[Dinger]

17. Creepy, And, What's The word, . . . . .

garish?

[MrSlayer]

18. I liked it.

It was nice for a kid's movie.

[mopinko]

19. hated the book. haven't seen the movie.

christmas is about getting presents? feh.

[Hanse]

20. The actual movie is better than the shitty animation implies by the previews.

Twenty years from now it'll look as dated as those awful old stop-motion x-mas specials. Not Rudolph, that's a classic. I mean the really, really, really bad ones.

[Orrex]

21. Creepy like a widower bringing a date to his wife's funeral

Creepier, even.

[elleng]

22. Thanks!

Read it and watched it with kids; not 'kids' any more, not home together. Front cover of book, boy's livingroom, looks like our house. SO, thanks for the memories!