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The Polar Express Full Screen Edition


The Polar Express Full Screen Edition


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Product Features
  • When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.Running Time: 100 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN Rating: G Age: 012569699854 UPC: 012569699854 Manufacturer No: 69985
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When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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Destined to become a holiday perennial, The Polar Express also heralded a brave new world of all-digital filmmaking. Critics and audiences were divided between those who hailed it as an instant classic that captures the visual splendor and evocative innocence of Chris Van Allsburg's popular children's book, and those who felt that the innovative use of "performance capture"--to accurately translate live performances into all-digital characters--was an eerie and not-quite-lifelike distraction from the story's epic-scale North Pole adventure. In any case it's a benign, kind-hearted celebration of the yuletide spirit, especially for kids who have almost grown out of their need to believe in Santa Claus. Tom Hanks is the nominal "star" who performs five different computer-generated characters, but it's the visuals that steal this show, as director Robert Zemeckis indulges his tireless pursuit of technological innovation. No matter how you respond to the many wonders on display, it's clear that The Polar Express represents a significant milestone in the digital revolution of cinema. If it also fills you with the joy of Christmas (in spite of its Nuremberg-like rally of frantic elves), so much the better. --Jeff Shannon

The World of The Polar Express The book by Chris Van Allsburg The Soundtrack The Magic Journey (Polar Express the Movie) (book)

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Customer Reviews
Barbara Chapman Said: Polar Express ( Nov. 21st 2009 )
I love CHRISTmas stories. Light up CHRISTmas tree and put on a movie while wrapping presents. This movie is great and all the family will enjoy.
Kenny Said: 3D is TERRIBLE! ( Nov. 21st 2009 )
Speaking about 3D portion only... I bought the standard 3D version of the movie... not the blue ray version. Within minutes we had to shut it off. The images are distorted. There are terrible shadows around the chraracters and objects. The glasses are made of paper, with red on the left eye, and blue on the right. The colors of the movie are distorted from the glasses. A complete waste of time and money. Tried this movie on two different televsions, and with two different DVD players. Rip off.
K. Guillotte Said: My son's Favorite Holiday Movie ( Nov. 20th 2009 )
My 3 year old son loves the movie Polar express. I had saved it on our DVR and we watched it so much but had to fast forward all the commericals. Great Movie for all ages!
Jae K. Youn Said: dvd The Polar Express ( Nov. 19th 2009 )
This dvd quality is really bad in terms of Good like new as i found on the web-site. It pops so much time and doesn't play well. The seller must explain the truth.
Andrew's Mom Said: Don't waste money for 3-D Version ( Nov. 18th 2009 )
Just repeating what has already been said here many times....the 3-D version is a HUGE disappointment. Wearing the old blue and red glasses, I felt like the red eye was blind and no matter how I tried to maneuver the glasses the picture was at best mediocre. I would get flashes of the 3-D and get excited, but then it would slip back into blurriness. All I got was an incredible headache for my efforts!

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