"Though I've grown old the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe. "

A story of belief, a story of hope and a story of triumph. The Polar Express is about a young boy who has lost all his belief in Christmas, but slowly he regains his belief as the true meaning of Christmas becomes known to him. I found myself believing with him as we both took a journey.

A little boy doesn't believe in Father Christmas and is taken on a dream journey to the North Pole. This was a lovely Christmas film for all the family with great animation. Very enjoyable.

Conductor Tom Hanks takes a train filled with on-the-fence children to the North Pole to help them answer the question as to whether or not Santa Claus truly exists.

This was a first time watch for me. I have to admit I was a little disappointed. The animation was.. different. The story was too slow paced, a little all over the place, and didn't really do much for me at all. But, this is coming from someone who's favorite Christmas animation is a 30 minute long Garfield episode. To each their own, I guess. :)

A group of glassy eyed, CGI rendered, irritating, soulless children that sing rubbish songs take a fantastic journey on the magical Polar Express on Christmas Eve.

Despite its flaws (clearly just a mo-cap experiment and beta test for Christmas Carol) it still retains some magic and is nothing if not completely original.

The story is enough to keep you interested and is packed to overflowing with beautiful sequences (the journey of the lost ticket as it leaves and re-joins the moving train via a pack of wolves, eagles and a waterfall is amazing). The representation of the North Pole is also really original, a red brick factory filled with Brooklyn-esque gangster elves, spiralling train tracks and conveyor belts.

Ignore the flaws and enjoy it for the action sequences. As soon as it gets boring/irritating there's always an amazing roller coaster style set piece not far away.

Some of the animation, especially with certain characters, was a little creepy at times but despite that it was an enjoyable Christmas film! Loved the random Steven Tyler appearance toward the end!

Kid with a hole in his pocket goes on a train journey to see father Christmas. As a big fan of trains and Christmas my son loved it, I snuck a nap in. CGI a bit creepy.

Mo-cap Christmas fluff.

Tom Hanks has never been so terrifying. Soulless eyes aside, this movie is probably great for kids and has some real nice visuals. I struggled to stay interested throughout, but I've seen much worse in the genre of Christmas films.

All a but too creepy really

A decent seasonal film, but not good enough to watch any other time.

A really neat, little Christmas story that pulls at heart and uses some groundbreaking special effects transitioning from cartoon to a new kind of animation. Hanks is so good even in an animated state and the child like reverence for Christmas is a welcome feel.

A good start to the mocap era though Zemeckis' talents are clearly more effective in live action.

Just dreadful, even for a children's movie. No life, no heart, just eerie, poorly animated characters involved in a mind-numbing, inconsequential quest that seems to drag on eternally. Zemeckis needs to avoid these films like the plague.

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