The Polar Express (2007, Blu-ray Disc)

Two key Academy award winners of Forest Gump have once again come together to make a terrific film. That films director Robert Zemeckis has the Forest Gump star Tom Hanks playing a leading and a multitude of roles in his adaptation of the Children's story The Polar Express. The BOOK The children's book, The Polar Express has been popular for its story line and fine illustrations. It was the winner of The Caldecott Medal. I always thought of it as an adult book that kids might enjoy. I feel much the same about the movie. As an adult I was drawn into it and fortunately I was in an audience...

I have been looking forward to seeing The Polar Express for a long time now. I first heard that this movie was being made several years ago. I had heard the story once and enjoyed it. I did think it could make a nice movie. I do like to see Christmas movies this time of year, so that added to me wanting to see the movie. I enjoyed this movie more than I did Christmas with the Kranks. A young boy was in bed on Christmas Eve. His parents thought that he was asleep, but he wasn't. He was waiting to try to discover if Santa Claus was real or not. He had been having doubts about Santa. There were..

The magic of Christmas often leaves children as they near adolescence. Such is the case with Hero Boy (Daryl Sabara), whose parents notice this change one Christmas Eve. The holiday celebration still has meaning, but the talk of Santa Claus has become just talk. After his family has gone to bed, the boy gets a surprise visit in "The Polar Express." A magical train pulls up in front of his house, but he views the invitation to head to the North Pole from The Conductor (Tom Hanks) with some reluctance. As the train starts to pull away, he boards, and meets other children invited for the ride....

Now that all the excitement (and planning) of Christmas is over, I finally found a chance to take my 6 year old son to see The Polar Express yesterday. I had heard mixed reviews of the film, so I was a bit hesitant about seeing it in the theater, but Alex has been wanting to see The Polar Express since it came out. We went, got my mother to come along as well, and we all enjoyed the film. As most people likely know by now, The Polar Express is a film based on the children's book of the same name. The book was written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, and has become a Christmas classic....