Great classic entertainment!

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2006)

The Polar Express/2004/***1/2
Main Stars: Tom Hanks Daryl Sabara Eddie Deezen Nona Gaye
"This is the Polar Express!" Tom Hanks's marshmallow voice says when he encourages the main kid star (Daryl Sabara) to get on the train so he can go to the North Pole. There's also another character that instantly becomes friends with the main kid, another person that was on the train, (Nona Gaye) an African American girl, well at least in the movie she is. Of course, as I just said, the North Pole is pretty much the setting for this movie except for the kids' houses. There is also a know-it-all kid (Eddie Deezen) in this movie. He thinks he knows everything about the North Pole and Santa and he has a really annoying voice. This is really a delightful movie with a wonderful imagination! Well, Chris Van Allsburg is the writer of the book and did a very good job writing it but the book is only the main point of this movie. There are also screenwriters that write things to fill in the movie to make it longer. There is also an object in this movie- a bell from Santa's (Tom Hanks') sleigh and you'll see why they have this bell in this movie. This is a classic just like the two classics- The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The two of them just have a delightful story! This is definitely a movie I'd recommend, if you want to see it, please do! Movie directed by Robert Zemeckis.