Best in 3D IMAX -- especially with subwoofers!

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2004)

I went to see this film at a digital 3D IMAX theater with vibrating woofers under the auditorium -- the seats actually shook when deep bass sounds (like the train) went by! I can see other reviewer's complaints that this film is not for young kids and as a result, perhaps this movie should have received a PG rating.
Get over the animatronic issue. This is new technology. It'll get better. By the way, though, for 2004 and this film, it's pretty darn good.
Whether this becomes a Chirstmas classic or not, I can't say. Whether it's worthy of praise or condemnation in a regular theater I can't say. But in a digital 3D-IMAX theater, this movie is well worth the experience.