A Classic

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2006)

I have always been a huge fan of animated movies and television series, (both ones made through traditional methods and CGI), so when the trailers were out for Polar Express, it didn't take too long for my interests to be piqued. Unfortunately, up until now when I picked up my copy of Polar Express at HMV, I never got around to seeing it.
The animation, in a word, is superb -- from the hair of the characters, to the Polar Express itself, to the the detail in the snow. The storyline was equally enthralling. I enjoyed seeing how one thing always lead to another and then back again. This movie touched me more than I even thought it would. Without a doubt, it is up there on my list as a true Christmas classic, right up there with "It's A Wonderful Life" and the 1947 version of "Miracle on 42nd Street."
I recall reading the story many moons ago when I was a little girl in school. Although many things in the movie were the book were changed, one thing remained the same: believe.