My new favorite Christmas movie...

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2005)

We need more Christmas movies like this. I grew up reading this book and the story is excellent, this is a wonderful adaption. Great for the kids. And as far as people saying it is scary, it is probably those parents that never let their kids see anything and shelter them. It is not scary. And the action is great, it keeps the story going, and keeps you entertained.
As far as the animation, it is incredible. I am majoring in animation so I know what I'm talking about when i say its great. This is some top notch animation. It really couldn't get any more realistic than this. The only character i thought wasn't developed very well was the little black girl. I think they could have made her a little more realistic. Other than that it is amazing and captures the feel from the book.
Tom Hanks is amazing in this film too. His voice provided a warm comfortable feel to the movie. I also grew up watching Tom Hanks movies so this was a treat to have him in a Christmas movie.
This is a great movie, and I think they put this movie together very nicely. It also preserves some of the magic of Christmas that is still left.