The Polar Express [Blu-ray]
by Robert Zemeckis
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Author: Chris Van AllsburgActor: Leslie Zemeckis, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Tom Hanks
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Tom Hanks
Producer: Chris Van Allsburg
Producer: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: William Broyles Jr.
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.40:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2007-10-30
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.Running Time: 100 min. Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: CHILDREN Rating: G Age: 085391157038 UPC: 085391157038 Manufacturer No: 1000009563
Blu-ray Reviews of The Polar Express [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Blu-ray 3D Version
Summary: 2 Stars
The 2 star rating is strictly based on the 3D QUALITY of the blu-ray release... NOT THE MOVIE.
I originally saw Polar Express in 3D on the IMAX screen (which utilized polarized 3D glasses). It was an awesome spectacle! The 3D effects were so crisp, clear and beautiful. If you buy this expecting it to look like it did in the theater, you'll be very disappointed.
It seems that the 3D polarization technique used at the movies theaters (for releases such as "Polar Express", "Journey To the Center of the Earth" and "Beowulf") is not yet used for home DVD presentation. Had I done some research before this purchase, I would have known this. Instead, it comes with 4 pairs of the old style anaglyph (red/blue) glasses. The 3D picture was not good. I could still see double images (which looked like ghosting). My eyes were far too distracted to watch it that way. Fortunately it comes with the 2D version, so I switched over to that (which looked great).
If you already own the 2D blu-ray version, stick with that one and don't bother with this. No really... don't bother.
Description of The Polar Express [Blu-ray]
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.Destined to become a holiday perennial, The Polar Express also heralded a brave new world of all-digital filmmaking. Critics and audiences were divided between those who hailed it as an instant classic that captures the visual splendor and evocative innocence of Chris Van Allsburg's popular children's book, and those who felt that the innovative use of "performance capture"--to accurately translate live performances into all-digital characters--was an eerie and not-quite-lifelike distraction from the story's epic-scale North Pole adventure. In any case it's a benign, kind-hearted celebration of the yuletide spirit, especially for kids who have almost grown out of their need to believe in Santa Claus. Tom Hanks is the nominal "star" who performs five different computer-generated characters, but it's the visuals that steal this show, as director Robert Zemeckis indulges his tireless pursuit of technological innovation. No matter how you respond to the many wonders on display, it's clear that The Polar Express represents a significant milestone in the digital revolution of cinema. If it also fills you with the joy of Christmas (in spite of its Nuremberg-like rally of frantic elves), so much the better. --Jeff Shannon
DVD features
The most intriguing feature on the two-disc DVD is probably the six-minute sequence featuring a new song performed by the two engine-room characters, Smokey and Steamer. The animation is crude and the song is nothing special, but it does preserve the dual performances of Michael Jeter (he played both characters), who passed away during filming. One of the striking aspects of The Polar Express is its use of motion-capture technology to turn real actors into animated characters, and that is examined in a significant portion of the five-part 11-minute featurette, in the "look at" Tom Hanks's multiple performances, and in an Easter egg that offers a side-by-side comparison of the actors in their motion-capture suits with the finished film in the "Hot Chocolate" number. There's also a live performance of Josh Groban singing "Believe" followed by an interview segment with him and composer Alan Silvestri, author Chris Van Allsburg providing a five-minute capsulization of his career, a PC game demo, and a kids' set-top game. The version of the film on DVD is the standard theatrical version, not the 3-D version seen in IMAX theaters. --David Horiuchi
The World of The Polar Express
 The book by Chris Van Allsburg |  The Soundtrack |  The Magic Journey (Polar Express the Movie) (book) |
Stills from Polar Express (click for larger image)
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