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The Polar Express (Widescreen Edition)
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Theatrical Release: November 10, 2004
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen
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.
User Submitted The Polar Express (Widescreen Edition) Reviews
November 18, 2008
I am kicking myself for wasting money
We bought the 3D version in total excitment and whimsical anticipation for a must have classic in our holiday library.
We watch this movie every year since it came out, on Christmas Eve. So with 3D coming to us we were extatic. Well, we received it Nov.17 and had to peek at it to see the great 3D awesomeness....
Do not fall for this - it is a horrible, double vision, color headache, poorly put together, misrepresentation of the original. It is a waste of 20+ bucks!!!
The 3D has got to be the worst I have ever seen. the double vision gives you a crossed eyed headache, and there is absolutely no adjusting it to help. I wish I could return it for my money back!!!!!!!
November 17, 2008
What a COMPLETE RIP-OFF!
The anaglyph 3D used here is absolutely JUNK - worse than anything I have seen, and certainly not of the usually high standards of WB Home Video. This is a MAJOR faux-pas for Warner Home Video, and a complete rip off for consumers. Double images, not depth. I urge Warner Bros. to go back and re-issue this in proper 3D form, similar to the "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", and let consumers get a replacement disc. What a way to kill the value of this great catalog title!
Despite the novelty, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
November 12, 2008
A charming tale
I loved Chris Van Allsburg's book and illustrations so was thrilled when the animated movie turned out to be as good as my imagination!
Lovely music and enchanting visions tell the adventure of a doubting young lad on Christmas Eve as he "dreams" of boarding THE POLAR EXPRESS on which there are other children and the only adult around, the wily and shape-shifting ticket conductor.
They're all off to see what the Spirit of the Season is all about and if there really is a Santa Claus.
I love it so much I gave copies to all my far-flung grown children to start a Holiday tradition with their children.
November 12, 2008
3-D Imagery leaves much to be desired
The red/blue 3-D system used here leaves much to be desired. There's a lot of ghosting (double imaging), particularly through the red filter, and few of the 3D images really "pop." All red/blue systems have their problems, but they seems worse on this DVD. Those snow flakes that ought to be so real you can almost catch them on your tongue are a blur. The magenta/blue system used recently on the home 3-D edition of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is much better and has much less ghosting. In all, "Polar Express 3-D" is a disappointment, especially if you saw "Polar Express" in IMAX 3-D a few years back or in several annual reissues.
November 12, 2008
Nicer Glasses Don't Work Any Better
I just wanted to let everyone know that nicer glasses don't work any better. I purchased a set of nice high quality plastic glasses hoping that this would correct the horrible double image with the cardboard glasses but it did not. The image looks exactly the same so don't waste any more of your money on that idea. It's too bad, this was such a wonderful movie in 3D.
November 10, 2008
Polar Express DVD
I bought this DVD for my 2.5 yr old granddaughter. I'm taking her on the Polar Express train ride before Christmas and I just wanted to put something in her 'memorie bank' about the trip, as well as help start a tradition for her and me. She is too young to understand the movie but LOVES to look and listen, in between running around. I love the movie as well as the book. Good way to build memories for the 'grands'.
November 8, 2008
Horrible 3D
I love this movie but the 3D is horrible. I could never get it to look right, no matter how much I fiddled around with the provided glasses. Very disappointing.
November 6, 2008
Strictly talking about the "3-D" version....
My fiance and I both loved this movie when it was released and we still do. When we heard it was coming out on Blu Ray and on top of that 3-D we were beyond excited. Well that excitment was crushed when we got home, put it on and were almost given instant headaches from the old school red and blue 3-d glasses and the fact that no matter how hard we tried to see it, it just was nowhere near 3-d quality. We sat there contemplating whether or not it was just us or if the 3-d aspect of it sucked that bad and we came to the conclusion that it was definately the latter. So after a half hour of trying hard to like it we switched it to 2-d (thank god for blu ray for having that option) and saw how in 1080p it was almost 3-d itself.
Needless to say the very next day I went back to the store I purchased it from and changed it for the regular blu ray version (which was $5 cheaper than the 3-d version and totally worth the purchase, 5 stars for that version.) It was very sad that it did not work out because such an amazing holiday movie with such great animation would be a no brainer to have as 3-d but unfortunately it just is not worth the headache and strain.
November 6, 2008
3D version Ghost images will Disappoint
I was really looking forward to the 3D version of Polar Express, but am very disappointed with the quality of the 3D. This version has very little of the color of the original HD or Blu-Ray versions, and the double or ghost images of the 3D effect are very noticeable and distracting. The 3D effect is quite nice in some scenes but the quality of the 3D images themselves is very inferior to theatrical 3D releases.
In short, I'll keep this one for the novelty of some of the 3D scenes, but I wouldn't recommend it over the regular HD or Blu-Ray version.
November 6, 2008
Totally Awful 3-D effects
After getting a Sony PS3 for watching Blu Ray movies and getting the 3-D version of "Journey To The Center Of the Earth" , I just knew that this one would look awesome in 3-D. Boy was I ever WRONG. This thing is HORRIBLE. Double images and the glasses are terrible.It hurts your eyes to watch it more than about 5 minutes. This movie is not at all like the "journey....Earth" Movie. Maybe they will come out with an update or something later that will fix it , but for now ,,,PLEASE don't waste your money on this piece of crap.
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