Watched Polar Express movie this year?

I love the message of the story, especially the bell that can be still heard by the narrator but not by his family. My children and I were talking about that the other night.

The computer animation, though, has always unsettled me a bit--I think it has to do with something called "the uncanny valley," a way psychologists measure our response to animation and artificial faces. The uncanny valley, I think, refers to the frequency of eye blinks there are in certain animations. There is a range where the frequency apparently makes people generally more uncomfortable than comfortable. Weird science!

I was watching it, the other night and feel asleep.....LOL  It's a great movie and I have seen it many times.  It's so satisfying that the film maker stuck as close as possible to what and actual train looks and sounds like.  Even though most real trains don't ice skate.....LOL

I still haven't seen it and have heard about some people and animated movies affecting them. My one coworker gets put to sleep if he watches them.

The bell still rings for me!  🎅

I’ve watched it twice which; when taking into consideration those periods of time my eyes “were resting”, means I’ve seen about 75% of the movie this year.  I may have to pop the DVD in to be able to watch it start to finish.

Curt

I make watching the movie part of the Christmas celebration - at least twice a season.

The wife and I started a tradition a few years ago where we watch it while decorating the tree, so we'll be watching it this weekend

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

I still haven't seen it and have heard about some people and animated movies affecting them. My one coworker gets put to sleep if he watches them.

Find the Tom Hanks character to be nightmarishly scary looking.

The train animation is nicely done and interesting to see how many times the number of passenger cars in the consist changes!

We watch it every Christmas Eve.   

We have a tradition of watching Christmas movies all month long leading up to Christmas and it's my son who decides on what movie we watch and when.  It was his suggestion when he was 12 or so and we all look forward to the tradition every year.  Those of you who know me, know I am a big kid at heart and can DEFINITELY still hear the bell.   It's very gratifying to me that this message from the movie has always resonated with my soon to be 18 year old son.  This is why he's chosen it to be the final movie we watch before going to bed every Christmas Eve.   And though he is not in anyway into the hobby, he did approve of my purchase of the new Bluetooth version of the Polar Express and helped me set it up under the tree! 

-Greg

That movie is what got me into Lionel and the hobby; saw it first in 2014; now, I have the scale Polar Express with heavies and other locos - great hobby.

Yes, while we have it on DVD, it was on AMC the other night and I caught most of it...always thoroughly enjoyable...although the kid in the yellow pajamas gets annoying, lol.

If it is ever released via I-Max 3-d, do yourself and family and friends a nice thing and go see it. In a world where we're constantly bombarded by techno this and that, the Polar Express in Imax 3-d truly lives up to expectation. Simply magical all around.

It's playing at a local theater next weekend. $5 a ticket. Me, my wife, my daughter and her BFF.

I'm a sucker for this stuff. I keep waiting for Santa to fall off the roof so I can put on the suit and become the next Santa Clause.

Frank

I love the first three quarters of it.  The hot chocolate scene is one for the ages.

Paul Kallus posted:

Yes, while we have it on DVD, it was on AMC the other night and I caught most of it...always thoroughly enjoyable...although the kid in the yellow pajamas gets annoying, lol.

If it is ever released via I-Max 3-d, do yourself and family and friends a nice thing and go see it. In a world where we're constantly bombarded by techno this and that, the Polar Express in Imax 3-d truly lives up to expectation. Simply magical all around.

I saw that and it was tough to not watch it!

-Greg

Not yet but definitely will at some point. I love the movie and the kids love it too. 

I will be watching it eventually. I may decide to watch it at my local theater since they are playing it this weekend. Also the price can't be beat for it with 1 ticket being $3 or 2 for $5.  I have the older Polar Express without Bluetooth around my tree at home. Though my tree may only end up with lights on it because of one of our cats we have.

My wife, sister and I watched it on AMC and since I have it in DVD I'll watch it again before Christmas gets here.   One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was not catching it in the movies in I-Max 3D.  Hopefully I'll get another chance.

Dare I even risk saying this, but while this film has made millions for Lionel, and that is good, I can really take it or leave it.  The story bogs down when the train arrives at the North Pole and the children run amok in Santa Land, facing fears of falling off mile high beams, etc.  The animation is creepy (as  mentioned above).   I wonder what they could do with it if it were re-made with current technology?

Yes, we have the Bluray of Polar Express and watch it and "White Christmas" every year. Don

We have a Blu-ray 3D DVD of the Polar Express, have a 3D Blu-ray player, 3D TV, and the glasses.  Watched the movie in 3D once, not that impressed.  Haven’t watched it yet this year but most likely will just watch the 2D version if/when we do.