Polar Express Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 96 mins
- Year produced:
- 2004
- Director:
- Robert Zemeckis
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks
- Leslie Zemeckis
- Eddie Deezen
A young boy is at the age where he’s beginning to doubt the existence of Santa Claus. However, one Christmas Eve he hears a thunderous noise outside and, on investigating, finds it’s being made by a huge train - the Polar Express. A kindly conductor asks him aboard and soon he and some other children are on a rollercoaster ride north to see the big man himself. Director Robert Zemeckis honed the use of “motion capture” technology when filming The Polar Express, and the technique perfectly suits this charming, fantastical nature of a film about the magic of Christmas.
- Average rating:
(15 votes)
Reviews
14 May 2008
jack from Lyndon School
boring
16 May 2008
Kitty from Milford Primary School
It is a great film about a boy who dosent believe in father christmas, but meeting him changes things…
23 July 2008
Kim from Ovingham Middle School
mint
3 November 2008
Lewys from Somerhill Junior School
brilisant five star.
traditinial.
what more can isay?
23 November 2008
Alex from Dinnington Comprehensive School
It should be a classic! The polar express is a wonderful interpritation of christmas. Director Zemeckis has tried to make this film as real as possible; by using high quality animation, and voice recording equipment. Also the cast is good, but there are a lot of unkown actor’s/actresse’s. But known by a lot people Tom Hanks stars in this film. However this movie offers brilliant rollecoster simulations. Espcaliy when the express is going up and down the hills.
Fascinating facts
With “motion capture” film-making, actors play their parts in “invisible” blue suits. Data is recorded and the actors are then given their animated “skin” on computer.