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I don't really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I've never been to therapy so there's probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don't know.
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| Length: | 100 minutes
(1 hour 40 minutes) | | MPAA Rating: | G | | Suggested Event Use: | Christmas | | Sorting Category: | Holiday |
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| | Classifications: | - Fantasy
- Kids
- CG
- Drama
- Family
- Action
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Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus' home.
Reaction: Cute and full of holiday cheer, but at times the CG characters are a little bit creepy and there are some weak story points here, but it has a charm that works for it.
Personal Rating: 7/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Michael Jeter's last movie.
- A close examination of all the ticket numbers reveals that they all contain the number "1225" in them. Pere Marquette No. 1225 was used as a model for the Polar Express locomotive. 12-25 also refers to the date of Christmas - December 25th.
- The film used 3D motion capture techniques to digitally record the physical performances of the actors before "skinning" them with their animated forms. All the children's roles were acted by adults using over-sized props to get the movement right.
- Listed in the Guiness Book of World Records 2006 as the "first all-digital capture" film, where all acted parts were done in digital capture.
- The real name of the Hero Boy is never mentioned.
- The first feature-length film to be released in both 35 mm and IMAX 3D.
- The first animated film to use performance capture technology.
- Santa's reflection can be seen in the sleigh bell for just a few seconds, when it is shown in close-up, after Hero Boy places the bell on the table, at the film's end.
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