I was really looking forward to seeing this film about a young boy’s Christmas Eve adventure. He goes to bed full of anticipation, but his sleep is interrupted when his house begins to tremble. He looks out the window and witnesses the arrival of an enormous train that he soon realizes is traveling to the North Pole. After getting on board safely, he meets other kids, and it seems like fun is about to begin as they d…

I don’t make a habit of watching The Polar Express every year, but I think I've seen it three times and wouldn’t be opposed to seeing it again if someone proposed doing so. It holds a strange significance for me because my wife and I once spent a Christmas season volunteering as elves, serving hot chocolate and dancing for passengers on an actual Polar Express train ride when we lived in Maine. (I can confirm, howeve…

Each time I view it, I still find myself crying. It’s a shame I didn't experience it in three dimensions when it was playing in theaters.

A youngster from Grand Rapids, Michigan, finds himself at an age when the idea of Santa Claus, his helpers, and reindeer in flight has lost its appeal. However, on Christmas Eve, a fantastical train materializes before his house and carries him and other children off to the North Pole for an unusual journey. “The Polar Express,” released in 2004, was adapted from the 1985 Christmas story and marked the initial maj…