One of the coolest parts of this movie to me is the initial view of the train as the smoke rolls off of it. Beautifully done, well placed, and overwhelmingly effective.
I don't care if than animation is a little off or the story is a little spooky, this is one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time. The sound of that whistle and Tom Hank's glorious voice should be more than enough to make you want to watch this beautiful movie every Christmas.
The doubt the boy feels and the “ end of the magic,” has a different feeling now that I am an adult, when your more focused on work, taxes, responsibilities, etc, not so much on childhood wonder. I think that feeling makes this not only the best Christmas movie but one of the most interesting and well written plots of all time. Even when you look at the book, The artwork doesn’t have any flashing lights or bright colors that a kid would find out of this world and amazing, they’re simple and dull, but still very beautiful, but only in the minds of an adult. This works cause both the book and the movie are an adult remembering his childhood.
This movie came out when I was in first grade; we had a class trip to see it in theaters. We were already familiar with the book, so you can imagine our hype of seeing it come to life on the big screen. Good times.
The Polar Express is the best christmas movie from the world. I love very much this movie, my favorite scene and the best scene from the movie is when the Hero Boy's room starts to shake.
@@heisgonenowheisgonenowI love very much this scene, i love very much to see the heater radiator shaking, smoking, and making noises like a train's whistle. It's very much amazing, wonderful, fantastic, emotional, and funny.
The steam engine always brings me tears. For me the steam engine is a relic of a great era, people were more nice and respectful to each other. When I see a steam locomotive is like if I was watching one of my older folks.
@@ginamm7393 People were more corteous to each other, people in that era socialize more and participated more on social events. People back then didn't have "cellphone, tv, internet" addiction. People went out and engaged more in conversations with neighbors. Now a days is nothing but a group of mindless drones checking emails, working from home nailed to a computer screen, or because of our long working hour shifts people come home just to lay back and relax. Technology might be making us more advanced but it sure is destroying our human lives.
@@ginamm7393 people from this era are very independent. If somebody is in distress the attitude is " sucks to be you! " or " sounds like a personal problem to me. "
since I was in elementary this was actually my favorite Christmas animated movie. every year of the month of december i always watch this movie and it never gets old and it makes me feel like I was traveling back to that year whenever I watch this. Christmas back then was so different from now maybe because I’m old now but hey I still believed in Santa Claus 😅 and oh by the way I’m 25 years old now and still I loved this movie ❤️🎄🎅🏻
This is one of the most nostalgic movies for us 90s babies I think lol just turned 28 myself. Seeing the train come barreling through this quintessential neighborhood blanketed in a snowy night is absolutely unmatched. It’s just magical!
The same Feelings ❤️ I'm also turning 25 this year, Also Charlie Chocolate factory, when I watch this movies I time travel to feel me I'm a kid again 🥺
I still remember seeing this in theaters when it came out on a school field trip and then I saw it again with my family. No one has ever seen anything like this. I don't care what people say, this is will always be my favorite Christmas movie of all time!
5:36 at 6:11 is the best scene of the entire movie, i love very much this scene, i love very much the scene where Hero Boy's bed room starts to shake like a earthquake.
I watched this in High School in History Freshman and Sophomore year with my lovebird. I was doing my love stare at her while watching this in History Sophomore year.
1 thing's for sure, Chris' neighborhood must be full of heavy sleepers if they don't hear a train loud enough to cause an earthquake. Chris' entire bedroom was shaking.
@@joshmontemayor1212My favorite scene from the movie is when the Hero Boy's bedroom starts to shake, and the heater radiator starts to shake, smoking, and making noises like a train's whistle, while the lights from the train passing in the Hero Boy's bedroom window, the Hero Boy climbs on his bed and shake his head to the slides, i love very much this scene.
@@joshmontemayor1212 Indeed. This movie appeared on like Number 9 of his top 11 favorite Christmas movies. Definitely a good movie when released in IMAX.
@@mikemancini313, not to mention that the movie is so popular that it gets re-released in theaters every year since it 1st came out, mostly in IMAX 3D.
@@joshmontemayor1212 Polar Express is the 6th highest grossing Christmas film of all time which is insane considering it was a box office disappointment. IMAX would honestly probably rerelease the film each Christmas season until the end of time considering how much money it has made them.
@@brandonharris7516 *I started watching this movie on Christmas, a long time ago, since Christmas 2009.* *If only I could remember, when I watch this movie, THE POLAR EXPRESS.* 🚂🚃☕🎄🎁🎅❄☃️
Thank you for Polar Express 1. I enjoyed it a lot. I am waiting eagerly for Polar Express 2. Please release it as soon as possible. Love from Imran Morocco ☺️💕
9:06, Hence proved Snowman☃️ is alive ! The Christmas spirit or magic is infused in that Snowman ! 2nd part of Polar Express should come because we love Christmas✝️ !
Agreed this is the greatest Christmas movie of all time maybe even the best movie but here's something I noticed why @1:23 is Chris's (hero boy) voice so deep he has a higher pitched voiced through the movie but in this moment he sounds like his original actor you'll know if you watch the trailer hero boy sounds different and has a deeper voice that's because he was originally played by a different actor with a deeper voice
@@joshmontemayor1212 its a magic train i always assumed that by magic noone else could hear or see the train we see something similar to this with hero boy literally being unable to see santa until he believes
@@filmtheory783Going back to your original comment, if I remember correctly, the very first teaser trailer had Tom Hanks doing the voice of the boy since he did the motion capture performance. I’m guessing that trailer was made before they brought in Daryl Sabara to do the boy’s voice
I've been wondering about this and I don't know why now, instead of years ago when the movie first came out. The little boy who first gets on the train in this scene in the beginning of the movie right, how come his sister did not get on the train along with him. It's just something to think about, it would have been nice to see brother and sister getting on the train together and seeing Santa Claus. A timeless and magical Christmas movie this is. love it, I do
sometimes i wonder that too i think it’s cause she was already a believer while the boy was skeptical and needed to board the train so that he could too believe
Chris was the only 1 in the whole neighborhood who even noticed the train. Considering how loud trains are, you'd think that it would've caused Chris' entire neighborhood to wake up.
5:52 How are there so many train window lights flashing into the house if the back of the tender was straight towards the front door of the house? Uhmmm....
its the Magic School Train Conductor: All Aboard, Seatbelt every one Arnold: Please let this be a normal field trip Kids: with a friends No Way. Frizel: Weeee haaaa.
*THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)* Cast: Tom Hanks Michael Jeter Nona Gaye Peter Scolari Eddie Deezen Lesile Zemeckis Steven Tyler Julene Renee Chris Coppola Charles Fleischer
Tom Hanks is basically that guy who begins the first of things. He appeared in the very first computer animated film "Toy Story (1995)" and then the very first motion capture film "The Polar Express (2004)". Is there anything this man can't do? Because this guy is a living legend!
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One of the coolest parts of this movie to me is the initial view of the train as the smoke rolls off of it. Beautifully done, well placed, and overwhelmingly effective.
Imagine this movie being made with today's technology
That whistle though. Never gets old! Hands down one of my favourite Christmas movies of all time, not a competition.
That whistle belongs to Sierra Railway #3, which was a locomotive featured in another of Robert Zemeckis' films (Back to the Future Part 3)
This movie NEVER gets old.
Yup.
@@Aidansstuff_ I got an Idea Mr. Conductor will play by Steve Carell from Disney Pixar.
Josh Montemayor
*I agree.*
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Why did this movie get 54% tomatoes tho? People this is an amazing Christmas movie
@@WonderbrewA13X, a lot of people like this movie, including the Nostalgia Critic & Roger Ebert.
I don't care if than animation is a little off or the story is a little spooky, this is one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time. The sound of that whistle and Tom Hank's glorious voice should be more than enough to make you want to watch this beautiful movie every Christmas.
It’s a traditions in my family every single year to have a warm snuggly bath light the candles grab a hot coco and watch this before bed … ❤❤
@@missleah101My family used to have this tradition where we’d watch it on Thanksgiving day
One of the best Christmas movies ever!
Yss Bruhhh
I agree.
To me personally it’s *the best*
True
Yes
This is one of the most memorable Christmas moves I've watched in my childhood....😢❤
The doubt the boy feels and the “ end of the magic,” has a different feeling now that I am an adult, when your more focused on work, taxes, responsibilities, etc, not so much on childhood wonder. I think that feeling makes this not only the best Christmas movie but one of the most interesting and well written plots of all time. Even when you look at the book, The artwork doesn’t have any flashing lights or bright colors that a kid would find out of this world and amazing, they’re simple and dull, but still very beautiful, but only in the minds of an adult. This works cause both the book and the movie are an adult remembering his childhood.
Yeah as we get older, we start having doubts about our old childhood beliefs.
Hey grandma. It's been four years since you passed but ill make sure I watch this movie every Christmas. Love and miss you so much ❤
I've watched this movie every christmas season since i was 4 years old. It's such a special movie
The main song of this will always give me goosebumps. So many memories.
Hello Steve
This movie came out when I was in first grade; we had a class trip to see it in theaters. We were already familiar with the book, so you can imagine our hype of seeing it come to life on the big screen.
Good times.
And me I was 12 and 5th grade,I Just remember it
The same thing happened to me.
Everything 10/10. Attention to detail, The scores, graphic design, story EVERYTHING
Imagine this movie being remade with today's technology
My only minor nitpick with the movie is the lack of names for the characters. Other than that, the movie is PHENOMENAL.
The Polar Express is the best christmas movie from the world. I love very much this movie, my favorite scene and the best scene from the movie is when the Hero Boy's room starts to shake.
5:53 this bit will always give me goosebumps!
Darracqboy
*Same here, mate!*
Yeah.. I was really scared of that part when I was younger! 😆
@@dammypospisilMe too, I'm always really scared of that part, I think that part is one of the scariest parts of the movie.
I like this part for the 6 chime flat top whistle. Beautiful sound.
@@heisgonenowheisgonenowI love very much this scene, i love very much to see the heater radiator shaking, smoking, and making noises like a train's whistle. It's very much amazing, wonderful, fantastic, emotional, and funny.
The steam engine always brings me tears. For me the steam engine is a relic of a great era, people were more nice and respectful to each other. When I see a steam locomotive is like if I was watching one of my older folks.
Me too
What do you mean by people where nice and more respectful exactly.
@@ginamm7393 People were more corteous to each other, people in that era socialize more and participated more on social events. People back then didn't have "cellphone, tv, internet" addiction. People went out and engaged more in conversations with neighbors. Now a days is nothing but a group of mindless drones checking emails, working from home nailed to a computer screen, or because of our long working hour shifts people come home just to lay back and relax. Technology might be making us more advanced but it sure is destroying our human lives.
@@ginamm7393 people from this era are very independent. If somebody is in distress the attitude is " sucks to be you! " or " sounds like a personal problem to me. "
@@ginamm7393 When God is no longer present in the world of men, things start turning sour.
since I was in elementary this was actually my favorite Christmas animated movie. every year of the month of december i always watch this movie and it never gets old and it makes me feel like I was traveling back to that year whenever I watch this. Christmas back then was so different from now maybe because I’m old now but hey I still believed in Santa Claus 😅 and oh by the way I’m 25 years old now and still I loved this movie ❤️🎄🎅🏻
This is one of the most nostalgic movies for us 90s babies I think lol just turned 28 myself. Seeing the train come barreling through this quintessential neighborhood blanketed in a snowy night is absolutely unmatched. It’s just magical!
The same Feelings ❤️ I'm also turning 25 this year, Also Charlie Chocolate factory, when I watch this movies I time travel to feel me I'm a kid again 🥺
My all time favourite Christmas movie and I also watch this every Christmas Eve
Need to see this in imax. My absolute favorite Christmas movie. Watch every year. Can’t wait for the 4K release next year
They are making a REMASTER?!??
Wut?????
Nevermind I is have stupid I thought it was a confirmed thing
wait what
I literally just finished rewatching rn and said whike watching that they need to make a remaster OMG
I still remember seeing this in theaters when it came out on a school field trip and then I saw it again with my family. No one has ever seen anything like this. I don't care what people say, this is will always be my favorite Christmas movie of all time!
Following ritual to watch this movie on christmas night since 11 years 😍❤️ just finished it 12th time in 11 years
Movie is so UNDERRATED my mom still loves this movie
This movie is so popular that it gets re-released in theaters every year since it 1st came out, mostly in IMAX 3D.
@@joshmontemayor1212 in my opinion it should hit billion $
@@penguinpetrol2563, the movie never gets old. I could watch it over & over again & never get tired of it.
In what world is the polar express underrated
@@pittsburghguy2520 in the world of box office
I love very much this movie, my favorite part is when Hero Boy's bedroom starts to shake.
Oh the good old days!!!
I love this movie! I mean I wish someone can make a show that looks this realistic!!
Starla is freaking out At the Trains and the Monster Machines 9:41
This bring back memory 👶
The best Christmas movie 🎥🍿
Agree forget home alone
My favorite Christmas movie ever, I watch it every Christmas!!
5:36 at 6:11 is the best scene of the entire movie, i love very much this scene, i love very much the scene where Hero Boy's bed room starts to shake like a earthquake.
I loved this movie as a kid
FyN TwiN BeN
Me too.
*I love this movie!!!!!!!*
4:12 if look closely at the dad, it is Tom Hanks himself in full cgi.
Nice catch! I never realized that.
He's narrating the story too
@@surendrapaswan7505
Yes.
*I always hear that from the beginning and the ending of the film.*
@@noahdavidson8733
I realized that, too.
I watched this everyday before i go to school its so nostalgic
Well well well! I remember when I was little, I loved this Christmas movie too
I watched this in High School in History Freshman and Sophomore year with my lovebird. I was doing my love stare at her while watching this in History Sophomore year.
So good! Sound design of the train arrival is amazing!
Noah Wilson
*IKR!!!*
Noah Wilson
The sound of the *train arrival* *gives me nostalgic!!!*
1 thing's for sure, Chris' neighborhood must be full of heavy sleepers if they don't hear a train loud enough to cause an earthquake. Chris' entire bedroom was shaking.
@@joshmontemayor1212My favorite scene from the movie is when the Hero Boy's bedroom starts to shake, and the heater radiator starts to shake, smoking, and making noises like a train's whistle, while the lights from the train passing in the Hero Boy's bedroom window, the Hero Boy climbs on his bed and shake his head to the slides, i love very much this scene.
*I remember watching THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004) on TV, a long time ago, during Christmas!!!*
Tom Hanks A God Actor😍
I love this movie
I love Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone from London, England
The GREATEST FAVORITE Christmas Movie
This is 1 of those movies that's so good that even the Nostalgia Critic likes it.
@@joshmontemayor1212 Indeed. This movie appeared on like Number 9 of his top 11 favorite Christmas movies. Definitely a good movie when released in IMAX.
@@mikemancini313, not to mention that the movie is so popular that it gets re-released in theaters every year since it 1st came out, mostly in IMAX 3D.
@@joshmontemayor1212 Polar Express is the 6th highest grossing Christmas film of all time which is insane considering it was a box office disappointment. IMAX would honestly probably rerelease the film each Christmas season until the end of time considering how much money it has made them.
This was my second theatrical Warner Bros. movie.
Out of all the movies that Warner Bros. has given us, this is the 1 I've seen the most times. It NEVER gets old.
childhood film 😭
Jesus loves you and died for your sins so you would not perish but have eternal life, believe and trust in Him!
Amen
Amen
Amen!
Amen!
Amen❤
I would watch this movie even when it’s not Christmas
Ross 3000
At least, when I was watching all *HOME ALONE films,* an early *Christmas in July.*
I thought they were going to make a live action version of the movie for a moment 🤣
Hihi
Oh I loved this movie
Brandon Harris
*Same here, too!*
@@JakeL23JakeLlavore63 good
@@brandonharris7516
*I started watching this movie on Christmas, a long time ago, since Christmas 2009.*
*If only I could remember, when I watch this movie, THE POLAR EXPRESS.*
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@@JakeL23JakeLlavore63 ok
Help! Everytime I see the opening titles, I turn back into my 4 year old self watching this movie for the first time
the sound design at 5:00 is amazing
The whole movie is like a fever dream
I only discover this movie yesterday. It was so nice.
Thank you for Polar Express 1. I enjoyed it a lot. I am waiting eagerly for Polar Express 2. Please release it as soon as possible. Love from Imran Morocco ☺️💕
9:06, Hence proved Snowman☃️ is alive ! The Christmas spirit or magic is infused in that Snowman ! 2nd part of Polar Express should come because we love Christmas✝️ !
Amen to Jesus
4:11 this makes me sleep.
5:09 this makes me sleep
It’s sad meeting people you’ll never see again
5:52 can’t get enough of that whistle
This part is very much scared, i got gossebumps every time that i see the heater radiator shaking, smoking and making noises like a train's whistle.
5:53: This whistle.
5:53 - This is the scene most scared and creepy from the movie. 😥😥😥😰😰😰😱😱😱
The best christmas film ever ? ?
My world favorite movie
This film needs a remake
wish they would have a second one
That would be cool, like all the kids are grown up and the train comes to their houses again.
@@ghostfave1216 They should tell the boys life story like his school and family life
@@BrianAnderson1095 Nah, let's just leave the original alone.
Best movie
*IKR!!*
*I love this Christmas movie!!!*
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hi please can seem to answer thank you very much i wanted to know if you are going to do a live action of the polar express
this movie is great!
This is 1 of those movies that's so good that even the Nostalgia Critic likes it.
USA: Comment Turned Off.
UK & Ireland:
*4:41*
The *EXPRESS TRAIN* wouldn't wake him up, now.
Great foreshadowing
Fun fact: the main boy name is Chris, and the main girl name is Holly
(Also there is a toothless kid named Gus lol)
How do you know that 😊
My favorite
Marbelis Acosta
*Me too.*
Marbelis Acosta
*This is one of my Christmas movies.*
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Agreed this is the greatest Christmas movie of all time maybe even the best movie but here's something I noticed why @1:23 is Chris's (hero boy) voice so deep he has a higher pitched voiced through the movie but in this moment he sounds like his original actor you'll know if you watch the trailer hero boy sounds different and has a deeper voice that's because he was originally played by a different actor with a deeper voice
Speaking of Chris, his neighborhood must be full of heavy sleepers if they don't hear a train loud enough to cause an earthquake.
@@joshmontemayor1212 its a magic train i always assumed that by magic noone else could hear or see the train we see something similar to this with hero boy literally being unable to see santa until he believes
@@filmtheory783Going back to your original comment, if I remember correctly, the very first teaser trailer had Tom Hanks doing the voice of the boy since he did the motion capture performance. I’m guessing that trailer was made before they brought in Daryl Sabara to do the boy’s voice
December
Bro this looks like what you see right when you click play on a PS4 game
I've been wondering about this and I don't know why now, instead of years ago when the movie first came out.
The little boy who first gets on the train in this scene in the beginning of the movie right, how come his sister did not get on the train along with him. It's just something to think about, it would have been nice to see brother and sister getting on the train together and seeing Santa Claus. A timeless and magical Christmas movie this is. love it, I do
sometimes i wonder that too i think it’s cause she was already a believer while the boy was skeptical and needed to board the train so that he could too believe
Chris was the only 1 in the whole neighborhood who even noticed the train. Considering how loud trains are, you'd think that it would've caused Chris' entire neighborhood to wake up.
@@joshmontemayor1212I’ve always found it weird how he was the only person in the neighborhood who heard the train
If you look at the dad at 4:17 I can see that they used Tom Hanks face as reference.
I thought they were going to remaster it!
I'd love that to happen, I'm currently 3d modelling the entire train from scratch to see what it looks like in realistic lighting and texturing
The Polar Express (2006) TrackMaster (Gordon Blue 3004) (Henry Green 5003) 0:05:34
Wait, wait, wait. GWR studios had check the movie and there's a goof.
What?
5:52 How are there so many train window lights flashing into the house if the back of the tender was straight towards the front door of the house? Uhmmm....
its the Magic School Train
Conductor: All Aboard, Seatbelt every one
Arnold: Please let this be a normal field trip
Kids: with a friends No Way.
Frizel: Weeee haaaa.
*THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)* Cast:
Tom Hanks
Michael Jeter
Nona Gaye
Peter Scolari
Eddie Deezen
Lesile Zemeckis
Steven Tyler
Julene Renee
Chris Coppola
Charles Fleischer
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hey hey you yeah you
do you know what kinda train this is
Like all the male adults have the voice of Tom Hanks:-)
i never get to see the end, i always fall asleep
Then have a cup of coffee while watching it.
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I get the kid has to be old enough to climb on the roof of the train, etc., but he is way, way, way too old to believe in Santa
Eh
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classic one
Santa Fe Special "Union Pacific" 4-6-2 Locomotive 6012
8:39 [train whistle]
Bello
Tom Hanks
Michael Jeter
Nona Gaye
Peter Scolari
Eddie Deezen
Lesile Zemeckis
Steven Tyler
Julene Renee
Chris Coppola
Charles Fleischer
Monday morning 7th October 2nd happy birthday to Melissa and I going out with my family and friends with your lovely family and
Here comes the uncanny valley
To be fair, the movie came out in 2004. Not to mention that this is the 1st motion capture movie.
Tom Hanks is basically that guy who begins the first of things. He appeared in the very first computer animated film "Toy Story (1995)" and then the very first motion capture film "The Polar Express (2004)". Is there anything this man can't do? Because this guy is a living legend!
@@moey_yac, not to mention that both this & Toy Story got the G-rating.
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One of the wierdest looking movies of all time 😅
This is probably the most normal compared to feaver dreams like sausage party.
To be fair about the animation, the movie came out in 2004.
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Yes.... sicko mode or mo bamba
Reminder zemekis chose this over transformers. Then Micheal bay took over, why Robert why?!
I didn't know that Robert Zemeckis was originally going to direct the Transformers movies.
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