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The author of the Polar Express book, Chris Van Allsburg, wrote a series of great almost Twilight Zone-esque children's books with semi-dark and borderline haunting tales. Jumanji was another of his stories, and there are plenty of great other ones to read too, never mind the great illustrations. The Polar Express is no different than his others.
Top 5: 1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carey vers.) 2. Elf 3. Polar Express (Nostalgia hit hard w/ this since I read the book as a kid) 4. A Christmas Story 5. It gets hard to choose around no. 5 lol Maybe Klaus on Netflix
When the elves sang at Santa's entrance.... total heart glow, tear filled fabulous energy . This is a delightful movie . So glad you guys did it. Thank you. Totally fabulous 👌
I knew The Oak was going to love this one. I am so glad you all liked it. Our local train company has a Polar Express trip every year, They do everything including the hot chocolate song, ticket punching, then they arrive at ‘the North Pole’ and get gifts from Santa and take pictures. It is a night to remember every year.
I took the hour and a half trip to do that with my 4 kids and was blown away at how amazing it was and how the faces of not just mine but all the kids just lit up. This is a great story/movie that will last the test of time.
When my son was 5, we bought him the Lionel Polar Express train for Christmas. It came with a full size Santa Bell for the tree. He would shake it to hear it ring and we would pretend we couldn't hear it. Pure magic.
One small note on Oak’s message. If your born into family is not good for your (physical, mental, and/or emotional) health, they do not need to be the family that you spend time with. Found family can sometimes be just as good or better than birth family.
his words made me cry so beautiful what he said ❤ and I agree with you on the family thing. Family has to do with the heart and with the love you share for someone❤
I remember being absolutely terrified of this movie as a kid, but it's a beautiful adventure. I've been wishing for everything to turn into a rollercoaster ever since haha
As a kid there was (sort of) a ride for it in my area run by Jordan's Furniture lol It was called the M.O.M. ride. It's basically a big 4D-specific theatre with seats that lifted and moved along with the movie sequence. They also pumped the smell of hot chocolate into the room, had cool gusts of 'wind', and snow fell from the ceiling :)
Fun fact: the ghost on the train used to be a kid that would hop on for free since the train never stopped at his house. While he was riding on top he saw flat to tunnel and started running to the front, but got killed by the top of the tunnel. That how he knew the tunnel clearance was only 1 inches and that you had to jump to make it into the coal car without dying. There’s a deleted scene that explain all thing you can find on TH-cam. Fun fact 2: when the ticket is flying around and it falls in-front of the train, the polar express seems to come out of nowhere. If you look closely you can see that the light wasn’t working until just before it hit the ticket. That why the engineers had to change the light, and leave the girl to drive the train. Fun Fact 3: if you look closely in the engine room (or just look it up) you can see the flux capacitor from “Back to the Future.” This would technically explain how the train makes it to the North Pole and back in one night, time travel.
The author of The Polar Express grew up in my home city of Grand Rapids, MI. The Herpolsheimers department store actually existed in downtown GR. I thought it was cool that he included it in the story. It was a part of his childhood memories of Christmas time.
The way I always saw it: The Conductor = The Ghost of Christmas Past or the innocent belief in Christmas Santa = The Ghost of Christmas Present or the joy of Christmas The Ghost = The Ghost of Christmas Future or Harsh Skepticism A lot of the lines make more sense assuming this like the ghost saint “seeing is believing” and the Conductor saying “you don’t always need to see to believe”. It also explains why Hero boy saw an older version of himself; it’s the version of him that continues to believe. Also why the older version is voiced by Tom Hanks.
This is one of the only movies that still makes me cry. There is just something nostalgically beautiful about it. The way they chose to artistically depict some of those concepts, plus the score is just really emotionally charged.
I am the same way as well, it's been decades last time I've seen this movie and it still holds up & nobody can tell me otherwise. This movie was so emotional rewatching this movie now, it still makes me Believe that everything out of anything still holds up no matter whatever you got still keeps you happy everyday no matter how old you are keeps you Moving Forward. Merry Christmas To All!!!!!!
You guys have to check out the behind the scenes of this movie! It’s really amazing how Tom hanks played almost every single character in this through motion capture! It makes this movie that much more meaningful and magical once you see how it was made
It’s heavily speculated that the train conductor and the ghost have a much stronger connection to the boy than meets the eye. It’s said that the conductor is one version of the boy grown up, the version which got on the train and believed until the end of time, continuing to help other kids into believing and giving them a Christmas that they deserve, influenced by his time spent with Billy. Contrastingly, the ghost is the version of the boy who chose to not run after the train and get on, who forever doubted and speculated, so obsessed with ‘seeing’ that he haunted the polar express for eternity with the regret that he never got to see the wonders and truths at the end of the tracks. This could be why the ghost helped the boy so much in his journey to believing, because he knew his fate if he chose otherwise. This is further hinted by Tom Hanks voicing both the conductor and the ghost, along with the conductor’s line: “It doesn’t matter where you’re going, all that matters is if you choose to get on.”
This movie is fun as hell. It's beautiful and exciting and has an air of danger and mystery, which are the ingredients of a great adventure. I love it.
One of my favorite christmas movies of all time! I didn't even realize till I was older that Tom Hanks not only played the conductor but the stowaway on the train and Santa as well
This movie is based upon Chris Van Allsburg's book. He also did the illustrations in the book, and the movie animation looks very much like the pictures in the book. Van Allsburg is from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and that is why it is mentioned as the hometown of the boy in the movie. Van Allsburg also wrote and illustrated the book Jumanji which has been turned into a movie as well.
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loved your reaction guys, loved the laughs and tears. My family and I always get to see this movie every year! P.S Our main character wished to 'always believe' that's why he got to hear the bell later on as an older man.
Oak is just an incredible human being right? Damn, even after the reaction, he just keeps getting us hhahhahaha The three of you are doing an amazing job, don't ever stop so you could inspire others 🥰🥰
"The Polar Express" was a movie adapted from the book of the same name, and is one of the coolest children's books ever put to print. I vividly remember storytime in the library in 1st grade, and how quiet everyone was because the artwork was so mesmerizing. There was a definite air of both darkness and mystery to it, and years later, when it was adapted into a movie and the trailer dropped for it, just...duuuuude ❤ Went to see it with my grandma, and yes, that train sequence on the ice was every bit as awesome on the big screen as you would think! Imho it is one of the best book to movie adaptations of all time. They really captured the _look_ and inexplicable, almost scary vibe that the book had. I know the movie gets crapped on, a bit unfairly I think, for it's early use of imperfect mocap and goofy facial animation. I believe the studio had lost so much money on it due to that fact alone that it had to shut down, which is a shame - with time and practice, I think they would have gotten much better and produced some real art. :/ At 30, this is in my top 3 Favorite Christmas Movies, to this day.❤
Oh god i feel like tears, this is my childhood movie. I remember watching it at 4/5 years old, the nostalgia hits different. Almost forgot about this movie
There was nothing better than day before Christmas vacation when I was in 4th grade We had pajama day, ate cookies, drank hot chocolate, and watched the Polar Express. I miss that part of childhood...
I grew up in the most wonderful Christmas home. My parents made sure Christmas was the best time of year, since I was too young to remember. I still love Christmas, and I still get fireworks in my stomach whenever Christmas comes around. I will bring the spirit down to my kids, when I eventually get them, and make sure they love the Christmas time, as much as I have done my whole life.
The song in the credits always makes me cry because I've loved this movie since it came out. Polar Express isn't for everyone but it has such a special place in my heart so I was super excited to watch your reaction. Hope you all have a great Christmas!
I love this movie; remember seeing it with my step-grandfather, and was a real treat. This was one of Robert Zemeckis' many film forays into motion animation before finally going back to live action with the 2012 film, Flight (with a fantastic award nominated performance by Denzel Washington). The technology for motion animation was just coming around strong, so he took to it like wildfire. While it was praised for looking really good at the time, people complained mainly about the characters having soulless looking eyes. (P.S. Tom Hanks voices the conducter, the hobo on top of the train, Santa Clause, and the boy himself as well. (Plus the boy's father.))
In all honesty, I was never bothered by the animation, just thought that's how films were, but it has become a Christmas Eve must. I remember watching it with my cousins while my grandma and my aunts prepared dinner and my uncles and grandpa prepared the living room for a small message before dinner.
I remember when I first saw this, it was OK. But since then, I've had my first kid. Hits different. My desire for kids (and adults) to see the magic of giving and receiving has returned.💌
This is my son’s favorite movie and even in the libraries over here in Japan they will always zoom to find the Polar Express book. The train museum we go to also has the book and they will show the movie sometimes during the holidays. I still tear up every time the lead boy hears the bell for the first time 😢
There are plenty of Christmas movies that fill me with nostalgia and can be considered my favorite, but this one has something about it that just makes it my favorite over all of them.
There’s at least 4 references to back to the future in this movie, The Loco’s whistle Doc’s line “I’ve wanted to do that all my life!” The Loco has a Flux Capacitor (you can see it when the pin is bouncing around) And when Santa hits 88mph
This movie is very dreamlike for me because I think this is the first movie I've ever remember watching. So it's always such an interesting experience watching it again. AND please watch Coraline guys! If you wanna see a really inredibly unbelieveable animation! Since you watched Nightmare before Christmas, Coraline can be added to the stop motion animation series!
It’s a tradition in my family to watch this. I was a pre-teen and had a toddler sister at the time and so now we just have to watch it every year on Christmas Eve. The animation never bothered me by the way lol, it never crossed my mind that it was weird. At the time I remember it seems so realistic lol
My wife is the manager of the deli at a local family store. One of her workers usually walks the couple miles to work because his truck needs fixed, he's also helping to support his wife's parents, and it's just a rough time and he mentioned he wasn't sure what Christmas was going to be like for his 3 kids. So my wife and one of her other workers are surprising him with a couple of small presents for each of his kids. It's not much, think we spent around $20 for each kid, but they'll be super excited. My wife knows he's going to be upset that we did it because he's proud like that but know he's also going to be grateful as well because he wants his kids to be happy.
This is an unbelievable movie! It has become a Christmas tradition in my family to watch this on Christmas after presents. And every year it still chokes me up when I watch it. This was a great reaction.
All week I've been falling asleep and waking up to the guys reacting to a playlist of Harry Potters, now I get to watch them with one of my Daughters favorites, yes!
Something about this movie has stuck with me, I can't exactly put why because I still don't know why. It's one of those movies that has stuck with me and probably will until the end of time. I usually watch on Christmas Eve late at night because that's when it feels the most real, the most gripping, the visuals, the soundtrack is something I can't get over.
27:27 I'm so glad you mentioned this! Billie's present being the last, to me, is symbolic of him being part of the most forgotten or lonely group of children on Earth, and yet, Santa still remembers them. It has such holiday spirit behind it.
This was one of my favorite Christmas books along with The Night Before Christmas. The story is so magical and the illustrations were so unique. I think they did a beautiful job paying homage to that imagery. If you can find an original story book, it would be a great one to read to your young kids.
The animation is definitely different. I just got around to watching this a couple years ago. I was 16 when this came out so I wasn’t really interested back then but I definitely enjoyed it. 💜
Love this movie! Saw this when my son was 5-6 y/o. I bought him the Bell wrapped it up from Santa. He opened it and we all pretended we couldn’t hear it. With huge tears in his eyes he brought me the bell and almost pleaded with me when he asked if I could hear it. I couldn’t break his heart so of course I said I could. It was so sweet. We still have the bell and put it on our tree every year. ❤
It's still my most favourite Christmas movie out of all. The action scenes are the best ones I've ever seen in any movie. You have the stakes and the running clock and every second just revs the tension, even though the time is standing still throughout their whole journey to the North Pole. Pure magic. I shall always treasure this movie.
I’ve always loved this movie. When I was little my aunt used to play it every Christmas Eve’s and it really made the day really especial.Till this day I really adore seeing it and remembering how wholesome my Christmas as a child were! Merry Christmas from El Salvador guys🙌🏻🎄
This movie is a TRIP when you first watch it 😂, but after a few watches, you don’t notice the “uncanniness” of the animation, and you can just really appreciate that this movie is more saturated with pure magic and pure Christmas spirit than almost any other Christmas movie! I think it’s magnificent. I watch it every year! Love you guys, and love this reaction! ❤
I saw this movie in 3D and it was brilliant! “The Polar Express” is the book that really ignited my love of reading so I was stoked when they made this film. I was in college when this came out and I was happy to go to the theater. 😊
This means a lot more to people old enough to remember when the department stores were all downtown and that was where the big display windows were along the main commercial drag. PM 2525 is a real locomotive still working today and Grand Rapids did have those downtown stores.
The Know-It-All kid’s voice is familiar because it’s the same voice actor that played Mandark in Dexter’s Laboratory. 😂 He also played the nerd in Grease. This was definitely early mo-cap. I actually enjoyed it . Because it’s early tech, faces couldnt be articulated the way they are currently, but I didnt really notice until years later that it falls into the “uncanny valley” of CGI. I was a senior in hs when I saw this but hadn’t really grown up with the picture book, so it’s not really that nostalgic for me, but overall I thought it was beautiful. I especially loved seeing the rollercoaster scene in theaters on IMAX.
I'm 30, I got to see this in theaters when I was 10. I went to the theater the other day with my wife because they were playing it for its 20th anniversary and if anything, I think I enjoyed it even more despite how the animation has aged. Great Christmas movie.
I'm not sure why, maybe it's because of everything I've seen and experienced in my now 56 years, but I've gotten more sensitive and sentimental. This is one of an untold number of movies, especially Christmas films, that I'll become overwhelmed with emotion at certain points. I still love this movie, even though my boys have rolled their eyes at it for several years now. No, it's not perfect, but you just have to let go of the intricacies and let yourself go with the bigger story. Merry Christmas!
I remember watching this in elementary school for a field trip, and we got these paper Polar Express bookmarks and I think I still have mine somewhere too.
I was lucky enough to see it in the cinema 20 years ago as a 12-year-old. I love it as much as I did at the cinema. As children, we love these films for their magic, and as adults, we want to return to this magic.
Rise of the guardians is a Christmas movie I watch every year , it’s such a badass Christmas movie , has Jack Frost , Santa , Easter bunny , sandman , tooth fairy
I've watched that movie once when it came out and never watched it again 'cause I didn't like it. Now, after your reaction, I don't even know why I didn't like it and want to watch it again 😂 Also, love how Mason Quinn made a Captain Jack Sparrow here after hearing "savvy" 😂👌💜
This movie is a special one for me When I was a kid I would have a meltdown every time I went to the theaters,at the time I loved trains so when we went to see this,I didn’t cry and loved it So this is the first movie I saw in theaters without having a meltdown
every year up until i was about ten did i watch this movie with my sisters and nana. i absolutely loved this movie and i appreciate it more now than ever. i love it
The DVD our family got came with a 3D version. Which explains some of those angles. I love this movie, but watching it again, I got the man tears going! Aye yi yi!
I don't know if this has been said, but the movie was in Imax 3D when I saw it. You can really tell that's what it was designed for with the rollercoaster type shots.
It’s funny you mention Biff Tannen. Robert Zemeckis who directed both Back to the Future and Polar Express includes a little reference. When the kid pulls the whistle at the front he says “I’ve wanted to do that my whole life!” which is exactly what Marty says in Back to the Future part 3
My Grandpa was a worker on the Polar Express for many years up here from Maine to Boston. it was a for a long time a yearly event. and he loved it. the train continued into New York. but his job stopped at Boston. He came back home after doing his shopping in Boston. but loved greeting the children and their Families.
This movie came out the year I was born and my elementary school played it every year before Christmas vacation and the nostalgia is great. I still have the book and dvd that it came with since 2009
This is such a great movie. I loved the book growing up. For the past 14 years our local railroad museum has done a Polar Express train ride for people that my family has done every year. The ride lasts an hour and they take everyone to the “North Pole” where Santa comes aboard and gives everyone a bell. During the ride they serve hot chocolate and cookies. They have dancers come through dancing to the hot chocolate song and the hobo arrives throughout the trip talking to the kids. The ride to the “North Pole” they read the story to everyone and the ride back they play Christmas carols for everyone to sing along to.
The fact Tom Hanks plays 6 characters in this he played the train conductor, The little boy, Santa, The hobo on top of the train, the boys father, and the scrooge puppet
My favorite Christmas movie ever, watched it on repeat when I was a kid, I know the songs by heart, when Christmas comes to town song is my fav, everything is so perfect in this
And he also loved thanking them all for coming at the end of their ride. he had grown too old to make the full trip, but they kept him on to do that because some of the kids grew up being greeted by Jack.
this movie came out the same year is was born so I was quite literally born and raised on this movie and I'm sure it's the same for lots of other people ^.^
This is an all time classic. a must watch every christmas. If youre looking for others, i think Rise of the Gaurdians and Klaus are fantastic, if you havent seen them yet! great reaction guys!!!
For me and some friends I remember it as "Motion Sickness - The Movie". But rewatching it now with you guys as an adult I really appreciate the fun and atmosphere. Not one of my top 10 chistmas movies but still a great one. But alongsides with masterpieces like Miracle on 34th Street or Home Alone that would be very hard. But also you can never have to much of Tom Hanks in a movie :D
I was 8 when this movie came out. It's on TV every christmas holiday and I watch it everytime, I love it so much, my absolute favorite animated christmas movie ever, definitely a must watch!
When you manage to make a steam train drift on ice like a street race in Tokyo in a Christmas movie without it being confusing you know it's a masterpiece
Where does this rank on your Christmas movie ranking?
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The author of the Polar Express book, Chris Van Allsburg, wrote a series of great almost Twilight Zone-esque children's books with semi-dark and borderline haunting tales. Jumanji was another of his stories, and there are plenty of great other ones to read too, never mind the great illustrations. The Polar Express is no different than his others.
1. Is muppet Christmas carol,2 is nativity 1 and 2,3 Polar Express, 4 is white Christmas, 5 is Jack Frost.
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Top 5:
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carey vers.)
2. Elf
3. Polar Express (Nostalgia hit hard w/ this since I read the book as a kid)
4. A Christmas Story
5. It gets hard to choose around no. 5 lol Maybe Klaus on Netflix
When the elves sang at Santa's entrance.... total heart glow, tear filled fabulous energy . This is a delightful movie . So glad you guys did it. Thank you. Totally fabulous 👌
I knew The Oak was going to love this one. I am so glad you all liked it. Our local train company has a Polar Express trip every year, They do everything including the hot chocolate song, ticket punching, then they arrive at ‘the North Pole’ and get gifts from Santa and take pictures. It is a night to remember every year.
Omg, I've heard the Grand Canyon train does it, too! And a few years ago our local train hib started doing one, too. It sells out fast!
Yes, same here! Our trains do a Polar Express run where ppl are encouraged to wear their PJs lol!
Ours does the same!
I'm so jealous 🥹😍 so beautiful!
I took the hour and a half trip to do that with my 4 kids and was blown away at how amazing it was and how the faces of not just mine but all the kids just lit up. This is a great story/movie that will last the test of time.
When my son was 5, we bought him the Lionel Polar Express train for Christmas. It came with a full size Santa Bell for the tree. He would shake it to hear it ring and we would pretend we couldn't hear it. Pure magic.
Stop it oh my goodness I’m sobbing. 🥺 I wish my parents had been more present to do something like that or at least spend more time with us.
This is magical, I love it, so cute 🥺❤
Awwwwww
Haha I think I have the same bell from the same experience
One small note on Oak’s message. If your born into family is not good for your (physical, mental, and/or emotional) health, they do not need to be the family that you spend time with. Found family can sometimes be just as good or better than birth family.
Well said here
his words made me cry so beautiful what he said ❤ and I agree with you on the family thing. Family has to do with the heart and with the love you share for someone❤
I remember being absolutely terrified of this movie as a kid, but it's a beautiful adventure. I've been wishing for everything to turn into a rollercoaster ever since haha
The animation was what made it scary . those eyes staring into my soul
@@khushipandit2719yeah but it was also kinda eerie in general. I really loved that as a kid tho. This was always the best kinda media for some reason
Yeah the animation made the characters look so creepy 😂 it almost feels like a fever dream.
As a kid there was (sort of) a ride for it in my area run by Jordan's Furniture lol
It was called the M.O.M. ride. It's basically a big 4D-specific theatre with seats that lifted and moved along with the movie sequence.
They also pumped the smell of hot chocolate into the room, had cool gusts of 'wind', and snow fell from the ceiling :)
Irk, the puppet scene lol
I feel like “Rise of The Guardians” would be another great movie to view. Has all the holiday elements and cool story line
I watched that movie in the cinema when I was in 7th grade (with my whole class). I'm 22 now and it's still one of my favorite movies.
Rise of The Guardians is such an amazing movie 💖
I agree. It's an amazing movie.
It doesn't have valentines day and St Patrick's day
Fun fact: the ghost on the train used to be a kid that would hop on for free since the train never stopped at his house. While he was riding on top he saw flat to tunnel and started running to the front, but got killed by the top of the tunnel. That how he knew the tunnel clearance was only 1 inches and that you had to jump to make it into the coal car without dying. There’s a deleted scene that explain all thing you can find on TH-cam.
Fun fact 2: when the ticket is flying around and it falls in-front of the train, the polar express seems to come out of nowhere. If you look closely you can see that the light wasn’t working until just before it hit the ticket. That why the engineers had to change the light, and leave the girl to drive the train.
Fun Fact 3: if you look closely in the engine room (or just look it up) you can see the flux capacitor from “Back to the Future.” This would technically explain how the train makes it to the North Pole and back in one night, time travel.
First one is a sad fact that I never knew and this was my fav Christmas movie 😢
The author of The Polar Express grew up in my home city of Grand Rapids, MI. The Herpolsheimers department store actually existed in downtown GR. I thought it was cool that he included it in the story. It was a part of his childhood memories of Christmas time.
The way I always saw it:
The Conductor = The Ghost of Christmas Past or the innocent belief in Christmas
Santa = The Ghost of Christmas Present or the joy of Christmas
The Ghost = The Ghost of Christmas Future or Harsh Skepticism
A lot of the lines make more sense assuming this like the ghost saint “seeing is believing” and the Conductor saying “you don’t always need to see to believe”. It also explains why Hero boy saw an older version of himself; it’s the version of him that continues to believe. Also why the older version is voiced by Tom Hanks.
This is one of the only movies that still makes me cry. There is just something nostalgically beautiful about it. The way they chose to artistically depict some of those concepts, plus the score is just really emotionally charged.
I am the same way as well, it's been decades last time I've seen this movie and it still holds up & nobody can tell me otherwise. This movie was so emotional rewatching this movie now, it still makes me Believe that everything out of anything still holds up no matter whatever you got still keeps you happy everyday no matter how old you are keeps you Moving Forward. Merry Christmas To All!!!!!!
It is one of my annual movies. I cry every single time. It's definitely one of my favorites. It was a favorite book as a kid, too.
You guys have to check out the behind the scenes of this movie! It’s really amazing how Tom hanks played almost every single character in this through motion capture! It makes this movie that much more meaningful and magical once you see how it was made
It’s heavily speculated that the train conductor and the ghost have a much stronger connection to the boy than meets the eye. It’s said that the conductor is one version of the boy grown up, the version which got on the train and believed until the end of time, continuing to help other kids into believing and giving them a Christmas that they deserve, influenced by his time spent with Billy. Contrastingly, the ghost is the version of the boy who chose to not run after the train and get on, who forever doubted and speculated, so obsessed with ‘seeing’ that he haunted the polar express for eternity with the regret that he never got to see the wonders and truths at the end of the tracks. This could be why the ghost helped the boy so much in his journey to believing, because he knew his fate if he chose otherwise. This is further hinted by Tom Hanks voicing both the conductor and the ghost, along with the conductor’s line: “It doesn’t matter where you’re going, all that matters is if you choose to get on.”
The sleigh hitting 88mph killed me 🤣🤣🤣
This movie is fun as hell. It's beautiful and exciting and has an air of danger and mystery, which are the ingredients of a great adventure. I love it.
Man, this movie just oozes so much soul. One of the most emotionally charged movie I have ever witness. The music played a huge role in it.
One of my favorite christmas movies of all time! I didn't even realize till I was older that Tom Hanks not only played the conductor but the stowaway on the train and Santa as well
This movie is based upon Chris Van Allsburg's book. He also did the illustrations in the book, and the movie animation looks very much like the pictures in the book. Van Allsburg is from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and that is why it is mentioned as the hometown of the boy in the movie. Van Allsburg also wrote and illustrated the book Jumanji which has been turned into a movie as well.
Oak, I love your heart. I lost my mom to covid in 2020 and I've been utterly lost since. Recently I was able to relocate in order to be with ppl who truly care about me and I'm forever grateful to them. Thank you for all the positivity that you give in every reaction. Never change who you are, because your heart is beautiful
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@@BaddMedicine thank you guys. All 4 of you.
loved your reaction guys, loved the laughs and tears. My family and I always get to see this movie every year!
P.S Our main character wished to 'always believe' that's why he got to hear the bell later on as an older man.
😁🤙🤜🤛
@@BaddMedicine took me a while to figure that out because when the movie came out I was six so yeah 🤣🤣 but it was and is an amazing revelation✨😎
Omg, me and Oak started tearing up at the exact same time. I love this movie, so sweet and the visuals are still so good.Great reaction guy’s!!
Oak is just an incredible human being right? Damn, even after the reaction, he just keeps getting us hhahhahaha
The three of you are doing an amazing job, don't ever stop so you could inspire others 🥰🥰
"The Polar Express" was a movie adapted from the book of the same name, and is one of the coolest children's books ever put to print. I vividly remember storytime in the library in 1st grade, and how quiet everyone was because the artwork was so mesmerizing. There was a definite air of both darkness and mystery to it, and years later, when it was adapted into a movie and the trailer dropped for it, just...duuuuude ❤ Went to see it with my grandma, and yes, that train sequence on the ice was every bit as awesome on the big screen as you would think!
Imho it is one of the best book to movie adaptations of all time. They really captured the _look_ and inexplicable, almost scary vibe that the book had. I know the movie gets crapped on, a bit unfairly I think, for it's early use of imperfect mocap and goofy facial animation. I believe the studio had lost so much money on it due to that fact alone that it had to shut down, which is a shame - with time and practice, I think they would have gotten much better and produced some real art. :/
At 30, this is in my top 3 Favorite Christmas Movies, to this day.❤
Oh god i feel like tears, this is my childhood movie. I remember watching it at 4/5 years old, the nostalgia hits different. Almost forgot about this movie
There was nothing better than day before Christmas vacation when I was in 4th grade
We had pajama day, ate cookies, drank hot chocolate, and watched the Polar Express. I miss that part of childhood...
I grew up in the most wonderful Christmas home. My parents made sure Christmas was the best time of year, since I was too young to remember. I still love Christmas, and I still get fireworks in my stomach whenever Christmas comes around. I will bring the spirit down to my kids, when I eventually get them, and make sure they love the Christmas time, as much as I have done my whole life.
The song in the credits always makes me cry because I've loved this movie since it came out. Polar Express isn't for everyone but it has such a special place in my heart so I was super excited to watch your reaction. Hope you all have a great Christmas!
One of the best original recent Christmas songs IMO
I love this movie; remember seeing it with my step-grandfather, and was a real treat. This was one of Robert Zemeckis' many film forays into motion animation before finally going back to live action with the 2012 film, Flight (with a fantastic award nominated performance by Denzel Washington). The technology for motion animation was just coming around strong, so he took to it like wildfire. While it was praised for looking really good at the time, people complained mainly about the characters having soulless looking eyes.
(P.S. Tom Hanks voices the conducter, the hobo on top of the train, Santa Clause, and the boy himself as well. (Plus the boy's father.))
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In all honesty, I was never bothered by the animation, just thought that's how films were, but it has become a Christmas Eve must. I remember watching it with my cousins while my grandma and my aunts prepared dinner and my uncles and grandpa prepared the living room for a small message before dinner.
Great movie, I remember seeing it in the theater with my grandma. The Oak really hit me in the heart with his review, merry Christmas. Love you guys
I hope y’all will get around to watch an underrated Christmas movie, Klaus. The emotions and interesting animation are amazing, with a great story.
I agree!
Yes Klaus is so beautiful!!!
Agreed!
I wouldn’t call it underrated. It’s one of Netflix’s most viewed movies, got good reviews, and was nominated for an Oscar.
omg i LOVE that movie. made me cry lol!!
I remember when I first saw this, it was OK. But since then, I've had my first kid. Hits different. My desire for kids (and adults) to see the magic of giving and receiving has returned.💌
This is my son’s favorite movie and even in the libraries over here in Japan they will always zoom to find the Polar Express book. The train museum we go to also has the book and they will show the movie sometimes during the holidays.
I still tear up every time the lead boy hears the bell for the first time 😢
There are plenty of Christmas movies that fill me with nostalgia and can be considered my favorite, but this one has something about it that just makes it my favorite over all of them.
There’s at least 4 references to back to the future in this movie,
The Loco’s whistle
Doc’s line “I’ve wanted to do that all my life!”
The Loco has a Flux Capacitor (you can see it when the pin is bouncing around)
And when Santa hits 88mph
Plus the bit with the emergency brake, when the train screeches to a stop, including the shot of the cowcatcher/pilot stopping close to the camera
This movie is very dreamlike for me because I think this is the first movie I've ever remember watching. So it's always such an interesting experience watching it again.
AND please watch Coraline guys! If you wanna see a really inredibly unbelieveable animation! Since you watched Nightmare before Christmas, Coraline can be added to the stop motion animation series!
It’s a tradition in my family to watch this. I was a pre-teen and had a toddler sister at the time and so now we just have to watch it every year on Christmas Eve.
The animation never bothered me by the way lol, it never crossed my mind that it was weird. At the time I remember it seems so realistic lol
My wife is the manager of the deli at a local family store. One of her workers usually walks the couple miles to work because his truck needs fixed, he's also helping to support his wife's parents, and it's just a rough time and he mentioned he wasn't sure what Christmas was going to be like for his 3 kids. So my wife and one of her other workers are surprising him with a couple of small presents for each of his kids. It's not much, think we spent around $20 for each kid, but they'll be super excited. My wife knows he's going to be upset that we did it because he's proud like that but know he's also going to be grateful as well because he wants his kids to be happy.
This is an unbelievable movie! It has become a Christmas tradition in my family to watch this on Christmas after presents. And every year it still chokes me up when I watch it. This was a great reaction.
All week I've been falling asleep and waking up to the guys reacting to a playlist of Harry Potters, now I get to watch them with one of my Daughters favorites, yes!
33:39 it actually wasn’t an older version of himself, it was just how a curved reflective surface warps an image
13:10 for a split second during the roller coaster track scene, you can see the engine has a flux capacitor inside the cab… great Scott…
I used to watch this movie on every christmas eve, and still is my favorite christmas movie of all time! Merry Christmas from Brazil guys 🎄
Eu assisti de novo ontem durante um voo! Incrível!
Something about this movie has stuck with me, I can't exactly put why because I still don't know why. It's one of those movies that has stuck with me and probably will until the end of time. I usually watch on Christmas Eve late at night because that's when it feels the most real, the most gripping, the visuals, the soundtrack is something I can't get over.
27:27 I'm so glad you mentioned this! Billie's present being the last, to me, is symbolic of him being part of the most forgotten or lonely group of children on Earth, and yet, Santa still remembers them. It has such holiday spirit behind it.
This was one of my favorite Christmas books along with The Night Before Christmas. The story is so magical and the illustrations were so unique. I think they did a beautiful job paying homage to that imagery. If you can find an original story book, it would be a great one to read to your young kids.
Oaks reaction and message to this was on the spot!! Merry christmas to all of you
The mo cap for the boy is Josh Hutcherson whom you probably know from The Hunger Games. People miss that because Tom Hanks does the boy's voice
The animation is definitely different. I just got around to watching this a couple years ago. I was 16 when this came out so I wasn’t really interested back then but I definitely enjoyed it. 💜
Love this movie! Saw this when my son was 5-6 y/o. I bought him the Bell wrapped it up from Santa. He opened it and we all pretended we couldn’t hear it. With huge tears in his eyes he brought me the bell and almost pleaded with me when he asked if I could hear it. I couldn’t break his heart so of course I said I could. It was so sweet. We still have the bell and put it on our tree every year. ❤
It's still my most favourite Christmas movie out of all. The action scenes are the best ones I've ever seen in any movie. You have the stakes and the running clock and every second just revs the tension, even though the time is standing still throughout their whole journey to the North Pole. Pure magic. I shall always treasure this movie.
I’ve always loved this movie. When I was little my aunt used to play it every Christmas Eve’s and it really made the day really especial.Till this day I really adore seeing it and remembering how wholesome my Christmas as a child were! Merry Christmas from El Salvador guys🙌🏻🎄
This movie is a TRIP when you first watch it 😂, but after a few watches, you don’t notice the “uncanniness” of the animation, and you can just really appreciate that this movie is more saturated with pure magic and pure Christmas spirit than almost any other Christmas movie!
I think it’s magnificent. I watch it every year!
Love you guys, and love this reaction! ❤
I love how when he finally heard the bell you all smiled so genuinely
I saw this movie in 3D and it was brilliant! “The Polar Express” is the book that really ignited my love of reading so I was stoked when they made this film. I was in college when this came out and I was happy to go to the theater. 😊
This means a lot more to people old enough to remember when the department stores were all downtown and that was where the big display windows were along the main commercial drag. PM 2525 is a real locomotive still working today and Grand Rapids did have those downtown stores.
The Know-It-All kid’s voice is familiar because it’s the same voice actor that played Mandark in Dexter’s Laboratory. 😂 He also played the nerd in Grease.
This was definitely early mo-cap. I actually enjoyed it . Because it’s early tech, faces couldnt be articulated the way they are currently, but I didnt really notice until years later that it falls into the “uncanny valley” of CGI. I was a senior in hs when I saw this but hadn’t really grown up with the picture book, so it’s not really that nostalgic for me, but overall I thought it was beautiful. I especially loved seeing the rollercoaster scene in theaters on IMAX.
This movie, for me, is my Childhood Christmas Movie (and Book) I have so many memories attached to it.
Also that ending line always make me teary eyed
So far best channel for Christmas reaction 😄 Thanks guys 🥰
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I'm 30, I got to see this in theaters when I was 10. I went to the theater the other day with my wife because they were playing it for its 20th anniversary and if anything, I think I enjoyed it even more despite how the animation has aged. Great Christmas movie.
I'm not sure why, maybe it's because of everything I've seen and experienced in my now 56 years, but I've gotten more sensitive and sentimental. This is one of an untold number of movies, especially Christmas films, that I'll become overwhelmed with emotion at certain points. I still love this movie, even though my boys have rolled their eyes at it for several years now. No, it's not perfect, but you just have to let go of the intricacies and let yourself go with the bigger story. Merry Christmas!
I remember watching this in elementary school for a field trip, and we got these paper Polar Express bookmarks and I think I still have mine somewhere too.
I love THE APPLETON OAK so much man. Love seeing his reactions ever since his Potter journey
I was lucky enough to see it in the cinema 20 years ago as a 12-year-old. I love it as much as I did at the cinema. As children, we love these films for their magic, and as adults, we want to return to this magic.
Rise of the guardians is a Christmas movie I watch every year , it’s such a badass Christmas movie , has Jack Frost , Santa , Easter bunny , sandman , tooth fairy
I've watched that movie once when it came out and never watched it again 'cause I didn't like it. Now, after your reaction, I don't even know why I didn't like it and want to watch it again 😂 Also, love how Mason Quinn made a Captain Jack Sparrow here after hearing "savvy" 😂👌💜
This movie is a special one for me
When I was a kid I would have a meltdown every time I went to the theaters,at the time I loved trains so when we went to see this,I didn’t cry and loved it
So this is the first movie I saw in theaters without having a meltdown
every year up until i was about ten did i watch this movie with my sisters and nana. i absolutely loved this movie and i appreciate it more now than ever. i love it
You guys would LOVE Rise of The Guardians, it’s basically holiday Avengers, and a highly underrated animation from Dreamworks 🤩❤️✨
This is a classic my favorite part is when the conductor guides the train off the ice the left right that whole scene was awesome
new sub, but cant stop watching more from u guys. Keep it up🙂
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The DVD our family got came with a 3D version. Which explains some of those angles. I love this movie, but watching it again, I got the man tears going! Aye yi yi!
I don't know if this has been said, but the movie was in Imax 3D when I saw it. You can really tell that's what it was designed for with the rollercoaster type shots.
It’s funny you mention Biff Tannen. Robert Zemeckis who directed both Back to the Future and Polar Express includes a little reference. When the kid pulls the whistle at the front he says “I’ve wanted to do that my whole life!” which is exactly what Marty says in Back to the Future part 3
My Grandpa was a worker on the Polar Express for many years up here from Maine to Boston. it was a for a long time a yearly event. and he loved it. the train continued into New York. but his job stopped at Boston. He came back home after doing his shopping in Boston. but loved greeting the children and their Families.
loved that you guys finally got to experience this beautiful adventure!! such a unique christmas movie, definitely my favorite
This movie came out the year I was born and my elementary school played it every year before Christmas vacation and the nostalgia is great. I still have the book and dvd that it came with since 2009
liking this movie means this is proof you guys still got you're innerchild. I love this movie.
This is such a great movie. I loved the book growing up. For the past 14 years our local railroad museum has done a Polar Express train ride for people that my family has done every year. The ride lasts an hour and they take everyone to the “North Pole” where Santa comes aboard and gives everyone a bell. During the ride they serve hot chocolate and cookies. They have dancers come through dancing to the hot chocolate song and the hobo arrives throughout the trip talking to the kids. The ride to the “North Pole” they read the story to everyone and the ride back they play Christmas carols for everyone to sing along to.
The fact Tom Hanks plays 6 characters in this he played the train conductor, The little boy, Santa, The hobo on top of the train, the boys father, and the scrooge puppet
My favorite Christmas movie ever, watched it on repeat when I was a kid, I know the songs by heart, when Christmas comes to town song is my fav, everything is so perfect in this
And he also loved thanking them all for coming at the end of their ride. he had grown too old to make the full trip, but they kept him on to do that because some of the kids grew up being greeted by Jack.
Oak I think you are wearing the perfect Christmas shirt for this movie. Die Hard is definitely about family and protecting what is important.
My family watches this movie every Christmas eve, I'm glad that y'all had a good time with it!
This was the movie that might have helped me to love trains 🚂. Now, I know it has (some) inaccuracies, but I can’t help but smile whenever I watch it!
Man they did such a good job with making you really feel every chug if that train.
One of, if not my favorite Christmas Movie! I can quote the whole thing start to finish because of how many times I've seen it!
Every Christmas Eve for the last 20 years, me and my dad have watched this movie,
It's become a family tradition.
17:40 “is he going to do a j turn with a train” best line ever😂
this movie came out the same year is was born so I was quite literally born and raised on this movie and I'm sure it's the same for lots of other people ^.^
I remember watching this as a kid and thinking it was live-action 😂 I thought they were just really weird looking/behaving people 😅
Just picture Clint Eastwood pulling a Gran Torino on Tom Hanks when the train rolls up. 'GRRRRR, get off my lawn!!'
This is an all time classic. a must watch every christmas. If youre looking for others, i think Rise of the Gaurdians and Klaus are fantastic, if you havent seen them yet! great reaction guys!!!
For me and some friends I remember it as "Motion Sickness - The Movie". But rewatching it now with you guys as an adult I really appreciate the fun and atmosphere. Not one of my top 10 chistmas movies but still a great one. But alongsides with masterpieces like Miracle on 34th Street or Home Alone that would be very hard. But also you can never have to much of Tom Hanks in a movie :D
I was 8 when this movie came out. It's on TV every christmas holiday and I watch it everytime, I love it so much, my absolute favorite animated christmas movie ever, definitely a must watch!
When you manage to make a steam train drift on ice like a street race in Tokyo in a Christmas movie without it being confusing you know it's a masterpiece
30:17 I love the Spec Ops elves. 3 guys and a whole lotta training.
I remember I was in 4th grade when this came out, we had a day trip to the theater to watch it before the break started.
Such a good memory 💜🎄🤘
Nice catch with the reflection on the bell Oak, never noticed it before and ive seen this movie a thousand times.
This felt like 3 uncle' watching my favorite Christmas movie
I still cry at the end every single time! 😁