&#39;The Polar Express&#39; travels beyond the book
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In most book-to-screen transfers, the big question is what to eliminate. But with Chris Van Allsburg&#39;s popular children&#39;s book &quot;The Polar Express,&quot; the challenge was what to embellish.
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(CBS) &quot;The Polar Express&quot; has delighted children for 20 years, since Chris van Allsburg penned the tale about a train ride to the North Pole.
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Two new films, National Treasure and SpongeBob SquarePants, and the expansion of Bridget Jones took on The Incredibles and The Polar Express this weekend in a race to the top.
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During the six-week Arctic expedition of the research ship Oden, photographer Chris Linder captured spectacular images, from polar bears navigating melting ice floes to the 14,330-ton ship breaking through massive chunks of ice.
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The hit superhero cartoon "The  Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in  North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The  Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio  estimates issued on Sunday.
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(G). On Christmas Eve, a boy on the cusp of his Santa Claus Crisis takes the fast train to the North Pole. Based on a modern classic, the film boasts far more technology than charm.
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When itâs good, which is most of the time, âThe Polar Expressâ suggests a Christmasy version of âWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
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It&#39;s not about character. There&#39;s no moral lesson. It&#39;s not even about solving a mystery, though the question of what is happening is at first haunting.
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Tom Hanks' holiday movie "The Polar  Express" has set an opening weekend record for a Hollywood film  released in Imax Corp.'s giant-screen format, the company's  co-chief executive said on Monday.
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Although strikingly faithful in their visual adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg&#39;s classic holiday tale, the makers of The Polar Express (* * Â½ out of four) have added some roller-coaster
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The latest movies to spark political controversy are two animated family films, 'The Incredibles,' and 'Polar Express.'
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Itâs hard not to like The Polar Express, a feel-good movie, with some great animated effects and even four or five different voice characterizations by Tom Hanks, but it is also hard to like yet another spin on the kid-getting-too-old for-Santa tale.
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Tom Hanks used experimental technology to morph into a little boy, a train conductor, a hobo and Santa Claus for the new Christmas adventure The Polar Express.
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Many films start out as award-winning books. But they arenât usually picture books. Emperor of the north: An engineer (Michael Jeter) takes a wild ride in âThe Polar Express.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - A new movie showing young polar bears and walruses struggling toward adulthood in a melting Arctic puts a pair of charismatic faces on the global warming threat.
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Warner Bros.&#39; big-budget movie for children, &quot;The Polar Express,&quot; pulled into theaters on Wednesday with a load of mixed reviews, ranging from praise for an instant holiday classic to jeers for a huge disappointment.
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The hit superhero cartoon &quot;The Incredibles&quot; retained its lead at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie &quot;The Polar Express&quot; opened at a distant No.