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Family Forum / Parenting / Twins / November 2004Has anyone seen Polar Express?
I love the book so I was so excited when I heard the movie was coming out. I was planning to take the girls to see it the day after Thanksgiving, but the reviews I have read have been terrible. Has anyone seen it? What's the verdict? TIA, Andrea twin girls-Jordan & Madison 3/22/00 Hi :) My computer has been - I don't even know what the word is - for quite awhile! I'm excited to see this post as one of the first I've "seen" in such a long time. We just took the girls to see it last weekend. We loved it. I found it to be touching, beautiful to watch, and just a good way to start off the holidays. My only gripe isn't really a fair one considering this is a movie based on a story. As a Christian, I was really disheartened that the sole focus of this movie is about Santa and doesn't even mention Christ...which without we have no Christmas in the first place. For those that aren't Christian, this of course wouldn't be an issue at all since it is still a nice movie by which to be entertained. ;) Like I said, I realize this isn't a fair gripe. It's my own fault for not really knowing the story in the first place! I received the book last year and chose not to read it since the movie was coming out. Rich and I thought it might "spoil" it for us if the movie didn't represent people the way we thought they should be in our heads. Anyway, I'm rambling...basically, it *was* a good movie IMO. Enjoy if you go! Missy in Indiana http://hometown.aol.com/mhrust/overviewforng.html Morgan Olivia & Julia Lucille 4/28/01 (YAY!) Hi Andrea! It's funny you should ask about PE...I was looking forward to taking my just turned 3 yo DD to see PE (despite the not so great reviews). We spent about 40 minutes MAX watching the movie. The sound and action were too frightening for my daughter. We had to leave and thankfully received a full refund from the theater. I was shocked to see that this only was listed as a "G" rated movie. She was less afraid of "The Incredibles". Good luck on your decision! Megan Julia (3) David and Elizabeth (9 months) >She was less afraid of "The Incredibles". Interesting! We saw "The Incredibles" the other week and I thought it was a bit too much - body count and all. But of course the boys liked it. We haven't seen Polar Express yet. It's just going to have to wait until we see the SpongeBob movie - which had better live up to the tv show!! Stephanie Jake and Ryan 9/3/99 I think it depends upon the kids age. Chris and Kathleen (very close to 10) just loved it and both purchased the book from the Scholastic Book Fair at school. It was great as an adult too as it brought back many memories of the magic that surrounds Christmas. No offense to those who thought it should be religious but it was a book about "Polar" i.e., Santa, not Baby Jesus. Both my DH and I left feeling good about the movie. We also went to see Sponge Bob the Movie AND the Incredibles. Again, I really think it's age appropriate for oars as they love THE MUMMY! 10 is a great age for "loving to be scared to death." Anyhow, I'd highly recommend it for older kids - I do see how it would scare the young ones though. Happy Thanksgiving Shirley Chris and Kathleen 1/95 > >She was less afraid of "The Incredibles". > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Stephanie > Jake and Ryan 9/3/99 >>She was less afraid of "The Incredibles". > >Interesting! We saw "The Incredibles" the other week and I thought it was a >bit too much - body count and all. But of course the boys liked it. We >haven't seen Polar Express yet. It's just going to have to wait until we see >the SpongeBob movie - which had better live up to the tv show!! We just came back from seeing SpongeBob. It was a very fun movie. The kids (5 years old) liked it a lot, and even my wife and I got a few good laughs out of it. We've never seen the TV show, though, so I can't make a comparison. -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.com/familypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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