attempt at hyper-realism that nonetheless rarely crosses The Uncanny Valley mentioned earlier and probably earned the film just as many detractors You look Familiar (HD, 4 Mins.) - Some footage of Tom Hanks in the motion capture arena, performing his character. much higher bit rate and the newer format's more efficient encoding. You won't have to struggle to find this detail boost or even zoom in band? Gag me with a candy cane. In my opinion, it's more a guilty pleasure not far above the likes of Jingle All the Way than a certified classic... but The Polar There are about 56 minutes of bonus features included here, all of which have been imported over from a previous release. There are no new extras

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While I've willingly watched The Polar Express most every year, especially once my own daughter finally came of age, it's not a great improvements give the film an even more surreal appearance that, in my opinion, works to capture The Polar Express' storybook atmosphere code. The surface-level bonus features are largely identical to WB's 2008 release and can only be found on the new Blu-ray disc, but have been re-organized due to the newer Warner Bros are including both the 4K UHD and the Blu-ray in this release which is fairly standard at this point.

One fateful Christmas Eve, a disillusioned little boy, barely old enough to doubt the existence of Santa Claus, has the adventure of a lifetime aboard a magic train bound for the North Pole. overall color timing has not changed much, it takes on a more reddish hue overall with skin tones that now lean slightly pinker than before. Ruby Quartz Shades. Well, what would you prefer! Yellow spandex? Oh and Logan Stay Away From My Girl. children's book it was based on. Not surprisingly, Warner Bros.' new 2160p transfer doesn't pull twice the fine detail out of this barely 2K

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Young and adult readers around the world should be eternally grateful to American writer Chris Van Allsburg for his dozens of imperishable fairy tales, to which one can easily pass a warm evening at home. Coming up with extraordinary characters and putting them in an unimaginable environment, the writer always projects his fantasy on our reality, so that by means of fantastic tools to instruct their readers, once again explain how to build a competent human relationships, and why family and friends, in spite of all the troubles should always be in the first place, while everything else must wait in the wings. Of course, Chris Van Allsburg's most famous and revered work is Jumanji, an amazing, intriguing and suspenseful story that flirts with genuine danger and does not shy away from pouring out in acceptable doses the most real nightmare flows from the main characters' subconscious on the reader. And it was just the famous adaptation of the tale, released in the efforts of director Joe Johnston, allowed the writer to find true fame and become one of the most sought-after authors on both sides of the ocean. But for all the well-deserved regalia of 'Jumanji', it would be somewhat unfair to link Chris van Allsburg's name exclusively with the adventures of Alan Parrish and his unexpected companions. The writer's creative legacy extends much further. And not the least of his works is 'The Polar Express', a small but fascinating and colorful book that tells the story of how one day a train arrives at Santa Claus's with children who deserve to see a miracle. result is a more visually potent picture with increased depth, more cleanly-defined highlights, and better-refined contrast levels. These collective The Polar Express on 4k Blu-ray Disc is presented in 2160p with HDR10 High Dynamic Range. The audio is offered in 5.1 channel Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital in French and Spanish. Subtitles are provided in English SDH, French, and Spanish.

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The newly-minted Blu-ray, which is the source for this review's screenshots, looks damn good too. (I've no clue about WB's decision-making Blu-ray is more or less a natural evolution of WB's own 2008 release, which somehow pulled a halfway-decent picture out of a single-layered disc with bonus features. Though the

You can't get this in 3D UHD and there's no UHD 3D TV to buy to watch it on. So really, nothing is about the 3D any longer. 3D is dead. The movie studios botched 3D big time. birthday in a few years. The film's once-groundbreaking use of CGI, which never came close to crossing The Uncanny Valley, is as much a part of its overall charm as the 1985 presentation shouldn't wring any more fine detail out of the picture, there is a perceivable bump in quality that likely extends to its

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True Inspirations: An Author's Adventure (HD, 6 Mins.) - Chris Van Allsburg talks about his original book the film was based on. And the actual 4K resolution doesn’t look like a crappy upscale, or have little to no difference, like most of Pixar’s older 4K transfers and even other animated 4Ks (I’m looking at you, Shrek and the Lego Movie). The 4K upscale for the polar express could fool me at times for looking like a native 4K. It was that transformative. It was like putting on glasses. For a synopsis of the film, please see Martin Liebman's review of the 2008 Blu-ray, which was later side-stepped by a 3D Blu-ray far less convincing than what fans saw in limited IMAX theatrical The Polar Express 4K Blu-ray delivers stunningly beautiful video and superb audio in this excellent Blu-ray releaseIf you already appreciate The Polar Express' unique visual aesthetic as-is, Warner Bros.' new 2160p, HDR10-enhanced transfer only amplifies This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. VISION : Sony A90J OLED 65"- ISF Calibrated SOUND : Marantz 7015 | XTZ Spirit Speakers | Sub: XTZ 10.17 Edge | REGA PLANAR 3 MEDIA: OPPO 205 UHD MR/MZ | Sky Q 2TB V3 Box | BB: VIRGIN 1GB FIBRE When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.