[Xenalyte]

As regards "Polar Express," IIRC from seeing it on my nieces' bookshelf, it's a book that would take 10 minutes tops to read aloud.

How on earth it could make a feature-length movie is beyond me, and frankly I don't care to pay to find out how.

[Atlas Sneezed]

As regards "Polar Express," IIRC from seeing it on my nieces' bookshelf, it's a book that would take 10 minutes tops to read aloud.

How on earth it could make a feature-length movie is beyond me, and frankly I don't care to pay to find out how.

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I just watched it on a tiny, lousy screen on a cross-country flight, and was so enthralled that I occasionally forgot I was even on a plane. Worth a rental, definitely.

[Smokin' Joe]

Childrens books are a specialized market. Kids books are written to keep a child's attention. That means they are concise, of necessity, or the kids get bored and Grandpa gets hoarse trying to read it to them in one sitting.

How many times have I seen a classic distilled into a Little Golden Book? It becomes the 'Cliff's Notes' version, and while a good, quick, story, lacks some of the richness of the original.

The movie was fun, the animation was quite good, and the kids enjoyed it (me included). It is a good Santa Claus/Christmas story, and for once, I didn't feel gouged when we left the theater, unlike a lot of 'G' rated but far more mediocre films. I'd beef more about the price of popcorn than admission.

In this case I would not judge the movie by the distance between the book covers.

Your mileage may vary...