Ray took me to see The Polar Express last night. I was rather apprehensive because it was one of my childhood favorites and I was terrified that they would ruin it. It had gotten lots of bad reviews on everything from Tom Hanks sucking to the animation making the characters seem like lifeless robots. However, I must disagree! I truly thought that it was well done. I applaud the animators for sticking with the art style used in the book and while the characters were at time slightly rigid, what can you expect from animation?! They went above and beyond the book and added several pieces of symbolism that gave the adult side of you something to ponder about while the child side got to enjoy that wonderful glow of Christmas spirit. I adored it. I laughed, I cried, I was very pleased over all. This is definitely a movie I'll be buying for my Christmas collection.

Christmas Huggles!