The Polar Express [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Polar Express [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Strictly talking about the "3-D" version....
Summary: 1 Stars
My fiance and I both loved this movie when it was released and we still do. When we heard it was coming out on Blu Ray and on top of that 3-D we were beyond excited. Well that excitment was crushed when we got home, put it on and were almost given instant headaches from the old school red and blue 3-d glasses and the fact that no matter how hard we tried to see it, it just was nowhere near 3-d quality. We sat there contemplating whether or not it was just us or if the 3-d aspect of it sucked that bad and we came to the conclusion that it was definately the latter. So after a half hour of trying hard to like it we switched it to 2-d (thank god for blu ray for having that option) and saw how in 1080p it was almost 3-d itself.
Needless to say the very next day I went back to the store I purchased it from and changed it for the regular blu ray version (which was $5 cheaper than the 3-d version and totally worth the purchase, 5 stars for that version.) It was very sad that it did not work out because such an amazing holiday movie with such great animation would be a no brainer to have as 3-d but unfortunately it just is not worth the headache and strain.
Movie Review: 3D version Ghost images will Disappoint
Summary: 2 Stars
I was really looking forward to the 3D version of Polar Express, but am very disappointed with the quality of the 3D. This version has very little of the color of the original HD or Blu-Ray versions, and the double or ghost images of the 3D effect are very noticeable and distracting. The 3D effect is quite nice in some scenes but the quality of the 3D images themselves is very inferior to theatrical 3D releases.
In short, I'll keep this one for the novelty of some of the 3D scenes, but I wouldn't recommend it over the regular HD or Blu-Ray version.
Movie Review: Totally Awful 3-D effects
Summary: 1 Stars
After getting a Sony PS3 for watching Blu Ray movies and getting the 3-D version of "Journey To The Center Of the Earth" , I just knew that this one would look awesome in 3-D. Boy was I ever WRONG. This thing is HORRIBLE. Double images and the glasses are terrible.It hurts your eyes to watch it more than about 5 minutes. This movie is not at all like the "journey....Earth" Movie. Maybe they will come out with an update or something later that will fix it , but for now ,,,PLEASE don't waste your money on this piece of crap.Movie Review: Polar Express 3D Blu-ray not IMAX quality
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a great holiday film. I saw the original 3D at the IMAX theater and it was stunning to say the least. I did have my hopes high for this Blu-ray release. After all, Blu-ray is high quality and with an HD TV, it has to be good, correct? Well, the quality is not nearly as good as the IMAX showing. It's not perfectly aligned while watching it. The color is somewhat subtle because of the Red/Cyan glasses and how it is viewed. If you do buy this 3D copy, the disc also has the regular 2D film on it. I wasn't impressed at all, but with all of that said, I do feel people will still enjoy it. It does show some depth, but if you loved IMAX, don't expect the same effect here.Movie Review: 3D: Disappointing, Double Vision, Disaster
Summary: 1 Stars
The other reviews for this seem to have been lifted from the regular version of the Polar Express DVD. This review is solely for the 3D version. If you haven't purchased it yet, avoid it like a petrified fruitcake. I saw this film in 3D Imax and was so enchanted with the 3D effects that I couldn't wait for a 3D release of the DVD. I was disappointed to see on the packaging that the 3D used the red/blue method which generally eliminates the color scheme of the movie right off the bat. (I noticed that the 3D version of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" which was released the same day came with the more modern polarized glasses with the neutral color. I haven't seen that yet and can't comment on the success of that process with that particular DVD)
What makes this presentation of the Polar Express in 3D such a failure is that THE GLASSES DON'T JOIN THE RED AND BLUE CHANNELS INTO ONE IMAGE. Everything in the mid to foreground is seen in double vision which is extremely annoying. We switched to the 2D version less than 5 minutes into the film because it was too disconcerting to see 2 chins...4 arms...etc. Whoever made the decision to present the film in this manner should be fired for incompetence.
The bottom line is that THE 3D EFFECT IS SO INCREDIBLY SLIGHT that it can't outweigh the major problems with the faulty technique. If you enjoy this film, as I do, avoid the disappointment and skip this disaster. Maybe they'll try again in the future with a more successful presentation...until then...do yourself a favor STICK TO THE 2D VERSION!