Animation Addicts Podcast #162: ‘The Polar Express’ – It’s a Water Baby!

Jump on board The Polar Express (2004). Chelsea and Morgan are joined by Pablo Ruiz for this festive ride down holiday line on!  You comin’?

Highlights

• Welcome back, Pablo!
• Nerdy Couch Discussion: Christmas holiday specials
• Main discussion: The Polar Express (2004)
• The animation. That motion capture. The “uncanny valley”.
• That budget, though.
• The Music—Chelsea’s biases
• Morgan’s advice to Chelsea.
• When we stopped hearing the bell.
• Chelsea’s cautionary tale.
• We finally talk about the plot.
• “Runaway train” & “that flying ticket” plot devices.
• If you don’t believe by now, nothing’s going to help you.
• Did somebody say “believe?!”
• We rate it!
• Voicemail: Daniel
• Bloopers!
• Don’t forget to use the hashtags #AnimationAddicts and #AnimationAddicts162 when talking about this episode on Twitter!

Runtime: 01:19:05,  54.4 MB

Links

• Watch The Polar Express: Blu-ray | DVD | Digital | Rent | iTunes
• Buy The Polar Express soundtrack: CD | Digital | iTunes
• No bigger troll than Pablo.

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