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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (631)	12/9/2004 12:52:02 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Respond to of 1336

The Polar Express--five snowflakes ***** It has to seen with somebody who believes in Santa--so you can have important conversations about all the details. We were surprised to see how many Elves are working at the North Pole, and were impressed with the whole operation. The animation is awfully good, although the kids look a little odd from time to time. The Elves were not scary, one review suggested they might be. Only the trailers were scary, at least for my four year old.

To: Mike McFarland who wrote (631)	12/9/2004 12:52:40 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1336

Elf Only if you really like the fella from SNL, then maybe . My kid lost interest in this DVD pretty quick, but the wife liked it. Has some cute moments, the love interest has a nice voice, at least when she is in the shower. Then later something happens and her voice really isn't so good. Finally, in my garage on the big screen, Return of the Jedi. The kids all lost interest in this pretty quick, which is good because it is far too violent for 4 and 5 year olds. Four stars, this is really the second best of the Star Wars movies I think. There is really only one flaw that bothers me--the fall in cloud city should have been better. Looks great in the home theatre. I am looking forward to getting back my Phantom Menace DVD from my brother and seeing it on the big screen again. Attack of the Clones **** I think this is my favorite Star Wars movie now. I am a sucker for too much CGI however, and I know Star Wars A New Hope is supposed to be the best...but it hasn't held up for me. Seeing it in the summer of '77 (I think it was '77) as an 11-year old, was as good as this could be, and the movie is just too old and dated now--the trash compactor is a bit lame, even the assault on the Death Star is underwhelming now.