Caldecott Medal-winning writer-illustrator Chris Van Allsburg's evocative
Polar Express,
Jumanji and
Zathura (the latter two owe a great deal to Dr. Seuss'
The Cat in the Hat, in which bored youngsters preside over the destruction of an absent parent's home by anarchic id-monsters) are slim volumes whose bare-bones stories and rich, subtly detailed illustrations invite readers to expand and enrich what's on the page with their own imaginations. Leaving youngsters to their own creative devices isn't something the razzle-dazzle-'em school of mainstream children's movies encourages, and like the live-action JUMANJI (1995) and the creepily ani...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG
Length:
101 mins