Speaking of the "Uncanny Valley", I came across this review of "The Polar Express" in which the reviewer gives the movie a pretty bad rating based on a poorly written story and the creepiness of the characters.
"This season's biggest holiday extravaganza, 'The Polar Express,' should be subtitled "The Night of the Living Dead." The characters are that frightening."
When I went to see "The Incredibles" this weekend I saw the trailer for "The Polar Express" and I had a similar feeling about the characters. There skin looked plasticy and their eyes and mouthes looked lifeless.
On the other hand, the characters in "The Incredibles" were very unrealistic, but totally convincing as humans. You didn't care that they weren't photo realistic, you just accept them as humans and enjoy the movie.
Update: Here is a similiar post on another weblog. [via kottke]
Posted by Noah Brimhall at November 10, 2004 11:54 AMbryan and i went to see "the incredibles" last week and loved it! great voice acting, great sound effects, great animation, pretty good story line... we both thoroughly enjoyed it.
Posted by: Miss Shigatsu at November 10, 2004 06:32 PM