The Polar Express

First off, this movie has fantastic, ground-breaking special effects.
Computer animation done like Gollum in the Lord of the Rings, where the actors act the part physically, then the computer artists put the animation over them.
Also, Tom Hanks does the voices of the train conductor, the hero boy, Santa Clause, the boy's father, and the hobo atop the train.
Other than cool appearances, the story lacks in all respects. It deliberately plays "inoffensive" Christmas music, and "Merry Christmas" is said as seldom as possible. And none of the characters are believable.
Great effects, no story.
Too bad there was no "making-of" on the DVD!