The Polar Express Ice Drift - UNHINGED VERSION

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

ANIMATION BREAKDOWN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYK1an2Do82Cja8

[@kfjvjvjfj]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Rome1966]

was that a fury i saw

[@HL2rebel-v4s]

Hey landon i dare you to do the worst train crash you can ever make

[@Not-Dusty]

This animation is me on a tuesday

[@Alan_Daniel_Jack_Davidson]

Thanks bro!

[@scp-zilla5303]

“At least the children are alright” “Wasn’t Billy in the last coach?”

[@Victor-056]

Judging by the open doors leading to the occupied carriages, Billy ran straight into the forward coaches the moment the mines started detonating.

[@Lavendeer201]

Well McGarnagle, Billy is DEAD

[@newbleppmore7855]

so hes in the lake

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Billy is no longer with us.

[@Traemonzoboi]

Yep ☠️☠️☠️

[@KyleAllenMusic]

This has no right being this good. Also can we talk about the sound design? Literally identical to the movie.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Ha thanks!

[@ThatChadWithTheAnchorArms]

Thanks Kyle!

[@inspectorjohnnywolfergad4149]

@KyleAllenMusic Wow Hi, You're one of my fallow KZbinrs that I subscribed to, didn't expect you there!!!!!

[@Mogswamp]

Please someone splice this into the full movie so I can show it to my kids and pretend it is the real thing

[@Starscapepilot]

No way mogswamp

[@crazywildegg54]

I can probably do it fr if you want

[@crazywildegg54]

I just need some way to send it to you

[@crazywildegg54]

Please give me permission Landon to do this

[@jdv09]

ok

[@conscious-ness]

This is literally how the Polar Express is. The crazy sweeping camera shots. The aggressive closeups on the train. The awkward lip sync on everyone. The 50's era setting. The hobo just kind of randomly appearing every now and then. They even threw in Half Life 2 sound effects when the movie already felt like a 1 hour long SFM. This guy understood the assignment and NAILED it.

[@Molten546]

the glazing is crazy

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!!

[@linkfreeman1998]

I mean, that shows SFM have similar shaders with whatever Hollywood / Pixar uses back in the day, so its photorealistic for that time period.

[@conscious-ness]

@linkfreeman1998 Yeah, Half Life 2 released just a month before Polar Express and used lot of the same animation techniques. I just think it's funny how we can pretty accurately recreate the style of a 2004 CGI commercial film with the technology already available on our ordinary old computers nowadays.

[@pyrobowser158]

@@Molten546 Weird comment to make

[@RisingJake]

I like how the train is exploding and the carriages are being obliterated around him, and the kid still talks enthusiastically about Montezuma.

[@A_Buster9693]

You know, Montezuma, the king of the Aztecs would drink 50 quarts of hot chocolate every day....

[@alessandrogordillo1998]

(Kid Causully sees a car explode inside a house and is riding in a drifting train amidst a neighborhood) Kid: "Hey, what gives?!?"

[@ob2kenobi388]

Infodumpers gonna infodump!

[@aLeLiBiV]

​@@alessandrogordillo1998I CRIED OF LAUGHTER AT THAT LINE

[@BradyBouren]

@risingjake he know it’s just an illusion caused by- Hey! Where you are going now?

[@Gonzo1850]

First of all, that animation is peak. Second of all, thats some of the best sound design I've ever heard on KZbin

[@AssadinSabsart]

I agree.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!!

[@kairu_b]

Fr

[@chopov11]

Dude for real

[@ftwgunnerpwns]

Fr - now just needs the/some music to support it even better to make it really pop

[@rudyproductions4557]

As unhinged as this is, you’ve matched the cinematography style perfectly. The camera work feels just like the movie in a way that I can’t quite describe.

[@Artyom1247]

I think it's cause the camera is kinda floaty and omnipresent like the original film.

[@daftoptimist]

I love that this still feels like a Zemeckis film - the focus keeps moving between the background and foreground in a way that gives us a sense of the enormous scale of what’s happening. And Barney Fife showing up was the icing on the cake.

[@NeroMai]

It took me a good minute to realize this whole thing was reanimated. I really said, "I don't remember bombs being in this movie". That's how good this looks

[@ashborn7343]

Random neromai sighting

[@linnick4393]

Or how bad the movie looked.

[@wealthybone2990]

Didn't expect I'd see you here lol but I'm pretty sure a town like that and other people like cops weren't in the film either lol.

[@phantomthiefjeff9667]

So we're modding movies now

[@SgtEpicc]

This should be a thing Imagine all the mods we could download to make the Star Wars sequels good.

[@WreckingWood]

How to Train Your Top Gun

[@WreckingWood]

Furious Max: Unhinged Road

[@WreckingWood]

Speed 4: So Fast it Raced Past 3

[@joshuagreen5613]

"Modding movies" is way funnier than it needs to be for me right now God I am dying

[@yugene-lee]

I am genuinely impressed. There is a quality to it that feels like you spent a long time studying how camera angles and scene compositions play out in the real movie.

[@EvyTallWoman]

Agreed, it is a perfect adaptation of the movie.

[@ScubaStevoB05]

This was way better than I expected. Insanely well done.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@bugjams]

I can't describe it but the animation is somehow extremely chaotic but also controlled at the same time. Feels like a dream where everything is both surreal but also makes perfect sense at the time it's happening.

[@eligrant1482]

That's a great way to describe it honestly! This is extremely well directed so that you can always tell exactly what's happening without losing the impact of the action, and that's hard to do right. I especially loved that transition from the news report back into non diagetic perspective, smooth as hell.

[@crimetimeproductions6340]

The cinematography is genuinely impressive. It takes a lot of skill to make something feel that kinetic

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

@greg-m3m Thanks! 😆

[@connorthemusicguru690]

Everyone was harmed in the making of this film

[@ZWChan-vf8hz]

We will put a quotation on "harmed"

[@moseyonover733]

I'm joining the several people asking for an alternate ending of this where they somehow make it back onto the tracks so this video can be slipped seamlessly into the movie as a prank. Really great work here. Captured the feel of this scene weirdly well.

[@tspro9844]

The thing I really love about this is that you followed the actual cinematography formula used in the film. Just lingering on one item that eventually enters into a bigger part of the scene. The fact that you took that and made it look like a fast and furious and Michael Bay love child is the funniest thing I've seen all week.

[@rickyricardo2280]

I love how this still keeps the spirit of the movie while also dialing it to 11

[@RavenTheSergal]

At first i was like "jeez i dont remember the movie quite looking like this" then i realized it was completely reanimated, considering this is one guy, thats a damn good job. This one guy has reproduced with like 75% quality what took a team of people awhile ago.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

Nice work - this is how you do it. When CG was first used in movies (like in Tron, when they had to program the camera movement in _numeric values),_ directors realized that with this new tool, you can put the camera _literally_ literally *_anywhere_* and move it however you see fit for the scene. Far too few movie makers make actual *use* of this incredible freedom 40 years later. It is refreshing to see someone who _understands_ this freedom. Love how you hide the transition from TV back to "reality" in the shake of the car crash! 👍

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!

[@hetzer7575]

You perfectly nailed those zoomed in object specific shots with those flying camera movements just like the real movie, I'm in awe as even for a joke, these shots always left me mesmerized when i was younger and can see the effort put into this funny and very unhinged video lmaooo. Work of art.

[@Bonburey]

I worked as a train conductor in Russia for a while and that's just a normal trip from Moscow to Murmansk. Jokes aside great animation, man!

[@lyricusthelame9395]

I always thought the Polar Express was missing civilian casualties.

[@Rwdphotos]

Proof that animation is the best medium for cinema

[@sharksaway3655]

I was not expecting cinema when coming in to this but this was way better than what I was expecting props to you animator props to you

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!

[@KoalaTContent]

2:06 "How about a nice good hot cup of... joe..." That little pause shows he knows he's about to lose control

[@joetheinfant8891]

I noticed that too. Amazing touch editing-wise

[@Butterball3588]

I laughed hysterically!

[@Jacob-2000]

even as he was losing control he said “joe”

[@TheLazyComet]

where has this kind of meticulously destructive animation been my whole life. i want a whole movie like this. there's a certain beauty to this. understanding a mechanical system well enough to make it fall apart at the rivets

[@Gelatinocyte2]

I think it's Transformers?

[@Woodside235]

I especially like all the really hard and close zooms.

[@8bitbunnie936]

Glad that everyone in the world got this video in their recommended in literally the same hour

[@FoodGob]

Wait no way

[@AltAccount-oh6ey]

POV: every final destination movie ever

[@Trainsandanimationstv]

Only this time there aren’t any gory deaths

[@lordjfirebolt]

2:11 maybe expect for this one

[@schnitzelhorsen1105]

If only fd6 could be like this

[@mywholepieceofaviation]

@@schnitzelhorsen1105family guy

[@schnitzelhorsen1105]

@@mywholepieceofaviation petah

[@justanotherweeb7403]

I cant wait in 10 years for this to be recommended to everyone all of a sudden

[@AlTilleyTheBum-pt4mx]

At which point the film will be 30 years old.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

1M views is pretty good for 3 weeks. Although I now count for about 6 of them.

[@charlesbradshaw5183]

No joke, this is actually the ally extremely well made. The cinematography is incredible. It feels like a video game cutscene

[@xqcfan]

By far one of my new favorites. The explosions, the action, audio, the direction, the hobo's fiery death, the transition from the tv back to the chaotic scene following the police car, the barney nip it in the bud reference, perfectly threading the needle from a moving car with a bullet for the brakes to save the day. CINEMA

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@georgepatton2957]

Amazing. The random Barney cameo had me in tears.

[@azealx1955]

WJERE

[@the117doctor]

@@azealx1955 the cop nip it in the bud

[@omegaultramax]

The fact this is all in a single take with no cut in the camera just makes this all the more wild to experience. Kudos, Cheers

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@dragonflable5305]

what's crazy is this whole animation is 1 continuous shot. hats off to the animator, this is pretty creative!

[@BobzeMovie]

the way the direction matches the actual movie's style is impressive

[@PiotrBarcz]

Landon, as a huge Polar Express fan and a chaos humor junkie, this has made my night seeing this. Thank you for making such a spectacular animation. All jokes aside, the mines were a brilliant twist, as was the insane chase through town. I don't think I've ever seen something this good in this field of entertainment.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse Keep it up man! :D

[@mrpython3485]

Honestly, the camrawork in this is insanely good.

[@pipboy1175]

This is a cinematic masterpiece of untold proportion. Somebody hire this dude immediately.

[@christianankney]

Please work on this more, its so close to being realistic I want to splice it into the actual movie and watch it with the family XD

[@Boomblox5896]

I like the added touch of having Barney Fife chase the train. Never thought I'd be so glad to see Don Knotts reprise his role quite like this.

[@noturbusiness9736]

Exactly what I was thinking when I heard the “nip it in the butt” line. The one and only round he carries provided the necessary component for the train brakes to be used again too.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

​@@noturbusiness9736 "nip it in the bud" is the quote, it's an old saying that basically means to end a potential problem before it matures into a problem... like scaring troubled kids straight, so they don't wind up leading a life of crime. 😉

[@officialboomtish214]

Unhinged is an understatement

[@noobartz0890]

hinged the wrong way

[@CartarTheBarbarian]

This looks exactly like what I would see in my head when I played with legos as a kid.

[@bclynch30]

The original scene was pretty cool, probably the best scene of the movie imo but this one was way more fun and ridiculous. Really nice transitions

[@Glowie34765]

Best sound design I've heard and seen in ages. The animation is insane but the sound design is better than the movie. Ears on the floor

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!

[@Tylerm05]

I love how this entire short is a single long take, no cuts or anything, and combine that with the constant destruction, this looks like it fits in a Polar Express horror anthology.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

The Polar Express is never late

[@joetheinfant8891]

It explodes PRECISELY when it needs to

[@CPorter]

Yeah until it decides to surrender to a single bullet fired by Andy Griffith

[@dadrumma8608]

The linchpin shooting straight through the ice like a bullet really sets the tone for the rest of the video.

[@BeautySnake]

Can't believe they filmed this all in one take

[@gemhunter498]

This has got to be the best animation I have seen in months on this platform, bar none. It is intense, follows the style of the source material perfectly, and feels like halfway between a roller coaster and a fever dream.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Ha thanks!

[@alstinson]

As a 2000s kid you know not what this means to me; this is a gorgeous, creative, inspired tribute, a marvelous extension of the original scene and a reimagining of the classical world of The Polar Express. A detail I think is really cool is this seems inspired by the idea that during the movie, we would follow the journey of certain loose things--as a weird focal longshot--and this captures the surreal nature of seeing where things end up and what either the consequence or outcome might be, which Zemeckis toyed with in the original movie. Godly vision.

[@CaptainKotetsu]

2:47 might be the best transition I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks! 😂

[@randomnerd4211]

Ironically, given the Express is shown to be able to go on roads just fine in the movie, this probably would have been less insane than the actual ice drift. Great animation, the attention to detail and keeping to the movie's style were incredible.

[@WreckingWood]

Most unrealistic part: the snowflake remaining perfectly intact after colliding with the train. Which really sets up the suspension of disbelief for what happens next.

[@burgerbandit3646]

This is genuinely one of the best animations ive ever seen on KZbin. The camera angles, the scenarios, and the humor are all incredible. Props brother, this is amazing 🫡

[@WrathKing47]

I want to know how he got the sound effects. The sound is great. 👌

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks so much!

[@Leprechaunproduction]

Ah yes, The Polar Express: The timeless children's classic about derailed trains, exploding underwater mines, children being blown to pieces, and families dying on Christmas Eve. Oh yeah, and believing in Santa!

[@brooksproductionsstudios3389]

Ok, I love this video. First of all, it’s directed just like how the polar express is directed. From the camera movements, to the sound design, to the lighting, the cinematography, everything. I love how the camera follows the wrench as it goes under the water and continues to explode different mines, I love how the camera follows the piece of shrapnel that bursts into the engine room, how it follows the bullet later on, the actual movie did that, too! There was a whole sequence that followed a ticket as it flew out the window for christs sake. The idea of there being dormant mines in the lake under the ice is a great idea (since the actual film takes place just over a decade after World War II in like 1957) Again, the sound design is fantastic. From the grinding of the metal to the cracking of the ice, the explosions, and just the sheer roar of the locomotive as it grinds against the land in the neighborhood… Simply fantastic. The physics are also something to be admired, I don’t know what engine you animated this in, but it looks fantastic. And you got a love how through it all, not a single person actually died throughout this entire catastrophe. 😂 to be fair, I don’t want to see a bunch of child sized ragdolls flying all over the place because… That’s just in poor taste. So kudos for not going overkill… Literally. Overall, a stellar animation that has made my night. I love this movie to death, and this animation is straight fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thank you so much for the encouragement! I purposely wanted this to be a clean video, so I can confirm that no one dies in this. All the kids were in the first train car which makes it all the way to the end! 😆

[@brooksproductionsstudios3389]

@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse I noticed that, and props to you for keeping this batshit video tasteful and respectful of the fact that this train was transporting children 😅 Since last night I’ve checked out some of your other vids, such as the Union Pacific crash and the Flying Scotsman, and I gotta compliment the direction again. All the internal slow-motion shots of the train’s internals every now and then, and well as the crazy physics at play. Keep it up! 👍

[@zeropoint216]

@@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse so no one was sleeping in those multiple houses that got demolished? hmmmmmmmm? ;)

[@brooksproductionsstudios3389]

@@zeropoint216 Hey, all I said was I didn’t wanna see “kid-sized” ragdolls flying around and crashing into things… 👀 EDIT: I just realized I replied to you thinking you were Landon. My bad XD

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

@@brooksproductionsstudios3389 Thanks so much!!

[@ryanzasuly6757]

No cuts in the whole video this is really cool. Exactly how it feels to watch this scene as a kid.

[@kade7xx]

what a refreshing perspective. movies should have shots like this.

[@danielallison3540]

This isn't unhinged, this is absolutely OFF THE RAILS 😂

[@coolcupcake3962]

I love that pun

[@cintacadena2]

Unhinged is right!! This is a really well-done animation! Almost identical to the original movie.

[@levymgc8401]

The tv transition was *PERFECT*

[@afraidcone]

This is fantastic. 11/10. Felt like an extended cut, like the production staff are there in the background saying "so we really wanted to do this, just go absolutely off the rails insane, pun intended."

[@JunkyardDigs]

These are WILD😂😂 also, the cars are very accurate!!

[@Jace-Briand]

I love your videos man, keep up the good work

[@static_bolt]

can't believe you are here lol, you should watch some of his other stuff tho, he always does great cars lol

[@eeyorehaferbock7870]

Hey, I just recently rewatched High Boi’s Fury Road vid where you did a guest appearance!

[@trober256]

2:42 Using the smack of the camera to transition through the news tv screen was perfect

[@TysonASMR]

Honestly modern day movies should be taking notes

[@caleb12naruto]

OK but can we talk about how INSANE the sound design on this is?!?

[@the3ddinosaur87]

What makes this so brilliant is that the direction you give this whole sequence makes it seem like it could’ve come out of the original movie. …also, so Billy’s just dead?

[@flameshot4798]

I love how this is all just one big long take. It’s absolutely fantastic

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@CaltRBX]

Genuinely, the animation quality on this is beyond astounding. Also, I love how you adapted the original sounds into this! Please, please do more of this amazing work

[@MonteMitch]

This whole video was a complete and utter train wreck. Fantastic job! 10/10

[@BreakifyTV]

I don’t even remember how the original scene went, so I can’t tell what changed. You did an amazing job editing this. It feels so seamless and real!

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@bubblegum03]

To be fair the changes are pretty subtle.

[@gorgit]

Dude, as a kid who watched polar express since he was 4 you really managed to encompass the weird scene style where something on the train happens, yet the camera ominously follows one very weird part while the rest happens offscreen. Loved every second 😂

[@maestrotitano]

I LOVE how you kept the ' following random objects that somehow lead back into the main part of the story' shtick that the movie did. Also having grown up with the Polar Express and the Andy Griffith Show, I really enjoyed the uh, conclusion to the sequence!

[@merp7174]

I have a friend that watches the movie with his family every year. So i sent him this video :)

[@88sideburns22]

My wife's family does that too. They watch it every year on Christmas morning

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

So....3 hours later...are you still friends? 🤣

[@Butterball3588]

How did your friend handle it? 😅

[@merp7174]

@@Butterball3588 he shows his family and told them its a clip to a trailer for the sequel

[@InclementFilms]

Okay can we also appreciate how GOOD the sound design is?! 10/10

[@LandonsAnimationWheelhouse]

Thanks!

[@Rusty_Woods]

I love how you added in wheel slip on the train at the end to give the look if is moving on something slippery

[@al6243]

The animation is pretty good, the sound design fantastic, but I don't seem to see anyone mentioning the amazing camera works here. The angles and transitions are so good. So high-octane.

[@othername4365]

Pure cinema 👏

[@onthewater4020]

The composition and movement are AMAZING

[@Treegrower]

Crazy the animations people are making in Blender these days. Absolutely amazing work.

[@Maxwe1I]

As someone who loves the original movies and especially older stuff like old cars and TVs, this was really cool to see and watch the insaneness unfold

[@jadesded]

I'm convinced this is how people who don't like The Polar Express remember watching that movie as a kid

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

What's really going to happen is they're going to be like- "I forgot this movie was this good" and be disappointed that there's not nearly as many explosions as this in the actual movie.

[@mikloridden8276]

I never liked it cuz the animation was uncanny lol it’s funny to me now tho

[@Aklos420]

For the first 40 seconds I did not realize anything was awry. This is just as surreal as the actual movie.

[@Xverest_]

Ok but why is this actually well done? The sound design is on point and the animation isn't half bad 💀

[@nofuture104]

My friend edited this into the movie and invited me over for a movie night Quite possibly the most utterly confusing but hilarious three minutes of my life.

[@NoriKassidy]

Damn, I gotta try this with my friend one day.

[@nofuture104]

@NoriKassidy it's great, the movie is plausibly ridiculous enough that i had completely rationalized that it was some kind of abc family extended cut with an unfinished scene until i saw the hobo explode a house

[@Wo_bist_du]

​@@nofuture104 By chance could you get your friend to upload the edited movie?

[@justinramdoo3819]

You made a typo, you mean BEST friend

[@Wo_bist_du]

@justinramdoo3819 Aww :D

[@jamessever8936]

The amount of work that went into this must be insane

[@Randerk]

HE MADE THIS ANIMATION IN JUST 3 WEEKS!

[@sirsnappl5410]

The constant perspective change was smooth asf 🔥

[@StarWolf2199]

In all of my years of having the Polar Express being my favorite movie, I never knew I needed to see this until now, and I love it!

[@theshortranger]

Deputy Barney Fife is a crazy touch. This jawn is f***** great

[@CatrinaAllendeDelmar]

Language

[@TheFunnyDictator]

I like the attention to detail of using old cars.

[@NanihConH]

This man just found the way to do one of the most exciting parts on the movie MORE EXCITING

[@kaninerultralord8817]

That "hey, what gives?" sold it for me

[@johngaltline9933]

I don't know what I just watched, but I loved every second of it.

[@rowdyriolu1]

This is how that scene felt as a kid... Beautifully done!

[@Tampenismall]

Man, the chocolate they serving to the crew hits different

[@masonsykes2240]

Hot Panzerschokolade

[@deko9814]

@@masonsykes2240 Germans in the 40s really knew how to make chocolate hit that much harder

[@Ian_Paneque]

Ah yes, Michael Bay Express.

[@taxman3749]

Son of a gun, you got me with that one.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

This was better animated than most modern day movies.

[@BrakeCoach]

If this was released in the day the original movie was made, it wouldve been hailed as a cinematic masterpiece!

[@Laz7481]

I mean, the original was already unhinged. This is just more so. The animation is incredible,btw.

[@MinorMotionPicture]

Incredible, fantastic single shot! Matches with the shooting style Zemeckis had in this film!

[@unclesambuilds3333]

And he only has the one bullet too