What's scarier than Christmas ghosts? Why a CGI Tom Hanks of course! In honor of the holiday season, Logan and Andy don their best motion-capture pajamas to tackle ROBERT ZEMECKIS' CGI TRILOGY. As they become one with the CGI, the duo discuss 2004's The Polar Express, take a reprieve from the holiday cheer to look at 2007's Beowulf, and cap off the trilogy with Zemeckis's final mo-cap CGI film: 2009's A Christmas Carol. How does the director of Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit fare in a world entirely made of digital effects? Which one of these three films holds up the best? Is hobo Tom Hanks scarier than candle Jim Carrey? Find out on this festive new episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Odd Trilogies

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Episode 115: Robert Zemeckis' CGI Trilogy

DEC 13, 2025115 MIN
Odd Trilogies

Episode 115: Robert Zemeckis' CGI Trilogy

DEC 13, 2025115 MIN

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What's scarier than Christmas ghosts? Why a CGI Tom Hanks of course! In honor of the holiday season, Logan and Andy don their best motion-capture pajamas to tackle ROBERT ZEMECKIS' CGI TRILOGY. As they become one with the CGI, the duo discuss 2004's The Polar Express, take a reprieve from the holiday cheer to look at 2007's Beowulf, and cap off the trilogy with Zemeckis's final mo-cap CGI film: 2009's A Christmas Carol. How does the director of Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit fare in a world entirely made of digital effects? Which one of these three films holds up the best? Is hobo Tom Hanks scarier than candle Jim Carrey? Find out on this festive new episode of ODD TRILOGIES! Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/