Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Where is the English charm? Why are all of the Engines now American? I watched this movie as I thought it would be a good tribute to Rev.W.Awdrey's life long work. It's not at all. The engines just sound annoying and the plot doesn't work at all. Has Britt Alcroft decided to go behind his back completely. Surely if Awdrey were alive today he would not be impressed at all. I am not a child but I still think that children should be shown a sense of consistency from the TV series. It's a bad film. The Island of Sodor makes no sense. Thomas is a British masterpiece and this film has ruined it. The producers should be ashamed. That's all I have to say.

My wife and I took our 3 year old to see this film and we all enjoyed it. In the age of lots of shoot 'em up and Pokemon "crap" Thomas was refreshing and light. For all those who have slammed this film as being the worst of 2000 I can only imagine that they have no sense of wonder and either don't have kids or don't read to their kids. Take your little ones, leave your synicism at the door and be a kid again. Its o.k. to enjoy a kids film!! :)

My 1 year old is obsessed with this movie. We have watched it at least 20 times and my son wants to watch it everyday. He loves the trains and the silliness of the whole movie. I must say that I do not get sick of it like most movies you watch over and over. My 2 other sons (ages 4 and 8) also enjoy it, especially the character Mr. C. Jr. (Michael E. Rodgers is hilarious). This is one of the few movies that my children enjoy and I don't go crazy watching. I think it is also good for the kids to watch since it contains very little violence. It also has the added bonus of being filmed at the Strasburg Railroad using the very same train that we ride on every year.

Watch this film with my 2 year old daughter for the first time since I was young. Although it might be the best acting (or even close), nor is it the best storyline ever written, there's something magical about this film that made me smile all the way through. Its not really something you could explain but all I'd say is don't judge it compared to other films. If you were a Thomas fan as a kid, you got to love this movie. Iconic.

One of the movies I remember going to as a kid with my parents and now here I am watching it with my 2 kids. It's not perfect but as a kid... you don't care and as an adult I'm just happy to share a great classic show with my kids! Better then most content you find these days... dated yes but it's classic!

My five year old son has just finished watching the DVD of this for the 10th time in two days. He's NEVER liked anything so much - he talks about it, laughs during it and is fascinated by it. Generally he has a low attention span with any movie or TV program. Not so with this movie! As an adult, I can see a lot about this movie that isn't perfect - for me the casting wasn't right for example. However, this movie wasn't made for me - it was made for younger folk. It works better than any movie including Toy Story, the Grinch, anything! So, I give this movie a 9!

Those were the days were everyone was nice to you. Those were the days where kids under 18 could travel by train across the Country without worry. Those days of happiness and joy. The cares of the world disappeared. I used to enjoy those days when I was 7-12. Now I'm 17 and I saw this again. Despite my new view to the movie, I still enjoyed the feeling of innocence. Why can't this innocence be sent to us when we are adults I don't know why. The movie was great for it's time. Cheesy but still enjoyable. Sure, the actors weren't the best, but the way they interacted with both the script and themselves made it worth it. And no swearing, kissing or sex! Amazing