Thomas and the Magic Railroad
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Actor: Alec Baldwin, Didi Conn, Laura Bower, Linda Ballantyne, Robert BlackBrand: Sony
Primary Contributor: Alec Baldwin
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-31
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Movie Review: I said "what the heck" but he LOVES it!
Summary: 4 Stars
Ok, people who have said that this movie makes no sense are absolutely right but to be fair, please read the rest of the review! My kid LOVES it and it is tolerable to me.
I have watched this movie MANY times now and some parts really make NO sense. It is as though the writers gave up in some areas and said, "Well, it's fantasy, it doesn't have to make sense!" I mean, what's with the bat and ball at bedtime? Why is a rabbit leaving him a note? Why does it matter if Cous is allergic to grass? Thomas falls off the mountain and sinks into the ground magically? They figure out the "riddle" that made no sense and seriously, no one in their right mind would be able to get..... there are so many unanswered questions!!
I wanted to take away 2 stars for the weird story line and plot points that make less than no sense, but seriously, my kid LOVES it and isn't that the point? I keep reminding myself that 80% of the movie makes sense and has great morals and that the other 20% has to be doing something for his imagination.
So, I took away 1 star for the weak story and for Peter Fonda's AWFUL acting ("Oh Lily, I'm so glad to see you" *deadpan face*) otherwise, it is worth it. The songs are cute and my kid adores it.
All I can say is, "Small small small, teeny weeny weeny." Hehehe.
Summary of Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Thomas the tank engine gets all his friends on board to help bring evil diesel 10 to a screeching halt before he can destroy the source of the railroads magic. Special features: talent files additional audio: spanish theatrical trailers subtitles in english and spanish deleted scene and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/23/2004 Starring: Peter Fonda Alec Baldwin Run time: 85 minutes Rating: G Director: Britt AllcroftThomas, as anyone familiar with the eponymous, wildly popular TV series knows, is a very useful engine, and never more so than in his first theatrical release, which was a modest box-office success. On a tank filled with little more than pluck, determination, and goodwill, Thomas sets out full steam ahead on a danger-fraught mission to help his friend Mr. Conductor. The conductor's stash of magic gold dust has run out, leaving him stranded on the Island of Sodor with Junior, his flaky cousin, and Lily, a little girl enlisted to lift her grandfather out of a funk on nearby Muffle Mountain. When Thomas bravely chugs beyond his hometown tracks' buffers with Lily aboard, he's transported to Muffle Mountain's secret railway and to Lady, a long-lost steamer whose legendary engine makes her more powerful than Diesel, the train-yard bully. Together, Thomas and Lady lead Diesel on a chase that causes a bridge to collapse, taking the dastardly Diesel down with it. Most impressive about the movie is its marquee names: Alec Baldwin works magic as the dutiful worrywart Mr. Conductor, Mara Wilson is Lily, and Peter Fonda plays the cool-looking but lugubrious Grandpa. It's a cast that'll keep put-upon parents watching, if halfheartedly. Thomas fans 5 and under, meanwhile, will wish the actors wouldn't blow so much hot air; they'll want to see their hero a bigger part in steaming up the story line. --Tammy La Gorce
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