The Railway children returned.

[Toddlerteaplease]

Could have been brilliant. But was 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back. 21st century kids running around in very clean 1940's style clothes. No evidence of rationing. I winced every time and egg was broken, and during the food fight. Five years into the war they wouldn't have behaved like that! Scheme it's hit more if a follow on from
The original, and Jenny Agutter doesn't get a bigger role. Still it was worth it to sit in an air conditioned cinema!

I agree, very underwhelming, we also only went to keep cool. Wish we’d gone to see Thor now.

Yep, the air con and ice cream was amazing!

I quite liked it but agree about the egg smashing and food fight. When they said 'the eggs are broken' and then cracked them into the earth I was horrified at the waste!

It was harmless fun. I am not sure I like films like this trying to hook into classics though- it would have made a good stand alone film. But that said, I would most likely never have gone to see it if it were not linked to TRC in some way which is a favourite of mine!

Not sure why they would try and revive a random old concept like this for modern audiences, things like that need a really good script or influential writer to make it appeal to modern day.

The food waste bugged me too.
And whilst it was great to have mention of the battle of Bamber bridge on film, it was all done in such a worthy, modern eyed view.

That’s a shame to hear, I was looking forward to seeing it but might not bother.

I don’t think the original needed updated for a modern audience - my DS 9 watched the original a few months ago and was absolutely captivated, and normally he can’t stand old programmes!

I saw it today. I loved the original book and film.

It was on the better side of okay.

I am glad I saw it, but I am not sure I will bother to buy the dvd or watch it on tv.

Although it deals with similar themes to the original, it appeared to be more hard hitting and not so gentle.

I didn't feel it was a children's film.
I'm glad I watched it on my own, I was in tears from the first scene onwards.