Thomas and the Magic Railroad - a warning!

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MIL picked up a 2nd hand VHS of this today for our Thomas obsessed DS (nearly 2). Granted he seems quite interested in it, but I feel duty bound to warn other parents that it's possibly the very, very worst film I've ever seen.

An indicipherable plot appears to have been devised solely to tenuously link some uninspiring special effects. "Written, directed and produced" by Britt Allcroft but it bears little or no relation to the tv shows or the books - The engines talk themselves...and with American accents too! and what the hell is Peter Fonda doing? Save your money, time and sanity DON'T WATCH THIS!!

its bad isnt it?

I thought it was OK, ds thinks its great

my dd loves it, but i find it bleurgh.

Agree it's naff, but ds loves it

says alot about me then doesn't it

My ds1 absolutely loved this film when he was small.

If you've got a Thomas buff I wouldn't reject it.

I admit DS is pleased to finally see Lady, Diesel 10, Dodge and Splatter who he's been naming regularly from the website and the little foldouts you get with the toys (more victims for the laminator ) I just loathe the way they've messed with the format so much and the assumption even a halfway sensible plot isn't necessary just because its for kids. I know I should probably get a life, but if he's going to spend too much time infront of the TV then I at least try to watch things with him so we can talk about it - trouble is I have a bit of short fuse with rubbish, particularly when you end up having to watch it repeatedly

It's horrendous but ds loves it. Glad Im not the only one to lose the plot! Havent a clue what is going on in that film.

We actually paid to go to the cinema to see it -even ds was disappointed.