Poorly written, there are better Thomas DVD's than this
Added 1/20/2010
I found this in the five dollar bin at Walmart, and figured it wouldn't be such a waste if I picked it up. I have two boys and they both love Thomas.
This movie is mostly "live" adult actors, with Thomas and the other trains mixed in. I find there are way too many actors in this movie that do not add anything but make the storyline harder to follow for little ones. Diesel 10 is quite scary for my 2 year old. The acting is terrible and the storyline is just awful from an adult's point of view. However, my 5 year old does like to watch this from time to time.
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Worst movie ever...but the kids love it anyway!
Added 11/18/2009
I inwardly groan whenever my kids ask to watch this movie. But while my husband and I don't like it, I'm giving it 3 stars because my kids LOVE it and let's face it, we're buying this for our kids, not us. My 3-year old son wants to watch this movie again and again. He's even been known to sleep with the DVD at night!
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This movie was scratched pretty badly. It got to the last few minutes of the movie and froze. I tried it on several different dvd players thinking it was just mine and it did the same thing at the same part if the movie. I guess that's what I get for buying used....
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I said "what the heck" but he LOVES it!
Added 5/8/2009
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.
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Kids Love This
Added 4/9/2009
My grandchildren love this version of a Thomas adventure. They are 3 years old and want to see it over and over. I recommend this product
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Poorly written, there are better Thomas DVD's than this
Added 1/20/2010
I found this in the five dollar bin at Walmart, and figured it wouldn't be such a waste if I picked it up. I have two boys and they both love Thomas.
This movie is mostly "live" adult actors, with Thomas and the other trains mixed in. I find there are way too many actors in this movie that do not add anything but make the storyline harder to follow for little ones. Diesel 10 is quite scary for my 2 year old. The acting is terrible and the storyline is just awful from an adult's point of view. However, my 5 year old does like to watch this from time to time.
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Worst movie ever...but the kids love it anyway!
Added 11/18/2009
I inwardly groan whenever my kids ask to watch this movie. But while my husband and I don't like it, I'm giving it 3 stars because my kids LOVE it and let's face it, we're buying this for our kids, not us. My 3-year old son wants to watch this movie again and again. He's even been known to sleep with the DVD at night!
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This movie was scratched pretty badly. It got to the last few minutes of the movie and froze. I tried it on several different dvd players thinking it was just mine and it did the same thing at the same part if the movie. I guess that's what I get for buying used....
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