Saturday, January 22, 2005

Thomas & The Magic Railroad

I just watched the film Thomas & The Magic Railroad with my children. I bought it today from HMV for 5.99 and I have to say I wish I'd rented it! Alec Baldwin is cast as a tiny figure called "Mr Conductor" - not that he conducts anything at all. Peter Fonda plays a grandfather and I can't think of a film with an actor less committed to the role. What a come-down from Easy Rider! "Tripe" seems to sum it all up for me.
The engines have American accents but use the models from Britt Allcroft TV series. IT'S ALL WRONG and feels unpleasant actually. The story is REALLY CONVOLUTED and involves a gateway between the island of Sodor and a US railroad station called Shining Time. I ASK YOU!!

Internet Movie Database link.

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