Loved it as a kid and still do. Only a few flaws but still excellent

bruener

I may get lots of haters after this review but how and ever. Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a movie by Britt Allcroft. It was universally panned by critics and some fans for Americanizing Thomas which I find "bulls***". People outside of America were also unaware of the Shining Time Station characters. Who cares? The mystery is in the movie, you'll get to know them! Some of these reviews aren't accurate as it says "kids want special effects and cute characters, this movie has neither". Yes, it does have both. The special effects is the magic dust coming off Lady as well as the gold dust coming out of Mr. and Jr. Conductors' whistles. Cute characters include Lily, Lady and Thomas at times. The adventure was so done up. While it may confuse very young kids though it is suitable for them, they'll understand it in a few years time. The main thing I absolutely ADORED though was the soundtrack. Hummie Mann is a genius! Maren Ord absolutely sings her soul with the lovely song 'Shining Time' and don't get me started on Dayna Manning's ravishing ballad 'I Know How the Moon Must Feel'. The soundtrack is absolutely amazing and that's what made me mainly love this movie. The only flaw I find in this movie is the trains' mouths aren't moving when they're talking which is weird but overall, very good classic movie in my opinion. I don't care if I don't know other characters from a cartoon from a foreign country!

score 10/10

bruener 3 July 2015

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