Let's be realistic.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is a show that both kids and train enthusiasts will like. It has likeable characters that anyone can connect to, many memorable moments and the storylines are well thought out, most of which contain lifelong lessons at the end. Even train enthusiasts could like this show because many of the characters are realistically based off real steam engines. I highly recommend this show!

This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest childhood experiences ever. The TV series focuses on a tank engine named Thomas and his friends on the island of Sodor and its railway operated by Sir Toppum Hat. The music was cutesy and the characters were creative and unique, even though this is a kids' show. Then again, I was a kid back then and I enjoyed it. And yes, this TV series is still on PBS TV, so this is a good TV series for kids everywhere. Too bad this TV series was almost destroyed by Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Boy, that movie was a piece of dog crap! As I said before, this TV series is a good show for kids to watch everywhere.

When I was a tot way back in the 1950's my mum used to get one or two of the 'Thomas The Tank Engine' books from the library each week. I was an ardent fan, even though I couldn't read.I recently watched an episode of 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends' on TV and was amazed at the quality of CGI presentation. Things really did look just as I remembered them in the books all those years ago. The narrator sounded like Ringo Starr, of all people, but he's not referenced here.But here's the rub. Thomas was involved in some kind of seasonal adventure regarding the delivery of a Christmas tree. And at the end we saw it decked with baubles and flashing fairy-lights, as the children stood about cheering. But the uber-politically-correct voice-over simply referred to a 'winter-holiday party'. What...???That'll be the BBC, steadfastly hell-bent on erasing any reference to Britain's Christian heritage. Thomas doesn't have Christmas any more. It's kind of ironic that they're happy to peddle these obsolescent stories about steam engines - something modern kids have probably never seen and can have no idea of the romance they once evoked - but an obsolescent religion? We can't have that!!The BBC make me sick. 'Winter-holiday party' - why do you suppose we have a winter-holiday party, you loonytunes? It's Christmas!And here's the irony: The story and characters were created by one Reverend Wilbert Awdry. No Christian connections there, then!

I admit it, while I am 17 now, I am still quite found of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. And I loved it as a kid, in fact my whole family did, so much so my brother was literally obsessed with it, having his own Thomas train set and everything. This series is simply put a classic, with outstanding story ideas, and stay true to the brilliant stories by Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The setting for especially the Island of Sodor itself is fantastically done, almost exactly as I would visualise it. And the characters are engaging, from the main character down to the secondary ones. The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt has a certain firmness but genuinely cares for the trains, who without a doubt steal the show. As much as I like James, Gordon and Percy, Thomas will always be my favourite. The music is memorable and easy for young toddlers to hum along too and the narration was perfect. If I did have a complaint, and a minor one, I do agree that the newer episodes are inferior in quality to the older ones, but they are still watchable. All in all, a must watch while you are growing up. 10/10 Bethany Cox