Talk:Thomas and the Magic Railroad

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I added a picture. ^pirate 17:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but when I clicked on that link, it said that the URL wasn't found. I don't think it exists anymore.--68.37.116.234 19:04, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Someone keeps adding notes about a character named Brian Falzon and a ghost engine to this page. Neither of these appeared in the film. I suspect "Brian Falzon" is either a fanfic character, in which case he has no business being on this page, or is a real person with a rich fantasy existence. Either way, can whoever it is please stop?

Just a note - whoever keeps adding the note about Edward not appearing, please stop. It is obvious that Edward doesn't appear in the film if one reads the characters section. Just a simple request. :) --Patchmo 00:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

There's a little too much fancruft in the trivia section. The information about "non polished models" is meaningless unless you know that the film used the same models as the television series. The info about trains having no drivers is meaningless unless you know that they have them in the television series. And I don't understand why it's necessary to point out that this is the only appearance of Splatter and Dodge, when this is technically a stand-alone movie.

[edit] Horrible grammar, puctuation, etc.

I just fixed some terrible grammer, capitalization, and puctuation on the part were it tells about each of the people caractors. Whoever wrote that please be careful as it looks like a 3-year old wrote it, not to be rude. :) Also, the reason for "Splodge"'s absence is they are now Iron 'Arry and Bert. Moojgoo 00:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)Moojgoo

[edit] PT Boomer

Say does anyone have a pic? Diesel 10 07:03, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

He falls off D10 in the trailer and struggles back on in the movieS.C.Ruffeyfan 16:18, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Review

I found a review of the film:

"Thomas and the Magic Railroad," is the latest craze in animation abomination's by Walt Disney. I hesitated to share with you my findings on this film as there is not one single redeeming thing that I can offer you. But, as a servant of the Master, I must follow his will and tell you what to expect should you decide to subject your minor child to this filth. When my wife, Fernindina, called me on the cell phone to inform me that she was taking our grandson and several of his little friends to see this seemingly harmless film about talking trains, I could not get to the theater fast enough to meet them. The trailers had seemed innocent enough, with a cute little train with great big saucer like eyes and we all know that little boys like trains. I thought to myself, "Franklin, this is likely to be something worthwhile for the entire family". Lord, was I ever wrong. The film started innocently enough, with Thomas and another train winding their way up the tracks towards a destiny unknown. But I noticed something queer; their eyes rolled and you could hear them speaking but they did not have lips. This should have been the first clue that this was not a movie for young children. But rather a subliminal attempt to draw young people into the Satanic ritual known as mind reading. "Grandpa?" my nine year old grand boy asked me, "Why don't those trains have mouths?". I looked into the timid young face and realized then that he was too young for the truth. "Son, just bow your head and ask Jesus. Then you watch the movie and let's just see what happens". I observed the boy as he dropped silently to the soda-sticky floor to his knees and prayed and then as he rose to his seat to watch the film for an answer from above. A few minutes later, after I had returned from the snack bar with some Milk Duds and a tub of popcorn for the boys, there were new characters on the screen named Burnett Stone and a "female" train named Lady. They were in a place called Muff Mountain and that Burnett character had his hand all the way up the rear axial of Lady, his girlfriend. The sounds coming from that train and grunts coming from that man were nothing less than pornographic. "I've never been able to bring her to life and make her steam." this pervert was saying over and over (with his whole arm now up in the nether regions of this maiden train). It was right then and there that I reached over to my Fernindina and told her to "get these boys out this theater this instant". But she could not move as she was mesmerized by the filth that was on the screen. I reached over and I popped her aside her head to bring her out of the demon induced trance that she was in. But still, no reaction. She was literally glued to her seat and mumbling something about "wanting to achieve a steam of her own...having never been had a steam either". Well, my wife may have been seduced by this lewd material and I would have to rescue her, but she would have to wait; getting those boys out of there came first. So I stood up in my seat and I yelled for the projectionist to “cut that smut off and turn on the lights in the name of Jesus! There are children and women present” Friends, I had expected for the sinners to yell at me and curse me but when my own grandson told me to "Sit the Hell down and shut up", I was simply flabbergasted and powerless to do anything but fall back into my seat and pray. For the next forty-five minutes a cast of cartoon creatures with names like "Mr. Conductor"; a 12" tall man who acted as the male genitalia for "Thomas The Train” and “Burnett”, could go places that they were unable to go, the "Evil Diesel"; a lesbian freight train that was trying to debauch "Lady", and "Billy TwoFist"; (whose name is self explanatory) that attempted unspeakable acts on the other trains. Oh, they all lived and frolicked in the pint-sized village called "Isle of Sodom" and the full-sized town of "Shining Time" (which should have been called Sinning Times). Forced to suffer this film in it's entirety at the hand of Satan, was one of the worst experiences of my life. Hard as I try to get my family out from under the spell they were under, I could not budge them. Young children and women are eminently susceptible to the lure that the demonic rail cars in this film have over them. Finally, when it was over, I managed to get my wife and the visibly stimulated group of youngsters into the mini van and get them far away from the land of incubus trains and perversion. The effects of this sinister sick-flick have a long half life as well. The sinful urges and lascivious desires planted in the women and children's minds, do not go away when the curtain drops either, not at all. Why, my wife still moans in her sleep for me to "make her steam". And my once innocent grandson was not spared the lingering possession either. In fact, at a recent Sunday supper, I caught him donning a pair of overhauls and conductors cap. He was inserting his hand inside the family dog, Moses, and all the while crying out "Choo! Choo! Steam for me Fido! ". Fortunately, a brutal thrashing with a razor strap and the words from the KJV 1611 were able to wane the wicked urges provoked by viewing this film; for the time being in any case. This menacing cartoon is part of a new generation of mind controlling movies that reels in it’s victims through the use of satanic special effects and sublime visuals. My final say on "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" is that if you love Jesus and care one iota about your loved ones, then for God's sake, do not allow them to suffer this film.

We should put this on the page. It is pretty offensive, so we should put a warning. --S.C.Ruffeyfan 14:08, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Wow, harsh. I thought TATMR was pretty good.-SLJCOAAATR —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.191.37.40 (talk) 20:52, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it was! That idiot probably hates it as they don't have moving mouths and he hardly knows that Rev W Awdry wrote the books! --S.C.Ruffeyfan 19:33, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

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