Get Peter Fonda some Prozac!
I absolutely love the Thomas books, tapes and CDs (especially the now-hard-to-find Ringo versions) but this movie bore no relation to the original source. And Peter Fonda's brooding over a locomotive? Give him Prozac and get him out in the sunshine!
Also, the fact that "kids liked it" doesn't mean it was a successful attempt. Kids would have still it if it has been a better movie.
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"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."