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One of those movies that should have gone straight to video. If you have a really bad weather day and you have guests at your house that are about 3- 5 years old this movie is worth throwing on the "telly". If you are looking for something that has great acting , and a well scripted storyline, well...it has a storyline. The main problem this movie has is that on paper it probably looked like it would be a great adaption of the beloved Thomas series from England. The reality is there were a few things lost in translation. Never mind that you can understand the language , it's the subtle differences that get bigger as the movie goes on.
Peter Fonda is just not ready to play a grandfather role here. Just because ON PAPER someone is old enough to play a part does not mean that this was his role. Sorry Peter. As for Alec Baldwin,he tries hard,but we Americans are way too used to his tough guy roles to suspend our imagination THAT LONG ( a half hour show maybe - not for 84 minutes - that's a big stretch ! ) The funniest part I found was probably an editing mistake, when Alec's character as the conductor is saying good bye to Stacey at Shining Time Station and she doesn't even look up from her schedule to acknowledge his response to her question, and then he's gone ! ( They then have Alec do a voice over during the next scene to transition it but we are still thinking why didn't Stacey even look at him ? Maybe because he's not really there, since he has to be filmed separately to create the illusion that he's only 5 inches tall ! )
Aside from that goof, the jump between the engines' world of the Island of Sodor and the Shining Time Station world attempted to be too seamless (ie. all the expansive scenery shots which were nice but left little room for the "magic" part ). Some of the charm of the original Shining Time station series was that it was filmed on video tape and the British Thomas component was on Film ( and that was "OKAY " !) Yes, you probably couldn't do that with a feature film but what they did produce was a prime example of Hollywood trying too hard to make everything "integrated" and "perfect" to the point where you don't have to think anymore, and that is the tragedy of this particular adaption.
Peter Fonda is just not ready to play a grandfather role here. Just because ON PAPER someone is old enough to play a part does not mean that this was his role. Sorry Peter. As for Alec Baldwin,he tries hard,but we Americans are way too used to his tough guy roles to suspend our imagination THAT LONG ( a half hour show maybe - not for 84 minutes - that's a big stretch ! ) The funniest part I found was probably an editing mistake, when Alec's character as the conductor is saying good bye to Stacey at Shining Time Station and she doesn't even look up from her schedule to acknowledge his response to her question, and then he's gone ! ( They then have Alec do a voice over during the next scene to transition it but we are still thinking why didn't Stacey even look at him ? Maybe because he's not really there, since he has to be filmed separately to create the illusion that he's only 5 inches tall ! )
Aside from that goof, the jump between the engines' world of the Island of Sodor and the Shining Time Station world attempted to be too seamless (ie. all the expansive scenery shots which were nice but left little room for the "magic" part ). Some of the charm of the original Shining Time station series was that it was filmed on video tape and the British Thomas component was on Film ( and that was "OKAY " !) Yes, you probably couldn't do that with a feature film but what they did produce was a prime example of Hollywood trying too hard to make everything "integrated" and "perfect" to the point where you don't have to think anymore, and that is the tragedy of this particular adaption.
Hey they are VIKINGS ! as their wives sing - "that's the lot we got when married we...the terrors of the sea !" When Lyle , the smallest viking of the crew begins to be mysteriously missing from the crew's various raids, 2 of his crew mates smell something fishy. They decide to follow him one night and discover that not only is he not participating in the raids, he's actually going to the same places and giving stuff back ! Archebald Asparagus tries to host the show this time. After Jimmy and Jerry Gourds awful attempt, Archebald argues that he deserves a shot at it and has the french peas try and locate a Lost Gilbert and Sullivan musical. Along with "OMLET" ( a spoof of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" ) his wish to bring a touch of class to the show comes true. Well, sort of...
A definite VeggieTales classic !
A definite VeggieTales classic !
"Bonanza" style spoof of the old testament story of Joseph. You have to see it to believe it. Well done, and also throws in a HILARIOUS silly song with Larry introducing the "boy band" the "Boys in the Sink". Trust us , if you watch it once you will want it in your library. Too Funny !