it be stun that in this day and age of movie tie in and that the creator ( or good say owner ) of the thomas the tank engine franchise couldn not find a good major movie outlet for their goldmine . face it and if they would have put 2 second of thought into this clunker it would have be huge . base it on the shining time station theme be the first mistake . why not have a nice little movie about the island of sodor and it engine . why insult the audience by create human character that be dreadfully act . again and a simple little movie would have make a mint . it have be 6 7 year since this movie come out and i wonder why another attempt at a thomas movie hasn not be make . this be the most popular character for child age 2 6. parent ( like myself ) would kill for a decent big screen adaptation to take child to . seem like somebody be miss the boat here . a for this movie and it have all be say within the previous comment . the acting by peter fonda be downright embarrass and and the storyline be confuse . more focus should have be put on the engine and less on wooden human character . it get a 3 from me because despite all it flaw and my 3 year old love it and therefore give daddy a much need rest from time to time . time for another try at a thomas movie . anybody up for it .