okay and i understand that this be a kid movie and and that it intend to simply be fun . however and that no excuse for the wreck of a screenplay provide by britt allcroft . some day i may be compel out of sheer obsession to document the many problem with this movie and but the most fundamental flaw be the continued use of the shining time addition to the awdry story . didi conn be the only thing shin in shin time and create for u tv audience to stitch together the excellent model railroad thomas story . the only thing be and they do not need to be stitch together and a they stand up just fine on their own in book and video . bad and the shining time portion on tv be excruciate to watch . and now the whole premise be bring to a movie . now it seem there some kind of magic railroad connect a mythical british island railroad to shin time and clearly in the usa . in fact and it must be in lancaster and pa and usa and because the strasburg railroad locomotive # 475 make a few appearance in the movie ( in strasburg and harrisburg and pa ) and i doubt it ever be across the atlantic . anyway and to make a long and painful story short and there almost no motivation for any of the character in this story to do anything at all . somehow mr. conductor ( not an awdry creation ) be run out of gold dust and which will somehow make his universe fall apart . there no mention a to why supply would dwindle to nothing when it the only thing hold sodor together mr. conductor be pretty irresponsible if you ask me . he summon his idiot brother who be no help at all and and together they and the rest of the character stumble on the answer and save the day in a completely underwhelming conclusion . the gold dust emergency happen to coincide with the apparent return of a diesel engine intent on destroy steam engine . the whole evil diesel and his predictable sidekick duo be completely unnecessary and just scare the little kid ( like my two year old ) . i assume that the marketing folk need a few more new character to work into the merchandising mix because there no excuse for the plot damage cause by the diesel . your kid may enjoy the railroad scene and but do not watch this movie unless you want your brain to leak out of your head and turn to mush . the model be great and but the acting and writing be ridiculous . avoid at all cost .