Thomas and the Magic Railroad

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Plot
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Reception
The film premiered at Odeon Leicester Square. For the purpose, a steam locomotive, painted to resemble Thomas, was brought to the cinema by on July 9th, 2000. National press coverage was low, because many journalists were concentrating on the launch of the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" book, for which a special train named "Hogwarts Express" was run on July 8th - 11th.

The film currently has a score of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus: "Kids these days demand cutting edge special effects or at least a clever plot with cute characters [sic]. This movie has neither, having lost in its Americanization what the British original did so right". However, it did receive positive reviews from Associated Press and Gannett newspapers. Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four, with the consensus, "(the fact)That Thomas and the Magic Railroad made it into theaters at all was something of a mystery. This is a production with 'straight to video' written all over it. Kids who like the Thomas books might kinda like it. Especially younger kids. Real younger kids. Otherwise, no." While he admired the models and art direction, he criticized how the engines' mouths didn't move when they spoke, the overly depressed performance of Peter Fonda, as well as the overall lack of consistency in the plot.

Characters
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Cast
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Loactations
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Errors

 * The town usually seen beside Knapford was replaced with trees in this movie.


 * Near the beginning of the movie, when several of the engines are greeting each other, James says, "Hello, Thomas", but Thomas is not present. Also, Thomas is heard saying, "Hi James" in the same scene.
 * After Diesel 10 races past Gordon and Thomas, a black pencil can be seen in the bushes on the right of the screen.
 * Sodor seems to be devoid of humans.
 * Toby sounds and looks happy when he says "And I fear that it'll destroy us all."
 * The engines don't emit any steam when they whistle.
 * All of the engines have the same whistle. The only difference was the pitch.
 * After Lily calls Thomas a "really useful engine" the coal truck he was pulling disappears.
 * When Thomas and Diesel 10 leave Tidmouth Sheds, the end of the set can be seen.
 * When Thomas says "If Diesel has unfinished business..." his siderods stop moving.
 * For most of the movie, Clarabel was facing the wrong way and during the "Really Useful Engine" song, she was in front of Annie.
 * At the end of the film, the credits show Bertie and Harold under the voice cast for the trains.
 * All of the Sodor locomotives seem to be able to run without the need for drivers or firemen, yet Lady, a magical engine, can't.
 * When, Thomas, James, and Diesel 10 are at Tidmouth Sheds, a truck in a shed continuously disappears and reappears.
 * When Diesel 10 gets covered in coal, Henry was seen puffing backwards next to Gordon, however, in the next scene, Henry was near Splatter and Dodge.
 * Although human actors are used throughout the film, Bertie was shown with a model driver in his cab.
 * In the original Shining Time Station series, the station was red. But in this movie, the station was yellow.
 * Diesel 10 was smiling when he hangs from the viaduct.
 * When Diesel 10 says "Coming, puffball!" Thomas and Lady are smiling.
 * When Mr. Conductor says "The engines on Sodor had her very much in their thoughts," Percy appears to go down the same line Oliver did in Oliver's Find, so Percy shouldn't end up at Knapford.
 * Diesel 10's weight should've sunk the barge when he fell on it.
 * When Bertie says "How about a race, Thomas?", his eyes are wonky.
 * When Thomas leaves with the trucks of 'special coal', nobody couples them up to each other or him.
 * On the Canadian DVD, the footage featured on the main menu was mirrored.
 * Brakevans should've been added to Thomas and Percy's trains.
 * It would've been dangerous for the boat to go under the viaduct while collapsing.
 * When Diesel 10 destroys the shed, Gordon's face was loose.
 * On the UK and the US DVDs (and the US VHS), the subtitle lyrics for Really Useful Engine include the word "workshop" instead of "branch line". The US subtitles also say "Last Controller" instead of "Fat Controller" and "Hatt" was spelt with one "T".
 * After Diesel 10 passes by Thomas and Gordon, Thomas' eyes are wonky.
 * After pinchy hits Diesel 10, the support on top of the cab was missing.
 * When Diesel 10 chases Thomas and Lady, he was on a different track. When they come to the viaduct, they were all on the same track.
 * Sodor was spelt as "Sodar" on the back cover.
 * Thomas should've had his brakes applied while at Muffle Mountain's peak.
 * During the engines' conversation about Lady at Tidmouth Sheds, the bottom of Percy's smokebox was white in one shot, then green for the rest of that scene. For the rest of the movie, the bottom of his smokebox is black.
 * For the entire movie (aside from cab shots), Thomas' cab doors are missing.
 * Diesel 10 would be too heavy to be held up by one sleeper.
 * When Diesel 10 falls, he descends perpendicular to the barge, when he was on the barge, he was at the angle the barge was heading.
 * When Diesel 10 races into the smelter's yard, James' whistle was missing, and when he and Junior arrive at the grotto, James' whistle was in place.
 * When Thomas reads the really useful board, his eye movements shows that he was reading it backwards.

Awards and nominations

 * Nomination - YoungStar Awards - Best Young Actress/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy, 2000, to Mara Wilson.
 * Nomination - Young Artists Awards - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress, 2001, to Mara Wilson