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Dueling Critics
starstarstar Nancy Churnin - Dallas Morning News
starstarstar Loren King - Boston Globe
starstarstar Margaret McGurk - Cincinnati Enquirer
starstar John Hartl - Seattle Times
starstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstar Elvis Mitchell - NY Times
starstar Wesley Morris - SF Examiner
starstar Tara Dillulo - @N-Zone
starstar Mike Clark - USA Today
starstar Mark Burger - Winston-Salem Journal
star Tom Keogh - Film.com
star Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
star Rob Blackwelder - SPLICED Online
Rita Kempley - Washington Post
Lou Lumenick - NY Post

“[R]etain[s] the unhurried charm of the original [TV series] with a colorful blend of live action, digital effects, model animation and the exquisite background of the Isle of Man”

- Nancy Churnin

“[T]his train-wreck of a 'family' movie is skin-crawlingly awful as soon as it leaves the station”

- Lou Lumenick

Thomas and the Magic Railroad
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Alec Baldwin plays a magical conductor who must save a few friendly trains from a bullying train, as well as help Peter Fonda find fuel for his special choo-choo. Mara Wilson, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Michael Rodgers, Cody McMains; voice of John Bellis. Director: Britt Allcroft (2000, G)
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