| Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails |  | Artist: Thomas & Friends
Studio: Lionsgate
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,775
Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: HITD180704D
UPC: 884487104136
EAN: 0884487104136
ASIN: B002E9HML0
Release Date: September 8, 2009
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Product Description
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
Amazon.com
See Thomas & Friends™ like never before in this new action-packed movie. Follow Thomas as he discovers Hiro, an abandoned engine from a faraway land. Fearing that Hiro will be scrapped, Thomas enlists the help of many friends, but mishaps, mistakes and one boastful engine could foil their rescue plans. Watch and find out if they can work together to help their new friend in the most heroic movie of the year!
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 36
 A wonderful connection with kids! July 2, 2010
Lorinda S. Baldwin (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thomas is everywhere! We live and breathe him in our home. My 5 year old grandson, who is mildly autistic, finds great comfort in the characters of Thomas and his friends and we have endless conversations about the stories on DVD. Hero of the Rails is a particularly good moral tale about doing good things and including the old and forgotten. Among our many books and movies, this one is right at the top.
Modern, childlike take on Island of Doctor Moreau June 3, 2010
M. Elliott (Nashville, TN)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Set on a secluded island in unknown waters, a mysterious man known only as "Top'em Hat" has created a macabre genetic experiment on a massive scale. Fusing the DNA of humans with machines, he has created living monstrosities that posses childlike qualities and force them into endless labor, used as tools in constructing Top'em Hat's utopic vision of a civilization based on illusion and industry.
Son loved it! May 13, 2010
Aquarius
I agree with all the 4 and 5 star reveiws here. Our son loves it. The CGI makes for much better facial expressions, of course. I'm not sure if for 2 to 5 year old kids, this really matters though. Our 5yo son called me the first time he watched this movie to come watch it with him. He wanted to show me how Thomas was "speaking". So it certainly got his attention, and he was exited about it. But he still also enjoy his other Thomas dvd (without CGI). He has Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! and I hear/read ......Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery is great too. But lately he's a lot in the pirate theme, so he's watching Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Islanda lot.
Best Thomas Movie Ever! April 25, 2010
David Stockett (APO, AE, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought Hero of the Rails for my 2-year old. He is an absolute Thomas fanatic!
This movie does not dissappoint. Initially, I was not a fan of the CGI. After watching what seemed like endless hours of Thomas minatures and voiced-over character dolls in the older shows, it seemed that was the only proper way to watch Thomas. The CGI would simply cause "confusion and delay".
Was I wrong! CGI breathes new life into this series. The characters have lost that "homey" feel of the minatures, but this is more than made up for by the quality of the graphics. The scenes flow very well, and I must admit, they hold your attention better than "The Great Discovery".
The storyline is very believable: a broken-down and forgotten engine is made new again. This seems to be a recurring theme in many Thomas episodes: Something old is made new. Or, something old is worth keeping around, e.g., steam engines in the age of diesel.
The characters are great! Some of the voices are bit overboard, such as Gordon's "High & Mighty", and Henry's whine. Spencer's voice is perfect, as are Hiro's and Emily's. Personally, I don't care for Thomas's voice. It seems a bit too youngish, but considering who this DVD is aimed at, it works for kids. As was mentioned in an earlier post, Victor and Kevin are a match made in Heaven: the seasoned veteran and the new kid in the shop. Perfect!
Without getting too specific and spoiling the movie for all, I will just say this movie is great for kids and adults. I have even snuck it into the DVD player when no one was around...
Buy it. You won't regret it!
Great movie!!! March 11, 2010
Ferdinand Rdriguez (Woodbridge, VA)
Eexcellent story!!! My son love it!!! In the begining he was surprise to see the mouths of the charaters moves. However, it was only momentally. I like the story and found that it does not have many negative or offensive words like some of the other Thomas stories (we play the movie in Spanish at my house because is our first language).
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