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Thomas & Friends - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: the Movie

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Thomas & Friends - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: the Movie

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Summary

Animated adventure featuring the voices of Eddie Redmayne and John Hurt. When plucky little engine Thomas unearths a pirate ship, he and his friends set off in search of lost treasure. But can they get to the loot before Sailor John?

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Ben Dowell

Fear not, Thomas the Tank Engine fans, there is nothing in this movie to rob you of the homespun charms of the well-loved character. That's because this finely judged production has just about enough feature-length pizzazz, without deviating too much from the original books by the Reverend W Awdry. The story starts with Thomas being rather naughty and annoying the Fat Controller with his insubordination. He is also a bit miffed about a keen new tank engine called Ryan (voiced by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne). Somehow Thomas ends up falling down a mine shaft and a pirate ship is discovered, leading to an adventure with a dastardly seafarer (voiced by John Hurt) and the recovery of some buried treasure. This never feels like a TV episode stretched out to over an hour - the animation is pretty much the same as you get in the TV show, but there are added dramatic set pieces and the narrative arc is well plotted. There's also a great song, Never Overlook a Little Engine. As if you would.

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6.5/10

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Cast

rolenameNarratorMark MoraghanThomasJohn HaslerEdward / Henry / Gordon / Percy / James / Glynn / Sir Topham Hatt / Gordon's Driver / James's Guard / Knapford Station speaker Keith WickhamMarionOlivia ColmanRyanEddie RedmayneAlfieNathan ClarkeSailor JohnJohn HurtSkiffJamie Campbell Bower

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Crew

rolenameDirectorDavid Stoten

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Theatrical distributor

National Amusements

Released on

2015-07-17

Languages

English

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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