Sinister
My two year old son is OBSESSED with all things Thomas. And he is terrified of this film. It's so sinister and creepy, and very dark. He hides under the chair in the corner, or he runs to his father or me and buries his face into our chests and cries when the diesel engines appear. And Percy is really sad in it a lot, which upsets him very much. He becomes devastated when Percy cries in the film. Percy is normally so upbeat, and he becomes a very depressed little engine. The music and mood is so dark and disturbing, and we really don't recommend it at all. It looses the innocence that is Thomas & His Friends.
Definitely Different
I must say I was incredibly surprised with the "intensity" of Day of the Diesels and it's slightly evil aura. However, I think it was a welcome change to the usual light-hearted Thomas and Friends episodes. I don't think very young children should watch it without an adult, especially if they are used to the nothing-bad-ever-happens-in-Sodor Thomas episodes. My 2-year-old son was slightly freaked out even though he watches movies about robots and likes scary stuff in general, but upon seeing the movie the second time he actually enjoyed it. He just needed to know that everything would be OK even with a fire and what-not. So all in all, I would recommend this movie if for no other reason than that it is a refreshing approach to the same old Thomas does something wrong, Sir Topham hat is very "cross", and Thomas proceeds to fix his misnomer. Happy watching!
"Evil" trains for train loving children? Terrible idea
My 3 yo son enjoys (or at least used to enjoy) his toy diesel trains too much to be subjected to this downer movie portraying diesel engines as deceptive, evil and even murderous - i.e. the fire. He walked away from the tv with a troubled look on his face saying, "no" asking me to turn it out. In general I have to say I am turned off by the repeated heavy personality conflicts between train engines in all the Thomas stories and videos. I'm not often left with a good feeling after reading the stories or seeing the videos. The toy trains are fun, we'll keep getting those. But I'd rather read my son watch more positive portrayals of friendship and loyalty. There are lots out there to choose from. Pocoyo and Little Bear just off the top of my head are smarter, wittier, better written, much more sweet and funny portrayals of friendships. Funny is key. I guess my biggest dislike of Thomas the Tank Engine stories is they're all almost completely humorless. Strangely so.
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