Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

I think video reviews are purely subjective to the viewers (this one in particular applies to my 2-year-old son and myself) so everyone will have their own opinions whether or not the movie delivers proper messaging or morale or deemed educational. In my opinion movies are made purely for entertainment purposes, and I think that's what this Thomas movie accomplished. I don't expect a movie to necessarily teach my son anything, because that is my job as the parent! But it did what I expected it to do - entertain my 2-year-old for 50 straight minutes without a bother while mom gets her work done around the house! Interestingly enough, the TV series episodes can never keep my son grounded, he was always more interested in just the music videos and the theme song. But this movie kept his attention from even the previews (which I will admit, it is a bit annoying to have to skip through manually without the option to jump right to the main menu) all the way until about the last 15 minutes of the movie. I can replay this movie over and over throughout the day and the next day and he will literally sit there quietly on the couch and watch the thing! That's pretty impressive for my rambunctious toddler at this age!!The CG animation is beautifully done with lots of bright colors (which I think is part of the reason why it catches my son's attention), and the the main theme song is very catchy. The story line itself is pretty good even I find it entertaining. The movie does portray Bash, Dash and Ferdinand as annoying and seemingly unfriendly characters (at first) which isn't necessarily discouraging, because we all know there are tons of annoying little kids on the playground in real life. But those are simply personalities, and Thomas found a way to befriend them and visa versa especially when faced with a challenge that requires them to work together. I think the story does do a great job demonstrating teamwork and problem-solving - two critical real-life skill sets for kids to learn. I personally really didn't find anything that was offensive or any negative messaging as some other reviewers have said...but again that's just my own personal opinion.Bottom line is this was by far the best investment I ever made on entertainment for my son, and I just purchased "Hero of the Rails" and "Day of the Diesels" on Amazon. I'm hoping those 2 other movies will perform miracles like this one...I would be in heaven if he can sit still for 3 whole hours, it's every work-at-home mother's dream come true!

I bought for my classroom. Very entertaining for my age group students.

My son LOVES trains. He lives and breathes trains. That said, we used this video as a "reward" on his potty training sticker chart. We bought the Golden Book version first and he loved the story so much that I ordered the BR video that night and it arrived in 2 days. He flipped for the video and has watched it about 20 times. the quality of the video is amazing. We have other Thomas videos but none are BR and it looked great. Some of the characters are not my cup of tea, and I am not a fan of the way the engines sometimes dialogue w/each other (as with other Thomas videos and the TV show), but I knew I what I was buying. This is a kids movie and is a solid hour of entertainment for my son. We even put the regular DVD in the car and he never seems to tire of it. If your child likes Thomas, then I highly recommend it.

My son loved Thomas when he was little! This movie in particular so we bought it for his baby brother! He’s not a huge fan of Thomas like his older brother but the movie is still cute! I do have qualms about the story line of never listening lol but that sounds like kids in general!

OK good purchase

My 2.5 year old son loves EVERYTHING Thomas. When he'd watch his DVDs in the car and the Misty Island preview would play, he would get excited. So when this DVD arrived in the mail a big smile was plastered on his face! I immediately played the DVD and he was glued to the couch straight through. My wife and I were watching him and during the more suspenseful scenes we could see the emotion in our son's face. SUPER CUTE! He was just as worried for Thomas as was Sir Topham Hat.Great buy... and Amazon even refunded me $2.00 because the price went down prior to shipping. Thanks Amazon!

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My son was addicted to Thomas the Train. He had a speech delay and sensory issues, but Thomas the Train was his go to love to help calm him. He loved this movie.

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I found this a very good Thomas and Friends. Most enjoyable

If you enjoyed "Hero of the Rails" you will love this one. It follows a similar format only Thomas discovers a mysterious island this time. Our kids LOVE Thomas and love this movie. My son never cared for the older animation movies but he loves these computer generated ones. They have already watched it over and over and they also love the little "music videos" in the bonus features!

abbiamo scoperto Thomas and Friends poco prima di Natale e da allora Francesco (3 anni e mezzo) lo vede almeno una volta al giorno.Il DVD è in inglese e questo aiuta parecchio ad allenare l'orecchio British, lo consiglio, il narratore parla lentamente ed in modo chiaro e l'argomento "treni" è una calamita per i piccoli spettatori maschi.La storia è simpatica e c'è un contenuto speciale che racconta in modo semplice e chiaro come funziona una locomotiva a vapore!

The previous CGI Thomas film is probably my 4 year old son's favourite, so I was expecting him to enjoy this new one too.In fact both my son and my six year old daughter love it. There's a bit more excitement and action in this new film than in the previous one which is no bad thing.The little book of the story included in the case is a nice bonus as they both demand to hear it before going to bed after having seen the film.Otherwise the bonuses on the disc itself (the film weighs in at around an hour) are pretty skimpy:- a sing-along version of the main song (which gets my kids dancing like lunatics)- a 3 minute documentary similar to that on the first film (which the kids enjoy)- a 'game' which literally last about 30 seconds and is always the same. The pay-off is a bonus sing-along song which doesn't feature in the film (which gets my kids doing another lunatic dance routine)In any case, if your kids like the CGI Thomas TV series and the first film they will love this one. It's certainly the new 'best film ever' in my household.