The Cruel World Of Thomas And Friends in Cinemas

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[@Steamenginesunited3456]

The Great Discovery on the big screen goes so hard

[@Javda2008]

Just imagine hearing Thomas your the leader while in the theater, that would be a moment of a life time

[@Gondarth]

@@Javda2008 I don't care about the show anymore, but yeah, that must've been cool for the kids...

[@3021오승주]

I was there. Pretty much marked the end of my childhood with Thomas for me. I remember Stanley being one of the last characters I collected before returning years later

[@movieguy7325]

My favourite ❤❤❤❤❤

[@themexicanattacker1503]

Great memories I remember in the 1 few minutes of the film I was shaking with excitement. My teeth were jittering.

[@Nicecustomer]

As a Australian, I can confirm why we got all the Thomas movies before other countries. It’s because since we’re the front of the time zones we get movies early for example we got Deadpool and Wolverine two days before America

[@ABellEngine]

You had no idea how much I bursted out laughing when you were talking about the one kid who was crying when Diesel 10 appeared on screen.

[@studentoflordfetusiii1434]

I remember very vividly watching Splish Splash Splosh in theaters with my mom! They actually included the Mr. Perkins segments and honestly, I do believe they just ran with the DVD because it was an identical layout as the one I bought shortly after.

[@JamestheRedEngine-05]

2:44 I actually attended this event! We got there LITERALLY a few seconds before the movie began, so I don’t know what was shown before it, but I do remember that right before the movie started, they were showing some Thomas trivia. After the movie was finished there were the behind the scenes clips with the cast and, from what I remember, they were the same ones that were on the dvd (but don’t quote me on that cuz I could just be trippin’). We had the whole theater to ourselves and it is the only time I’ve ever seen Thomas on the big screen. Truly an experience I will never forget.

[@StationFilms12345]

7:50 imagine if the kid that you mentioned actually grew up and maybe even became a Thomas fan just to see this video telling him to STFU. That would have been rich 😂 Anyway great vid!

[@NitroIndigo]

I didn't realise most of the Thomas specials had limited premieres.

[@MattzWorkz]

7:52 bro the way you're describing this kid its LIKE he saw the fake teaser trailer for Day Of the diesels

[@FlatCapWhovian1865]

Would love to see Magic Railroad, Adventure Begins and Lost Treasure in cinemas one day :)

[@ScarfNJam]

I’ve watched blue mountain mystery, king of the railway, tale of the brave and legend of the lost treasure as a child, quite lucky, yes.

[@Laserraiser56]

I saw Thomas and friends Big world big adventures in my local cinema , golden village and I was really excited for it as seeing a Thomas film was one thing I always wanted to do when I was a kid

[@NolanTheTugboat]

I was at the showings for the Season 11 showings when I was a kid in 2007 at 3:54. It helped to reinvigorate my love for Thomas after growing dormant for the Cars movie instead. It was at the Simi Valley, California theater that I attended, and it was the Billy episode, the Whiff episode, and the episode “Cool Truckings.” There were also Bob the Builder episodes spliced in between the Thomas episodes, as well. EDIT: 13:10 My god, that is smart.

[@sonicfan2009_YT]

A little fun fact: Blue Mountain Mystery also got a theatrical release in the Philippines sometime in 2013. I unfortunately didn't attend the screening though.

[@BritishThomasGuy]

i feel like we’ve all had that one kid in the cinema who always cries, i had that when i saw coraline 3d earlier this year which was weird because i think it was 12+

[@Quinnifer]

I went to see Big World Big Adventures in cinemas when it released. I heard the soundtrack beforehand and had an idea of what songs were gonna be played and I was so hyped about Peter Andre voicing Ace.

[@ShunterStudios]

I actually remember watching JBS in the theatre When it came out! I don’t remember how many people were there, but i remember coming in and seeing Henry’s crash and seeing some people sitting at the front. I was also going to watch Bwba in the theatre with my old primary school friend but THANKFULLY I didn’t see it. Whenever the Marc Forster movie comes out you bet i’m going to watch it DAY ONE!

[@christianpark5155]

Yeah I hate to break it to you but we haven't received any updates regarding the marc forster movie for months (maybe even years at this point) and I'd be willing to bet quite a bit of my life savings that it'll never be released or even completed

[@DrowsyisC00l101]

"The kid who cried when Diesel 10 appeared on screen" Well I guess he did his job right.

[@westinbridges7321]

By "cruel" you mean by "wild af" because this is seriously a wild history topic.

[@thesudriana016]

Since BWBA got a low score on Rotten Tomatoes, I can imagine the folks on said site would be like "We forgive you Magic Railroad, please come back to us."

[@OTHEINDIGNITY-r9o]

When I was a little boy, my dad would usually put on blue Mountain mystery, day of the diesels, and king of the railway on Netflix in US, and my grandma put on Misty Island rescue on DVD in US while growing up as a kid, and my dad's favorite Thomas flim was hero of the rails and my favorite Thomas film is journey beyond Sodor

[@jr_estudio]

here in brazil, some of the brenner era movies were released in comemorative events in shoppings's cinemas. there is a footage on the official brazilinan ttte channel of the king of the railway release, and some famous brazillian people (like singers and actors) are there to see the film. idk if it was some kind of thomas anniversary, or just an cool way to advertise the film, but that still pretty cool. but to be honest i also dont know how many movies were released in cinemas, the only one that i can confirm that was never released was the adventure begins, because this movie was never dubbed or distribued. another fun fact: ttte just was dubbed in brazilian portuguese in the year 2000, starting by the first season, and a strange gap beetwen season 5 and 8. for some reason, the seasons 6 nad 7 were never dubbed, and the first 5 seasons received just a few vhs and dvd releases, the series almost became lost media! and the tatmr was just released one year after the series stared its dubbing.

[@SecurityBreachShowFan98]

fun fact, the DVD Thomas and the runaway kite released in theaters in the US on January 9th 2010

[@thecartoonmanist956]

2:28 "Does my f***ing TV... look like it suits that damn aspect ratiAHHHH-" XD

[@spinballpac-man]

The only thing Thomas related I watched in the cinema was TGR. The only things that I can note was that there were some Fireman Sam shorts meant to teach health & safety at the beginning and the movie itself was slowed down a tad. You can tell by the pitch being lower than on DVD or digital

[@LoicPoupon1]

I remember watching the great race in cinemas the film was mid but the experience was peak

[@CallumIsEpic]

Lost Treasure has a special place in my heart as it's the only movie I ever saw in theatres, I'm not sure if there was any other movies in theatres in Ireland, maybe Beyond Sodor though I never saw it in theatres.

[@exeggutivejudge3747]

By "only movie", do you mean only Thomas movie or only movie in general?

[@CallumIsEpic]

@exeggutivejudge3747 only Thomas movie I saw in theatres

[@fanofeverything30465]

I don't think they were

[@petersans9878]

According to my calculations, SLOTLT got 80% on rotten tomatoes and BWBA got 20% 🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@kevin-2.1]

Which just proves that SLOTLT is way better than BWBA.

[@levidarling5107]

Honestly, 80% sounds really good. a B score!

[@petersans9878]

@@kevin-2.1 My point exact.

[@captainbaxter723]

That's still 1% higher than Magic Railroad

[@petersans9878]

@ 💀

[@BigLightning4360]

I never had a chance to catch the re-release of 'Thomas and the Magic Railroad' for its 20th anniversary, as it never showed up at a theater near me due to the coronavirus pandemic back in 2020.

[@kennybesore2005]

I actually went to see Thomas And The Magic Railroad when it was released in theaters on its 20th anniversary. Only me, my dad, and one other random guy was there. It was worth it..

[@RèLL2470]

As far as I know , In the US we only got dvd releases for Calling All Engines to Journey Beyond. The only Theatrical Thomas movie in the US was Magic Railroad but, that came out five months before I was born (just turned 24 about two weeks ago)

[@hiattgrey9161]

As an American, Thomas and the Magic Railroad was the very first movie I ever saw in theaters when I was a wee lad back in 2000. Then I saw it in theaters again for its 20th anniversary via Fathom Events and I was literally the only person in the theater. It was worth it.

[@Thomasfan2614]

here in bangor wales they showed thomas and the magic railroad last year for like 2 weeks strait because nothing was on i went to 8 screenings of this and loved every moment of it

[@JosinDroplet]

4:57 I believe your mother is referring to the US Narration, whom it was Pierce Brosnan that narrated The Great Discovery. I would know since I own the DVD from all those years ago.

[@jensonstraintime8772]

No Brosnan narrated the movie for both dubs

[@JosinDroplet]

@@jensonstraintime8772 oh really? I must've misremembered somehow, I thought someone else dubbed the UK one-

[@InactivePannier]

i have never seen a single Thomas movie in a theater. only DVD maybe that could all change for the 80th Anniversary

[@prestonproductions7730]

Same

[@WWE_trainsandmore]

I would love it if they put TATMR in theaters in Canada for the 80th anniversary/ 25th anniversary of the movie itself because I wasn't alive until 8 years after the movie came out

[@joshuaW5621]

I remember seeing Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure and Big World Big Adventures being released in cinemas over here in Ireland.

[@jacobjcb8883]

Me too

[@joeysthilaire8876]

One of my earliest memories is watching TATMR in cinema (approx age 4). It was a great experience seeing Thomas on the big screen until diesel 10 came out… I remember being so scared that I ran out of the screening room crying my eyes out and till this day my dad will never let me forgot it😂

[@Duckthechad08]

I just wanna say that the great race was released in Italy too, I know that cause I actually went to see it when it came out

[@asodorlife]

Yeah... I remember seeing TGR in cinemas during my 2016 summer vacation in Hong Kong. Neat video, never seen anyone touch on this subject.

[@BriceInkling138]

If there's one thing to think about "Calling All Engines!", it's that with this movie, it feels more like a TV-movie/extended episode than what it calls itself a "movie". The movie would be trimmed into a 45 minute extended episode (if you take out the learning segments) or a 30-31-ish minute episode (if you take out all of the songs from the main feature). Given that Seasons 8-11 used a camera that can go to 50FPS/60FPS (24fps if deinterlaced), it is quite TV-budget like compared to Seasons 1-7 or even Season 12 where the camera quality is 24fps.

[@spiderfan2003]

Great video, I've never seen the series on the big screen, though I'd kill to see lost treasure in theaters.

[@dennisthesuperengine7047]

I never watched a Thomas movie on the big screen, but I hope the new marc forster movie comes out and didn't get cancelled

[@Razer_-fe9mo]

I saw Tale Of The Brave and Legend Of The Lost Treasure in the cinema! I think I also saw King Of The Railway but can't remember clearly.

[@anonymousthomasfan1111]

I remember skiving school so I could see Lost Treasure in the cinema the day it came out. It was amazing

[@sage_sannin7802]

As someone who grew up and still lives in the states I can tell you that I’ve never once seen a Thomas movie in a single theater. Mind you I live in California but no LA, I live in the bay area so basically northern Cali. I’ve never seen theaters near me ever show it in theaters which is pretty confusing for me but oh well.

[@JamestheRedEngine-05]

Amazing video! So many cool facts about Thomas movies that I never knew before! And also, I have a bit more info about Thomas at the theater. So I’m American, and as far as I know, Thomas movies never premiered in theaters here. They were always aired on TV and release on DVD. Now, I wasn’t into Thomas until around 2014, so any movies that premiered from that year onward that we have little to no information about them being in U.S theaters, they most likely weren’t shown over here at all. And All Engines Go movies were also shown in theaters. The original dub of Race for the Sodor cup (where the new characters and Sir Topham Hatt had the same actors in both dubs) premiered in U.K theaters in 2021. Idk if this was the first time it was shown to the public, but it was one of the first. And The Mystery of Lookout Mountain has probably the most interesting theater history of all Thomas movies, here’s how it went down: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain premiered for the first time on Treehouse in Canada sometime around the end of 2022. It did not go anywhere else until 2023. Around February 2023, Fathom Events announced that they were going to be showing The Mystery of Lookout Mountain in select U.S theaters on March 4th and 5th. They even made a special poster for it. I scoured the internet for tickets, until I finally found a showing in a mall in Michigan. It was about an hour drive, but we did it. We got there and… this is about how it went… “Hi! We’re here to see the Thomas movie” “Oh the Thomas the Train movie..” “Oh no..” “Yeah.. the projector for that movie broke..” I was so upset… A few days later, it was revealed that that was NOT what happened. What actually happened was that Fathom Events CANCELLED ALL SHOWINGS LAST MINUTE. Bruno’s U.S voice actor apparently even recorded a special opening for the movie, thanking everyone for coming, and apparently, he was really upset after the showings got cancelled… So basically, this movie was SO CLOSE to being in theaters that you could even buy tickets for it… only for it to be cancelled in the 11th hour… What’s even weirder is that it was ONLY planned for a U.S theater release, at least as far as we know. The Christmas Letter Express, which only came out a few weeks ago, was not shown in theaters and was never planned to as far as we know.

[@lemenationantics]

Bro when I was little and I watched the great discovery I loved it so much and wished that cinemas AND YOUR YELLING ME THAT THAT MOVIE WAS IN CINEMAS!?!!?!!

[@aussiemateking]

Bro always succeeds at making great videos for us.

[@JustEm22]

Some of my fondest childhood memories were seeing some of the CGI Thomas films in Cinemas. Man what I wouldn't give to go back to those times...

[@hollyclarkesfm]

I did grow up with the movie, but u can tell there have been many factors that some don’t like and some of the others do like. I still have the VHS tape and I plan on hopefully getting the dvd soon. But, overall the films so far have been on and off in my eyes. I will say could u maybe do Edward’s voices ranked or Toby’s voices ranked? I also love The Great Discovery :)

[@Aspecialfan-rp5py]

I can confirm that the great race, journey beyond Soder and bwaw we’re not released in US theaters because I remember at the time going to theaters and there was NOOOO Thomas things there so yeah it didn’t.

[@Trainman04-n1y]

I remember watching Thomas and the Runaway Kite and Hero of the Rails in the movie theaters as a kid.

[@NicholasPayne01]

Awsome video! I saw King Of The Railway at the Vue cinema in Cambridge (my first time at that particular cinema) one Saturday last August. It was a good time.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

There was one world war 2 movie by Shane Acker director of 9, but was scrapped when Mattel purchased Thomas in 2012 and then we only heard of the announcement of Marc Forster directing a new Thomas movie back in 2020

[@Bento_AUS_3059]

Man I would love so badly to be able to see Tale of the Brave and Lost Treasure in cinemas. That hasn't happened in Australia since I returned to the world of Thomas in 2022, at least from what I've observed.

[@thecaledoniansleeper2648]

The Thomas Movies started out rough with Magic Railroad, but then later it continued in fluctuating quality. Some good like Blue Mountain Mystery, Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure or The Great Discovery. Some in between like Calling All Engines or Journey Beyond Sodor. And some pretty bad like Day of the Diesels or Misty Island Rescue. Then it ended on a pretty rough note with BWBA.

[@ASmithsFunEntertainment]

I would absolutely love to see the Thomas movies if they show in cinemas in my area!

[@blueraccoon1088]

As a transformers and Thomas fan HO LY SCRAP! WELCOME TO THE CLUB BROTHER

[@prestonproductions7730]

The Marc Forster film is coming but hopefully it’s amazing, now I want to go to Showcase. So what months do they release Thomas movies?

[@jensonstraintime8772]

They’re showing the adventure begins in January and February 2025

[@dougsfilmtv9810]

That was an interesting video! It was very interesting to learn about Thomas' history with the theaters and since we are so close to the 80th Anniversary year, we might get a re-release of all of the movies, and we might get an 80th Anniversary movie.

[@CoralCoasters]

American here, i've been a fan all my life and havn't heard of theatorical releases for thomas movies, so they most likley didn't drop any movies in theaters.

[@JeremyOrangeHedgehog]

i remember seeing advertisements in the thomas section in a toy store for journey beyond sodor being screened in indonesian theaters

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

American Thomas child here… I always wondered why every Thomas the Tank Engine movie after Magic Railroad never got a limited run in Theaters in the US, especially when Thomas & Friends was still huge in the US and was WAY huge in Japan as well. I wonder if Japan allowed T&F movies to get released in theaters. Boy was I wrong.

[@RobTheGreenEngine]

Two day cinema viewings have been the norm in my experience but it's far better than nothing. Wasn't quite quick enough to get tickets for TGD but thoroughly enjoyed HOTR, a front row centre seat for JBS and despite only one other person being in the theatre, had a decent time seeing BWBA.

[@ryanclaydon4864]

Blue Mountain Mystery is actually the first movie I ever went to the cinema to watch.

[@Bigsniffmilk69]

8:59 the premier for tale of the brave released in my country of Australia on my birthday

[@ThomasFan-fu9xd]

I’ve actually Seen Thomas in the Magic Railroad’s rerelease at the Movies back in 2020, it was the best experience ever. Thomas & The Magic Railroad is one of my All Time Favorite Thomas Movies!

[@AdeenProductions10]

I’ve been waiting for dis to drop 🙏

[@pugtrainmaster5326]

I remember watching JBS on the day after my Bday I was playing with my new Bachmann Thomas set and pulled up youtube and found the movie it was a cool and slightly weird day finding it before getting the Dvd

[@lucthunderbro8209]

I remember watching Tale of the Brave being the first movie I ever watched in cinema

[@TotoDG]

As an Australian who was in the swing of their Thomas fandom up when a lot of these screenings were happening, I'm surprised I didn't know about them while they were happening (or maybe, as with any major international fixture, they completely skipped over Adelaide 🤣). If I had to guess _why_ Australia got some of the early releases, it could be due to the show's popularity down here as compared to the UK and US; while I don't have any exact demographical figures, quite a few of the fandom's biggest contributors do indeed hail from Down Under (like Wildnorwester, NWR1991, DieselD199, Victor Tanzig, and of course, Leokimvideo), and a lot of my classmates, even non-railfans, mentioned the show being a staple of their childhood.

[@Breakfast_thom]

10:47 I fell I remember seeing tgr In a U.S theater but it was so long ago I can’t remember what theater it was

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

Sean, you just gave me the best idea for the anniversary next year. Why don't......Mattel re-release ALL THE THOMAS MOVIES...for the anniversary next year? THAT...WOULD BE..A PERFECT GIFT WAY CELEBRATE THE 80-YEAR LEGACY THAT THIS FRANCHISE HAS HAD! 😮😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@ALLPROS_real]

Thomas and the lost treasure recently had a rerelease in the US November 25 2024 it will be our theaters after today

[@Silverlink385]

really?

[@ALLPROS_real]

@ yes

[@clairehoskin7632]

Been waiting for you to do video on this,very interesting.

[@Percyfan99]

I remember going to see King of the railway and the great race in cinemas good times😊

[@EV0X-byteVA]

10:18 idk maybe but it did found its way to indonesia around august i know this because i went to the 2nd screening of it and then bought a trackmaster2 ryan out of it sadly i sold my ryan but it was a great time

[@Taylor-px8gi]

I'm a huge fan I have been watching since the dvd collection Ur my idol

[@janmaziarz5810]

I have seen every single Thomas movie but none in a cinema

[@KDapple]

Misty Island Rescue was the only Thomas movie I watched in theaters. It came out when I was 7 and I don’t know why I wanted to see this particular movie theaters instead of waiting for it to come out on dvd. I guess because I had wanted to see Hero of the Rails in theaters but never got to so I wanted to make up for it? Or maybe I found the premise and concept THAT interesting I don’t know. Anyways, I don’t remember too much of that experience. My dad brought me and my little cousin despite her not being interested in Thomas like I was, and that’s pretty much all I remember. I honestly don’t think I would’ve remembered the theater location if not for the fact that it was on the route to the cemetery where my uncle and mom were buried. In fact, my uncle died the December of that year.

[@Biggestcartoonfanever]

4:13 Okay, the episodes shown were: Don't Be Silly, Billy Thomas and the Runaway Car Emily and the Garbage Thomas Sets Sail Smoke and Mirrors

[@comicbookguygamecat]

Pretty great video but wow i didn't know that that Thomas limited specials had a cinema release.

[@Insanefilmsproductions]

Another great video shaun

[@BongoGary]

I remember seeing Lost Treasure very clearly in 2015. It is still one of my favourite cinema experiences, even if we were 5 minutes late. I also saw Bwba in cinemas... yeah, at the time, I thought it was strange, but I liked some parts of it, but I can't really say the same now, though

[@BrimmySP]

diesel 10: *breathes* toddlers: 😭😭😭

[@Creeperkid735]

Man, why'd i have to get so unlucky with where i was born bro 😭 I didn't get to see any of these in theaters because i don't think any theaters around me actually aired these

[@leonkfox3606]

I saw Lost Treasure through to Journey Beyond Sodor on cinema screens. Only Lost Treasure really felt suited for it, but I’m sad I never got to see Adventure Begins in a cinema.

[@Marioandsonickidboy457]

i remember seeing king of the railway and journey beyond sodor in event cinemas fun fact

[@spiritwingpegasus3209]

You know, I wouldn't mind going and seeing Thomas and the Magic Railroad on the big screen, too. I never did. In fact, I was completely unaware that happened, being younger at the time. So, yeah.

[@Gondarth]

For me, when it comes to the best cinema experience, it comes down to two things: Seeing the Back To The Future trilogy in 2015, and watching Dukes of Hazzard in a completely empty Portuguese theatre in 2005. Sure the movie sucks, but having a giant movie screen all to yourself? That's a great feeling!! Oh right, we're talking Tommy the Train here... All I got is seeing Magic Railroad on my mum's birthday in 2000. She hated the show before I badgered her to let me see it on opening day. You can imagine her feelings afterwards 🤣

[@kyeoconnorred1423]

I really wish they show these Thomas movies in Australia

[@jensonstraintime8772]

You know Sean, the adventure begins is showing in January and February 2025

[@youssefhussein1615]

Thomas and friends has been a part of my childhood for as long as I can remember, and since I was born in the same year as the actual first/movie episode of season 9 which was "Calling all engines" and the rest of season 9 which was 2005, except I was born two months before both things came which was July 1st, "The Great Discovery" which is infact supposed to be the actual last episode of season 11 and which I really wish until now would be what I just said, that was my first introduction to Thomas and friends when I was very young, and there's a lot of changes I wish for every movie, episode, and season of Thomas and friends, such the way how more characters started showing that they would have lamps and lights which they got to show in seasons 19-24, how I wish they would show in the episodes of seasons 19-24 with a good ending and not bad ones and with showing Sir Topham Hatt suffering, having seasons 17-24 with Diesel's voice being played by the narrator Michael Brandon, and a lot of other things like that which I wish changes for until now at 19-years-old.

[@Sonic24prime]

I got BWBA in the US trough a Nick JR

[@SonicAndTheSquad]

When I watched your video on ranking the narrators of Thomas I was expected to have Rinco Starr at number two because you haven’t heard about ringos narration in shining time station

[@archies95]

The cinemas are so peak!

[@Jam-Jar1]

I've watched majority of the Thomas movies in cinemas. Lucky me.

[@nickjasperse9903]

If i remember correctly some Italy episodes of big world big adventure’s got in the Netherlands a cinema release as a movie

[@charliesawesomeworldofadve8024]

Extra information Race for the Sodor cup was released in U.K. cinemas on 17th September 2021 King of the railway got a rerelease in Vue cinemas from 18th August to 7th September 2023

[@christopherbellamy639]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is the only Thomas film I have seen in theatre's. The other Thomas films I've seen on the TV or KZbin.