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Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - Hooray for Thomas | 
| Actors: Michael Angelis, Michael Brandon, Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  14 reviews
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 67 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D12932D
UPC: 013131293296
EAN: 0013131293296
Release Date: January 25, 2005
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Condition: Excellent
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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 07/29/2008 Run time: 35 minutes Rating: Nr
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Review: Hooray for Thomas (DVD) July 31, 2008
H Plasma
My son loves it. Thomas stories are delightful classics. Ageless, timeless, and always enjoyable.
 Brandon's narration prevents 4 stars January 12, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This DVD would have been so much more enjoyable had there been another narrator apart from Michael Brandon. His voices are what really let him down this time around. Not only is he totally inconsistent with them, but he chooses unsuitable voices for nearly all the characters. Rusty sounds like a raving madman, Rheneas sounds stuffed up, and Edward and Skarloey's voices are too high-pitched. And he also tries a bit too hard with the minor characters, giving them voices that are completely weird and wacky (if you listen to his voice for Rheneas's driver, you'll see what I mean). Brandon also sounds really amateur; there are numerous scenes in "Edward's Brass Band" where his narration is out of sync with the on-screen action, and at one point in "Rheneas and the Roller Coaster" he rushes through his narration to try and keep up with what's happening on screen.
The music on this DVD is also somewhat half-hearted (the original music worked so well, why couldn't they have stayed with it?). However, the music video at the end ("The Red Balloon" is truly beautiful...the last moments always bring a tear to my eye. At least they included something from the original composers on here!
The episodes on this DVD are all well-written and fairly original (I especially like "Edward's Brass Band"), so it is a great pity that they are spoiled by Brandon's shoddy narration and below-average music. Young children might like it, but this shouldn't be on your "must-have DVDs" list.
Speaking of cutting... December 21, 2005
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Well, I'll be happy to buy myself a second computer if I have 50 pounds or something like that... I will be putting games on there and do some tpying.
Well, looks like Thomas is back with more action! Michael Brandon does the narrator... (well, I wish I could speak like Michael Brandon; if I speak like him, they wouldn't understand. It's like shouting, but it's not!) I need your help to do this review, if you please!
There's a reason: you must insert this DVD-ROM inside the computer, and you choose Region 1. After that, it will be fixed to Region 2 only!
Thank you for your help!
 Narrator is hard to follow July 15, 2005
broomhandle (Sacramento, CA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
my 1 year old loves the Ringo Narrations, he will not watch this one with this Narrator. The Narrator is all over the place, and his voices are dumb. I cant even watch it because it makes me go insane. I love the Ringo ones and so does my 1 year old. This DVD is going right up on Ebay.
Well worth a few bucks April 23, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This DVD contains six episodes from Series 7 of Thomas and Friends. However, the music in them has been redone by the current composer, probably because the old composers took the rights to their music with them when they left. I much prefer the original music, but this new music isn't too bad.
Michael Brandon narrates this DVD, and he narrates it rather well. However, once again he is rather here and there when it comes to voice consistency; and some of his character voices are a bit iffy (Bertie has a Cockney accent that gives Dick Van Dyke's a run for its money when it comes to poor quality; Rusty sounds like a thug; Rheneas sounds like he has a cold; Skarloey sounds a tad too young for an engine his age; Rheneas's driver sounds like a robot; and Peter Sam's driver sounds like he's falling asleep). His emotions and enthusiasm can't be faulted, but I do wish he would choose his voice for each character and stick with it.
As for the episodes themselves..."Hooray for Thomas" and "Edward's Brass Band" are really good. "The Refreshment Lady's Stand," "The Grand Opening" and "Best Dressed Engine" aren't too bad either. "Rheneas and the Roller Coaster" is the poorest episode on the DVD...completely unrealistic and poorly directed.
All in all this is a good way to spend a few dollars.
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