Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

rayfaetroon58 I have bought this title as in my opinion, it should be place next to the original version.It is worthy of the title. The fact it has Jenny Agutter as the Mother. In 'real time, it's as if the daughter has grown along with the time difference of the film dates. You cannot beat the original, especially the finale where Roberta says "Daddy my Daddy" a line which still brings a lump to my throat when I see the film again.I would like to add that I have a DVD titled The Railway Grandchildren. A title that is not listed on the IMDb? Could IMDb confirm or deny my findings through this format?

MartinHafer Apparently, this film (also an episode of the American show "Masterpiece Theater") is from a novel very famous in the UK--though I doubt if that many folks in the States have heard of it. "The Railway Children" is a very sweet tale about three siblings who manage to keep up their spirits and do good when their family suddenly is reduced to poverty.When the film begins, this family lives in a nice home and has no apparent worries. However, soon their father disappears and their mother gives them little idea where the man went. But, she also tells them that now that he is gone, they cannot afford to live in their home and move to the countryside. For some time, they can barely afford to eat--and things get only worse when mother gets ill. So, the three kids manage to do amazingly well to keep the family together, save many lives and live happily ever after.This is a very nice family film which promotes many nice virtues--such as faith, kindness and a willingness to give even when you are nearly without. Very well produced and extremely well acted by the children. Well worth seeing.By the way, Jenny Agutter played in the 1970 version of this story (as a child) and here she plays the long-suffering mother.

whistlestop I just loved this film - even though I thought the first 1970 film was wonderful, this is better. All the actors are super, and I thought Gregor Fisher was great as Perks, a lovely warmth to him. The really inspired touch was in getting Jenny Agutter to play the mother role this time, and she does it superbly. I always chuckle over the lines given to Bobbie and herself; she warns Bobbie not to go onto the railway line, and Bobbie asks innocently "Didn't you ever walk on the rail tracks when you were a girl?" Tongue in cheek, a nice touch... The trains are gorgeous, scenery beautiful, but we don't see enough of the lovely Michael Kitchen. I've bought this one to watch again and again.

janatmsn I took this movie home to watch but it was not something I planned on. I read what it was about and decided to give it a try. I was very pleased and would recommend it to anyone who wants an uplifting story.The children were to be admired and the good they did was heartwarming.It's the type of movie everyone needs to see no matter how old.You just might learn something.Everything turned out right for them because they tried to make everything turn out right for everyone else.It is a story we should try to imitate in our everyday life. It was truly inspiring.I would like to see more of this woman's stories on DVD this one was so very good I am sure her others would be just as good.