Great Kid Flic
E. M. Ochs | Oregon, USA | 03/12/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Saw this in a theater in Portland. It's an Indie film with limited release, so this may be the only way for many people to see it. The kids are great, and this is a great kid film. Exciting, and just scarey enough to pay off at the end."
Clunky but entertaining.
C. Sallia | Dundee, OR USA | 01/07/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This movie was shot here in the Northwest by a Northwest director. The model railroad scenes were shot at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club with which I am very familiar. So I had to get a copy when I learned about it. One of the members of my own model railroad club (Catlin Gabel Model Railroad Club) watched it and did not really care for it, however, I viewed it a few days later and enjoyed it.
It was a bit clunky and some of the acting was not star quality, but the story was entertaining and watching the trains running here locally was fun. I especially enjoyed the camera work done at the model railroad. It showed off the club layout very well. I am quite familiar with this layout which is over 4,200 square feet and was interested in how they would portray it in what I presume was to be a smaller space. They did a fine job.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys railroading, either the 1:1 prototype or the models. Kids will especially like it because kids are the lead characters.
The seller shipped right away and I had no problems with the video."