Thomas & Friends - The Birthday Express [DVD]

My boy is Thomas Mad! He can continue to watch this time and time again and never get bored a must have to any Thomas fan

I saw that most (if not all) the reviews are not actually about this DVD. Most of them have been taken from other Thomas DVDs like Day of the Diesels, which seems rather odd.This DVD is not really worth the money, to be honest. It contains four episodes; two from Series 12 (where just the faces and the people are CGI) and two from Series 13 (which uses full CGI). This seems a little silly really because you might as well buy the Complete Series 12 and pre-order the upcoming Series 13 DVD where you will get the complete series for less than the price of this DVD!The episodes are (including a brief plot summary):1. Percy's Parcel (Series 13) - Percy has to deliver and accidentally ruins Dowager Hatt's birthday present.2. Double Trouble (Series 13) - Thomas accidentally picks up the Fat Controller's mischievous brother Sir Lowham Hatt instead of the Fat Controller himself.3. The Man in the Hills (Series 12) - Thomas tries to find the legendary man in the hills for Mr. Percival's birthday.4. The Party Surprise (Series 12) - Freddie tries to organise a party for Colin the Crane at the Wharf.In summary, the episodes are pretty decent. Percy's Parcel is okay, Double Trouble is one of the best episodes from the series, The Man in the Hills is a very good episode as is The Party Surprise. But my point is - why buy this when you can buy and pre-order the whole series. I'd just like to mention that this DVD does contain some extras - Mr. Perkins appears between the episodes, the Down at the Station feature teaches children about the drivers' job on a real railway and it also includes a song, "Roll Along" (previously available on the Lion of Sodor DVD).Here's the links to the complete series DVD. Thomas and Friends - Classic Collection - Series 12 [DVD] [2011 ] (out now, costs £3.99) Thomas & Friends - The Complete Series 13 [DVD ] (out Feburary 13th 2012, costs £7.99)Thanks for reading and I hope I've helped you to make a decision regarding this DVD!

Terrible!! 4 episodes, 2 of which are the very OLD thomas of yesteryear which looks ridiculous in comparison to the new colourful happy "thomas and friends".