The Railway Children
Dir: Lionel Jeffries
1970
****
A classic British Children's story brought to life in this 1970's adaptation, which itself has become a bit of a classic in its own right. To be honest I was unfamiliar with the story until I saw a brilliant theatre production of this on what was the unused Eurostar platform in London's Waterloo station back in 2010. Now, I liked it but the story is a little dated, it's definitely posh kids literature and when you break down the story and writing it is a little insulting at times - I guess it's just a little old-fashioned but it's totally forgivable. There are some wonderful ideas in the story and as corny as it might be, it's full of tear-jerking moments and is quite famous for it. It's not usually my kind of thing but I'd be lying if I said I didn't really enjoy it. Also, it is directed by the much loved and sadly missed Lionel Jeffries and stars another British legend, the lovely Bernard Gribbins. It's impossible not to love.