OHBelle
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disneygrandma --
I think that Northpole will be really great for kids. It seems like one of those movies that I would expect to see on ABC or ABC Family. It almost didn't seem Hallmark-esque to me. It was cute -- not a favorite of mine at all, but cute. I liked the pretty, sparkly scenes around the town, and the snowflake and all of that.
I watched A Cookie Cutter Christmas and was not too impressed, though it seemed like the sort of movie I would/should normally like. So I tried to give it a second chance and watch it again -- thinking that I would be more impressed on the second try -- and I felt the same way.I don't know why it's not working for me, but it falls flat somewhere along the line. It could be the actors -- some actors fit better into Hallmark's stories than others, and some actors have more chemistry with each other than others -- but it fell flat for me, compared to some of their movies that I really enjoy! I loved a lot of movies from the 2013 crop of new ones, and, so far, I am not having the same luck with this year's movies, for the most part -- but there are still 9 more new ones coming up, including Angels and Ornaments tonight, so I have hope!
I watched Northpole last night. Cute movie. I enjoyed the scenery. If I had little ones, I would definitely watch it with them. I see they will be doing a second one next year.
I watched A Cookie Cutter Christmas a second time. While I enjoyed the first viewing of it, it did not hold up well in a second viewing for me. There are some movies I can watch multiple times and I thought this would be one. It is not.
Since my husband is out of town again this week, I think Angels and Ornaments will be on the agenda for later today. It looks like my type of movie, so I have high hopes for it.
Jamie -- Don't miss recording The Christmas Ornament, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Let it Snow and A Very Merry Mix-Up, all of which are airing over the course of the next few days. They are 100 times better than some of the this year's new ones!
Have a great trip!![]()
I agree with Sherry- those titles are better than the majority of the new ones so far this year!
Have a wonderful trip!!!
So, my current rankings of the 2014 Hallmark movies (and there are still 8 more new ones coming up through December 14th) are:
1. Nine Lives of Christmas;
2. Angels and Ornaments (this would have tied with Nine Lives for the #1 spot if it didn't have the slower moments in it);
3. A Cookie Cutter Christmas (A fairly distant 3rd place position, I should add -- it wasn't anywhere near as good -- for me and my tastes -- as the first 2 on the list, and it could have been a lot better);
4. One Starry Christmas (with different actors it could have been better -- and this one only gets a very slight edge over Northpole); and
5. Northpole (I neither loved nor hated this movie, but it was pretty to look at in certain spots and I think that a lot of other people might love it -- it was hyped and promoted too much and that annoyed me, but I think it would be a good family film... It seemed more like an ABC movie than a Hallmark movie to me).
I will give my rankings after I see Angels and Ornaments later today.
