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2012-05-23 08:54:21

the Christmas WIsh

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) Loved this movie. It came in time for my party sleep over. Fast transaction, fun doing business with you. Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Year

2012-05-22 18:04:50

Please Make Available in NEW DVD!!!!

This is a wonderful movie, a real classic. Hopefully they will release this DVD format -- NEW and at a reasonable price!

2012-05-20 22:50:48

A Christmas Show that's not overacted.

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) I saw this last year as a partial program. I looked for it in stores and on the web. It was hard to find. I foud it this year and obtained it. It's not as mopey as a lot of this type program is. Good cast and the plot kept me guessing to the end. I enjoyed it. I've watched it a couple times now, and it will be a Christmas staple for me. It's a made for TV program that's better than a lot of the progams that are shown over and over again. So far this year no cable station around here has run it. It costs a little more than most, but I think it's worth it.The Christmas Wish

2012-05-20 09:55:53

It is great!

This is one of my very favorite Christmas movies! I even watch it during the year as it is such a sweet story. I highly recommend buying it!

2012-05-11 01:55:27

Wonderful, Wonderful

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) The seller was perfect and quick delivery and this movie is wonderful. I love Debbie Reynolds and she is great here. The story unfolds with a great surprise Christmas Gift and of course is predicatably happy.

2012-05-10 20:32:23

Somewhat slow

The problem any new movie faces is getting the audience to care about the characters immediately. Otherwise, the movie can get pretty slow. Unfortunately, The Christmas Wish, otherwise a charming movie, suffers from this problem. It begins very quickly with a mysterious mention of a woman in the journal of the lead character's recently deceased grandfather. However, it takes a while to really feel for the characters until deep into the movie. Too often, I wondered why I should care about them or the investigation into the mysterious woman's background. Fortunately, once you give it a chance, The Christmas Wish has some charming, Jimmy Stewart-type moments that really do make you think about Christmas values. Sometimes it becomes a bit unrealistic (can anybody be quite so good and wholesome as the grandfather is portrayed?), but it is touching nonetheless. The mystery is pretty intriguing - and I doubt anybody would guess correctly just who that woman is. Just a note - in a discussion of dinosaurs, one of the characters refers to "Brontosaurus," even though that name went out the window and paleontologists now use "Apatosaurus." That mistake was disappointing...

2012-05-10 03:35:07

Great holiday story

I have watched this movie for years when it airs around Christmas time. It's a wonderful story. It's well acted. And I don't want to depend on it being aired on TV. It has become one of my favorite holiday movies that I enjoy with classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Scrooge" and "Babes in Toyland".

anonymous 2012-05-09 20:46:30

did the grandfather have a secret?

The story line was good, but the pace much too slow. It was good to seeDoogie again, but the rest of the cast was rather weak. Maudlin, sentimentalbut the ending was predictable but nice.

2012-04-30 22:19:28

The Christmas Wish

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) Great Movie! I wish they were still making copies as it will be harder and harder to find! It came in a timely manner! Thanks! I almost always look first on Amazon when I want to find something!

ydarbd 2012-04-30 11:46:47

a great great movie

chased this little gem down, had to buy it on DVD and closest place topurchase was America. lovely film.. saw it years ago on TV and alwayswanted to share the experience with friends that never got anopportunity to watch it themselves.never have i forgotten the story orthe film's name , waited years to see would it appear on TV again. ihonestly never considered buying it on DVD. have a packet of hankiesready as even a brute like me shed a tear at the twist in the storyline. a real Christmas story, very true to life with a lesson foreveryone. you would never catch the twist near the end. being placed ina similar situation to the characters in the movie it is easy to seehow quick it would be to pre-judge somebody without knowing all thefacts.this film first appeared in 1988 (ian Barry), be careful thereare similarly named movies out there.....

2012-04-23 12:53:23

A GOOD family holiday movie

I seen this movie a few years ago and look forward to seeing it every year. This year I will see it more then once, I bought it. There is romance, mystery, and an old holiday feel to this movie evrybody should like!

2012-04-22 21:26:19

Wonderful Holiday Movie

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) I love this movie and think it's a wonderful addition to my collection of holiday movies. Great story with the lesson of forgiveness. I love Debbie Reynolds & Neil Patrick Harris together as they have great chemistry! Highly reccommend this movie!

kga58 2012-04-19 17:46:05

An intimate, heartfelt Christmas movie

This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. It is slow, to be sure,but the whole feel of it and the ambiance created are beautiful. It issuch a heartfelt story and the cast is excellent. Neil Patrick Harrisstill comes off very young, but his work as Will is multi faceted.Debbie Reynolds is, as always, a joy to watch, and her restrainedperformance helps anchor the story. I usually can figure out plottwists from the get-go, but the final revelation of who Lillian is wasa complete surprise--heart wrenching and uplifting all at once. If youwant an intimate, heartfelt holiday movie don't miss THE ChristmasWISH.

2012-04-19 13:06:27

Great holiday story

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) I have watched this movie for years when it airs around Christmas time. It's a wonderful story. It's well acted. And I don't want to depend on it being aired on TV. It has become one of my favorite holiday movies that I enjoy with classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Scrooge" and "Babes in Toyland".

2012-04-16 00:00:13

Christmas remembrance

This movie the first time I watched it had me hooked from the first. You have to watch it just to find out who Lillian is. And the fact that the grandson reevaluates his life and realizes what is good and decent in people is uplifting. Well worth the watch. Fair warning! Have Kleenex on hand.

2012-04-15 08:02:19

Heartwarming story

This review is from: The Christmas Wish (DVD) A nice little holiday film. Heartwarming, keeps your interest with a bit of a twist. This viewer was suprised. I'm a Neil Patrick Harris fan so pretty much anything he does I like.

2012-04-15 18:36:46

Classic Christmas

This movie relates to young and old and reminds us not to jump to conclusions and always look for the good. Nice message and wonderful heartwarming movie.

2012-04-15 02:05:35

Great Christmas Mystery & Appropriate for All Ages

I was recently able to purchase this movie secondhand, and I have to say that it is a really outstanding film. The theme of the movie is forgiveness and the importance of family, and there is a little romance thrown in as well. It's an excellent family film with no swearing. The acting by Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds is superb.Will is a young man who moves from New York to manage the family realitor business after the death of his grandfather. Will grew up with his grandparents because his parents were killed in a tragic car accident when he was very young. Therefore his grandparents were the most important people in his life, and Will knew that they were very close to each other throughout their married life. As he said, they were so close they were almost like one person. After his grandfather's death, his grandmother Ruth starts to read her husband's journals that he wrote in volumes, one for every year of their married life. In the journals it mentions that he goes to see a woman named Lillian every Christmas Eve and other times as well. It was a secret that he kept from Ruth and she and Will fear the worst. Ruth's Christmas wish is to know the answer to the mystery, and Will is determined to find out who Lillian was and why his grandfather would keep this a secret from the family. In his quest, Will finds the answer to this haunting family mystery and finds romance along the way. I would highly recommend this film.Just an additional note that there is another movie called "A Christmas Wish" but it is a classic with Jimmy Durante & Terry Moore, and has a completely different storyline. I see that it is being incorrectly advertized on amazon as a Neil Patrick Harris film. So, I'm just mentioning it so that you get the one you want. I have both versions as I am a big fan of Christmas movies. This one, from 1998, is only available used at this time.

sydneypatrick 2012-04-13 15:30:08

Nice cast, dull movie

Even as tv christmas fare goes, this one's a snoozer. I usually adore theleads in this but could they possibly have had a more plodding vehicle?There were no surprises, nothing refreshing; in fact, the story line was sotepid and ridiculously drawn that I hated it. I simply hated it. The oneshining spot in it all was Naomi Watts' performance as the single mom /love interest. Even Debbie Reynolds' typically vibrant self couldn't pullthis one off the pillow. I'm glad I saw it once, but once was quite enoughfor me.

2012-04-13 08:37:30

good Christmas movie; excellent performance by Reynolds and all

This, as has been stated, is a wonderful Christmas movie with an interesting story, and important messages about honesty, loyalty, tradition and forgiveness. The characters find ways to go on with their lives and find happiness even though sadness is an ever present part of their lives too. The movie offers no quick fix happy endings, happiness exists along side of pain, as it does in real life. Also of note, among a good cast, all doing a great job, is Debbie Reynolds doing her best acting work in quite some time. She is subtile, subdued and genuine in her performance. The Reynolds glitzy persona is buried into her character, a recently widowed, somewhat reserved woman. If you are a fan of Reynolds check this film out!