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#5. A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion – Thanksgiving Movie List

November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion marks the first time the original cast members have been together since  Richard Thomas and Michael Learned left the TV series.  Set 20 years after the series finale, the year is 1963 and the family is getting together to celebrate Thanksgiving and are all reflecting on how the assassination of President Kennedy has affected them.

There are some modern touches that really weren't in the original series so many felt this special wasn't true to the Waltons series.  Still, an enjoyable movie, with the return of John Boy and Olivia.  There are also many cameos from favorite characters of the show, which make this a great show to watch and recall the series with family.

Starring:  Richard Waite, Michael Learned, Richard Thomas, Ellen Korby, and Judy Norton-Taylor.

First aired in 1993, and available in a wonderful collection of DVDs of all the movie specials made after the series was cancelled.
The Waltons Movie Collection (A Wedding on Walton's Mountain / Mother's Day / A The Waltons Movie Collection (A Wedding on Walton's Mountain / Mother's Day / A US $5.07 28d 7h 43m
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4. Miracle on 34th Street – Thanksgiving Movie List

November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

4. Miracle on 34th Street

Whether you enjoy the original 1947 version of this tale starring Natalie Wood as the little girl who doesn't believe in Santa, or the modernized version with Mara Wilson as the disbelieving little girl, both movies include the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  And if you are skeptical of remakes, you should know that the newer version does stick close to the original story.

When the actor hired to play Santa in the annual Macy's parade is found to be drunk, a replacement is needed quick.  The newly hired man seems perfect for the job and there is a good reason for that:  he claims he is in fact the real Kris Kringle.  His sanity is questioned and put on trial, even as those around him begin to notice that there is indeed something special about this store Santa.

The 1994 version also stars Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, and Richard Attenborough as Santa.  Just click on the link and search for your favorite, old or new, both movies are enjoyable whether you believe in Santa or not. :-)

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)/A Christmas Carol (Live) (DVD, 2010, Canadian;... Miracle on 34th Street (1994)/A Christmas Carol (Live) (DVD, 2010, Canadian;... Paypal US $19.99 23d 17h 30m
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#3 An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving – Thanksgiving Movie List

November 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The prequel to this year's An Old Fashioned Christmas, this Hallmark movie is based on the story by Louisa May Alcott book of the same title.  An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving is a good family movie that reminds us to be thankful for what we have and for our loved ones, and to forgive others as we have been forgiven also.

Set in New Hampshire, shortly after the Civil War, it follows the story of a young widow who is trying to rear her three children in spite of the hardships she is facing.  It is centered around the Thanksgiving holiday and one teenager who tries to save her struggling family from financial ruin by contacting an unknown grandmother.

Strong performances by Jacqueline Bissett and Helena Joy, this is considered one of the better Hallmark movies by many critics, with good acting, and some depth to the story and its characters.

Be sure to catch the premier of the sequel, An Old Fashioned Christmas, which is set to air on the Hallmark channel, Saturday, December 11, 2010.
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving DVD New Sealed An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving DVD New Sealed Paypal US $5.99 19d 10h 43m
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#2 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – Thanksgiving Movie List

November 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, an Emmy-Award winning cartoon, first aired on TV in 1973.  One of those heart-warming holiday specials that can be enjoyed year after year by the whole family.

Although Charlie Brown has been invited to his grandmother's house for Thanksgiving, he gets roped into having the gang over when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends to Chuck's house for the traditional feast.  Charlie Brown, with the help of his friends Linus and Snoopy, pulls together a last minute supper for their friends.  Along the way they all learn some lessons about the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

This special includes a nice musical score by Vince Guaraldi.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Remastered Deluxe Edition also includes "The Mayflower Voyages" the educational special from the Peanuts gang.

As a child, my holidays weren't complete without watching a Peanut's Holiday special on TV.  Today's kids still enjoy them on DVD, and parents can relive the memories.  :-)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/The Mayflower Voyagers (Blu-ray/DVD, 2010) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/The Mayflower Voyagers (Blu-ray/DVD, 2010) Paypal US $10.50 17d 20h 50m
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Thanksgiving Movies – Top Ten Thanksgiving Movie List #1 Avalon

November 5, 2010 By 1 Comment

Thanksgiving Day movies are a perfect way for the family to relax together after a huge Thanksgiving meal, when everyone is too stuffed to do anything else.  Most movies on this Thanksgiving movie list are heartwarming family films, and if the family is sitting in front of the TV anyway, a Thanksgiving themed movie would be a nice way to spend the time before the gang is up for leftovers and pumpkin pie.

So here is the first of  MovieSister's Top Ten List of movies to watch on Thanksgiving Day and through the whole weekend:

1.  Avalon

A wonderful nostalgic portrait of a Polish Jewish immigrant family, following their dreams by coming to America, to a place called Avalon.  Each member of the family works to make enough money to send for the next sibling.  We follow their lives from poverty through prosperity as the Krichinksy family sees the future in the thing called television.  Much of the movie centers around Thanksgiving, and though Avalon might not be for everyone, if you enjoy stories about family and The American Dream, be sure to get a copy of Avalon for your DVD collection.

Starring a young Elijah Wood, the movie is beautifully acted by a superb cast including Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Kevin Pollak.   Written and directed by Barry Levinson, a fictionalized story of his life, is better known for such movies as Rain Man, Bugsy, and Good-Morning Vietnam.
Barry Levinson's AVALON Aidan Quinn 35MM Trailer Barry Levinson's AVALON Aidan Quinn 35MM Trailer Paypal US $3.99 29d 12h 59m
Mists Of Avalon (2001) - Used - Dvd Mists Of Avalon (2001) - Used - Dvd Paypal US $2.73 12d 3h 2m
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To Save A Life Movie DVD Review

September 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Teen pregnancy, abortion, divorce, cutting, drugs, teen drinking, adoption, and suicide may sound like too many themes to cover in one film, but To Save a Life does admirable job of touching on them in a realistic story that happens everyday in America.

Not just public school teens, but also homeschooled teens, and Christian teens from your churche's youth group.  Did the film try to cover too much and did it fall into the trap of being another Christian film that suffers from low budget and bad acting?  No on both accounts!

The movie starts out with a bang, no pun intended, as a teen takes his own life, and in that moment changes his former best friend's life forever.  Sadly, most kids at the high school didn't even know who Roger was and didn't care much. Jake, now the school's star basketball player and a champion at beer pong, can't stop thinking about their life before he ditched Roger.  As his own family falls apart around him, Jake starts to ask questions and reaches out to an unlikely person.

I really don't want to give away the story here because I want you to enjoy it as I did, without any preconceived ideas.  There is so much to like about this movie, and hopefully the people who need to see it do.  I don't mean the hurting people, but the ones who ignore the hurting people around them, and walk on by the Rogers in their class and sitting behind them at church.  We need to reach out, and this film does an excellent job of showing how one person really can help save a life.

Buy the DVD and share it with your teens, friends and youth group.
To Save a Life New DVD! Ships Fast! To Save a Life New DVD! Ships Fast! Paypal US $7.72 7d 8h 53m
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Classic Family Movies – List #1

September 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Best Family Movies are sometimes classic or older films, and unseen by many of today's families who are waiting for the latest new release.

Why not find an older movie that was a new release before your children were even born and has stood the test of time?  A movie that younger kids can watch, teens can enjoy, and you want to sit through too!  Here is the first list.

Older Family movies I will watch again.  More lists to come!  Musicals, older teen flicks, almost clean chick flicks, forgotten Disney classics. . . and the list goes on and on. :-)

Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield/Angels in the Infield [DVD New] Angels in the Outfield/Angels in the Infield [DVD New] Paypal US $11.65 25d 2h 10m

The Kid
WALT DISNEY THE KID DVD Bruce Willis Emily Mortimer Lily Tomlin Time Travel WALT DISNEY THE KID DVD Bruce Willis Emily Mortimer Lily Tomlin Time Travel Paypal US $15.99 27d 14h 29m

Little women
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY/LITTLE WOMEN Emma Thompson, Winona Ryder 2DVD NEW SENSE AND SENSIBILITY/LITTLE WOMEN Emma Thompson, Winona Ryder 2DVD NEW Paypal US $14.47 10d 19h 50m

October Sky
OCTOBER SKY SPECIAL EDITION New Sealed DVD OCTOBER SKY SPECIAL EDITION New Sealed DVD Paypal US $6.29 7d 19h 24m

Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound 1+2 (Michael J Fox) New DVD Region 4 Homeward Bound 1+2 (Michael J Fox) New DVD Region 4 Paypal US $24.15 20d 19h 41m

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken [DVD New] Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken [DVD New] Paypal US $8.75 10d 3h 13m

Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (DVD, 2006)~Complete~ Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (DVD, 2006)~Complete~ Paypal 0 Bid US $3.59 10h 24m

Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids [DVD New] Honey, I Shrunk the Kids [DVD New] Paypal US $6.65 5d 3h 6m

Air Bud
Air Bud: Spikes Back/Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch [2 Discs] [DVD New] Air Bud: Spikes Back/Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch [2 Discs] [DVD New] Paypal US $11.09 15d 2h 1m

E.T.
INVASION the Complete Series (DVD SET) SEALED e.t. NEW INVASION the Complete Series (DVD SET) SEALED e.t. NEW Paypal US $6.45 16h 44m

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Buy Toy Story DVD

July 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Toy Story 3, the much anticipated release of the sequel to Toy Story and Toy Story 2, has many people looking to buy Toy Story on DVD. The big stores are running low on stock, with the release of Toy Story 3 on June 18, the best price and availability of the original Toy Story on DVD is on eBay.

The great Disney and Pixar family movie starring Tim Allen and Tom Hanks, asks the universal questions we all want to know:

"What do toys do when they're not played with?"

The first movie deals with what must be the hardest time of the year for toys, the annual birthday party, when their owner gets newer and better toys that may replace them. This year the newest toy is Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear played by Time Allen.

With Toy Story 2 we have one of those rare instances when a sequel may be better than the original. Most people do agree that it surpassed the original artistically as well as commercially.

Toy Story 1 and 2 are two of the greatest family movies of all time and if you don't own them yet, now is the time!

Check out the newer 2 Disc Special Editions available.  Also available in Blu-Ray and 3D.

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Toy Story (DVD, 10th Anniversary Edition 2-Disc Set) Toy Story (DVD, 10th Anniversary Edition 2-Disc Set) Paypal US $12.95 24d 14h 15m
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#15 The Muppet Christmas Carol DVD

December 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

muppet_christmas_carolCharles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has been adapted for film many times (maybe I'll look that up?) and has a version currently in theaters as I write this.  I suppose we will see it when it comes to DVD, but for now I will happily watch The Muppet Christmas Carol from 1992.  Yes, it is the Muppets, the Puppets from Jim Henson, later purchased by Disney.  And it is a musical, like most Muppet movies.  But it does hold true to the original tale, and the actors all do a fine job of bring the tale to life for the whole family.

Michael Caine stars as  Ebenezer Scrooge, and Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the entire cast of the Muppets come together to retell the story of Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol. The ghost in here can actually be a little scary, so watch out for sensitive little ones that you may not be taking to see the new Christmas Carol version.

This movie has a nice twist with The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens narrating the film himself.  So if you are looking for something fun and classic for Christmas, check out The Muppet Christmas Carol on DVD.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (Blu-ray Disc, 2012, 2-Disc Set, 20th Anniversary... The Muppet Christmas Carol (Blu-ray Disc, 2012, 2-Disc Set, 20th Anniversary... Paypal US $19.95 19d 11h 23m
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#13 A Charlie Brown Christmas Online

December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

CBX_Blu-Ray_coverA Charlie Brown Christmas is one of most loved Christmas TV specials of all time, first seen in 1965.  One of a series of Peanuts TV specials, this wonderful animated short film is watched every Christmas by millions of families over the world.

Not wanting to ruin the magic of this treasure for you if you haven't seen it in years, I do want to encourage you to go down memory lane and smile for awhile at the true sweetness for this classic tale filled with many memorable moments.

When Charlie Brown is almost laughed out of the auditorium for bringing in a sad little Christmas tree, he asked the question if anyone knows the real reason for Christmas.  Little Linus does, and he goes on to recite a passage from the Bible telling of the birth of Jesus.  it is really amazing that Charles Schultz was able to include this speech.  It is likely that if this was produced today, the network would not have allowed this to be included.

Well, thank God (literally) that this special is so old, and you can still hear about the real reason for the season straight from the mouth of babes.

The original film was digitally remastered and released on DVD in 2008, but if you want to view it online for free, click on the link and head on over to HULU.com.  They air almost 22 of 25 minutes.  Not bad for free.  :-)   If you love it, like I know you will, you can get a copy for keeps.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (DVD, 2008, Deluxe Edition) & Bonus Christmas CD A Charlie Brown Christmas (DVD, 2008, Deluxe Edition) & Bonus Christmas CD Paypal US $10.06 25d 12h 20m
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