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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,Motion Picture Video,Drama Directed By: Bryan Baugh BRAND NEW DVD To Save A Life,Motion Picture Video,Drama Directed By: Bryan Baugh BRAND NEW DVD Paypal US $14.29 26d 22h 42m
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Faith Like Potatoes DVD – A True Story

August 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Where There's Love There's Hope

Based on an inspiring true story, Faith Like Potatoes chronicles the true story of Angus Buchan, a farmer who moves his family to South Africa and then follows a series of insurmountable losses.

A Zambian farmer, Buchan leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.  FAced with many hardships and personal trials, Angus's life quickly becomes consumed by anger, destruction, and fear.

What happens next is truly inspiring, as the farmer turns his life, family, and farm over to God and follows His direction for his life.  See the movie, and watch how God transforms this angry man and gives him faith.  God also uses him to inspire thousands to live their lives with faith in the Lord and to put their faith into action.  Angus and his wife Jill still operate their farm KwaZuLu Natal, run a children's home for abandoned and orphaned children, and help oversee a public school nearby.

Based on the life Angus Buchan, his book was adapted for the big screen by award-winning actor and director, Regardt van den Bergh, and weaves together the moving journey of a man who, like his potatoes, grows his faith, unseen until the harvest.

Ted Baehr said, "...Faith Like Potatoes... is like Fireproof on steroids."

Buy the DVD for the Special Feature, "God's Farmer, the Angus Buchan Story" 54 minutes
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Mercy Streets DVD

August 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Going Legit has its price.

Mercy Streets is the story of estranged twin brothers, both played by David White, who are forced to switch lives.  Jeremiah is a preacher and John is a con man, and the switch brings about feelings of hate, guilt and resentment that will change their lives forever.

John is released from prison and looking for a fresh start.  Needing some capital, he agrees to pull one last job for his old mentor Rome (Eric Roberts).  John deliberate try to double cross Rome sends him on the run, invading the life of his identical twin Jeremiah, and turning his seemingly perfect life upside down.

Jeremiah is taken hostage by Rome and forced to participate in a a counterfeiting scam, however Rome plan suffers a glitch when Jeremiah escapes and comes face to face with his twin brother he thought was dead!  With no way out, the estranged brothers must turn to each other, and ultimately face the the love and forgiveness of God.

Mercy Streets is a Christian film, but fortunately does not suffer from many of the problems often seen in "Christian" movies; bad acting, low budget, bad script, and low quality special effects.  This movie was really good, and combined a subtle message of redemption, brotherly love, and the forgiveness of God.

The cast is recognizable and very good in this film, which is often lacking in movies produced by Christian filmmakers because of budget constraints.  The cast includes, Eric Roberts (Julia Roberts brother and an accomplished actor), Stacy Keach (from Mike Hammer and most recently Prison Break), David White (star of many Christian films including Hidden Secrets.), and Cynthia Watros as the girlfriend (best known as Libby on Lost).

If you have been looking for an entertaining crime action type film, free of any seriously objectionable content, I highly recommend this movie.

"Mercy Streets follows in the footsteps of storytellers like C.S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers, Flannery O'Connor and John Grisham." - Chuck Colson

"A story that combines gritty reality  mixed with truthful emotions, genuine dialogue, and a killer soundtrack." - Holly McClure, Crosswalk.com
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TheUltimateGift

March 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

ultimate-gift-dvd-300The Ultimate Gift

Life is How You Live it. . .not how you spend it.

Based on the best-selling novel by Jim Stovall

Winner of the 2006 Heartland Film Festival's Award and received the Dove Seal of Approval

This thoughtful movie tells the story of a young man of privilege who is sent of a journey that not only  has the ability to transform his life, but all those who know him.

Trust fund baby Jason Stevens has bought his way through life and not had many cares to deal with.  When his grandfather dies, he receives a “gift” of twelve tasks that are meant to challenge Jason to grow as a man.  Jason wanted an inheritence, and tries to walk out on his grandfather's gift, but he doesn't realize that his grandfather is about to teach him the true meaning of weatlh.

This is a one of a kind story, and the acting is great throughout.  James Gardner and Brian Dennehy are really good as old friends who team up in life and after death, to help teach a young man The Ultimate Gift.

Starring James Gardner, Brian Dennehy, Abigail Breslin, Drew Fuller, and Bill Cobbs

2006, Rated pg for thematic elements, some violence, and language.
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