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A Bramble House Christmas - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel

Pearlee — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:28:58 GMT

I usually can't make it through even ten minutes of any Hallmark movie because the movies are so sappy, the dialogue is usually eyeroll-worthy, and the acting isn't all that great. And I hate that both hallmark channels start showing strictly Christmas movies so early.

But of course there are always exceptions. I really like the movie A Bramble House Christmas. The acting and writing is far better than most Hallmark movies and it's a sweet story that really held my interest. I think the lead male in it is esp. good, as is the little boy in it - a very good and cute child actor. I recommend this film!

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faygi — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:43:23 GMT

I enjoyed it too very much so! I love most of their movies for Christmas but this one especially. I recommend it highly also.

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Oznell — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:37:49 GMT

I agree, it's hard to winnow out the really good ones-- I'll look for this!

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twinsister — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:06:31 GMT

@Pearlee - I agree about the Hallmark Christmas movies - especially don't like them starting Christmas programming before Halloween.

I will watch for this movie - thanks for the recommendation.

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Janey2 — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:34:17 GMT

I also enjoyed this one. I am a sucker for all the Hallmark movies, but I have been watching some Christmas movies on the Lifetime channel. The Lifetime movies seem to be a little more “professional.” The stories a little more interesting.

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Diva on The Q — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:05:43 GMT

Add me to the list of people who thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I think what I liked the most is that it didn't follow the cookie-cutter format that most Hallmark movies seem to follow.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:21:15 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:
I usually can't make it through even ten minutes of any Hallmark movie because the movies are so sappy, the dialogue is usually eyeroll-worthy, and the acting isn't all that great. And I hate that both hallmark channels start showing strictly Christmas movies so early.

But of course there are always exceptions. I really like the movie A Bramble House Christmas. The acting and writing is far better than most Hallmark movies and it's a sweet story that really held my interest. I think the lead male in it is esp. good, as is the little boy in it - a very good and cute child actor. I recommend this film!

My DH and I are stuck on watching the Hallmark and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channels a lot this year - almost nightly. We joke that most of the movies are pretty predictable and just a regrouping of actors and actresses from the same pool. Then there's the slew of them with Candace Cameron Bure. That's OK, though, they're better than a lot of the other junk that's on tv. We believe sappy is OK sometimes.

A Bramble House Christmas and The Christmas Train have been very enjoyable - we've watched both several times already. We also have some returning favorites from prior years.

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peridotj — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:34:37 GMT

Oh good! Thanks for the recommendation. I read the book on Kindle a while ago and was looking forward to the movie. I keep missing it, but I will catch it one of these days.

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VaBelle35 — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:40:51 GMT

The movies based on books are always much better and tend to be more original.

The Christmas Train was a Hallmark Hall of Fame production so had a larger budget.

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Pearlee — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:41:36 GMT

@peridotj wrote:
Oh good! Thanks for the recommendation. I read the book on Kindle a while ago and was looking forward to the movie. I keep missing it, but I will catch it one of these days.

@peridotj If you look up the movie on Imdb, I think they upcoming schedule is there too. I saw it somewhere today and I think I was looking at the film description on that site when I saw it.

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Pearlee — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:42:39 GMT

@Diva on The Q wrote:

Add me to the list of people who thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I think what I liked the most is that it didn't follow the cookie-cutter format that most Hallmark movies seem to follow.

@Diva on The Q There is a scene where they are cutting out Christmas cookies! LOL

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Daisy Sunflower — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 01:56:56 GMT

I enjoyed this one, but I thought it was strange the way she "made herself at home" and took over...as if the owner of the B&B was her friend. She even went in the owner's car, took out her stuff and brought it in the house.

Didn't care for the kid who played her son.

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Pearlee — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:35:02 GMT

@Daisy wrote:
I enjoyed this one, but I thought it was strange the way she "made herself at home" and took over...as if the owner of the B&B was her friend. She even went in the owner's car, took out her stuff and brought it in the house.

Didn't care for the kid who played her son.

@Daisy Sunflower Awww I thought he was adorable and a pretty good actor for his age. Thanks for your review though!

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CareBears — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:40:08 GMT

@Pearleeb Thanks for letting us know I have this recorded, I might have to bump it up and watch this one!

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Pearlee — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:41:18 GMT

@CareBears wrote:
@Pearleeb Thanks for letting us know I have this recorded, I might have to bump it up and watch this one!

@CareBears I'll be interested in what you think after you watch it!

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CareBears — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:43:23 GMT

@Pearlee I am a Hallmark Junkie, I record all of the Christmas movies, Yes they are sappy and the acting could be better, but oh what a wonderful world it would be if all stories ended up with happy ending, Hallmark movies are my happy place!

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NickNack — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:42:30 GMT

Autumn Reeser is my favorite Hallmark movie actress. She's not in a lot of their movies, but I really like her. I thought the male lead and little boy were very good, too. I enjoyed A Bramble House Christmas very much.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:51:04 GMT

My favorite Autumn Reeser movie is Valentine Ever After. One of the few I have on DVD.

I thought Bramble House was an okay movie, it kept my interest to the end but was kind of a downer.