Wednesday, 2 February 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2018)

As Christmas approaches, Elizabeth Bennett (Jessica Lowndes), a New York event planner, is sent to a small quaint town to organize their Christmas festival, only to find that the location is no longer usable.

So, she thinks that the grounds of nearby Pemberley Manor could be a possible substitute venue, but when she arrives, she finds William Darcy (Michael Rady), a high-profile billionaire in the process of selling the charming estate, totally devoid of holiday spirit.

Elizabeth is too determined to make her event a success to take no for an answer, so she persuades the reluctant grinch Darcy to let her hold the festival on the historical estate after all.

As a result, they end up working together to arrange the festivities, and the unlikely pair begin to fall for each other.

But when complications arise and the festival is unexpectedly cancelled, they part ways and Darcy pushes forward with his plans to sell the estate, and a wistful Elizabeth hopes for a Christmas miracle to revive the festival, save the estate and rekindle her Christmas romance. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER - A PERFECT CHRISTMAS

 

Holly Maddux (Claire Coffee) is an advertising executive in New York and dreams of the perfect life, the perfect job, and of course, the perfect man to perfectly sweep her off her feet.

Then one day she comes around after a fall in the street to find the “perfect man” standing over her. And the perfect hunky gentleman helped her up and she hit it off with her new beau immediately.

However, Holly soon begins to discover that the pressure to be perfect all the time is not at all as great as she expected.

And perfect Bo (Ryan McPartlin) is nothing more than a mannequin who has come to life, and it takes time for her to realise that perfection is much closer to hand than she thought in the shape of photographer Milo Ames (Jeff Ward) and the real love that's been waiting for her all along.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

Hotel manager Willow Petersen (Rachael Leigh Cook) returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister Juni (Christie Burke) plan a Christmas wedding at the Inn her family once owned.

However, to achieve her goal she must work with the resistant current owner and single dad David Lyndon (Benjamin Ayres), who just wants to let go of the past and sell the Inn following the death of his wife.

She does have a very valuable ally in the form of his young daughter Natalie (Lina Renna) who loves the Inn.

This is a delightful film in a delightful setting with stunning cinematography.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SANTA WHO?

 

Santa Claus (Leslie Nielsen) takes a recreational flight on the sleight one night and ends up accidentally falling out.

As a result of the fall he is left suffering with amnesia, but as he was dressed in his red suit as Santa Claire Dreyer (Robyn Lively) got him a job in a department store grotto while hard bitten newsman Peter Albright (Steven Eckholdt) tries to find out who he is.

But it takes the innocence of a small child, Claire’s son Zack (Max Morrow) to save Santa and Christmas.

Leslie Nielsen is wonderful as the confused Santa in a very entertaining Christmas tale. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW (2015)

 Ashley Harrison (Meghan Ory) is a crafter based in San Francisco who is desperate to spend the holidays in Seattle with her recently widowed mother, Sallie Harrison (Colleen Winton).

Unfortunately, there is a problem with her reservation at Sacramento airport, so she turned to Plan B and attempts to rent a car, but there's just one vehicle left, and a man named Dash Sutherland (Andrew Walker) beats her to it.

However, he suggests a car share as he is also in a rush to get to Seattle and she reluctantly agrees and takes him up on his offer.

So, the pair head north on their road trip and their adventures include car trouble, adopting a puppy from a Biker and being secretly tailed by federal agents, who believe Ashley is a master criminal.

Along the way a hint of romance gradually fills the air but if the two are to fall in love they must negotiate the journey and any unexpected bumps in the road to reach a romantic conclusion.


THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER - HITCHED FOR THE HOLIDAYS

 

Rob Marino (Joey Lawrence) is a commitment-phobe so when he breaks up with his girlfriend before Thanksgiving, his big Italian family criticized him for his inability to keep a relationship through the holidays.

Desperate to prove them all wrong and also to fulfil his grandmother's (Paula Shaw) dying wish to see him happy and in love, Rob goes online and finds Julie (Emily Hampshire).

She is another single New Yorker who's meddling Jewish mom (Marilu Henner), who constantly tries to entangle her with unsuitable partners, drove her to seek a temporary boyfriend.

Rob and Julie agree to pose as a couple through the holidays to get their families off their backs.

Things get complicated when Rob's Catholic clan and Julie's Jewish family get too involved.

But as Christmas comes ever closer they discover their fake feelings may be a little too real.

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – TIME FOR ME TO COME HOME (2018)

 

Since her mother's passing Cara Hill (Megan Park) faces a bittersweet Christmas as she sets off to fly home to Oklahoma.

At the airport she meets country singer Heath Sawyer (Josh Henderson), who is also facing a tough holiday following his father's death, but he doesn't acknowledge his fame, so Cara feels duped when two attractive women rush him for autographs.

Although the weather keeps thwarting their progress, Cara and Heath stick together as they head toward their separate Christmases together, and they grow close along the way.

But there is more than weather to contend with and it looks like it might take a Christmas miracle for this couple to find harmony.