Hello! Really enjoying ciao-ing at the moment! Have been busy lately,so have loads of products to re...
Hello! Really enjoying ciao-ing at the moment! Have been busy lately,so have loads of products to review! XxX
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I love Christmas movies , me! Without festive movies , Christmas isn't Christmas! You just have to have Christmas Movies! I find they really get me in the Christmas spirit! I could watch Christmas movies all year round without getting tired of them , although I do find I enjoy them so much more around the festive time. I can watch Christmas movies in the Summer and instantly get excited and can't wait for Christmas! One movie which has become a big favourite of mine is : This Christmas.
This Christmas is a 2007 Christmas movie (as you may have already guessed from the title!) released in the United Kingdom on November 30th. The film was directed by Preston A. Whitmore and also written by him. This Christmas comes under the Comedy , romance and drama genres. The movie is a 12 certificate.
This Christmas revolves around the family involver's son coming home for the first time in four years! The movie is all about family , and what better way to celebrate than at Christmas! A simple story , yet one that you won't be able to predict which is why I love it so much! You are given little surprises throughout the whole film which is something I love , as it makes it so much more interesting! I was impressed by how well ALL (and there are many!) events linked so well with one another!
I first saw this movie earlier on this year! It wasn't Christmas at the time I saw it , yet I still managed to fall in love with it. It's a perfect Christmas film which you can watch on Christmas film with the whole family gathered around. You can guarantee that everyone will be fascinated with it , just like I was! Once it had stated , I found that my eyes were glued to the screen the whole time.
I think the director did a wonderful job of creating this perfect Christmas movie. I had never heard of this director before , although to be honest I'm not that familiar with directors anyway. Once I had finished watching this movie I typed the title into google and found a lot of information! I love finding out about films , actresses and actors after watching a film. On this particular search , I discovered that the director had in fact previously made a not-so-well-received film called Crossover. In a way I am relieved that the film he made before This Christmas was a disaster (sorry!) , as I think it was what give him a 'I'm gonna try harder' attitude. I also think that he was very brave to jump into such a well criticised genre. I think that the Christmas film genre appears to be more 'bitchy' and picked at , perhaps due to the reason that millions of people relate to Christmas and therefore have their own idea of the festive season and therefore compare Christmas films to their own personal experience. However , I must say that this director did a cracking job on this movie!
I like how this movie doesn't potray the perfect family as no one is perfect and so by having their ups and downs it shows that the family involved is normal and so is something absolutely everyone can relate to.
One criticism I have regarding this movie is the fact that it does star Chris Brown who is a young R n B singer (he also goes out with the pop star Rihanna! I have nothing against him , but my argument is that he has a huge follow of young female fans (say eleven and twelve year olds and above!) and because this film is quite rude in some places , I feel that it is setting a bad example!
Apart from that , it is an excellent Christmas film ; perfect for all the family! It's definatelty one to watch this festive season!
Thanks For Reading!
Merry Christmas To You All!
December 22nd 2008 xdonzx
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Comedy - Director: Tony Dow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: John Challis, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Dec 22nd, 2008
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