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Scarlet O’Hara!

I missed the first 5 minutes of Frozen In Love, but why was Adam sleeping on the couch? Because otherwise I was wondering why in a huge mansion with three people living there, why he would be sleeping on a couch. Surely there’s a guest room somewhere....

The cardigan sweater did Arie no favors on the group date. Kind of squicky seeing him (fast-forwarding) make out w bekah in that get-up.

I had a flashback to this thread last night when the boyfriend *at the end* just turns front and goes “okay”.... no tears, no arguing... I don’t want to spoil it but if you watched it, you know what I mean...

I think the short-haired Bekka is probably a wanna-be actress. Though I find her annoying, I actually do think she’s got a “look” that would make her stand out.

The one thing that bugs me about A Very Merry Mix-up is when she jumps on not-Will/Bill when he arrives at the first house. It was so out-of-character for their relationship.

I caught most of Love at the Christmas Table on Lifetime the other day. I thought it was pretty good! But I also tend to like most of Danica McKellar’s movies. I liked seeing Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls) and Lea Thompson too.

Can we talk about Sharing Christmas? The whole premise annoyed me. I don’t even know where to begin. I’m sorry, but a couple retires from their Christmas Shop a month before Christmas? Wouldn’t they do that after? And it bugged me that the mother (who looked more like a grandmother) was over acting the whole time and the dad was made to be a dummy (but I get it, they were comedy relief I suppose). Also there is no way a small shop tucked away in a mall on the upper west side would A. Exist and B. Somehow manage to stay open for 40 years. Everyone else seemed to understand that businesses come and go and if you don’t change with the times you lose out. I’m sorry people lose businesses but it happens all the time and there’s no way a holiday shop would last that long anyway (especially without a website). Maybe I could buy if it were located in the village but not on the upper west side. The male lead seemed like a dweeb and OF COURSE his millionaire father swoops in at the last second. I was hopIng she would have lost it (like You’ve Got Mail) and learned to move on, open something new, work at the library... but it was not to be. She definitely made it seem like she only liked him if he could save her store. Annoying.

15 minutes into My Christmas Prince and it’s awful. The actress is terrible.

Gracias! To whomever recommended ‘Love at the Thanksgiving Parade’... finally got around to watching it yesterday. It was fantastic!

I always just assume these large apartments in major cities with meager jobs is bc of the inheritance from the dead parents. That’s how I justify it.

Totally true! Something felt more natural in thus movie, unlike most Hallmark movies. The characters spoke normally - example: when he’s in her mom’s kitchen explaining and the sister goes “what?!” From the other room. Made me laugh. Real talk: Who is styling Danica’s hair? Is it her? Because it always looks super dated! Her formal updos (also in CFC in which I thought her hair looked terrible in the ball scene), always look very old-fashioned. And the bump in the back of her head during business casual days. It’s like a little girl is doing her hair. She’s my age, but even I know what a modern do looks like. It looked best in the Christmas morning scene, down and wavy. They need to fire that stylist!

Watched “A Crown for Christmas” last night... oh my... “the truth is, you had me at sewing kit......” SWOON!!!!!! The truth is, RPJ puts most of the recent leading men on Hallmark movies to shame. Men separate from boys thing.

Ah! It’s on at 6am, but I think I’ve actually seen the ending now that I read it.

Wait- I just realized someone recommended ‘Window Wonderland..’ was it that good? I recorded it last week and tried to watch it, but turned it off after 20 minutes bc I thought it was so dumb. Will Crown for Christmas be replayed? Apparently I’ve missed a good one!

Yes to Lacey’s acting. Most of the time she stands there with full cheeks and a blank expression on her face... I just don’t get it. Why is she always some undiscovered superstar baker? Huge eye roll. It was better than last weeks ice sculpting one, but that’s not saying much. So many plot holes - you’re telling me that in a town that has only 8 restaurants, you’ve never run into your high school ex in ~10 years? Yeesh.

Reposting from the Christmas movie thread... Hallmark has a ton of terrible movies but I really think last night’s ice sculpting one was the worst. The storyline was terrible! 22 year old (?) moves back home (in what looks like a rundown town) and decides that ice sculpting is her life’s work? I mean? There’s a definitely learning curve with going from School to real-life work but everyone is okay with her just deciding not to be a lawyer? After all that money? Ughhhhh! Sometimes you need to pay the bills, not be happy all the time. Dad was terrible too- “I’m sure she’ll throttle through”- lying to the mom. Please. She needed to get a job in a big city for a few years and then move back home and change her career. And the Nick was terrible too, not even cute. I could barely understand him. Bah!

Hallmark has a ton of terrible movies but I really think last night’s ice sculpting one was the worst. The storyline was terrible! 22 year old (?) moves back home (in what looks like a rundown town) and decides that ice sculpting is her life’s work? I mean? There’s a definitely learning curve with going from School to real-life work but everyone is okay with her just deciding not to be a lawyer? After all that money? Ughhhhh! Sometimes you need to pay the bills, not be happy all the time. Dad was terrible too- “I’m sure she’ll throttle through”- lying to the mom. Please. She needed to get a job in a big city for a few years and then move back home and change her career. And the Nick was terrible too, not even cute. I could barely understand him. Bah!

Not only did she look so much older than him (Love Struck Cafe? I’m assuming), they were supposed to be 29 years old, if the ‘12 years in the making’ line was supposed to mean that. So, when did he have time to meet, marry and have a 7-8-9 year old child? (Not sure how old she was supposed to be)

Yes! Another nitpick: who takes reservations without writing it down?! If Gilmore Girls has taught us anything about b&b’s it’s that you need at least one big book and quill pen to be able to write someone’s name somewhere... ? Like, way to be supportive Debbie downer (Jenny downer). There’s no reason he could not have been doing contract work in order to get some money rolling in. You make sacrifices when you’re trying to start a business! Gah! This movie was the worst.

I’ll say it- I think Lacey C is a terrible actress. She always seems a beat or two behind in her reactions. The “evil” blogger outshone her in every scene. So your fiancé is off working in nyc to make money FOR YOUR INN and you’re all mopey pants about it. So selfish. She was “too busy” but all I saw her doing was mope around and drink coffee. Also, Bucks County is not some rural town, it’s pretty suburban and not terribly far from NYC. Bryan seemed way happier in NYC, away from her. I knew it wasn’t going to happen but I was hoping for some plot twist like - they actually break up or they close the inn and move to NYC so she can focus on her bakery line. Finally, who remodels a house and doesn’t fix the roof? Ugh.

I’m sure in a higher-end flip they would probably do both of these things, but in this price range it doesn’t make sense.

The ending (showing current members clips while Haggis talked about being willfully blind) was powerful. Next week looks brutal.

See, YMMV because while I agree, I would include the HHs who say they love old 1970s kitchens....... No, you don't.

I love, love, love Edge of Tomorrow. I know it wasn't a hit but Emily Blunt was so good and I loved the overall story. This is a case of me tolerating Tom and I firmly believe had someone else been cast, the movie would have done better. I believe it does illustrate your point that Tom became and still is Box Office poison because of his behavior. My husband does too