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Freaking Hallmark

posted 17 years ago by jamiespencer
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I guess they are running these Christmas shows as part of the spirit of the season...and then with 15 mins to go in the movie...they run like 5 mins worth of commercials....I hate commercial TV and hate hallmark for doing this ...they could front load the commercials .....so there is little interuption during the last half hour....AND MOST OF THE COMMERCIALS ARE ABOUT A DRUG FOR HERPES...WHAT A FREAKING JOKE.

Youfools..choking down your flamingmoe's not knowing the true ingrediant is Childrens Cough Syrup.

[–] YankeeDood 17 years ago

I agree with you. Yeah, what's up with all the drug ads?
Most Hallmark movies have a phony sentiment to them and wind up boring me.

-L31

[–] EMBYEYE 17 years ago

but what about the movie...did you like it.

[–] jamiespencer 17 years ago

I Did like the movie....I like seeing the Dickens story being told in different ways and plus Tori is such a fox

Youfools..choking down your flamingmoe's not knowing the true ingrediant is Childrens Cough Syrup.

[–] YankeeDood 17 years ago

Actually, the movie wasn't too bad, especially the ending which made me tear up some.
Hope to see it again soon. But the rest of Hallmark's holiday movies bite the dust!

-L31

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[–] bridgeguy 16 years ago

I would have to say I thought Cicely Tyson did a good job as srooge in Ms. Scrooge. The movie as a whole was the same old same old, but Miss Tyson does not dissappoint as usual.

Having said that, I still think Tori did a wonderful job as the crouch in this adaptation.

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[–] Matt-171 16 years ago

You're not far wrong there!!! Hallmark sure *beep* it up for all of us. You are probably sitting on the couch, watching the film with your wife/partner/spouse and your kids, then suddenly you see ads for a drug for herpes. NOT VERY APPROPIATE WHEN KIDS ARE WATCHING!!! The kids will probably pip up with "What's herpes?", which would put you and the missus in a very embarrassing situation. These dumb brain-dead dildos at Hallmark deserve to be shot, drawn and quartered!!!! :) They should at least show ads that have something to do with Christmas, not those goddamn toys, games and other plastic rubbish that make the brats go "I wanna that for Christmas!!!".

[–] YankeeDood 14 years ago

I couldn't agree more with the negative Hallmark Channel comments here. Most of their holiday movies are candy-coated dog shizat and yes, they are injected with tons of annoying ads that completely destroy any spirit you may be in.

I don't think Hallmark produced this movie, which explains why ACC isn't too syrupy. It's actually not half bad. Just record it to your DVR so you can fast-forward thru all the crappy ads for best results.

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[–] wannabertist 14 years ago

This was an original Hallmark movie for the Hallmark Channel.

[–] stopfief 16 years ago

Are Hallmark the same people who make the cards? They have a TV station?!

Christ, judging by their cards, I think the TV station would make me vomit within 5 minutes of switching on.

EDIT: This film was *beep* by the way - I gave it a 2. Awful. Dickens, whose book I have read a few times, would be rolling in his grave.

I watched it on the British channel, "Five." Awful film, and incidentally, an awful channel. Merry Christmas!

[–] silvermander 16 years ago

I wathed another version of A Christmas Carol with a female lead earlier today. Vanessa Williams was Scrooge in it. I honestly think this movie is better than the Williams one.

It is cheesey, but that's not unexpected with Tori Spelling.

Ken

PS - I'm watching it at 2AM, so I don't have to worry about kids seeing herpes ads.

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[–] Foot_Freakin_Master 16 years ago

Yeah, I am watching it too. Still way too much commercial time. Not too bad a version of the story, for commercial late night tv.

[–] aniahill 16 years ago

I think I watched it on BBC in the UK so there were no adverts!! It's so cool!

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[–] YankeeDood 13 years ago

I despise the Hallmark Channel because of all the ads! Good to know some networks still exist in the world that respect their viewers.

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[–] persen1 9 years ago

I guess they are running these Christmas shows as part of the spirit of the season...and then with 15 mins to go in the movie...they run like 5 mins worth of commercials....I hate commercial TV and hate hallmark for doing this ...they could front load the commercials .....so there is little interuption during the last half hour....AND MOST OF THE COMMERCIALS ARE ABOUT A DRUG FOR HERPES...WHAT A FREAKING JOKE.

Do it like me, never watch a movie or tv-show directly on a commercialized channel, i always record them to watch later, so its possible to fast forward each time commercials are on.
In case of Christmas movies i wan't to keep, then they meet my computer, where i simply cut out all the commercials and get a movie with out one single commercial in it.

Note, i have a Linux powered DVR with an external HDD attached.