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Provident Music Distribution Love's Christmas Journey, DVD

When her husband dies, Ellie seeks peace and healing at her brother's house. She never thought she'd have to deal with his mischievous kids. When her brother's out of town on business, one of his youngsters is accused of burning down a barn! Can she clear her nephew's name---with the help of a handsome deputy? Natalie Hall (Pretty Little Liars) and Greg Vaughn (General Hospital) lead an all-star cast that includes Oscar. nominee Sean Astin (Lord of The Rings Trilogy), JoBeth Williams (Private Practice), Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny), and Ernest Borgnine (Dirty Dozen). Closed captions. Approx. 2.75 hours.
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12 out of 1486%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Review 1 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Wholesome family viewing...my girls adore it!

Date:January 30, 2013
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Tori
Location:Beaconsfield, Australia
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Loves Christmas Journey is a wonderful DVD suitable for all members of the family. It reinforces Godly principles and is a great alternative to the inappropriate movies often available at the cinemas. Our family can watch it over and over!
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Review 2 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Wonderful

Date:January 20, 2013
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saffmom
Location:NY
Age:45-54
Gender:female
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5 out of 5
Wonderful family movie! Great content and believable story!
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Review 3 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Excellent!

Date:January 17, 2013
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reader88
Location:Gallipolis, OH
Age:18-24
Gender:female
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I thoroughly enjoyed the plot!!! Excellent movie!!
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Review 4 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Love the series

Date:January 11, 2013
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Sheila Murray
Quality: 
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5 out of 5
It is a great series and the Christmas one was a nice addition to the rest of the series.
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Review 5 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Love is the answer

Date:January 4, 2013
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ButterfliesinBloom
Location:Ashtabula, Ohio
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I love all of the Love Comes Softly series.Its Luv
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Review 6 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
2 out of 5
2 out of 5

I did not care for this movie

Date:December 18, 2012
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Becky from Missouri
Location:St. Joseph Mo.
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
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3 out of 5
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1 out of 5
1 out of 5
I did not care for this movie, I thought it was poorly cast and the story line was rather dull. I have all of the other Janette Oke's Love Comes Softly Series, but I did not care for this one and would not recommend it.
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Review 7 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

Santa & GOD?

Date:December 1, 2012
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MarriedandinLove
Location:Cyprus
Age:25-34
Gender:male
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3 out of 5
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My wife enjoys this series of movies very much, and it's also nice to have movies that are clean with language and other things.
Overall this movie is presenting families of conservative and even Christian values however it also seemed to get mixed in with Santa clause and praying to St. Nick. This unnecessary compromised kind of blew it for us.
Besides all that the spiritual component in this film is definitely lacking for a "Christian" film.
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Review 8 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Excellent

Date:November 30, 2012
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sharin
Location:Ontario Canada
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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If you liked "Little House On the Prairie" you will certainly enjoy this movie. Good family entertainment. Love Shaun Astin in his role.
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Review 9 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Love's Christmas Journey

Date:November 30, 2012
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catwoman
Location:Dundas, Ontario
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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5 out of 5
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This is a wonderful movie as is the entire series, very happy with this purchase!
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Review 10 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Great story, very interesting

Date:November 27, 2012
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Dale Butterfield
Location:Talent, Oregon USA
Age:Over 65
Gender:male
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A picture that would be enjoyed by the whole family. A picture that would be great for a varied age group. From the very young to us with silver hair.
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Review 11 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Great Movie

Date:November 23, 2012
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Faith24
Location:Grand Island, NY
Age:45-54
Gender:male
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5 out of 5
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This is very good and long movie. But good thing, it do have Play All, Part One or Part Two. So you can choice of play full or part of movie. Since it is 2 hours and 45 minutes. The movie is very good. Movie is exactly what you read on describe on the page.
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Review 12 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

It was wonderful

Date:November 23, 2012
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Barb
Location:Mantoville, MN
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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Enjoyed and it help to continue the Love Comes Softley series. I enjoy movies like this.
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Review 13 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
1 out of 5
1 out of 5

Not like previous Love Comes Softly series

Date:November 15, 2012
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Margo
Location:Cambridge, NY
Age:45-54
Gender:female
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1 out of 5
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2 out of 5
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1 out of 5
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We were very disapointed with this movie as it wasn't at all like the previous Love Comes Softly series. There were several negatives but mainly the movies was severely lacking in spiritual values. Instead of praying to God (like previous movies) they wrote to St. Nick, and there were only a couple very vague references to anything pertaining to God. It was definitely done by someone who did not want God in the picture but wants you to believe in Santa and magic. There were lots of guns and flash backs of terrible things as well. The acting and story line were not of the same quality as the original series. I would not recommend purchasing this movie.
+18points
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Review 14 for Love's Christmas Journey, DVD
Overall Rating: 
4 out of 5
4 out of 5

A Wonderful Surprise for Fans

Date:October 26, 2012
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Amber Stokes
Age:18-24
Gender:female
Quality: 
4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Love's Christmas Journey is a new two-part, four-hour journey Love Comes Softly fans won't want to miss! While the two new prequels that aired back in September and October [2011] on Hallmark Channel (Love Begins and Love's Everlasting Courage) were sweet, they really were lacking a certain depth and quality that made the first few movies of the series great. With the last two additions being rather disappointing, I wasn't expecting too much with this latest, much longer movie. I am happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised!
As more movies kept being added on to the series, I thought it was sad not to learn more about Missy's brothers (introduced in Love Comes Softly and Love's Enduring Promise). They simply seemed to vanish, even when Clark and Marty (Missy's father and stepmother) still came back off and on throughout the first six movies. I was so excited to learn that Love's Christmas Journey brought back Aaron (Missy's younger stepbrother)! And not only Aaron, but a yet-to-be-introduced younger sister named Ellie, who has a heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful story of her own.
There are so many wonderful surprises in this movie! The length definitely helps to give the characters more time to face challenges and grow. The overall quality is much better than the prequels (as well as the seventh and eighth movies), despite a little bit of lingering romantic (etc.) corniness, which can be cute, albeit awkward, sometimes! (And speaking of awkward, there's one falling scene near the beginning that is pretty out-of-the-blue, providing a laugh-out-loud moment.)
Yes, there is a bit of cheesy acting, which isn't so bad in a feel-good Christmas movie. But overall the acting is very good! I love that Sean Astin (of Lord of the Rings fame - Samwise Gamgee!) is the mayor!! And I knew a certain man in town looked familiar... Mr. Cunningham is none other than the actor (Stephen Bridgewater) who played Mr. Taylorson in Love's Long Journey and Love's Abiding Joy! How fun is that??
This movie packs an emotional punch, then wraps up the hurting in a great big group hug and a pretty red bow. And I enjoyed every minute! There's some Wild West-fighting tension that made me cringe and cry out, some adorable children scenes, and some romantic moments that made me go "Awww!" and smile. Love Comes Softly fans will recognize much of the background music, as well as a few references to Clark and Marty. With themes of justice, generosity, and hope, this is a great Christmas romantic Western to watch with your girl friends or family this season.
*NOTE: This review was originally posted on my blog and includes my initial reactions to seeing the show on TV. Due to the lack of commercials, I believe the DVD version will be shorter than 4 hours. Now that the movie is finally being released (a year later), I'm excited to have the chance to watch it again this Christmas season!*
+10points
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