Reviews

At least half of the video was spent filming the two hosts talking to each other - and half of that time was spent talking about their own personal accomplishments and experiences. The remaining time was spent (in order of the number of minutes) on an artsy collage of candles and written scripture, shots of the motorcade (including military vehicles) driving on the actual 'highway', a "Hill Street Blues" type collage of sites not even in the Holy Land, and then finally, very very brief shots of the actual holy sites - like less than a minute on the tomb of Jesus, or the Nativity site in Bethlehem. Many times they would go from shot to shot with no textual explanation of what we were looking at. The hosts would sometimes say "Mount such and such is over there", but then they wouldn't show a shot of "over there". Definitely not as advertised!

I have read all the reviews about 'thin plot' and 'thin acting' - come on critics, get over yourselves!!! As far as I'm concerned, I go to movies to be entertained - and with this movie, I was thoroughly entertained. Yes, there were some 'thin' moments, but overall I found it charming.

So many people can relate to an aging parent going through memory loss; the dying wishes of a family member; a child flunking out because they party too much the 1st year away; learning late in life about dark secrets of the past. I think all of these things were handled in the movie with great respect. I think the director and actors did a great job in portraying these life situations.

In the audience, I saw smiles, I heard hearty laughter and I saw teary eyes - the true meter of movie entertainment.

When the chauffeur is carrying Joe out of Cornelia's house, Joe's cries are muffled because his mouth is covered. But when the chauffeur removes his hand from Joe's mouth to open the limo door, Joe's cries are still muffled.

I don't care how many goofs are found in the movie, I still enjoy watching it every year. My children are now in their 40's and they still quote many of the lines from the movie. Our absolute favorite is "Christmas TWOOOOOO!" John Lithgow could not have been a better villain. B. Z. Is despicable.

Fix yourself a cup of cocoa, and sit down to watch a true Christmas classic.