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Old 08-16-20 | 06:20 PM
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Vudu has two Hallmark double features on sale right now.

Hallmark 2-Movie Collection: A Winter Princess & Winter Love Story (Bundle) for $14.99

Hallmark 2-Movie Collection: Paris, Wine and Romance & Rome In Love (Bundle) also for $14.99

These are good choices...FandangoNow has these same two bundles for a $1 apiece less.

Many here on this forum have said they really enjoyed A Winter Love Story with Jen Lilley. Both bundles feature her in one of the movies. I ended up buying both bundles..I especially love both of the two Winter movies.
Great find! I recently put Winter Love Story on my Vudu wishlist but have been balking at the $12.99 price. Usually I wait for the $4.99 sales, but I like this one so much I was considering paying full price just to support it (because it seemed unlikely to be on sale until 2021), but this is much better. I think I saw the other winter one and don't particularly remember it, and the Lilley Paris one isn't as good as the winter one, but I got both bundles.

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I feel like my price point for these movies is $2. lol
I have a friend who's a big Hallmark fan (and knows the people who do the official podcast), but won't pay for them because she can just record them on cable. I'm fine paying $4.99 for them, or even a little more for my favorites (I think I got A Nutcracker Christmas for $9.99 with no regrets).
Old 08-16-20 | 06:32 PM
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Same I try only to spend $4.99 for a movie but I HATE commercials and do buy my favorite movies. There was a summer sale for a few other movies recently and Rome in Love was $4.99 but I decided on both bundles. Was also waiting for the prices to drop from $12.99. That's just too expensive for these movies even tho I enjoy them. Winter Love Story and a Winter Princess are two of my recent favorites so that bundle was a no brainer!

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Old 08-18-20 | 02:29 AM
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Re: Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas

Hallmark Holiday 3-Movie Collection (Bundle) - $7.99

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1286129

Three heart-warming holiday movies for the entire family. In A VETERAN'S CHRISTMAS, Grace, a former marine, is forced to make an unexpected stop while driving through a small town where she meets Joe. In HOME FOR CHRISTMAS DAY, a woman falls in love with a soldier in active duty. In CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING, a military widow rents an apartment to an Army Captain recovering from an injury in battle who may just be healed by the magic of Christmas.
Old 08-18-20 | 02:36 AM
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Murder She Baked 4 Film Collection (Bundle) - $9.99

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...Bundle-/882721

Murder, She Baked is a Hallmark mystery series based on the novels written by Joanne Fluke. The films center around small-town baker Hannah Swensen, portrayed by Alison Sweeney, and Detective Mike Kingston, played by Cameron Mathison. Included in this collection is A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, A Plum Pudding Mystery, A Peach Cobbler Mystery & A Deadly Recipe.
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Here's more Hallmark Bundles on sale.

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...ndle-Sale/7958
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Old 08-18-20 | 04:09 PM
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Wow. Would have waited to buy those bundles had I known they were going to go on sale for $8 each. Too bad.
Old 08-18-20 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigDave
Here's more Hallmark Bundles on sale.

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...ndle-Sale/7958
Thanks very much for posting these bundle sales!!
Old 08-18-20 | 08:36 PM
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Re: Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas

I might consider buying the Summer Nights Bundle that includes two Rachel Leigh Cook movies.
Old 08-18-20 | 09:02 PM
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I might consider buying the Summer Nights Bundle that includes two Rachel Leigh Cook movies.

I added the Murder She Baked collection to my library as the movies work out to $2.50 each. This collection doesn't include the last movie. Wish there would be a sale on the Signed, Sealed Delivered titles!
Old 08-18-20 | 09:42 PM
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Hallmark Christmas DVDs are showing up for pre-order on Amazon.

List so far includes:Christmas at the Plaza

Picture a Perfect Christmas

Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen

It’s Beginning to Look at Lot Like Christmas

The Christmas Club

A Christmas Love Story

Christmas In Montana

A Family Christmas Gift

Our Christmas Love Song

Entertaining Christmas

Holiday for Heroes

A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love

Still hoping for A Gift to Remember and it's sequel, Small Town Christmas, Mistletoe Promise, Jingle Around the Clock, Christmas Town, Hope at Christmas, Christmas in Angel Falls, Mingle All the Way and several others. So far only one title in the above is on my wishlist.

Old 08-18-20 | 09:44 PM
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How are the Gourmet Detective and Flower Shop Mystery movies? Those bundles are both $9.99.

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1488268
https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1488289
Old 08-18-20 | 10:09 PM
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How are the Gourmet Detective and Flower Shop Mystery movies? Those bundles are both $9.99.

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1488268
https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1488289

I haven't seen any of the Gourmet Detective movies. Are they good? Price is right. Also have not seen the Flower Shop Mysteries. I believe they will be doing another Gourmet Detective installment.
Old 08-20-20 | 12:32 PM
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Just watched Love Under the Olive Tree, or Love at the Olive Garden, or whatever the title is. Pretty standard fare with leads who were unfamiliar to me, but I did learn some things about olive oil.

I’ll probably get a bunch of things in the bundle sale, even those oddball mystery/food titles that are cheap enough to take a shot at. It’s unfortunate that I had already bought those Jen Lilley bundles, but that’s OK. I’d rather have bought them on sale and missed out on a deeper sale than to have missed them altogether. As I mentioned before, I was considering paying even more for Winter Love Story, and I’ve already rewatched it since purchasing,
Old 08-22-20 | 11:54 AM
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Re: Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas

Anyone have recommendations on these bundles?

The Story Of Us & Valentine in the Vineyard - https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1488283

Paris, Wine and Romance & Rome In Love - https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1493005

Wedding Bells & Campfire Kiss - https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1493074

Royal New Year's Eve & A Winter Royal - https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1030387

Summer of Dreams, Summer Love & Summer in the Vineyard - https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...undle-/1493077
Old 08-23-20 | 12:34 PM
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I have two of the Bundles with Jen Lilley and like these movies the best of all these bundles. Paris Wine Romance and Rome in Love have good story lines, good dialogue (nothing cringe worthy) and a likable supporting cast. The story lines are more original and less predictable. The scenery is fun and the on location in a foreign city are neat. I live in Bend. Funny to see that the main character in Rome in Love hails from Bend Oregon. They did not shoot anything in Bend nor mention any of our local attractions.

I was disappointed with Royal New Year's Eve. Sam Page is a good actor. His attempt at a British Accent is terrible in this film. Too bad he tried it. There are other Royal themed movies that are better movies. I liked Debbie Gibson in Summer of Dreams. Thought the first movie was better than the sequel.
Old 08-24-20 | 08:07 PM
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I think I saw Story of Us last year and thought it was pretty good. Paris Wine and Romance I also liked, though it’s not my favorite Jen Lilley vehicle. I don’t think I’ve seen many of the others in the sale. December Bride was OK.

I ended up buying a bunch of the bundles: Mr Darcy, Story of Us/Vineyard, Gourmet Detective, the Summer trio, the HOF trio, and Murder She Baked. As mentioned, I think they were blind buys except for Story of Us.

Funny that you’re from Bend, mk. I have a Seattle friend who raves about it, and another friend who lived there for work for a couple years. We were going to visit, but it was too long a drive to fit into the weekend.

Old 08-24-20 | 09:49 PM
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I think I saw Story of Us last year and thought it was pretty good. Paris Wine and Romance I also liked, though it’s not my favorite Jen Lilley vehicle. I don’t think I’ve seen many of the others in the sale. December Bride was OK.

I ended up buying a bunch of the bundles: Mr Darcy, Story of Us/Vineyard, Gourmet Detective, the Summer trio, the HOF trio, and Murder She Baked. As mentioned, I think they were blind buys except for Story of Us.

Funny that you’re from Bend, mk. I have a Seattle friend who raves about it, and another friend who lived there for work for a couple years. We were going to visit, but it was too long a drive to fit into the weekend.
Have you seen Snow Bride? That's the better movie of the two. Elizabeth (MK) is just something I use online.
Old 08-25-20 | 04:01 PM
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Re: Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas

I have already been warned in another thread not to get political and save it for the Political sub-forum that is active on DVD Talk, but I just want to point out that on August 15th, 2020 something happened on the Hallmark Channel that was historic and the world did not even spin of its axis because of this historic event. I will just leave it at that. For what it is worth I really enjoyed the film.

ETA: I am so impatient, I know the Fall Harvest films are due in Sep. but I am so used to Hallmark originals airing on a Saturday that it is a bit of a bummer to have to wait another week or two for more originals to start airing, but all things considered I am genuinely appreciative of all of the original content we have received from Hallmark so far this year.

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Old 08-25-20 | 06:19 PM
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Re: Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas

Just watched A Wedding Princess, the second part of the winter bundle with Winter Love Story. I hadn’t seen it before and liked it.

Originally Posted by mk1
Have you seen Snow Bride? That's the better movie of the two. Elizabeth (MK) is just something I use online.
Hmm, if Snow Bride is about the writer chasing a story who crashes into a snow bank, that’s the one I saw. I honestly don’t know if I’ve seen December Bride as many of these run together.

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I have already been warned in another thread not to get political and save it for the Political sub-forum that is active on DVD Talk, but I just want to point out that on August 15th, 2020 something happened on the Hallmark Channel that was historic and the world did not even spin of its axis because of this historic event. I will just leave it at that. For what it is worth I really enjoyed the film.

ETA: I am so impatient, I know the Fall Harvest films are due in Sep. but I am so used to Hallmark originals airing on a Saturday that it is a bit of a bummer to have to wait another week or two for more originals to start airing, but all things considered I am genuinely appreciative of all of the original content we have received from Hallmark so far this year.
Ha, I recently saw Wedding Every Weekend and noticed the event being mentioned and was going to talk about it here. The channel does appear to be opening up, as the Olive Tree movie had a clearly gay couple, but they didn’t explicitly say it. Good for Hallmark. Sometimes they’ve dropped mixed couples in as supporting couples as well.
Old 08-28-20 | 01:21 PM
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I just watched a couple movies from each of the Gourmet Detective and Murder She Baked series, and enjoyed them enough to pull the trigger on the Flower Shop series as well.

General series overviews, no plot spoilers:

Gourmet Detective
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is firmly in the Castle (and I guess The Mentalist, though I’ve never seen it) mode, with an outsider teaming up with a veteran police officer to solve cases. Because the crimes are food-related, it makes some sense to have a celebrity chef as a subject-matter expert, and I like the chemistry between the leads.


Murder She Baked
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seems more ridiculous to me, with a local baker snooping around cases, interviewing witnesses, and interfering with the police, who put up with her because they like her and she has good hunches. She likes to bake and distribute treats, but it’s pretty tangential to the plot. I’m less interested in finishing this series but will probably do so to see if anything interesting happens with some of the character relationships.
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Yeah...the Gourmet Detective films are superior, and it does help that Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns have great chemistry with each other. I have seen all of the Flower Shop/Murder She Baked/Gourmet Detective films and the Gourmet ones are at the top of the list replay value wise.
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Old 09-01-20 | 10:04 AM
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iTunes is having a Hallmark movie sale. Lost of $4.99 titles.
Paris Wine and Romance
Perfect Match
Bridal Wave
Rome in Love
Stranded in Paradise
Love in Design
Stranded in Paradise
Love at the Shore
Dater's Handbook
Sun Sand and Romance
Perfect Catch
Beach House
Destination Wedding
Love at First Bark
Love on Safari
Love and Honor
Summer Love
Summer Villa
Perfect Bride
Royal Hearts
Royal Matchmaker
Country Wedding

Amazon seems to be price matching a few titles. If you want the movie in SD, the prices are $3.99.
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Love on Harbor Island was good. Love in the Forecast was fine but not one I'd choose to watch again.

The Hallmark app seems to have added a feature to mark movies as a favorite. I'd suggested having a rating option to help me keep track of which ones I liked, but this is a decent option. There doesn't seem to be a way to view my list of favorites, though.

I'm finally replacing my old DVR, which was very sporadic in recording in playback, so I look forward to being able to watch stuff more easily now. Unfortunately that means I lose my recordings of some of my favorites that haven't been commercially released like Love Always Santa and Hearts of Christmas, but I should be able to re-record them during the holidays.
Old 09-08-20 | 02:57 PM
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Good luck with your new DVR. I liked both Love on Harbor Island and Love in the Forecast.
Old 09-08-20 | 03:25 PM
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Various $4.99 titles in the Vudu foodies and date night sales:

A Country Wedding
Unleashing Mr Darcy
Marrying Mr Darcy
Royally Ever After
Love Romance and Chocolate
Paris Wine and Romance
A Dash of Love
The Secret Ingredient
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