Christmas with a Capital C (2011)

This movie was good. Nothing wrong with a good natured family film.I see many atheists are bum-hurt over the movie message about belief and miracles. What I have come to realize is atheists are the most intolerant folks on the planet. They especially hate Christians but some reason love Islam.This movie had a message of hope and has a family theme. It has the familiar TV characters and if you do not like a Christian family movie, avoid it. It's funny that atheists preach tolerance but if anyone dares oppose their view, their proverbial fangs and character fault shows.Good movie for what it is 7 out of 10. This movie shows the follies of non-believers and why hope is better than none.

This movie is what one might say"where the rubber hits the road",it was not what I expected after reading someone else's review,I was about to dismiss this as a movie that trashed Christian beliefs.The acting was very good(Daniel Baldwin had you disliking him right from the beginning because of his dislike for those who celebrate Christmas for what it is),but if I didn't watch it I had no right to review it,I am a Christian and I try not to be narrow minded but I do stand firm on my faith so I watched it and was more than mildly surprised and showed we as Christians are tolerant of other faiths,yes sometimes the Christian faith(those who believe in The God and Jesus of the BIBLE)have not lived up to the commands of Jesus to Love everyone and will admit we are an imperfect people.No matter what your faith this movie says what needed to be said and for at least 1 day a year we can come together and be joyful and happy in a world that sees little of it for the other 364 days of the year.It's a shame it was not released for this year 2011 but for me it was a 10 star. :)

I'm an atheist and I loved this move, if you're surprised to read that, well you're not half as surprised as I was. I watched this film for one reason, and one reason only, I wanted to laugh at what I imagined would be a film so bad it was good. That's not what happened though, instead of caricatures of good Christians being beset by evil Atheists, what we got was a film biased in favour of the Christian viewpoint but also one which was careful to make sure that every character was shown as a real human being. It was heartwarming to watch a group of people struggle to overcome their differences and find some resolution to the problems they faced. There was no cop out ending, sure, "lessons were learned" in that hokey way you often see in TV movies but so what, sometimes we need a little hokeyness in our lives. This is a lovely movie to watch at Christmas, or the Holiday Season if you prefer. Whether you're a believer or an unbeliever, set aside your prejudices (we all have them) and enjoy a great movie.

Having been a pastor in Alaska for 15 years, I can tell you that this state is the most un-religious state in the union. This movie portrays it as Texas-North. Sorry Brad Stein and the rest of the cast, but the reality is that you do not re-write reality for the sake of a screenplay. Yes, there is the conflict between church and state. But nowhere is that more evident than in Alaska.My experience was far different from that of the scriptwriters. The reality is that the Christians were fighting to get the creche on to public land. We learned to put it on church property, and ask the public officials to come to the dedication. In return, we would give an invocation at the community Christmas tree lighting. And yes, we use inclusive language, since we have Christians, Jews, B'hais and atheists in attendance. In towns of 4000, or 3000, you know who believes what. And you can choose to respect that, enter into dialogue and work on long-term evangelism, or shout at them in the local cafe, and go backward for the next 20 years. In a small town, there are long memories. And the stupid tirade of a pastor at the funeral of tragic death of a family, or the histrionics of a Brad Stein-character are remembered far longer than the loving grace freely given in a time of tragedy or crisis.The conflict between church and state portrayed in this film is a Texas or lower 48 phenomenon. The norms are reversed, to fit the screenwriters' ideology, not the reality of Alaska.Contrary to the characters' wishes, the First Amendment is still the First Amendment. Because Alaska is part of the United States of America. And we abide by the Constitution of the United States of America. In Alaska and the lower 48. Do you? Rev. Dr. James R. Berger Fort Myers, FL