Christy - A Change of Seasons

Starring:Lauren Lee Smith, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, James Waterston, Dale Dickey, Bruce McKinnon, Andy Stahl, Jacob Witkin, Olivia Kelly, Mike Hickman, Sheila Moore, Gillian Barber, Michael Hunter Lilly, Shea Hampton, Ingrid Torrance, Justin Chatwin, Emily Perkins, Julie Patzwald, Diane Ladd, Mark Acheson, Jianna Ballard
Director: Don McBrearty
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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In A Change of Seasons, Christy returns to Cutter Gap with her adult daughter, Catherine, and narrates an episode in her life as a young schoolteacher. The story picks up where the PAX production, Return to Cutter Gap, left off. In this recollection, typhoid sweeps the region, and Christy's faith is tested when her best friend succumbs to the disease. Christy (Lauren Lee Smith), Alice (Diane Ladd), Dr. MacNeill (Stewart Finlay-McLennan), and David (James Waterston), the local preacher, do what they can to save the rest of the inflicted, but they can only do so much. Towards the end, Christy gets engaged to one of the men, but then he contracts the disease. Fortunately, he recovers, but things end on an ambiguous note as Christy appears to have lost the friendship of the man whose affections she spurned. This dilemma will be resolved in A New Beginning. Ages 8 and older. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

Christy - A Change of Seasons.......2007-06-11

As I had watched the original series, the differences were very apparent in the change of actors, location and characters and even the theme of the story. It would have been nicer to have had the ending of the original series as the flow wasn't good. I was very disappointed with their new take on the original series.

CHRISTY A CHANGE OF SEASONS.......2007-05-15

GREAT MOVIE YOU WILL ENJOY IT WITH ALL THA FAMILIY

Caution: Watch with an open mind!.......2007-04-26

After having watched the 20 episodes of the original Christy series, I was dismayed and disappointed with these subsequent videos. Not only are some key actors and actresses missing but the entire atmosphere of "Cutter's Gap" is topsy-turvy compared to the original episodes. I feel for the returning actors and actresses (Neil McNeil, Tom, Opal, etc.) that had to watch this change take place and still try to respond like the old characters did to their surroundings. These new videos (in my humble opinion) demean the mountain people whereas in the original there was nobility to their characters even in the midst of their ignorance. Not only that, but the handling of God and Christianity in these new videos is ridiculous -- throwing around cutsy little sayings, etc. with no depth.

Unlike the originals, these videos portray life there in one dimension. There are too many dramatic elements just seemingly thrown in for the sake of action -- no real thinking behind the events. It seems to me someone meant well but missed the mark completely. Very sad. I could easily just get up and walk away from these movies even as badly as I wanted to see the outcome for Christy's marital decision.

So I caution those that were touched and moved by the original episodes. They were truly over with the last episode depicting Christy holding her engagement ring from David in one hand and Doc McNeil riding up on his little horse (they do give him a larger, more handsome horse in the new videos). Finishing those episodes in your mind is much better than contaminating them with these new imposter videos.

Thank you for the space to air my thoughts.

p.s. I am told by my daughter, and I agree to an extent, that the new actresses for Ruby Mae and Fairlight were the only ones that lived up to the original characters.

Wish there were more programs like these.......2006-02-24

We've read the book, watched the TV series, and bought all three of the DVD episodes. Although many of the actors are different than the TV series, we thought they did a good job and portrayed their parts with understanding and professionalism. I get a kick out of reading reviews where the actors are accused of over-acting. We especially watched for that. We didn't see any. Of course, I've only directed and/or produced over 500 films and videos with several Emmys and other awards so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the programs and can't wait until we can actually visit the site where Christy took place. We will view the series at least once a year. We recommend the series to anyone who enjoys celebrating the lives of people who make a difference in this world. Christy certainly did.

A tad disappointed.......2004-07-03

The 1 star is for the cast who returned from the CBS series, especially Steward Finlay-McClennan's Dr. MacNeil! Having loved the series & the book, I was a bit disappointed with Lauren Lee Smith, Tyne Daly & Sam W. portrayals of key characters. The original series' cast (Kellie Martin, Tyne Daly & Randall Batinkoff) were much more realistic & believable (the movies sometimes had over-acting... ah, what could have been!). All in all, perhaps 'newbies' could start with the series before seeing the movies. For Christy fans who have a hard time swallowing Smith's performance over Kellie Martin's (or Miss Alice & David), I'd think twice before buying the movies.

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