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The Greatest Gift (1974)
Finally - after 30 Years
While channel surfing tonight - I ran across this film at 1:15 AM on Trinity Broadcasting Network - I had missed the first 15 minutes - but I recognized it immediately.
Let me go back 30 years.
I first saw this film for the first time on a Saturday afternoon about 30 years ago when I was 10 years old. I remember it vividly. It left such an impression on me. And the movie contains one of the most powerful and beautiful songs at the end. I can't begin to say how many times over the past thirty years I have thought about this movie and this song - never remembering the name. It wasn't listed on IMDb until a few years ago - and then I finally found out the name - because I knew that Glenn Ford played the lead. And then for the past several years, I have been trying to find out when it would be aired or released on DVD. I learned that Trinty Broadcasting Network owned the broadcast rights - and I have been trying to get through to someone with TBN for the past two years.
Well - back to the beginning - I ran across the commercial-free broadcast early this morning - and both the movie and the song were as good as I recall. I hope it is released on DVD one day. It is a hidden gem and I hope a new generation can see it.
Deterrence (1999)
The worst movie in recent time
Without a doubt - this film is not even worth the price of a discount rental. Almost every element of the film could be described as NOVICE filmmaking. My goodness, there is even one scene with the boom mike in the frame. This film doesn't even come close to worthiness of wasting time. More money could be made by just sales from the soundtrack. Timothy Hutton has sunk to a new low by agreeing to participate in such garbage. It is good for a few laughs though.