You forgot to mention the Christmas Festival that the entire town is super excited about.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right 😂

@ComfortJoywithLadyCurry

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 right!!

@caroleberreur9585

3 жыл бұрын

But they have no budget for. Fortunately there is also an obsolete Christmas decoration factory that’s about to lay off its entire workforce (the day after Christmas) if it doesn’t receive more orders before then. So, Merry saves her big marketing job by making the factory do all the decorations for the festival AND saves everyone’s job AND make them feature in her tv campaign AND get a promotion AND get to invite her colleagues over AND she’s given a free holiday for her efforts AND ....

@megnakamura7652

3 жыл бұрын

Carole Berreur 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@dale3404

3 жыл бұрын

And they don’t work on it until a few days before the big event. Because they didn’t know the date of the annual festival, I guess. And someone backs out at the last minute and everyone pitches in to help, because they have nothing else to do. At Christmas.

I became a doctor, a lawyer and I work at Wall Street from home. Lol. The kiss always comes at the end.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Always 😂

@megnakamura7652

3 жыл бұрын

But you will give up your successful lucrative career to work at the local Christmas tree lot.

@ninad.7152

3 жыл бұрын

@@megnakamura7652 because it makes them "happy" lol

@michaelkoumjian239

2 жыл бұрын

And all before turning 24...:)

You need the kindly old black man or woman who delivers the "follow true love!" speech that motivates the protagonist to go after her man!

omg his awkward expression when she found out he was santa killed me

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Very good but you forgot the attractive older mom or dad giving wise advice but not totally interfering in their daughter's relationship because she is smart and capable already.

The difference between Lifetime and Hallmark is, in Lifetime the male figures are mean, irresponsible, or evil, and in Hallmark, they are obligatory, passive, docile, and obeying.

@meghanschuler4739

3 жыл бұрын

So Simps, you mean they're simps. Lmao

@barbieblue3336

3 жыл бұрын

Obedient

@waynelast1685

3 жыл бұрын

@@barbieblue3336 yeah my bad

The part about carrying the ornament around in her purse for years. LOL

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😂 (I thought that was funny too)

The way she said 'Noo-o!' when he said there was a blizzard coming in 🤣

Turns out her job *is* organizing papers! Btw, anyone else wondering what the heck is in that hot cocoa that makes it so darn addictive?

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I need the recipe 😂

@cindylong624

3 жыл бұрын

has booze in it!

@denisemayosky1955

3 жыл бұрын

@@cindylong624 Lol, I believe it!

@denisemayosky1955

3 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieSpack Me too!

@shinynickel05

3 жыл бұрын

My guess? Just like ALL THE PEPPERMINT SCHNAPPS.

It's interesting how Happy Ho-Ho-Ho Christmas Town looks nothing at all like Downtown St. Charles, Missouri.

@shinynickel05

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god - how did I not notice this? I'm like "wow they nailed the familiar homey feel". BECAUSE THAT IS LITERALLY WHERE YOU'D NORMALLY BE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH THE FAM, NICHOL. It's been a long day.

@margiethessin8975

3 жыл бұрын

I recognized it as St. Charles from driving through it one summer day 3 years ago, yes I did. 🤓

You forgot the gay friend, the sick child and to make the love interest secretly a prince

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha true!

@PatriciaLLogan

3 жыл бұрын

@Christopher Smith You are right, complete with no one is wearing a coat even f there is a foot of snow in Connecticut or Vermont.

@hopefulstarfish7559

3 жыл бұрын

Does secretly being the son of Santa Claus count as being a prince?

@Rosa01010101

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopefulstarfish7559 maybe, depends on the north pole´s political system

@AlirioAguero2

3 жыл бұрын

This is Hallmark, no gay people. :) If it was Netflix, though...

The ONLY THING MISSING in these parodies of Hallmark (and Lifetime) Christmas movies are the "ad placements" where the camera guy tight focus shots of the Starbuck's coffee cup, the Kay Jewelers Diamond Ring Case, the Jeep emblem on the front of her vehicle, or even the Timex watch on her wrist and on and on and on!! It ALWAYS floors me when I see so much "commercial air time" on these movies it is like watching a two and a half hour long NASCAR race!!!!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right 😂😂😂😂

@zivauri

3 жыл бұрын

And All those Hallmark-decorated Christmas trees!!

@denisemayosky1955

3 жыл бұрын

But without the spectacular car crashes.

@ceceliaclarke8427

3 жыл бұрын

...and the giant size Christmas tree ornaments, available from "Hallmark" stores...and the gingerbread people cookie cutters...available from "Hallmark" plus the Christmas- decorated- horse -and- carriage...available by special order from "Hallmark" and on and on with advertisements for Hallmark Christmas fru-fru.

I love the large expensive homes they own and they sell cookies, Christmas trees, or have a little craft shop for income, lol

@NatalieSpack

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Speaking as someone who has spent last months watching way more Hallmark films than I care to admit, this was absolutely hilarious and spot on! Amazing job on this video. :) An idea for the sequel is a stern and disapproving parent who suddenly gets all mushy in the third act when they hear their child saying ''I love this person''.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And haha love that idea!!

This is officially brilliant. Don't forget to make sure that final romantic kiss happens somewhere where there are countless fairy lights. And she'll have to be in that small town for precisely two weeks for some reason, at the end of which it will be bang-on Christmas Eve, and there will be a Christmas party/ball/gathering of some sort, etc. (There's those fairy lights.) And try and fit some sort of competition about making gingerbread, snowmen or cupcakes or something, that this sophisticated adult will enjoy with childlike glee. Also, they may be seen at a dinner table, saying how great the food was, but never actually seen eating. And don't forget the busy career woman must initially have an emotionally-repressed busy career-obsessed boyfriend in the beginning, who is colder than a fridge in the Arctic, wears a business suit and deals with corporate takeovers (boo!), property ownership, stocks and shares or something. And she probably should be wearing a red coat or dress during that final kiss too. But before I get too smug about all this...which is nothing to be proud of, because there's nothing easier than to mock others... I'm a screenwriter. When the economy fell, I retrained as a teacher of English, and ended up in Madrid. That 'sensible' job suddenly ended, and I had nothing to keep me company but a handful of English-language TV programs and Hallmark movies. I thought most were pretty dire, but I still watched them for the reason most people do; I want what happens in those movies to happen to me. Then, funnily enough, I came across one I really enjoyed; THE NINE LIVES OF CHRISTMAS, which stands out for reasons I can't quite outline, other than Kimberly Sustad and Brandon Routh are actually LIKEABLE, apart and as a couple, and break the mold of the Hallmark casting in some ways. In the end, just for my own writing pleasure, I wrote a treatment for sequel, which is on my writing blog somewhere, so as much as I think its a little laughable how formulaic they are, I wonder just how much comfort they bring to people.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to add that to my sequel 😂

@willowbark5649

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew~ I rewatched The Nine Lives of Christmas tonight! I love it. I don't know how many times I've watched it. It's simply a classic. You're right- Kimberly Sustad and Brandon Routh are charming, engaging and warm. Their chemistry just draws you in, and there is nothing artificial feeling about that movie. Quite simply, if one wants to feel good, I would recommend that film. My father watched it tonight for the first time, and it sucked him in right away. Be courageous and send your screenplay in to Hallmark. (I realize this is easier said than done.) I think everyone would love a sequel! 🙂🥳 Good luck on your shifting career. Hallmark-style, I hope you are able to do not only what makes you happy, but what is fruitful for you, as well. 🤗🎄

@cathleenbott136

Жыл бұрын

The Nine Lives of Christmas is one of the few Hallmark movies I like, too! I think it's because her focus on her career/education is relatable and not over the top--grad school really DOES take up time and energy, but it doesn't last forever. Plus the actors have great chemistry and the cats are adorable.

The best friend who wants to always go Christmas caroling and drinks hot cocoa is my favorite character.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

They’re the most underrated character!

@patrickmgaddis

3 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieSpack lol

This should have more views. It is simply amazing.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!😊

what about her female boss in the big city? and her minority group best friend back home? ;)

Nick is very ambitious. No way he is single. I bet he has three mistresses in the lIfetime sequel lol

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Lol definitely in the lifetime sequel 😂😂😂

@shinynickel05

3 жыл бұрын

In this movie, he's probably got a late wife who died tragically. In the Lifetime sequel it'll quickly become apparent he killed her and several other exes for the insurance money. He's the one they call the Slasher Santa.

@willowbark5649

3 жыл бұрын

@@shinynickel05 HaHaHa 😂🤣😂🤣

This is the best hallmark parody I have seen yet.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wait a minute....you forgot the towns token brown person.

This is great. the accuracy is spot on! Thanks for the laughs!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for subscribing:)

Don't forget about the petty misunderstanding where the two leads get angry at each other over......wait for it;A misunderstanding.😄

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Lol true

Perfect! I love this haha! And it is always so interesting to see the snow falling from the sky everytime they have the magic kiss, but the snow does not land on them or their clothes, because it is fake and only a software made snow, not the real cold stuff. Perfect view- like sitting in the cafè with her papers! lol

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha😂 such a good point!!!

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

Among the only romance nuttier I've seen than some of these Hallmark movies was a British film from around World War II I saw not too long ago. In it, an RAF pilot is trying to get back to Britain, communicates with a female military staffer to guide him in, but is forced to bail out before reaching the airfield. He survives of course, and not too long after meets the gal who talked with him on a road. She's happy to see he made it, but then he turns on the charm and before this ONE ENCOUNTER is over, they part with a huge kiss and begin dating. It was hilariously unrealistic. Perhaps the British filmmakers meant it as some morale booster or propaganda (like "Our boys are SMOOOOOTH when not in combat"), but no normal person starts an intense romance THAT quickly, do they?

Hallmark Christmas Parodies! Why did it take a Christmas Elf whom I went to HS with all those years ago before Dad told me that it was his life long dream to convert the old pork fat rendering factory into a luxury Inn, open only for the month of December in Merryvale, that Christmas wasn’t something sponsored by Amazon but really a place hidden in your heart?

This is sooo relatable I'm crying 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

😂yay!!

That is so true about the friend with no responsibility, lol! Seriously though, where is this town because it actually is really pretty!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a town near St. Louis, MO called Old Town St. Charles. They go all out and decorate for Christmas. I heard an actual hallmark movie was once filmed there, not sure if that’s true or not! Glad you liked the vid! 💗

I want to visit that town.

That's St. Charles, Missouri. You chose a pretty town for filming!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Good eye! It’s beautiful there!!

@deirdregibbons5609

3 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieSpack I agree. So many lovely towns are in Missouri and Southern Illinois: St. Charles, Ste. Genevieve, Elsah...

I like the Heroes are named Nick quite often.

One day I'll make a Christmas movie that basically makes fun of every hallmark movie ever and the main characters are a gay couple Edit: and they're fully aware that they're in a hallmark movie

"Let's go CAROLING, AGAIN, and get some COCOA, AGAIN!!!!" HaHa!!!!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

😂

And how sick is Hallmark that someone is always dead? Dead mom or dad or mom and dad or sibling or grandma or grandpa. We have a drinking game every time the dead relative is mentioned

I watched the last 10 minutes of a Hallmark romantic movie a few days ago. I had honestly never seen a romance movie before, but was waiting for the Rachel Maddow show to start. In that 10 minutes I learned that a Prince traveling incognito in some dumpy snowy town in Indiana fell in love with some riff raff girl with low self-esteem. I thought the lucky couple in these movies was supposed to be really handsome and beautiful, but these 2 were very average. For some reason, the Prince went back home to his royal palace (which looked like an upscale tract house in California) where he had an arranged marriage ahead of him. But he couldn't go through with it, got the blessing of his royal parents (they went from forcing him to marry a princess to encouraging him to return to Indiana in 5 seconds), and he rushed back to Indiana. There he stepped off a dingy train (not exactly Amtrac) in full Princely regalia, offered his common riff raff bride-to-be a rose, saying that she was the rose of his life, and gave her a chaste kiss (like you might give your grandma). Happy music ensued and lots of happy smiles from extras. YIKES!!! Lessons for me? 1. The acting is horrendously bad in these movies. 2. The plot is more insane than QAnon conspiracies 3. You can get the gist of the entire movie in the last 10 minutes so do something constructive until then

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

😂I think I’ve seen that movie!

@melissacooper8724

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the plot of an episode of either Wagon Train or one of those other western shows.

I'm definitely subscribing after this. 😂 Good stuff.

@NatalieSpack

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Can't forget all the Hallmark movies were the love interest already has a girlfriend Or is a dad (i.e Cats and Dogs, that one with the airline pilot, and probably more I can't remember the names of)

How is it that I've never seen a Hallmark Christmas movie and still feel like I've seen all of them?

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

...cause you have seen all of them by watching this 😂

the spoiler is: santa f*cks. and the love interest is proof!

@blackvulture6818

3 жыл бұрын

Santa Claus is coming for you

Oh. My. Gosh. Yall this is so good and funny.

What about the movies where they announce all their personal problems and why it sucks to have the current life they do, and they reminisce about their younger years and high school/college crush...and suddenly the next day they're magically transported back in time and have a redo?? or the ones where they accidentally bump into each other through a silly mishap (lost luggage, vending machine, delayed flight, dropping something, etc..) and fall in desperate love... or the ones where the main character is going home for the holidays and desperate to impress the family they've been lying to the entire year...sooo they "hire" someone to pretend to be a spouse or something..and they fall into a desperate love over the course of like a few days.. do they do those anymore? haven't watched the channel in a long time

This is so apt!!! Love it!!!

Looking stunning as always angel !

@NatalieSpack

4 жыл бұрын

Thank u!

🤣🤣🤣🤣 so funny so true. Love this.

You forgot the part were they introduce the boyfriend that she cheats on

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right!! Next time! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Why is this my life, without the prince?

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

😂

From exactly 1 year ago. Neat.

Where's the wise old grand parent who will say the special words to make her see what's really important ..the miracle of Christmas, or at least the miracle of snow or some shit.

Love this!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Aww! I love this so much!!! Too funny!!!!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Spot on. I also must say the cliche about the woman obsessed with work is so overdone...just once I want to see a romantic heroine who is kindof weird and zany but not in all the cliche adorable ways. I'm talking a legit wierdo here. Maybe she has a doll collection or something. JUST ONCE

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

So true!!!!! Me too!

@snakewithapen5489

3 жыл бұрын

How dare she not have tame conventional interests and an appetite for overworking that can be lovingly wrung out of her by Small Town Hot Guy Protagonist™

@tanya4534

3 жыл бұрын

Or even a tattoo or a nose ring. Lifetime maybe but Hallmark would neva.

So True!! Adorable! :D

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What, no random wedding scene or proposal? Other than that, this is spot on.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to do that for the next one 🤣

This is perfect!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

👏thanks!

The cups of coffee, where are they?

Creatively done.

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very funny and so true!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Spot on, this was hilarious 😂

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

love it!!

@NatalieSpack

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny!

Great-looking town, where is it? The SNL skit said they were all filmed in Ottawa!

@drewnogy

2 жыл бұрын

Just found out. I need to read the comments before typing next time.

Great video =]

@NatalieSpack

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

.. hilarious...☺️😂😁

Is that Trader Joe's in Chesterfield?

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Wow you’re good!

Yes!!!!!! Hahaha 😂

Got most of it right - but her best friend should be a minority, right?

Is that downtown St Charles?

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Hahahahahaha so trueeee

Lol! I love youtube.

Ohmigod, is that Main Street, St. Charles?!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Yes good catch!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

And one scene is filmed at the polar express at union station!

Having never watched any of these before, I was going to comment to ask if ALL the couples are straight, white, middle-class (generally incredibly bland) Americans... but I think I already know the answer.

@OdoggyDogg

3 жыл бұрын

Actually mostly but I have watched quite a few black couples and there is even a recently added gay love story added too!

@ceceliaclarke8427

3 жыл бұрын

Emma...we were all having fun in this forum...then you brought in the "race" thing. Why don't you give it a rest? You are sounding programmed...

🤣

Did I see a blue coat ?? A white coat? A black coat???.......WRONG always, always a RED coat!

💓😇🥰 🎥

Hahahaha

🤮🤢

Haaaaaa!!!!!!!! I hate Hallmark movies!!!!!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaa I still love them, that’s why I’m able to make fun of them so well, I watch them all the time 😂🤣

@carolsferra3582

3 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieSpack Haaaa....I just can't!!!!!

@NatalieSpack

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@OdoggyDogg

3 жыл бұрын

You must be a real treasure at Christmas time! #grinch