Christmas in July (and More) Movies

I had a couple of themes going with my movies watched in July. Hallmark celebrated Christmas in July, and so did I. There was only on true Christmas in July movie (one where they celebrate Christmas in the month of July) and it was good.  The others were simply Christmas movies that they aired in July. 

My favorite on this list is "The Nine Kittens of Christmas" (which my kittens chose not to watch with me...maybe they were jealous?). I left that one and "The Nine Lives of Christmas" on the DVR so I can watch them again around Christmastime. Maybe by then Bell and Fiona will want to watch it with me. You can read my reviews of both of those feline movies by clicking on the titles in the list below.

I watched "A Nashville Christmas Carol" twice because I really enjoyed it. That's another one I saved on the DVR so I can watch it again in December. You might think "Oh no, not ANOTHER version of A Christmas Carol", but this one was quite different, while still keeping with the main theme of the original story. It is a star-studded film with several country singers making appearances. This could have gone all wrong, but it didn't. It was very enjoyable.

My other main theme was the Disney Fairies movies. I finally finished watching the entire series and I will be posting reviews on this blog soon. What I'll tell you for now is that I am really impressed with the overall series. It's Disney at its best.

I finally watched "Hamilton", which blew me away. It lived up to the hype it so rightfully received. You can click on the title in the list below to read my full review.

I watched "The Batman" twice. The first time I thought it was just okay. I watched it again thinking I would enjoy it more the second time around. Unfortunately, I was even more turned off by it the second time. I know I'm in the minority, as it's a very popular movie. It just isn't the kind of movie that appeals to me. I didn't like the dark (literal and figurative) tone, nor the frequent use of bad language. I couldn't even bring myself to write a review about it.

I concluded the month with an all-time favorite, the original cartoon version of "Beauty and the Beast". I only gave it four stars (sunflowers on this list) because it didn't have the same magic it did when I first watched it years ago. It's still a great movie, though.

"Romance on the Menu" is the only non-Christmas Hallmark movie I watched in July. In the U.S. it's called "Hearts Down Under". The Australian setting is what appealed to me (plus I like the lead actress, Cindy Busby), but the overall movie was just average. 

In the list below, I included sparkling hearts if there was something extra special I liked about it (even if it didn't earn five stars). I don't include the hearts in my reviews anymore, but I'm still including them in my monthly wrap-up.

Without further ado, here's the full July list!

1  "Hamilton"🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

6  "Pixie Hollow Games"🌻🌻🌻

7  "Secret of the Wings"🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

7  "Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

8  "A Cheerful Christmas"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

8  "Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

11 "The Nine Lives of Christmas"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

11 "The Nine Kittens of Christmas"🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

12 "My Grown-Up Christmas List"🌻🌻🌻🌻

14 "Romance on the Menu" (A.K.A. "Hearts Down Under")🌻🌻🌻

15 "Christmas in Dollywood"🌻🌻🌻🌻

18 "Campfire Christmas"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

19 "The Batman"🌻🌻🌻

20 "Christmas at Graceland"🌻🌻🌻

21 "Last Vermont Christmas"🌻🌻🌻🌻

22 "A Nashville Christmas Carol"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

22 "The Batman"🌻🌻

24 "A Nashville Christmas Carol"🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

28 "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)🌻🌻🌻🌻💖

Be on the lookout for my reviews of the Tinker Bell series. I'll soon be posting reviews of each individual movie.

Do you celebrate Christmas in July? If so, how? Tell me in the comments below!