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Sarah, Plain & Tall Collection

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After watching the first two movies in this trilogy, you will find the third story to be a satisfying conclusion. In the first movie, Sarah and Jacob write letters, fall in love and then marry. The story deals with the loss of Jacob's wife and how Sarah is taking her place and finding her way into the hearts of his children. Skylark is the second movie in the series and deals with a family staying together despite the difficulties of farm life. They are committed to making their way on the dusty Kansas prairie.

In Winter's End, the issues drift to the past and how they affect the future. Jacob's children have grown considerably and his daughter Anna (Lexi Randall) is in love with a boy who has gone off to war and she spends her time waiting for him to return home while nursing the ill in town. Caleb (Christopher Bell) is now old enough to take on more farm responsibilities. Jacob and Sarah's daughter is quite impetuous and will make you laugh as she will remind you of how Sarah was in the first movie! In dealing with life on the farm, Jacob has an accident and Sarah spends a night out in the snow.

While all these issues are presenting themselves, Sarah has a calm understanding and supports Jacob while he is dealing with the challenge of forgiving his father. Their love is more mature and while the heady days of the first movie seem to have faded, they are deeply commited to one another and their children. They open their home to a stranger who they later find out is Jacob's father.

Jack Palance takes center stage as Jacob's father who returns to the Witting family farm which is the only place he ever felt was home. The issues are presented in a loving way which will make you value family more and see the hurt a person can do by making the wrong choices. They can change, but they hurt the people they care most about.

If you enjoyed the first two stories, I think I can safely say you will enjoy this third heartwarming tale of triumph over life's challenges. If you haven't seen the first two movies, I would recommend purchasing the trilogy. These are movies you will want to share with friends and family and watch again when you want to escape to a Kansas prairie for a few hours.

~The Rebecca Review

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Christopher Walken and Glenn Close headline the cast in this excellent series of three Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

In the first movie of the series, "Sarah, Plain and Tall," Walken plays a widowed Kansas farmer who desperately needs someone to help him rear his children while he tends to providing for the family via his farm in the early 1900s. Glenn Close plays Sarah, a woman from Maine, who responds to Walken's newspaper ad search for a wife. The rest of the story focuses on the developing relationships between Walken, Close, and the children. An excellent story and great movie -- 5 stars all the way.

In the second movie, "Skylark" (sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall), the story of Walken and Close's life continues as they face a severe drought, possible failure of the farm, and stresses those things place upon the family. Top-notch, equal in emotional impact and believability with "Sarah, Plain and Tall" -- definitely another 5-star movie.

The third movie, "Winter's End" finds an unexpected guest in Walken and Close's home -- Walken's father, long absent from any family interactions. In this movie, the children have grown considerably (I believe that all the members of the original cast are still together). While an enjoyable movie, this one is not in the same class as the first two, and hovers someplace around 3.5 to 4 stars.

I awarded the set 5 stars on the collective strength of the first two movies.

Just in case you hadn't noticed, Walken is often cast in somewhat quirky roles, but this is probably my favorite work of his. He plays a devoted father dealing with a range of believable real-life issues. These movies also underscore the incredible talent of Close, who can pull off roles as diverse as Sarah's and that of Disney's Cruella DeVil!

Do yourself a favor...if you haven't watched these movies, watch them. They are wonderful.

Have a great day!

Alan Holyoak

Great series of movies!

I first stumbled across this movie wondering what Christopher Walken would be like in a "warm,fuzzy" movie with Glenn Close! Well, I was totally surprised and I thouroughly enjoyed it! The acting was wonderful by the entire cast.

I truely cared about the Witting family - how they became a family, and the trials that farm-life in the midwest in early 1900's provided the family. This three-part series was very warming! A definate movie for families, and people who simply enjoy sitting down with a wonderful movie that takes you to another place and time. A series which I really hate to see end.

I rented the last in the series first, and promptly went back and rented the first two. I now own all 3 movies!

Highly recommended as a real feel-good movie with wonderful charactors and good acting performances by Glenn Close (as always), Christopher Walken and the rest!

The entire Sarah Plain and Tall series is excellent. Wonderfully acted and great family watching. Renforcing family values while providing great entertainment. You will laugh and cry and struggle right along with the family.

By the time you watch all of these (there are three) Sarah and her bunch are family. You watch the kids grow up and there are these marvelous stories and it's just good entertainment. Sarah comes to Kansas to marry a widower farmer to "make a difference" to him and his two children. The first movie concerns their meeting and eventually marrying, the second movie shows their life through a drought and forced separation and the third brings them into WW1 and some personal family problems. Everything is done perfectly and you'll enjoy these time and again. I've watched them all several times.

Thank God there are three of the "Sarah" movies. I can sit down in an afternoon and lose myself in these pioneer day movies. I can escape the problems of the world and find peace in Sarah, Plain and Tall. The books were such small tokens to society, but the movies are huge trophies to brighten the world. Lose yourself in the world of droughts, fires, children, animals, farm work, and love. I cannot recommend these movies to do them justice. Wonderful. Exciting. Heartfelt.

Loved this movie! Seeing the previous two videos of this series is not necessary - I hadn't. However, I bet you'll find yourself looking for (or buying)the first two videos after you view this one! I was initially drawn to this video because of the Christopher Walken-Glenn Close pairing. The charactors Walken and Close play are very good and the two actors work well together. Glen Close, as usual, is great! And Walken, to my surprise, is totally likeable and loveable(vs the "scarry" actor I've come to know in so many of his movies!). The charactor development, as well as the wonderful acting, made this a movie that I found myself genuinly caring about the charactors. It certainly kept my interest. It's a great "feel-good, cozy" movie. It certainly took me away into a fantasyland to the early 1900's in the midwest. As soon as I returned this video to the video store, I immediately rented the two previous movies (and am now buying all 3). It is a wonderful series which I am sad to see end. I highly recommend this as a warm, enjoyable movie that families would love; as well as those who simply enjoy sitting by the fire, wrapped up in a blanket for the evening to watch a good movie!

This is one of Hallmark best efforts. I just love these movies; I've watched them several times. They're great movies for the entire family. I would recommend these movies to everyone.

I loved all three of these movies. It is nice to find a movie that you can watch with the whole family. I think the 3rd movie stayed close to the book. I wish there were more of these type of movies.