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Honesty. Integrity. Family. Stories of a family’s – and a nation’s – yesteryear continue in six Reunion Movies. Set in the 1940s are A Wedding on Walton’s Mountain (will Erin have a change of heart?), Mothers’ Day on Walton’s Mountain (honoring the person everyone turns to when crises arise) and A Day for Thanks on Walton’s Mountain (with Robert Wightman as John-Boy). Taking place in the 1960s and featuring Richard Thomas as John-Boy are A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (as a … More >>
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I know it said the girl died but did i miss how? and what about the baby boy they had in last season-Also where is Mary Ellen’s boy John Curtis.
Did i overlook it
Rating: 3 / 5
I previously taped these off TV onto VHS tapes and am so glad to finally have
these movies to add to all my other Waltons’s DVD’s.
Rating: 5 / 5
i have just watched dvd set, 1st 3 movies follow on from last series and were great, The next were confusing as you find out Ben and Cindy’s daughter has died and Cindy wants the house to have children and makes out they dont have any other children you dont find out where Cindy and Ben’s son charlie and Mary Ellen’s son John Curtis had disappeared to and didn’t seem to make sense. But still worth owning the box set.
Rating: 4 / 5
They are all wonderful. The only gripes I have are 1):
As already mentioned, continuity problems in the later movies…the 1990 reunions: 1) What became of John Curtis? 2) Why are Erin and Paul Northridge divorced when at the end of the first reunion film of 1982, A Wedding on Walton’s Moutain, Erin’s wedding to Paul, Hamner’s narration states, “Its a Union that is still as strong today as it was back then….”, 3) Where in the world is Cindy (Ben’s wife) in the last two films. If they couldn’t get Leslie WInston (the actress who portrayed her to come back), they should at least have explained her absence like they explained that Jonesy was in vietnam. 4) In the second reunion movie, “Mother’s Day on Walton’s Moutain”, Mary Ellen sustains an injury to her uterus that will endanger her becoming pregnant again yet in the later Reunion movies she has two kids by Jonesy. They should have mentioned that she either 1) had surgery to correct the perforated Uterus, or 2) gotten a miracle healing. And 5) if in 1969 Olivia and John were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary, that would have them getting married in 1929, negating the depression era setting that was the hallmark of the series at the beginning, because when “The Homecoming” first aired in 1971 it was set in 1933 and John-Boy was fifteen which means that he was born in 1918 and Olivia and John would have been married in 1916 or 1917.
The other gripe that I have is that in the latter two films (A Walton Wedding and A Walton Easter) too much emphasis is put on characters we don’t know or care for ….. Janet’s Aunt Flo and that annoying Aurora (a useless character in the last movie)relegating most of the other kids to cameo roles (especially Jason……)
Speaking of Jason, why, oh why, in the name of Walton’s mountain did he grow that God-Awful mustache in the first three films? And why, oh why, the cheesy country music stars names for his kids…..I mean….Roy Acuff Walton, Patsy CLine Walton, Loretta Lynn Walton, Merle Haggard Walton…..puhleese….cheesy, cheesy, cheesy……..
And I absolutely cannot stand Janet (John-Boy’s wife). Actress Kate McNeil (a former “As the WOrld TUrns” alumni has unattractive teeth and a hard face making the chemistry between her and John-Boy unbelievable….poor casting…
I love Tony Becker (as Drew) and the girls (Mary Ellen, Erin and Elizabeth) look breathtakingly beautiful…especially at John-Boys wedding…much better than the bride herself…..and Mary McDonough’s ethereal beauty in the first movie is not to be denied despite the 80s hairdos for the 40s time period. But at least they got the hair styles right in the later movies set in the 1960s.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Walton movies have been release on DVDs. The first three were all aired in 1982, and the final three came out between 1993 and 1997.
1. A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (aired Feb. 22, 1982) this one is not bad. The entire cast is reunited except for Michael Learned and Richard Thomas. This one is pretty much balanced with most of the cast getting equal time.
2. Mothers Day on Waltons Mountain (aired May 9, 1982) this one is good too. A nice balance once again. Olivia Walton makes a special appearance.
3. A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (aired Nov. 22, 1982) this one is the best of the first three movies. John-Boy is back his role is still played by Robert Wightman. His John-Boy is lacking the energy of the original John-Boy(Richard Thomas).
4. A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (aired Nov. 21, 1993) this is the best of the final three movies. All cast members are seen and given almost equal screen time. The only problem is continuity. John-Curtis and a few of the Grandkids have vanished.
5. A Walton Wedding (aired Feb. 12, 1995) the movies go down hill from here. This one and the last movie should be called The John-Boy, Olivia and John Sr. movie. We rarely see the other Walton kids and their families. It would have been nice to see what’s going in with them. But the writers decided to just ignore them.
6. A Walton Easter (aired March 31, 1997) same problem here as stated above except Elizabeth gets some nice screen time. If you blink you won’t see Jim-Bob at all. Very unbalanced.
The first three movies have a longer running time than the final three. I don’t know if something was cut or the need for greed with added commercials. I think $25.00 is a little to much for this set.
Rating: 3 / 5