The Man Who Saved Christmas (DVD, 2008)

I bought the movie because I missed part of it on TV, and what I saw I really enjoyed. It's a great family movie about A.C. Gilbert who invented the Erector Set & many other toys. It shows the family's patriotism toward the U.S.during World War I. When pressured by the U.S. Congress, the Gilbert family turned their successful toy factory into a munitions plant and by doing this joined a drive by congress to do away with Christmas and toys. He and his family eventually convinced congress that both toys and munitions could be manufactured at the same time. He felt it was important for the children to have the joy put back into Christmas. It also shows that the process of playing helps children to use their imagination to learn and to dream. This was a very forwarding-thinking family business where parents brought their children to work with them; and, during the time toys were being manufactured, the company provided day-care. With so much garbage being put out as entertaininment, this movie was quite refreshing and an excellent Christmas movie. There's nothing in it that you would be embarrassed to watch with your children. I would give it a 10 out of a possible 10!

I like the fact that it is based on a true story that very few people knew about before this movie. Also, I like all of the set ups in the movie with the original Erector Sets. This was extremely interesting. I bought this movie because I know about Erector Sets and I wanted to view some history about them.

I saw this movie for the first time on television during the holidays and thought it was an excellent movie. The story is based on true life events and shows that even during the worst of economic times, you can still keep Christmas alive if you believe in it enough.