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Summary: Almost as good as the first one though way too long
Review: After Home Alone's success, writer John Hughes (Uncle Buck) and director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) joined together once again to make the average sequel Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, which lived up to expectations though didn't match the wit and fun of the original. Though rumors stated that Macaulay Culkin, the "child" star of the first two Home Alones was getting too old to reprise his role, I believe Home Alone 3 changed characters because the audience was getting tired of the same old routine of seeing Culkin outsmart and defeat a group of idiots. I believe the audience wanted something new, which is also why I think they replaced the Wet Bandits with the other four villains as well as Chris Columbus as director. Though armed with a better script, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York does not succeed in being as perfect as the original because you'll keep asking yourself the same question throughout the movie: Haven't we seen this before? In the sequel, Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McAllister, the young boy who beat up two criminals and sent them to jail two years ago. The McCallisters are planning another trip and oh-this-is-unexpected, Kevin once again gets separated from his family. After misleadingly following a man that looked like his father onboard a plane, Kevin finds himself in New York City with his father's cash and credit cards. At the same time, the Wet Bandits who ae the two criminals Kevin put to jail two years ago (Joe Pesci, Goodfellas, and Daniel Stern, Bushwhacked) escape from jail. Kevin once again meets up with them (oh, what a coincidence) and once again it's up to him to stop them before they commit a gigantic toy store robbery. Armed with dozens of booby traps and weapons, Kevin forms a war zone in his uncle's big mansion and wages World War III against the robbers. Let's see, can you figure out who will win this time? Once again, the movie is way too predictable and many of my Home Alone thoughs are similar of those of Home Alone 2's (Check the bottom portion of my Home Alone review) Though surrounded with an okay cast, Home Alone 2 once again succeeds in entertaining and being a completely thoughtless and childless film. Movie: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Actors/Actresses - Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci, Catherine O'Hara, John Hears, Tim Curry, Rob Schneider
Director: Chris Columbus
Time: 120 minutes
Rated PG for childish violence and mild language
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Summary: Excellent sequel!
Review: Kevin Maccallister ( Macaully Culkin) is trying to take a vacation with his family in Flordia but accidently goes on the wrong plane which takes him to New York City. He does have a credit card and money to survive in the big city including taking on the wet bandits again ( Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci). Highly entertaining sequel with some heartwarming themes and plenty of action.
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Summary: Home Alone V 1.2
Review: I don't consider this Home Alone 2, but closer to Home Alone Version 1.2.
It seems to be the same story, but in New York.
What happened in the first seems to happen in the second.
It's almost like watcing the same one with different people and scenery.
Not worth watching.
I don't even know why they did this. What was in their minds? They actually thought a duplicate would be just as good or better!
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Summary: Best Movie EVER!!
Review: This is the best movie of all time!!! Although the first one was EXCELLENT, this one is a little better. When Kevin gets separated from his family, he winds up in New York City, where he gets into some mischeif. BEST MOVIE EVER!!! I recommend this movie for everyone! Macaulay, YOU ROCK!!!
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Summary: A great sequel to the original
Review: "Home Alone 2" has everything the original did, and some extras. It's a little bit different, but in a good way. Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) boards the wrong plane and heads to New York City while his family is on their way to Miami. Only this time, he's not stuck at home, he's in a big city. Also, in this one, he makes a few friends, most notably a pigeon lady and a toy store owner. "Home Alone 2" has more drama in it than the first one did, and when you hear Kevin talk to the pigeon lady and find out why he vows to stop the 'Wet Bandits' once again, you'll notice that. But don't get me wrong, "Home Alone 2" doesn't suffer any in the comedy department. The traps are just as clever and hilarious, and the movie is just as much of a holiday classic as the original "Home Alone" was. If you liked the original "Home Alone," or if you like Christmas comedy movies, I'd recommend getting "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York."
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Summary: "HE'S BACK!"...
Review: Kevin McCallister is back again. This time he's not at home by himself. This time he's in New York City! This Christmas sequel is as just as good as the first one. Kevin is back in action against The Wet Bandits: Marv (Stern) and Harry (Pesci). Let's see what tricks and schemes Kevin has up his sleeve this time. Once again, the movie starts out at the McCallister home and his family is running around back and forth getting ready for their Christmas trip to Florida. Kevin's father Peter (Heard) accidently unplugs the alarm clock and forgets to reset it! The next morning they sleep in AGAIN! So now the family, including Kevin is running through the airport trying to make the plane. Kevin stops in the airport to change his batteries for his talkboy and starts following another man wearing the same jacket as his father. Uh oh! Kevin gets on the wrong plane! He arrives at the airport and realizes he's in New York! "YIKES! I DID IT AGAIN!" At first Kevin thinks of this as a good thing. He tours the city including the Twin Towers. Then he schemingly checks into the Plaza Hotel. He eats whatever he wants and watches whatever he wants. Here's the problem: THE WET BANDITS ESCAPED FROM JAIL! They fled to New York where Kevin is. When Kevin is walking the streets, Harry and Marv see him and they seek revenge. Also while Kevin is temporarily abducetd by them, Marv reveals their plans to rob Dunkin's Toy Chest at midnight on Christmas Eve becuase of the idiot he is. Now that Kevin's escapes from them he realizes he has to go back into action against them and stop the robbery. Luckily Kevin's Uncle Rob has a apartment in New York that their renovating. Since no one is home, he uses the apartment as the battle grounds. He rigs the entire house full of gadgets. It's midnight! Kevin sees Marv and Harry inside the store robbing the place. Kevin throws a brick through the window to make the alarm go off. Marv and Harry is furious. "LET'S GET HIM!" Back to the apartment. Kevin is taking out the Wet Bandits with his gadgets. Marv gets electricuted, a concrete bag falls on his head, falls through a floor. Harry has a bag of tools fall on his head, and his head is on fire again. See what Harry does to put out the fire. Finally the cops arrest them once again. Kevin's family has now arrived in New York and his mother Kate (O'Hara) goes out to look for him. Luckily she finds him at Rockefeller Center. Kevin is once again reunited with his family for Christmas. This movie is THE PERFECT SEQUEL! It picks up right where the first one left off. This is the perfect fmaily movie to watch with your kids around the holidays. Merry Christmas! Ho, Ho, Ho!
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Summary: A brilliant sequel
Review: Ok, so Home Alone 2 is very similar to Home Alone, but that's what's so brilliant about it. I think that the this film is better than the original, mainly because of the superb addition other characters make to the movie. Tim Curry is brilliant in this. So yeah, if you like Home Alone, you'll love Home Alone 2. It rocks!
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Summary: Great Xmas Movie
Review: Too many sequels suffer from Deja vu. And hardly any of those carbon copies improve upon the original. Home Alone 2 is a carbon copy, but it's also much better and more complex a movie than the first. In another mad rush to the airport the MacCallisters make a point of remembering Kevin this time. But he gets lost in a crowd at the airport and follows a man who looks like his dad onto the wrong plane. 13 of the MacCallisters are going to Miami for Xmas (do they never stay home?) but Kevin is headed for the Big Apple. And he's going to have that once-in-a-lifetime vacation he's been wishing for. There's much more for Kevin to see and do in New York. He scams his way into the Plaza hotel where a suspicious Concierge (Tim Curry) gives him mighty evil looks at every encounter. He goes to Duncan's Toy Chest, the biggest toy store in town and takes many scenic photographs. Though it is a little worrying now seeing Kevin on the roof of the World Trade Centre. But the Wet Bandits have escaped. And they have just arrived in New York with loftier ambitions and bigger heists to pull off. They even brush by Kevin a few times not knowing he's there. Typically though, once they get a hold of him the give away far too much info. Once Kevin escapes he takes matters into his own hands once more. His Aunt Georgette from the first movie is still in Paris so he uses her half-renovated home as a huge mousetrap for the bungling burglars. The booby traps this time are much more painful and nasty, so it's all the more amusing for us then huh? Who can possibly fail to laugh at Marv getting the shock of his life when he tries to turn on the taps? If the movie were to be released now I doubt if it would be let away with a PG rating. Still, it's nothing for any parents to worry about. Unless you fear your child is going to set your head on fire with a blowtorch. Home Alone 2 has a more satisfying climax than the first. The film doesn't simply end once Harry and Marv are back in the slammer as there is more plot to it than that. Brenda Fricker has a (rather questionable) role as 'The Pigeon Lady' a woman who lives in Central Park and talks to anyone-until Kevin reaches out. Plus Eddie Bracken shows up as Mr. Duncan and gives Kevin the best Xmas morning ever as a token of his appreciation. With a bigger story (okay some of it re-used) and more characters and a better playground for Kevin, Home Alone 2 manages to be a superior sequel. While not excessively so. There's loads of fun to be had in Kevin's antics and Tim Curry is downright brilliant as the mischievous Concierge. Though try to turn a blind eye to Rob Schneider in his pre-Animal days if you don't dig him. It's a great movie on it's own but sadly it will always be called a copycat. Watch it now from a fresh perspective and you might like it more. Much like the first movie Home Alone 2 is presented 'matted' widescreen. Meaning that if you have seen this a dozen times on video then this version chops off the top and bottom of the frame. Though it was meant to be this way, so worry not. This time round the 1.85:1 anamorphic picture (tho only Region 1 is not anamorphic, sorry) is much better. There are hardly any traces of dirt or scratches and it looks like a proper DVD picture. Unlike the first movie. There is some light grain here and there but that is where the trouble stops. Too bad the Dolby Surround soundtrack is ultra-tame. You'll have to turn your speakers up way past reference level to get a decent sound out of this one. And only then does it sound rather basic. The scenes of Harry and Marv being tortured almost to death could have sounded awesome if there were a rather more sophisticated soundtrack. This almost sounds like a TV movie. Well, no DVD is perfect I guess. Once more the only extras are trailers for all three movies. The effort Fox must have put into this DVD (one of the highest grossing movies ever) must have been backbreaking work.
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Summary: Kevin gets left behind again!!!
Review: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York is the sequal to Home Alone and is another great film. This time 10 year-old Kevin McCallister(Macaulay Culkin) does not get left at home, he manages to come with his family but the trouble starts at the airport. His family, including John Heard and Catherine O' Hara, who are played as his parents, are trying again to take a trip to France but Kevin boards the wrong plane and he gets sent to New York City. While at New York City, Kevin checks into the Plaza Hotel. Kevin thinks this is the greatest time of his life, but when he bumps into the same burglars who tried to break into his house from the previous Christmas, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, his vacation turns out to be a nightmare. Now the two burglars are aftrer Kevin again and Kevin must escape from the burglars and get them caught just like he had before. The Home Alone 2 soundtrack is a great christmas CD and I would recommend it to everyone who loved the movie!Home Alone 2 was in my opinion not as good as the first but it is still one everybody should see!!!
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Summary: Another Christmas Movie
Review: OK, after this one, I would have stopped. There are another two sequels after this one, and at this one the story is already getting tired. You know Kevin's going to get lost, you know he's going to enjoy the excitement of being alone, but then misses his mum (big awwwwwwww everyone!), and you know the mum's going to find him in the end. What I didn't expect was Harry & Marv (Joe Pesci and the other guy) to not appear as much as the previous film. They appeared very rarely, and only came properly into the film later on. But they were as great as ever. Although's there's only so many times you can watch a guy get hit in the crotch, and still find it funny - but I cross my legs everytime, and I'm female! There were some funny bits when Kevin was throwing everything he could lay his hands on at them - the funniest I found was Marv getting covered in dust and then sneezing! The fabulous Brenda Fricker plays a great role in this as the Bird Lady, who originally scares Kevin, but then they become friends. It's a small role, but she's suited to it - and she scared me too! :( And of course, who could forget the brilliant Tim Curry? He pops up a lot in films, and I never seem to tire of him - except when he's in the bad guy role. He was brilliant in this, and so overly camp - can I please have a tape measure to see how high that hair is? The bit where Kevin's mum slapped him was classic - especially when he looked like he was going to cry. You've got all the old characters from the previous film, who thankfully, don't get too much focus in the film - they really annoy me. But I suppose that's the point really. Another great Christmas movie, with a sad ending, but the directors really should have known when to end - stop while they were ahead, and the formula doesn't become old and tired. Although Macaulay Culkin isn't in the next two, so that may make a difference - but the storyline is tired and overdone.
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