Home Alone DVD

Advantages: Culkin, Joe Pesci, the stunts
Disadvantages: Sprung a pretty poor sequel

...hate the most. HOWEVER, Home Alone by John Hughes is a brilliant film, even if it was badly stretched out across two very similar sequels, and even the despicable Macaulay was halfway tolerable in this film. Kevin is the youngest child within a pretty massive American family who are going away for the Christmas hols. He behaves badly on the night before they travel and is sent to the attic room. In the confusion next morning he is forgotten and ...
...yes, and Mummy makes it home in time for Xmas. It sound quite naff when summarised like this, but it ain't when you see it. It takes a fiendish mind to dream up all the defensive tricks that Kevin uses and they're genuinely funny. Kids love this film and adults appreciate the nastiness dealt out. Watch it and enjoy pain. Slapstick mayhem with kids inflicting the ultimate retribution on les adults is always good for half an hour and the bad guys ... Read review

Advantages: Light hearted, Joe Pesi, Daniel Stern
Disadvantages: Not many if any

...the house, Kevin defends his home as best as he can with a series of cunning traps. In the mean time, Kevin's family realize that they have left him behind and his mother frantically races home by any means possible, with the help of a Polka band leader. Back in 1990 no one had really heard of Macaulay Culkin, and then Home Alone was released and suddenly this young kid was the hottest property in Hollywood. The film focuses on young Kevin as he ...
...Conclusion & Rating = Home Alone is undoubtedly one of the most profitable and popular movies of all time (currently sitting 36th in the most profitable charts. It's got nothing to do with amazing plots, special effects or Oscar winning performances. It's purely down to it being a very enjoyable and light hearted film, which appeals to a wider audience than what it was intended for. Even now in my 30s, I still enjoy watching Home ... Read review

Advantages: funny, entertaining, for all the family, Culkin's performance
Disadvantages: none!

...already struggling to get back home to him, which is a nigh-on-impossible task given the time of year. And at the same time, the robbers are confused and trying to work out why the joint they were casing doesn't appear to be empty - but it doesn't take them long to realise that Kevin is home alone and they plan to take advantage of this - after all, they reason, how can a little boy all on his own stop them? However, Kevin (who is already beginning ...
...enterprising little boy and is determined they're not going to break in easily if he can help it. The undisputed star of "Home Alone" is Macaulay Culkin, who shot to fame as a result of this film. Considering there are big chunks of the movie where he is the only person on screen, he is likeable and entertaining enough to keep you watching. Culkin, as a kid, had something about him, some kind of weird childlike charisma and an infectious "fun" air ... Read review

Advantages: some good humour and plenty of laughs
Disadvantages: none really..??

...this all changes when his home is about to be robbed by two rather stupid looking burglars…Harry, (played by Joe Pesci) and Marv, (played by Daniel Stern) are known as 'the Wet Bandits' It is then up to the frightened kid to defend his home in the only way a kid of his age can do….. Comically and with no bloodbaths, (all though there is a bit of glue and feathers involved…and much more 'sinister' tricks). So.. As Kevin's parents, Peter and Kate, ...
...as he confidently protects his home from the bungling burglars.. Character… Kevin McCallister… Macauley Culkin Peter McCallister… John Heard Kate McCallister… Catherine O'Hara Harry… Joe Pesci Marv… Daniel Stern Buzz… Devin Ratray Gus Polinski… John Candy *Original Soundtrack (Mainly by John Williams) Somewhere In My Memory Holiday Flight The House Star Of Bethlehem Please Come Home For Christmas Man Of The House White Christmas Scammed ... Read review

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...evil cynical reasons. You see, Home Alone to me is the most misunderstood movie out there. The central theme is basically child abuse, Kevin being hideously treated by his negligent parents and at Christmas at all times as they leave him to his own devices whilst they themselves go off to enjoy a holiday without him. Such despicable behaviour precedes the infliction of half an hour of extreme violence and torture upon a couple of burglars by the ...
...which means of course that Home Alone gains itself a release by Disney of all people and a PG rating by the board of censors...hahahaha!!! Now tell me that’s not a little bit funny??? Umm OK, that’s probably not most people's take on the movie, but I'm telling you, I watched this movie again earlier for the first time in ages and its the most violent thing I have seen for a long time. Forget the scene in The Godfather where Marlon Brando's ... Read review

Advantages: kids might enjoy it
Disadvantages: boring,repetition of the previous films

...If it wasn't a Home Alone film it would be okay but, dislike him you may, there is no substitute for McCauly Caulkin's cheeky little face and the avid persistance of Joe Pesci. The kid left alone theme wears a little bit thin but the children like it. Personally, I find there is something endearing about Home Alone 1 and 2 but, sorry, this film just does nothing for me.The story seems to be exactly the same as the first one,and the gags repeat themselves.The tricks that the boy uses to fight the baddies are the same that Caulkin has used years and years ago.And now somehow they don't look funny any more. I doubt I would ever want to watch Home Alone 4 should they ever make one.... Read review

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Advantages: first two were good
Disadvantages: not as appealing as the others

...Home Alone 3 is an okay family movie, but it's not the same as Home Alone 1 & 2 were. First of all when you bring in a new lead actor in the 3rd film, it's not gonna be the same type of movie, because the kid is different and most importantly the bad guys are different. I mean how dumb do these bad guys have to be when they chase a remote control car and they can't catch up to it. At least in Home Alone 1 & 2 the plans were more believeable and fun to watch. If you are planning on buying this film, please don't as there are alot of films that are better than this.... Read review

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Advantages: the ending
Disadvantages: almost the whole film

...A boy goes to live with his Dad and Girlfriend's house. This is a prime opportunity for the baddies to attack the house. This film however, is a new version of the old Home Alone's, and the director and writer is obviously trying too hard to make it seem the same as the 1st two films. I really didn't enjoy this film because firstly, the baddies 'Marv' played by Michael Weinberg and his sidekick Missi Pyle are not funny actors, and they can't act or react in a comical way. Secondly, due to the gadgets and other gifts that the Dad's girlfriend has given to the boy wouldn't normally be found in a house, and the reacts of the parents is taken to extreme. Overall, this film is trying too hard to be something that it can never be ... funny. It has 'TRY HARD' written all over it, and as a 'funny family film' I think I laughed once. Small... Read review

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