My wife is letting my 5 & 3 year old watch Home Alone, and I'd really wish she wasn't. It's violent as fuck!
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Can we decide which Home Alone is the best
- Thread starter Ryaaan14
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Home Alone (1) is the best overall film;
however, Home Alone 2 has the best scene -- the one where Kevin drops bricks on the child predators.
however, Home Alone 2 has the best scene -- the one where Kevin drops bricks on the child predators.
Lol love it so muchTwo because of the brick scene.
Marv would have been dead.
Bonus.
LOL the fact there's a hole right there cracks me up so much
Glorious. Laughing my ass off at the gif even haha
Theres a netflix movie with an example of what would really happen, also its very home-aloney too.
Better Watch Out
My 4 year old was howling with laughter during the home invasion part. It was hilarious.
Watching this clip ruins the "twist" of the movie, albeit one that occurs at the end of the FIRST act, not the end of the movie.
The film starts off pretending that it's a home invasion movie, where a babysitter has to protect the kid from intruders. Then she discovers that the intruder is really the kid's best friend, and it was all a plan so that the kid could look like a hero to the babysitter (who he has a crush on). Then the kid goes psycho.
Home Alone 2 is way more quotable.
"HARRY, I'VE REACHED THE TOP!"
"Wow... What a hole!"
and my favorite:
"That was the sound of a tool chest... falling down the stairs"
Home Alone 2 is watchable and fun in parts but too much of an ad for pre-Giuliani NYC and the pigeon lady doesn't hold a candle to Old Man Marley. I actually find the entire traps sequence a bit extreme compared to part one.
Part one has the edge for me because John Candy and I'm still a sucker for the scene when the mom comes home first.
Part one has the edge for me because John Candy and I'm still a sucker for the scene when the mom comes home first.
when people say 2 is better because the stunts with the goofball villains are better, and I've been hearing this a lot online in the past few years, I feel they're taking a super simplistic look at these movies. first off, it's not his HOME. It's a random abandoned building site which he only knows about via his uncle. When someone encroaches on your HOME things become deeply emotional, for the protagonist and the viewer -- not only is it his HOME, it's a HOME at christmas, it's a place of love, hate, conflicted feelings, it's a fascinating place. in 2, again, it's a random ugly concrete building. When Kevin arranges HIS toys, HIS family's knick knacks to take out the villains, it gets your imagination going, what would you use, and how. They play with his relationship with his brother by getting him into his room, they play with his relationship to the cellar, the bedrooms... but at a random abandoned building? you can't imagine yourself in that position. It's not a worthwhile fantasy. Of course the resolution of his mom coming HOME to him again in HOME ALONE is also something else completely. Don't get me wrong, 2 does some things well enough, including the fantasy of a hotel stay, and of a toy store visit, but it just can't compete with the real HOME, neighborhood, and so on
Whilst 2 is a pretty great film in it's own right, and it does star an amazingly cast Tim Curry, 1 is the clear winner. The music is great, the cheesy sentimentality of a little boy wanting his family back for Christmas after he "wished" them away and also the late, great John Candy makes it the better movie.
Judging by the comments, a lot of people don't like how Trump had an innocent cameo in the 2nd one.
I need to rewatch these soon and then I'll have a decision. Remember enjoying them both but they've kinda blended together in my mind.
(Someone should do a Homeward Bound 1 vs 2 thread to keep the nostalgia train going)
(Someone should do a Homeward Bound 1 vs 2 thread to keep the nostalgia train going)
As much as I love New York City more than Chicago, I'll have to go with the first one. Home Alone 2 gets points docked for being a rehash. On top of that, Kevin has less reason to be scared of the bird lady than the old man. At least the old man had rumors about him. Then there's the weird behavior from people when Kevin is walking around at night in NYC.
Also, only one of these films has a VHS copy hidden up in the rafters of the monorail station in Downtown Disney (California):
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People saying 2 are why Hollywood makes creatively bankrupt sequels like The Hangover Part II. It's cynical as fuck and people don't care.
I like the traps in 2 better but 1 is better overall. Also there's no way that Duncan's toy store would ever be profitable in the 90s, let alone be able to afford to maintain it's business in Manhattan.
Marv screaming because of the spider is better than anything in 2 though.
Marv screaming because of the spider is better than anything in 2 though.
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The fact that almost a quarter of people have voted Home Alone 2 just goes to show how held hostage some people are by nostalgia.
There is no comparison. Home Alone is a fun and clever film with awesome characters, a solid moral, great music and wonderful production design. HA2 on the other hand is a rushed out the door, soulless, empty rehash. Even Tim Curry couldn't save that shit.
There is no comparison. Home Alone is a fun and clever film with awesome characters, a solid moral, great music and wonderful production design. HA2 on the other hand is a rushed out the door, soulless, empty rehash. Even Tim Curry couldn't save that shit.
Home Alone 1 is the correct answer. It doesn't have President Shithead's cameo, and it has this moment:
Chris Columbus nailed that scene. A kid wouldn't immediately run to their parent after being abandoned, so Kevin pauses.
God, I want to burst into tears every time Catherine O'Hara says, "Oh, Kevin. I'm so sorry."
Chris Columbus nailed that scene. A kid wouldn't immediately run to their parent after being abandoned, so Kevin pauses.
God, I want to burst into tears every time Catherine O'Hara says, "Oh, Kevin. I'm so sorry."
