Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 5 11:01

This film is absolutely brilliant from the get go. In what is probably an attempt to make up for a dire christmas last year, the McAllister family are going to Florida for their christmas vacation, everyone is excited except for Kevin who believes the most important thing about Christmas is having a tree, and presents, and spending it in a traditional environment. To him, nothing else means christmas. Fortunately for him, whilst rushing to the airport on the morning of their flight, a series of events means Kevin, yet again, winds up being separated from his parents as he follows a man that looks like his dad onto a plane to New York by mistake. Once there, he decides to make the best of it, after all he has his fathers seemingly unlimited credit card at hand and a hefty Arsenal of ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 8 13:38

Deserving of a much higher average rating. I've never understood how anybody could dislike Home Alone 1 or 2. This film takes the original concept and moves it to New York. As a result, Kevin lives the dream until he realises just how important his family is to him.

The only difference is the fact that the traps are just a bit more brutal than in the first film. If you don't like Home Alone, you have no soul.