DylanW
Unlike the original "Home Alone", the situation has developed, spending longer times on the slapstick comedy of the Wet Bandits, depriving the film of its original comfort; the location. Relocating the setting to New York is an act of deprivation of the cosiness of the original. Once more, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is cute yet a smart-aleck kid with an attitude that could challenge even the crudest of adults. He once more gets into mischief, somehow getting separated yet again from his family. Not only that, but "Home Alone 2" has basically the same first 10 minutes as the original, which is frustrating to re-watch. Eventually, we learn of the escape of the Wet Bandits, which has excruciatingly painful scenes for any person, let alone child. The acting is fine, with the best scenes of the film including Tim Curry as a hotel concierge, which, by the way, do not involve the bandits.With this sequel, the film has resorted to cheesy lines, exaggerated violence and repetition, as most film franchises eventually succumb to.
British Council Bahrain
Home alone 2 : lost in New York Home alone ( lost in New York ) is a comedy film. It talks about a little boy called Kevin ( Macaulay) who traveled alone to New York by accident. Two thieves tried to catch him and he uses his brain to escape from them . But , his family traveled to prance. It's set in the USA on 1992 . The stars are ( Macaulay who are Kevin ) ( Joe Pesci) and ( Santa Moses) . my favorite character is ( Macaulay) the little boy . He's so clever . People who like comedy films should watch this film .
2karl-
home alone 2 well this ain't a classic film but its is there or there abouts this film is 2ys on from the 1st but in the film is One year after Kevin was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars the wet bandits but these sticky pair have other ideas of not being in jail ,but his family did again by being late for the airport but Kevin recorder is his has other plans to be hatched and things on it may be his Saviour in time but this time he they all get to the airport in time but Kevin before he goes through holds his fathers bag he accidentally finds himself in New York City, and the same criminals are not far behind.and the rest of them in Chicago in this all star film reunited with a few extra stars list a follows Macaulay Culkin ... Kevin McCallister Joe Pesci ... Harry Lime Daniel Stern ... Marv Merchants Catherine O'Hara ... Kate McCallister /John Heard ... Peter McCallister Rob Schneider ... Bellman Tim Curry ... Concierge Brenda Fricker ... Pigeon Lady with director Chris Columbus rethinking his film with to great laugh and warmth with pigeons to help so with the big apple as his play ground his card to buy is best deserts in the plaza and recorder to fool the staff Kevin smarts his way round to his uncle his with traps and holds fire and gas with the sticky bandits hilariously trying to rob a toy shop Kevin kind of helps a owner out with friendship and objects to thwart these bandits so with Kevin running around his family are worried about him and find out these using something illegal while he is enjoying annoying the staff who are checking out who he is by playing gangster movies he finding unusual friends in central park to help so with green goo fire bombs, skeltons in the basements with paint he is turning this into a playground with fireworks at the ready but one things for sure his family would love a Xmas with Kevin and mysterious gifts when they awake from a donor with new york at its Xmas finest with rocker fella center Xmas tree the focal point of this gem it not a classic but its close i gave this 7/10 as the first one was 10 but 1hr55mins its true family movie
Leofwine_draca
I've always loved the first HOME ALONE film, ever since I was a kid, but I deliberately put off seeing this sequel after reading the negative reviews back in the day. Watching it now, as an adult, I can see what the reviewers meant: this is an insult, or indeed a kick in the teeth, to anyone who loves the first film.Given that the original movie was a smash hit, it was inevitably that a rushed-out sequel would quickly follow. And rushed out is right; this is a mere remake of the first film, albeit with a different setting (and nobody gets "lost" either, despite the title). The characters are all exactly the same, the gags are the same, everything's the same. A bigger budget doesn't mean improved quality; it means that everyone was in this to grab more dollars.It feels exactly like director Chris Columbus and writer John Hughes are going through the motions here. The bumbling villains are back and have even more ridiculous motives than previously. The crazy pigeon lady replaces the crazy old guy. Even the same TV gag is played out again. Hell, even the climax takes place in a house again, so the whole New York setting turns out to be a cheat. The whole sub-plot with the stressed out parents really drags things down a lot too.HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK isn't a total loss as a film, even though it's a crushing disappointment. It's hard to dislike Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, two actors giving such physical performances. Tim Curry is a fun addition to the cast too. But Macaulay Culkin's self-knowing, superior attitude is becoming annoying already (and, indeed, his Hollywood star was to quickly wane after this) and there's absolutely nothing here that hasn't been done better previously. It's a real disappointment.
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