*Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST?? (First Time Watching) Christmas Movies

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James and Ninetailedbrush watch another AWESOME Christmas movie, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York! What will happen now? The Wet Bandits are back, and now theres Trump too? Can it get any better?
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[@Rmlohner]

Joe Pesci literally had to do all that incoherent muttering because he got so into character that it was the only way he could avoid swearing. On the first movie, he filled up a swear jar in a single day.

[@MrParkerman6]

That's called The Yosemite Sam effect!

[@EmilyDickmesome]

One of the reasons I love this sequel is that everyone from the original cast is back which doesn't happen all the time. Weird reason maybe but I tend to get pretty sad when I see cast members change in sequels/series because I get attached to them. 😅

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too.

[@marjabieze7757]

Even to Buzz and uncle Frank 😁

[@tbakhalid4781]

Same. Heck I was happy that even Uncle Frank was back. I however don't have any resentment for 3rd movie cause it's a different family but I hate what they did to 4th movie.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Except the sister. Linnie was the only McAllister to not have the same actress.

[@tempsitch5632]

John Candy ? Pizza Guy ? Old snow-shovel man ?

[@cayanne3420]

I can see why some people dislike the sequel, it is true that they reuse the same jokes a lot, but I personally don't mind it too much. I feel that they change the jokes just enough to keep it fresh and interesting. Plus, you've got Tim Curry in this one, so that's a win on its own.

[@JohnGolf123]

I actually preferred it to the original.

[@alexis-marie_9920]

love the 2nd better.. I love a good callback

[@maggie_knolastname]

This one is my favorite

[@nathancruz9172]

@@alexis-marie_9920 me too.

[@nathancruz9172]

@@maggie_knolastname 26:10 so am I.

[@legionaireb]

6:54 - Keep in mind, this was before 9/11, so airport security was much more lax and people didn't plan to be there two hours before their flight. 16:33 - That is the LEGENDARY Tim Curry. He's a brilliant actor known for Clue, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and many other films. He has a reputation for playing villains. I said in another comment that the first two are the only Home Alone movies worth acknowledging, but it is interesting to note that apparently in the latest one, a grown-up Buzz is a secondary character and he alludes to Kevin directly in one line.

[@tendoheart9928]

Kevin giving her the dove never fails to make me cry

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

User name checks out..😏

[@melodymoonchild8349]

The scene where they’re handing Kevin’s bag down the row and then back up the row and the mother goes “Kevin’s not here” and then faints is the funniest scene in the entire franchise imo 😂

[@daninmills]

Hearing you guys talk about Tim Curry's Concierge character makes me want to see you guys react to the other projects he's in. Clue, Rocky Horror, It... legitimately one of my favorite actors with an absolutely impressive range

[@katwebbxo]

I was thinking the same thing. 🙂

[@aleaanderson6600]

He's also excellent as the Lord of Darkness in "Legend." To get the performance we get after all he had to endure for that role is a testament to the man's talent.

[@emilysmith259]

Absolutely! I ADORE Tim Curry! He does have incredible range but plays a fantastic villain! Probably my favorite role of his is Darkness from Legend and Cardinal Richelieu in Disney's The Three Musketeers. Also good is Pirates of the Plain, Rocky Horror (of course), Clue and A Muppet Treasure Island. Due to some health issues, since the mid-90's, he's been more active in voice acting with lots of roles in children's movies and TV series. Among these, I love Hexxus in Fern Gully. His voice is so iconic and rich, I also enjoy listening to audio books voiced by him as well. 🥰🥰

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

And Ferngully. Never forget Ferngully.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

Also literally every cartoon from the late 1980s through the mid 2000s, plus a lot of stuff since. Yes, all of them. He's in it. Him and Jim Cummings. and probably Rob Paulsen, Tony Jay, and Frank Welker.

[@richard-davies]

Brick scene never gets old 😄

[@whitenoisereacts]

Lol too true!!

[@robertlombardo8437]

SUCK! BRICK! KID!!! 😂😂😂

[@juliomella5977]

"Grown men go into the park and don't come back alive " Yes. Central Park in New York city is huge and dangerous after dark back then. I don't know if it has gotten better or not, but there were a lot of murders and muggings in Central Park

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

Native New Yorker here: it's NEVER been safe there at night but now it's actually much, much worse.

[@me12155]

The music for Home Alone was made by John Williams! He also composed music for the first Harry Potter movie, Schindler's List, and more

[@nathancruz9172]

Not only he did sorcerer’s stone. But, the chamber of secrets, and the prisoner of Azkaban. Including, the end credits from the deathly hallows part 2.

[@nenabunena]

The director for HA 1-2 is the same director for HP 1-2

[@nathancruz9172]

@@nenabunena including, the first 2 Harry Potter movies from the same director of home alone 1-2.

[@mrhappy623]

Um, not to mention STAR WARS, Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones.

[@jp3813]

I believe they mention him in the video.

[@kylestark8581]

I watch Home Alone and Home Alone 2 back to back every Christmas

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too.

[@jp3813]

I do the same w/ Die Hard 1&2.

[@brandenharvey9817]

My favorite part of this movie is the revelation that Harry and Marv are immortal beings.

[@tausharader1960]

My favorite part is when Kevin remembers to thank the business man selling the necklaces, even when he is literally running for his life. If he can take two seconds to thank someone for helping him, while two grown men are actively trying to kill him, I think everyone else can do the same when doing their holiday shopping.

[@juliecclark120]

My favorite home alone movie is hands down lst in New York. My favorite part is right before Kevin throws the bricks and Harry says: "Nothing would please me more greatly then to shoot you!" And in response Kevin just nods in agreement, like as if he was saying, I could see why.

[@isabellamarty8745]

Fun fact for you guys: Fuller, that younger kid who was a crazy bed wetter, was played by Macaulay Culkin's younger brother Kieran so two of the Culkin brothers got to be in the movie. Mack was obviously more well known but a lot of people know that they were brothers

[@simionleva3856]

I didn't know they were brothers

[@Maca494]

"i thought this was in the 2000s" macaulay on his birthday: guys, you wanna feel old? i'm 41" poor Marv XDD his screams are the best

[@whitenoisereacts]

Oof!!

[@shainewhite2781]

The injuries that the villains recieve are so painful, that they should be dead after getting hit in the head with a brick or cinder block or a large steam pipe.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Oh of course. But that’s what’s funny about it

[@Nicamon]

@@whitenoisereacts They are basically Looney Tunes in disguise!;-D

[@leonardolonghi3472]

@@whitenoisereacts Marv probably is a M and Harry doesn't know😂

[@beaudennis6914]

Especially that electrocution

[@moviemaestro800]

Pretty much all of those injuries would be fatal, in real life. Even just one brick to the head from that height would entail a fatal head trauma.

[@angelaatwood46]

The man with the raised eyebrows is very famous....that's Tim Curry, the star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. You guys need to watch THAT ONE.🥳

[@melissaisloud7404]

I actually saw this film in theaters twice as a kid. Still love it. The dove 🕊 lady melts my heart.

[@SkyWingFeather]

I remember this movie spawning so many crazy theories about the cast. 1. Some people thought Kevin and Marv were the result of a superhuman experiment because that’s the only way to explain how they didn’t die. 2. A bunch of people thought Kevin grew up and became the killer from the SAW movies. Obviously both are not true, but it’s hilarious to think about.

[@SilverScreenChatter-tl2hz]

Another conspiracy, what if Kevin is gifted?

[@Storm_CloudD4L]

Honestly out of both movies the second one is my favorite. There's just so much more adventure to it. As a kid, I loved that adventurous feeling of New York with the unlimited ice cream, fresh pizza, and giant toy store. Home Alone 2 will always be my favorite but the 2nd one is good too

[@daninmills]

I could never pick a favorite between 1 and 2. Like, I completely understand preferring the first because the sequel does reuse a lot of the plot points and jokes from the original, but there's something just inherently magical about New York at Christmastime. Plus, I feel like the Wet/Sticky Bandits got a lot better one-liners in the sequel (I don't care how many times I hear "wow... what a hole," I will laugh every time). Overall they're just a great one-two punch and I watch them both every year!

[@MrParkerman6]

Sequels are SUPPOSED to reuse jokes and plot points from the original films.

[@TimedRevolver]

Home Alone 2 is important because it finished Kevin's growth. If it left off at the first, he would still be a bit of a shit. But now he's learned to not only stop judging by looks, but to be selfless.

[@ThatGrumpyOldBastard]

While this will always be a classic to me, one of the issues that started to show in this one were the goings on in Macaulay Culkin's personal life starting to trickle through into his performance. At this stage his family fell apart over his fortune & fame with his parents fighting over his custody -and financials. All that stress and pressure really started to show in Culkin's performances over the years as he just went through the motions and did what was expected of him. His story is an interesting if sad one. Thankfully he's since gotten his life together again.

[@leonardolonghi3472]

love when they notice Kevin didn't take their flight and it is the dad who is the only one paying attention to the "Kevin's not here", even though it was the mom who heard it before him (and also told him) and also had "that feeling"🤣

[@natt3975]

Tim Curry is perfect in this movie… though you’d have a difficult time finding a role where he isn’t.

[@demetriuslovesmovies3952]

I got that talk-boy kevin has in this movie for Christmas when i was about 4, it also had a girl version that came in pink, I'll never forget that. That was my all time favorite Christmas gift as a kid

[@MidNiteLilac]

I'm In Color Guard, so every time we have to get our flag bags off the truck or out of the closet we do a thing called "Pass it to Kevin." We just say "Pass it to Kevin!" as we passed the bag down the line so it's easier and quicker to get our flag bags. It's just so funny. 😂

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Poor Tim Curry, so many people don't recognize him. However, if you are familiar with the original IT- he's Pennywise :) Also, Rocky Horror Picture Show Please watch Clue, he's in it and it's hysterical, very fast paced witty humor. Edit: aw how could you leave out the slap and his 🥺 face lol

[@tempsitch5632]

He’s awesome in Oscar. Sad how he’s doing now but he’s alive, so that’s good.

[@sousamina]

Make me old this

[@simionleva3856]

I hate to break it to you, but I see films not for their actors

[@labyfan1313]

Love him in Legend too.

[@nickchivers9029]

​@@simionleva3856 I hate to break it to you, but no one asked you.

[@maryamtara2934]

The skeleton part killed me as child!! I laughed so hard it's so good especially in a kids movie

[@quoniam426]

The family's house is in Chicago, not Boston, and the airport is Chicago O'Hare. The French guy is dubbed in Spanish in the French version. Film was made 9 years before 9/11. Trump was the owner of the Plaza back then he let the team film in the hotel at the sole condition he made a gratuitous cameo. Kinda non canon fun fact, the pigeon lady's first love was supposed to be Mr Duncan himself.

[@MyFavoriteVegan]

I still got my Talkboy. It was the hottest toy after this movie came out. It was only $30, but back then, that was a lot of money. I watch HA 1 and 2 every year for the holidays. It's my little tradition. 🤗 Ps. Fun fact. For around 30k, you can get the Home Alone experience a package offered by the Plaza Hotel. Limo ride to movie locations, ice cream, pizza, etc. I wish I could afford it. 🙄

[@MrParkerman6]

$30 wasn't that much then.

[@mari.xcxwsq]

@@MrParkerman6 it was around $70

[@jsmith1214]

To be fair, Christmas is also on January 7. So for me, this is a treat.

[@angelminaj617]

I personally like Lost in New York better than the first Home Alone. Lost in New York is funnier.

[@xcleezee9597]

You gotta remember in the first movie there was a blizzard and the power went out. It wasn’t their fault that they woke up late.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Good thing today most cell phones come with an alarm feature :D

[@Yugioh420]

As for the room service bill, the people in the hotel acknowledged Kevin booking the room was considered doing so with a stolen credit card. So any charges he made they cant charge him for, and once the family got there management compt. Them the room so everything was free. Cant charge them that bill.

[@leonardolonghi3472]

I honestly don't know if they are allowed to make them pay or not for it, but they could have sent the bill just so the parents knew how much Kevin's holiday could cost if the staff didn't figure it out and they could have some laugh over the boy while getting yelled at

[@Atlasss97]

2 has been my absolute favourite since childhood. Even though it recycles and redoes jokes and plot points, there's just something extra magical about it. Obv new York Christmas is special. And then there is the airports and planes, and the idea of a kid using a grown up credit card to do whatever you want, buy whatever you want, go chill in a hotel by yourself and outsmart adults, it is all uber appealing.

[@TothanCrawk]

6:30 pretty much sums up most of the movie's tone. Also I wonder if a clown that makes kids float being used against Tim Curry was some kind of joke as well.

[@jmk1975]

I can understand Kevin's swimming trunks falling off if he dove in head first, but he jumped in feet first.

[@denardoellisjr]

Im shocked the subtle joke of the Wet/Sticky bandit went over y'all heads 😂😂😂😂😂

[@cptayne]

I enjoy this one better, it has everything a kid would want. A limo, a hotel room, junk food, a big toy store, adventure, a clown 😂 and you're very own cheese pizza. Also this Xmas just seems better and look at those presents.

[@thomasbaker2067]

Lost in New York is so good.

[@madzec]

Actually "Home Alone 3" is really underrated movie. Especially because I think none of cast of first two is in it. But it has same humor and if you would look on movie totally ignoring expectations of first two you would love it. Macaulay Calkin was almost trademark for that movie and since Home Alone 3 was made around 6-7 years after second they could not used him then. But it is funny movie worth watching for a good laughs.

[@randomvideoconnoisseur563]

19:07 The pigeons got him in the end! And in the first movie when the family is in France the are watching TV and, "It's a Wonderful Life" is playing in French

[@kwadwotuffour5529]

I especially enjoyed the ending of this movie more than the ending in the first one. The part where Kevin gets saved by the 'Pigeon lady' is even more enjoyable than when he's saved by 'Old Man' Marley, in the first one. Harry and Marv being arrested is more enjoyable in this one too. Kevin reunited with his family is more enjoyable in this one as well.

[@t.c.thompson2359]

Kevin and Biff honestly seem like two siblings that would get along the best once they became adults.

[@Shritistrang]

"Hey, Kev. Remember when I held up those candles behind your head during the christmas play?" "Yeah, and then I knocked over all the kids and the cardboard tree fell on top of the lady's head?" "Aaaah, good times."

[@erainmartinez8175]

I love it when he screamed No! 30:23

[@debbiep6612]

My favorite part is when James didn't recognize the iconic Tim Curry!!!😂😂😂 Penny Wise, The Rocky Horror Picture Show... Come on! The man is a Legend!😃👑👏 Haha love you James😁💜✌

[@shirw]

Lol, I knew him growing up as "Rooster" from Annie!

[@eleven-hopper]

Clue as well! One of my favorite roles that he did

[@labyfan1313]

"The man is Legend!" was that intended to be a pun, because I love him in Legend. lol Also Clue.

[@T-51_]

I think we can all agree in real life the mom would have lost custody of her son due to child abandonment and endangerment

[@user-cv2ge1pd4p]

sure would

[@Yugioh420]

The newspaper said Chicago, the family lives in Chicago

[@Justafox305]

The toy store is based on a real one called fao schwarz toy store

[@the_nikster1]

this is my favorite by far. the traps are superior, I feel like the stakes are higher and I just love the feel of NYC at Christmas time. I like what you said about it being a love letter to New York because it definitely feels that way to me too. great reaction guys! ❤️

[@MrParkerman6]

Actually - the stakes are less high, cuz Harry and Marv could have just walked away with the bag of chase while Kevin was on the roof and disappeared into the night!

[@merchillio]

The toy store is F.A.O. Schwartz, and yes it is as amazing, but I don’t know what it looks like at their new location since they moved

[@amariebloom]

It’s still awesome and they still got piano on the floor from Big! My inner child was so happy

[@erikbyrge2024]

1992 world trade center was still there before the Attack in 2001

[@tfe1788]

Tim Curry although having a small role makes a statement in this film

[@DarkMoonGeneral]

This the best Home Alone. The thing about Central Park is , yes its a scary place more so at night. For people have been murdered there a lot of the time.

[@laurenherda2415]

I'm still amazed at the confusion of you guys not being sure this was filmed before 9/11, like come on!!!

[@waynequashie8381]

20:05- Cameo of Chris Columbus(director of the first 2 Harry Potter movies) holding his little daughter, Eleanor(Susan Bones in those movies)!!!!

[@gabrielhall9099]

i hope you will react to Jingle All The Way with Arnold Schwarzenegger it is a fun movie

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

3:00 Here in Australia, we use fake Christmas trees, that you have to assemble from a kit. The branches even have colour-coded pegs so you know where to insert them.

[@moviemaestro800]

13:40 Not random at all, in fact. He owned the hotel, at the time, and agreed to allow the crew to shoot there for almost no charge, if they let him have that cameo. And in that cameo, he lies to a child. He tells Kevin to go down the hall to the left, to find the lobby. Kevin goes down the hall to the right, and ends up in the lobby. 🤣

[@robertlombardo8437]

Fake news CNN: Trump lies to defenseless child, caught on video.

[@freethinkerang6386]

Both movies are great, but I like the 2nd one better. Tim curry, the rest of the hotel staff, New York setting, seeing Kevin out and about etc. loved it more

[@ajmalaika1287]

I can see people liking this one less because Kevin is a lot more Sadistic, actively luring and attacking the criminals instead of deterring them BUT this one is matched with 1 fm the traps (especially the skeleton) always crack me up

[@qpqpaapapnews3176]

Yes

[@d3l3tes00n]

We want to see him attack lol They deserve it

[@LarryBonson]

Sadistic?, geez what it with people sensitivity now.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@LarryBonson Right?

[@wyattchandler6359]

The criminals are literally trying to kill Kevin. At the least he's defending himself. And at the most he's stopping them from robbing the toy store and thusly stopping them from robbing from poor kids. How are people so stupid?

[@lauraalbert96]

If I am not mistaken, the man who gave Kevin directions to the lobby owned the Plaza hotel at the time. So not really very random at all.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That's Donald Trump lol :D

[@eleven-hopper]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 We don't speak his name

[@dudetocartman]

That's correct. Donald Trump owned the Plaza until like 1997.

[@dudetocartman]

@@eleven-hopper He was more respected in the 90s.

[@eleven-hopper]

@@dudetocartman ik and idc

[@davidhunt7454]

Anticipating the reaction to the cameo I just remembered is in this movie :p

[@RedCaio]

"This guy"? umm... Tim Curry is magnificent in every role.

[@Zodia195]

Like last time I was Kevin's age when this movie came out, which was early 90s, aka prior to 9/11. Like many who remember this movie, this one IS bittersweet because of the Twin Towers.

[@StrawberryShorty]

It sure was eerie how the one guy predicted the movie would be about Kevin getting lost in New York. O :

[@darkmelodies2694]

16:35 That is Tim Curry, international treasure

[@Heidi-ih9ej]

Some of the music while Kevin preps the house for the baddies to arrive is straight Hedwig's Theme from Harry potter if you listen carefully. I think that's the part. Since this was filmed years before potter, seems John Williams really loved that line of music he wrote and made the potter theme out of it.

[@ChefNourhan]

The fire one was great but this home alone is definitely my favorite they used the budget for this movie was very well used and the music score is such nostalgia . Happy new year guys.

[@deires77]

Cliff 👀

[@ajmalaika1287]

As far as I know the toy store is the real Hemleys but they didn't want their name in the movie so they changed the name, might be wrong

[@casandrahouk2153]

I'm probably one of the few people on the planet that LIKES Home Alone 3. It IS a different family, but the pretext for the kid being alone is much more believable and less "call CPS" worthy lol. Also, he's not dealing with two-bit burglars, but actual international criminals. Which is the more contrived part of the plot. The child doesn't have Macaulay Culkin's expressiveness, but not every child is that dramatic so it's not really bad acting. Just a more reserved kid.

[@midnightphoenix389]

what y'all saw in the toilet was actually paint thinner my dad recognized the multi-color label in the movie because he worked for Lowe's for almost twenty years.

[@waynequashie8381]

In real life, actor Macaulay Culkin IS from New York City, where his recurring character, Kevin McCallister was lost in, taking on the burglars he faced once before!!!!

[@rsinville]

Sticky bandits really does sound like a pastry.

[@matchaqueen6541]

I love this one better, but the humor is still great in both

[@euodiaclitterhouse4726]

"I thought this was actually in the 2000s" was my favorite part

[@lanagievski1540]

Always loved how this is more or less a beat by beat remake yet expands on the formula even better imo

[@natasyas3444]

Watching this following up the Home Alone 1 reaction video back to back. Thanks a lot guys that was fun! And I love seeing you guys really enjoying the movie. Chris Columbus, John Williams, stellar performances by the actors, this is just a perfect movie for the holidays. Btw, I think the McCallisters live in Chicago.

[@DPObseser]

I love the second one the most because on Tim Curry as well as the electrocution scene lol. Idk why, even as a kid, I was dying of laughter at that part

[@YahikoTendo]

This movie was made and set in the early 90s. It's really hard to say which movie is my favorite between the two since I view them as one experience but if I had to choose, the first one I like a little better. I enjoy both of these movies and I grew up watching them almost every year around Christmas.

[@buddinganarchist]

The vast amount of Twin Towers images in movies is eerie.

[@judithcure2255]

Tim Curry is iconic and deserves all the love. Maybe you should react to some of his other roles, Clue, Rocky Horror…the original IT. He’s a legend.

[@FrickingKaos]

You guys should watch Tim Currys other roles for sure. He's legendary

[@KurotsuchiDClown]

Wow, what a hole!

[@amariebloom]

I always chuckle at this

[@preston_s.]

Now I inexplicably want a sticky bandit pastry.

[@helltioeverygames]

31:58 the brick noise when Kev throw it hahaha

[@RandyReviews1990]

i had a talkboy as a kid it was blue it was so cool at the time the 90's what a time to be a kid!

[@WanderingRoe]

I’m on a holiday movie fix and loving these (not sure how I missed this one for so long!) Home Alone 2 is up there on my list, in fact I prefer it over the first probably because of the exciting atmosphere. Thanks for giving us so many laughs with this reaction. 😂

[@wilsonsmanz]

Nah, I loved the second one better. The differences between the first and the second were all improvements. The second one made the traps much better, the music was better, there was more moving parts since its not just home, I just prefer it.

[@Peregrin3]

Are you guys going to watch Home Alone 3? Don't listen to the haters, it is Hilarious.😝 The Hotel Concierge is Tim Curry, he is hilarious in McHale's Navy. He also does hilariously evil if incredibly historically inaccurate Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers.

[@LiaLuna96]

Home alone 3 IS PURE TRASH,and just a very VERY bad written movie,fact

[@tbakhalid4781]

Home Alone 3 is amazing if we consider it as a spinoff and not try to compare it to original movies.

[@Peregrin3]

How is it badly written, all characters, plots and humor flow together just fine, the family message is a little less obvious but that doesn't make it bad writing, there are no plot holes other than the fact that it is a ridiculous premise but that is the point of all the movies, I could understand if you said you thought the first two were better, but that doesn't make it bad on its own.🙃 Actually after thinking about it I think it actually has better writing in general than the first and second one, for example his relation with his family is less abusive, his parents aren't morons and have actual valid reasons for not believing him, his mom is way more likable and the plot is more believable, and the villains actually have some intelligence which makes Kevin look smarter too every time he outsmarts them, the Rat and Parrot are pure comedic gold, the actor who plays Kevin is just as good.

[@tbakhalid4781]

@@Peregrin3 totally agreed with everyone you said. By the way the kid's name is Alex if I'm not wrong, not Kevin.

[@Peregrin3]

@@tbakhalid4781 You are right, my mistake.🙂

[@TheBaddestBihh]

The hotel manager guy plays Pennywise in the original IT series.

[@Buffy8Fan]

I enjoyed this one more than the original, but I think the best _Home Alone_ movie is a mixture between the original and this one.

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too.

[@jsmith1214]

My favorite is home alone 3

[@abovewater6918]

There ya go, you just finished the final Home Alone movie, yup there are NO more Home Alone movies.............haha

[@whitenoisereacts]

Lmao!!

[@LiaLuna96]

@@whitenoisereacts yes please ignore the 3,is just pure trash

[@darr12100]

@@LiaLuna96 as well as the 4th, 5th and 6th ones.

[@hshaughnessy17]

I know I am 11 months late but yes the toy store is real. That was FAO Schwartz in NYC. It closed in 2015. They have reopened a new one in Rockefeller plaza in 2018. They also filmed parts of Big at FAO Schwarz.

[@SevenEllen]

I feel the only thing weaker about the sequel compared to the original is that the situation with the pigeon lady isn't resolved. In the first, the old man missed his family but was afraid to speak to them again but by the end he'd made up with his son and they were happy again. That had a very powerful message about being alone at Christmas, like Kevin, but also being old and alone at Christmas, the stakes were raised dramatically for the problem to be solved while he still had life. In this one, the pigeon lady doesn't get a new home or anything by the end - Yes that gift and speech from Kevin was heartfelt and sincere, but it wasn't enough to be truly resolved.

[@kemipue]

This one is my favourite. I always saw this on TV when I was young so never saw the first one until I was older and think I’ve still only seen it the once.

[@Nicamon]

I saw"Home Alone 2"before"Home Alone"and it's possible that it's part of the reason I've always liked it more,but I don't think it's just that.There are several differences between the 2nd and the 1st that just make the 2nd better,IMO. For example,I find the speech Kevin gives the Pidgeon Lady much more moving and enlightening than his simple:"You really should talk to your son."to the Old Man.

[@mariahs283]

I feel like thid movie was my fantasy as a child. A fancy hotel to myself with my parents card.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

When I was 16 (1983), I went with my parents to NYC & they were busy doing lots of work related stuff. I had a nice hotel, in midtown Manhattan, basically to myself around 10-12 hours a day, for 4 days. I’d order lots of room service (with beer, lol) & wander all around the city. It was so awesome.

[@mariahs283]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 That would have been my dream!