Home Alone 2: Lost in New York * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

[@golfextreme506]

Trump owned the plaza at that time and he always demanded a cameo in the picture if they were using one of the trump branded properties. It’s the same for any movie that he had a cameo in

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

( i may be wrong) i rememberřeading that was his charge for using a property

[@my_randomology]

Funniest part of this rule of his ? In The Devil's advocate, they used his actual penthouse as the Devil's penthouse. Because his penthouse was so tacky and over-the-top that they felt only the devcil would live there.

[@jthomann71]

Many productions didn't actually follow through, though. They would film a throwaway scene with him to massage his overinflated ego and then toss it afterwards, as they should.

[@Mendozer7502]

The best version of this is the Canadian version where they edited him out. Lol

[@sinjin88]

@@my_randomology And they were right.

[@jamesdawson2393]

Tim Curry saying "do bundle up, it's awfully cold outside" with his facial expressions and lip wobble, was probably the funniest part of this film for me lol that and Marv's scream whilst being electrocuted of course.

[@shelbyherring92]

Definitely Tim Curry's trembling lips won it for me. As someone who is in customer service and hotel biz - this man probably spent years to become the concierge/front of house manager and his entire career got ruined because he had zero skills with kids whose mom had no qualms slapping the posh out of him.

[@DesiSJ]

Marv saying Harry after being hit with the brick gets a laugh out of me whenever I do watch it.

[@steph0711]

Same! Also the scene where Marv is still shaky after the shock xD

[@nicolesaunders2964]

I'd always said that Tim Curry could have been a great Grinch

[@shainewhite2781]

Ashleigh, I highly recommend the 1991 western comedy drama CITY SLICKERS, Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, and Bruno Kirby as they play businessmen, friends since childhood, go on a 2 week cattle drive from New Mexico to Colorado where they must overcome their own personal issues, while learning to become real cowboys, leading from crazy adventure after another.

[@JoeMama410]

I watched that movie again when I was Mitch’s age and it felt like a personal attack 😉

[@alexblack1501]

@@JoeMama410 Awesome movie so funny

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I think she’d really enjoy City Slickers.

[@jar768jake]

THIS! Although I have to admit if it was referred to as a "western comedy" to me before I watched it a long time ago, I probably would have avoided it. Doesn't mean it's wrong to call it that, but I do like the premise that the title implies. Being about 3 men from the city, including some additional side characters, trying to experience the "cowboy' lifestyle, and things going majorly wrong throughout the run. It's an amazing watch, with an amazing cast, including the actor who play's Marv in Home Alone obviously, and even if you're not into western movies, still very enjoyable. Very much the "fish out of water" type movie. Love Billy Crystal. Apologies that I'm just rewording a lot of what you already said, but the take-away is that I also hope she watches it.

[@michaeldoran4831]

Yeah, but if she’s gonna watch City Slickers, there’s just one thing. Just one. ☝🏻

[@randomjunk1977]

If you think about it, the first Home Alone really is essentially a kids version of Die Hard. Thieves break into a building with intent to rob it but are thwarted by one unexpected person inside that fights them through the building. Also they both happen at Christmas

[@amstrad00]

Though the Home Alone formula switches things up with traps and its villains essentially being; if not exactly immune to the often fatal damage being done to them, at the very least reacting to it more along the lines of how cartoon characters would.

[@2684dennis]

wrong, its from rambo last blood.

[@Nickr3000]

It's actually Straw Dogs

[@EliasDelaCruz-us5yd]

Yes, the first Home Alone has the same premise as Straw Dogs only as a family friendly movie!

[@johnkelly90]

@@amstrad00both of them DH, and HA had scenes with bare feet, and broken glass.

[@curtis8966]

I’m 34 and Marv getting hit by the bricks still makes me cry laughing.

[@LegioXXI]

Hawwwyyyy!

[@curtis8966]

@mintyfresh3758 35 now.

[@NWAWskeptic]

I was working at a movie theater when this came out, I used to love going into the theater during that scene and hearing the kids go crazy laughing

[@Breeeeee_charchar]

@mintyfresh3758wtf

[@twocoolgamer16]

It’s definitely my favorite part as well

[@JamesFarrOfficial]

It took me fully 30 years to notice that Harry shooing away the birds at the ice skating rink is a perfect set up for his eventual fate.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Right? And the Doves had their payback :P

[@Beano1986]

It took me 30 years to realise the first movie blatantly tells kids there's no Santa. Kevin leaves cookies and milk out for him and in the morning they're still there!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@Beano1986 Well you see, he was a bad boy :/

[@johnfraley8544]

Before you could swipe a credit card, transactions were recorded by filling out sales slip with the amount. It usually had 3 copies with carbon paper between. It was put into that machine, nicknamed a "knuckle buster". It had a small metal plate installed with the store info. The credit card was put into its spot and the device slide across which imprinted the cc number and the store info on the slip. The customer then signed the sales slip and was given one copy. The store kept a copy and the third was sent to Visa or Mastercard for billing. The carbons were tossed and could be used for theft since the cc number and signature were visible on them. Some clerks would tear them up in front of you before trashing them. The swiping technology was invented to help stop this fraud which became common.

[@coryspang7548]

I never knew that. My dad and I went through some old files and found some old credit cards. It fascinated me.

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

“What did he have going on…” Well… he owned the hotel they were filming in. And with him being such a ham…

[@PaulN504]

I remember those days. Even in the last 10 years some hotels still had them since they'd take an imprint of the card used for the room deposit. That's been pretty much phased out though. It looks like the hotel here was kind of in between using imprints and swiping since they also had a terminal that Tim Curry used to find out the card was stolen. Most likely that was just for authorizations and they'd get a confirmation number they'd write on the slip before submitting it, I know some places would also do that by phone call. I worked at a place that was similar in the late 90s. No knuckle buster but our POS system was old so we'd have to swipe the card in the POS, then in the terminal which would authorize it via a dial up modem and give us a confirmation code to put into the POS for later processing.

[@internetsideshow]

I went into a shop only about 5 or 6 years ago that was having internet trouble so they couldn't process credit cards, and they went in the back and pulled out one of those things. I remember thinking, "Wow, I can't believe A) you still have one of those, and B) you actually know how to use it."

[@liamnehren1054]

but swiping tech was just security theater which is kind of funny. you can modify the equipment to copy the data to a drive for later use among other techniques.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

I laughed a little when you asked why Tim Curry was in this. Obviously to own the role. Such a small role and yet he is the real villian of the movie IMO.

[@Greenwood4727]

even if its a one star Movie, (congo), TIM CURRY is the star. but that also had bruce campbell

[@bluebear1985]

For the novelization of this film, they actually had Tim Curry record the audio version. I've only heard a small sampling of it, but he seems to have done a great job with it.

[@MarkHarrison-bo3kf]

True dat.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

@@Greenwood4727 STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE 😳🤭☹

[@nicholascross3557]

It's one of the basic rules of Hollywood, if you want a good villain, hire a Brit.

[@jfilesgraphics]

I have to admit, the scene where Kevin uses that clip from the old movie to scare the crap out of the hotel staff is my favorite part of the whole film.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Merry Christmas Ya filthy animal ..........and a happy new year.

[@eskreskao]

Donny T actually owned the Plaza at the time. From the wiki: "When _Home Alone 2_ was being filmed, producer Chris Columbus said that Donald Trump requested a cameo in the film, in exchange for allowing the film crew to shoot scenes in the lobby." And additional factoid: "The lobby scene involved the star sliding across the floor, so the carpeting was removed, thus revealing some old tilework with the Plaza logo that had been concealed for several decades. The management decided not to replace the carpet."

[@AlexSeverinski]

I'd say it was less an "request" and more of a "demand".

[@MysterClark]

@@AlexSeverinski Wasn't that basically a rule of his? If he gave permission to use his property then he automatically gets a cameo?

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

@@AlexSeverinski When you own the property, a request or demand is just semantics. On paper it would read along the lines "Mr Trump agrees to the use of X property. In exchange Mr Trump request to have a small cameo appearance. " If i owned property that Hollywood wanted to use, I'd ask for a cameo part too.

[@earlofbroadst]

@@JohnMiller-zn9pf Or a dinner with the director. Maybe get to hang out on set and watch the filming.

[@texasps91]

@@JohnMiller-zn9pf Thank you John...so would I. Some will make and issue of it because it is Donald Trump, if it were anyone else it wouldn't be a big deal.....but oh well, any opportunity to spew hate some will take it.

[@navidhudson7065]

Home Alone 1 and 2 are the only ones worth knowing and watching. Watched these two nonstop growing up and will never get tired of them ever. It's cool that this one took nearly everything similar from the first film and expanded stuff even more 😁😁

[@matsv201]

Have you wached home alone 5? Top tip... don't;)

[@christiantidball6121]

@@matsv201 I'll do you one better, Home Sweet Home Alone (2021). The family has a British accent and the chubby "star" couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. It's not even "so bad it's good", it's just plain bad.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@matsv201 No such thing ;)

[@zvimur]

I consider "Mouse Hunt" the spirit child of Home Alone.

[@matsv201]

@@christiantidball6121 dam.. i missed that one.. :O

[@UncensoredScion]

I honestly prefer this to the first one, the jokes are more on point and the slapstick is far better.

[@christianwise637]

Watching Ashleigh react to this also reminded me how much more brutal this was compared to the first one. The bricks, the nail gun, the tool chest, the electrified sink, Kevin was a real sadist in this one (and honestly, I kind of love it)

[@shawnmiller4781]

Plus some good cameos

[@meghanmonroe]

Agreed

[@AndreNitroX]

Agree 100%

[@benschultz1784]

The slapstick goes full Looney Tunes in this one

[@tonzyjc]

I rewatch home alone 1&2 every year and never get bored 😌

[@hettbeans]

Duncan's Toy Chest was based on the real toy store FAO Schwarz. (which closed, then reopened, and is now in a different location) - but the interior is a set. FAO Schwarz is the store where Tom Hanks plays the floor piano in BIG. This was one of my favorite movies growing up and the brick scene in particular still kills me. I was surprised as an adult to learn it had pretty poor reviews. I think it's better than the first one.

[@firekrys]

Yup, as soon as she said it, I thought of FWO Schwarz. I would go to the one in San Francisco. Incredible!!

[@aprilhollingsworth1520]

@tconlon251 yeah it’s nothing like the one near Central Park was.

[@johnsperry9494]

FAO Schwartz was right across he street from the Plaza Hotel.

[@anath7589]

The Plaza is very much so a luxury hotel. Kevin’s room would cost $30,000 per night. It’s over 100 years old & guests have included kings, presidents, & major celebrities. In the 1950s, Kay Thompson wrote a series of children’s books about a little girl called Eloise who lived at the Plaze. Two were made into made-for-TV movies: Eloise at the Plaza & Eloise at Christmastime. Both co-starred Julie Andrews as Nanny. Anyhoo, from what I read, the hotel room scene where the family reunited was shot at the Hilton, in Chicago, not the Plaza. As for Kevin's house, last I heard it's an Aribnb & cost $25 to stay there.

[@burntvirtue]

The room would absolute not have cost $30k per night. $3k perhaps, but not $30k by any stretch.

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

Apparently Jay from RedLetterMedia used to live there.

[@anath7589]

@@burntvirtue Except Cosmopolitan magazine, in a 2020 article, said that's how much it costs to stay there. Of course, that may be the current cost, but even adjusted back to 1992, it would $14,000.

[@carmelbeatty9342]

@@anath7589 Literally just checked the price via The Plaza themselves and it doesn't cost more than 2.5k.

[@anath7589]

@@carmelbeatty9342 Uh, what is your problem?? Did you not read the other comments. I said I got my info from Cosmopolitan magazine who got their info from a news documentary they did on the film. So I did some more checking & discovered that’s how much the Royal Suite costs per night. Maybe that’s what they used. Idk as I didn’t write the article nor did I make the documentary. As far as I’m concerned, this conversation is over with & will ignore any further comments.

[@Cthulwho69]

As a kid, I enjoyed the first Home Alone but I watched this one like.. 20x or more every December. I just thought it was far more entertaining. As an adult, I prefer the first mainly due to the heartfelt storyline of the neighbor being reunited with his family.

[@Fonny222]

The scenes with the homeless bird woman in the second movie felt like they tacked them on to have another “Kevin talks to old man Marley” moment that didn’t make sanse to me. I can see a kid that had a fight with his family talking to an old man that also fought with his family give a different perspective that helps reframe things.

[@jp3813]

@@Fonny222 The theme is being alone. Hence, Kevin & the pigeon lady have that in common.

[@Fonny222]

@@jp3813 I know, it still felt unnecessary since it was an exact copy of the what they did with the next door neighbor from the first one except it made less sense.

[@jp3813]

@@Fonny222 The sense is found within the theme. Nearly everything in this movie is an exact copy. I call them deja vu sequels, like Die Hard 2 & Chamber of Secrets.

[@jrobwoo688]

Tim Curry is the best part of this movie, hands down. Another great Tim Curry film is Legend, featuring a lesser known actor, Tom Cruise.

[@EssEll9791]

Oh Darkness, my favorite Tim Curry role! I had a hideous crush on him. Kinda still do. Tom Cruise wha? Who is that handsome devil?

[@btnhstillfire]

Congo

[@itzakpoelzig330]

No one ever mentions the Three Musketeers, but he is amazing in that movie. Smarmiest Cardinal Richelieu ever!

[@jrobwoo688]

@@itzakpoelzig330 Is that the one with Charlie Sheen? Tbh I totally forgot about that movie. Thanks so much for reminding me. I will definitely be giving it a rewatch.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

@@jrobwoo688 Yep, that's the one! Charlie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, and Chris O'Donnell as the musketeers, and the gorgeous, sultry Rebecca De Mornay as Milady DeWinter. And one of my personal favorites, Michael Wincott, who was "that guy with the voice" in so many 90s movies. Such a fun movie, and it's Disney, so I don't know how it was allowed to just fall off the face of the earth after release.

[@williamhall2552]

This is easily my favorite Christmas film. Fun fact, Chris Columbus and his family all make cameos in this film. He's holding his daughter in the Duncan's Toy Chest clip and his wife, Monica Devereux, answers the phone when Kevin makes a reservation.

[@dnasty312]

My favorite is his father-in-law as the cop checking the McCallister house 👮‍♂️🏠

[@jgzaz]

When Marv actually smiles for the evidence shot it gets me every time Happy jingle Beans!

[@williammcginnis7772]

we missed the gifts !

[@gokaury]

12:05 That machine the desk clerk used with the credit card was an imprint machine. Back in the day, that is how credit cards were used to pay for goods and services. You know how you can take a pencil rubbing to a flip notebook to reveal what somebody had previously written there after the page above it has been written in and then ripped out? It kind of works like that. The imprinter prints the face of a credit card and transfers it to duplicate slips of paper (which you then sign as a legally binding agreement to pay them the money). One copy for you. One copy for the business. The business then sends the information they got from the imprint to the card company. The money from the card company is then transferred to the business's account after it is processed. And then the dollar amount is added as a credit to your card account for you to pay off later. It isn't nearly as quick as it works today and usually took a few days to be a fully completed process.

[@mikea1714]

The Plaza is home of the fictional character Eloise, is also were the Beatles stayed on their first tour in the US, it’s also so bougie that many famous and well known people have lived (part of the hotel is for permanent residents and the old check in that was used for Home Alone and were the Beatles checked in is off limits to normal guests and can be seen through a glass partition). Guests/residents of the Plaza include: Tommy Hilfiger, Scott Fitzgerald, Christian Dior, Frank Lloyd Wright, several old time celebrities and royalty. The Oak room has seen several celebrities and diplomats also. Modern day celebrities stay there also such as Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga. A “normal” room can run $600-800 a night with the top suite going for $10k-20K a night. Right after Covid I treated myself to one of the two story 1000 sq ft city view suites that normally runs for 4-6K a night for 2K since I knew it was a once in a life time opportunity and I can tell you it’s probably one of the fanciest and historic places I’ve ever stayed!

[@TheRockkickass]

600-800 isn’t terrible. Especially with that location

[@beastialmoon2327]

My favorite part of HA2 is the score. Like, Tim Curry is amazing as always and there's a lot of funny scenes, but the scene where Kevin finds the determination to defend Duncan's Toy Chest and the hospital kids has such a rocking score that it ended up being a formative memory of my childhood.

[@SwordmasterKane]

It's the same theme that they used in the first movie, called "Setting the Trap", and it was my highlight of the music in the first film as well.

[@wdtb]

Yep. Both HA and HA2 scores were part of my childhood soundtrack, especially the "Setting the Trap" tracks from both albums

[@gspendlove]

The guy who played Johnny in the gangster movies Kevin watches (giving a pretty good Jimmy Cagney impression) is the late Ralph Foody, who played in _Code of Silence_ with Chuck Norris, _Raw Deal_ with Arnold Schwarzenegger, _Above the Law_ with Steven Seagal, and _The Blues Brothers_ with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. On film sets, he was known as "The Witster" because he was a really quick-witted and funny guy. This was his final film role. So many fine actors really don't get the credit or careers they deserved in life. They're really fine people as well.

[@margaretcorleoneblues]

Blues Brothers is my favorite movie and I was today years old when I found that out!

[@christopherb501]

Are those any good?

[@gspendlove]

@@christopherb501 _Code of Silence_ and _Above the Law_ were both directed by Andrew Davis, director of _The Fugitive_ and _Under Siege._ They were both major action pictures starring the major action stars of their time. _Raw Deal_ was directed by John Irvin, who also directed _Hamburger Hill_ and _Next of Kin._ Both Andrew and John have some solid action credentials, and of course Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger were in their prime at the time those movies were made. If you like action movies, those'll do ya. _The Blues Brothers_ was the first film ever made based on characters from _Saturday Night Live._ It's a comedy classic. It was directed by John Landis, who also helmed _An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, Spies Like Us,_ Michael Jackson's short film (or music video, if you prefer) _Thriller,_ classic films all. I don't have to tell you that Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi are comedy legends. So, yeah, all the films I mentioned are good.

[@JayHillard]

John Williams, Danny Elfman, James Horner, Alan Silvestri. Know and love these names. They wrote the soundtrack of our lives.

[@Chip_Chapman]

There’s like an entire genre of sequel where they just went “screw it, we’ll go to New York”. Home Alone 2, Gremlins 2, Short Circuit 2, Friday 13th part 8 etc…

[@AllyStrikesBack]

How fitting Tim Curry was scared by a clown when he played Pennywise in IT.

[@Foghorn908]

Home Alone was made for $18 million and made $476.7 million at the box office where as part 2 was made for $28 million and got $359 million at the box office. This was not counting how much it would make on home video and later on dvd. Revenue stream is what big studios are all about.

[@SamuelBlack84]

And, Kevin's real parents screwed him out of all the money he made

[@RichardX1]

For your Kirstie Alley tribute, I recommend "Look Who's Talking"

[@nataliedunn5239]

Ashleigh your face at "a tape recorder?" I loved it. Talkboys were all the rage around that time (I was about to turn 7 when this film came out, now I am about to turn 37!!). I had a Talkboy and recorded everything and everyone I could, partially because of this film. I had one just like Kevin's and my sister had one in pink! It lasted me years!!!

[@DanielRichards644]

the Talkboy was just a prop made for the movie originally and Tiger Electronics who made the prop worked out a licensing deal to be able to make a retail version, the initial version lacked the voice changing feature, which was then added to a new "Deluxe" model and thats when they also made the pink Talkgirl, I still have my Talkboy in a box somewhere.

[@Skilletfan]

Yay, I had one, too, just like Kevin's! It was the coolest thing. I was 12 when it came out but didn't see it for another year.

[@dadoctah]

Another Catherine O'Hara movie you need to see is "A Mighty Wind", by many of the same people who brought us "This Is Spinal Tap". Her best line (out of oh so many) comes completely out of nowhere: "Is there a cockfight arena near here?"

[@joyofcookies]

This is my fav of of that group’s mockumentory films! Everyone does great but Catherine and Jane Lynch are such standouts to me 😂

[@SareyGamp]

She’s awesome in ‘For your consideration’ too.

[@JasonBorn89]

Another Christmas film she's in, Surviving Christmas

[@emotionalkryptonite1161]

Kirsty Alley was in Look Who's Talking Now, which is a Christmas themed movie but I guess that would have required watching Look Who's Talking and Look Who's Talking Too beforehand.

[@Waldorf-2020]

It's kinda tough to think about Kirstie Alley in film. I mostly know her from 'Cheers' and 'Veronica's Closet'. I guess 'Look Who's Talking' would be her biggest movie role. I really liked 'Runaway', but that movie isn't for everyone. I don't even remember the Tim Allen movie she was in.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

It's hardly Christmas themed.

[@jasonthayer1309]

She was in Star Trek 2 and 3, iirc. And Ashleigh totally needs to go through the Star Trek movies. The good news is you can watch them without having to watch any of the shows.

[@Waldorf-2020]

@@jasonthayer1309 You're half right... she was in 2. They replaced her in 3. But yeah.. Saavik totally slipped my mind. Shocker considering how many times I've watched 'Wrath of Kahn'. (For me, Star Trek died after A Night in Sickbay. So that's probably it.😜) My question is: TOS or the Abrahms-Verse? (Or both.) IMO, TOS makes more sense if you watch the show.

[@richardgwilliam2039]

I saw this in theaters when it first came out, I pissed my pants laughing so hard… Marv getting hit with the bricks always gets me laughing

[@katwebbxo]

Your reaction to that cameo lmao. Also, Tim Curry really makes the most out of every role. Even smaller ones like this. I agree about The Grinch comment! If only. 💚

[@DamonNomad82]

I watched a video that assessed the medical damage Harry and Marv would have taken in the Home Alone movies from all the traps they got caught in. According to the video, Harry would have needed 9 lives to make it through both movies, and Marv would have needed 14. They would each have died twice in the first movie, and a whole lot more in the second!

[@CSItefla]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/boiumIGvq9iBeq8si=toq2MeFpW-jnb2lU this one

[@UncleAL86]

Im in Australia - it's about 100 degrees F most of November - February. I also have never seen snow ❄️ - much less experienced a white Christmas.

[@coreymeyer6488]

My personal favorite movie with Kirstie Alley was For Richer or For Poorer with Tim Allen.

[@killinglonliness88]

YES!!!

[@MuffinHunterX]

I'd almost forgotten about that. Yeah it was good. Personally I know her best from Look Who's Talking and Cheers.

[@MrMhp250]

One of my favorite movies, she plays a great character going from bad to good while hiding from the irs.

[@PorkchopXpress]

I HIGHLY suggest watching Summer School for a Kirstie Alley tribute movie. It was one of my favorites growing up, and very underrated in my opinion. Love the channel!!

[@Abyss_86]

YES! Highly agree. Nobody ever knows what I’m talking about when I reference this movie.

[@sweetkiss119]

@@Abyss_86 love summer school

[@shercahn]

My first thought was Look Who's Talking but I love this movie too and forgot she's in it.

[@toddjackson3136]

LOVE summer school!

[@ryanlemay6296]

Yes!!! Summer School is a GREAT movie!!!

[@MrMarvelous1973]

The bellboy is Rob Schneider a Huge Friend Of Adam Sandler. In just about every Sandler movie there is. Watch the 90s SNL stuff you'll find a lot of funny people on that show. Also don't mess with the other home alone movies they don't have the same cast. Also for a movie with scarier birds than this Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds is a must

[@tigerburn81]

"Makin' copies."

[@synaesthesia2010]

the pigeon lady was played by Piers Morgan, look at the 2 side by side and you'll see i'm right

[@btnhstillfire]

While I agree the other Home Alones werent even close I still give 3 a pass bc its well done. Also has a child actor most of us knew at the time.

[@dadoctah]

Weirdest thing ever was watching the Asian Excellence Awards in 2008 (when both "Lost" and "Heroes" were on TV with Daniel Dae Kim and Masi Oka respectively getting noticed big time), and them giving a "Half-Asian" award to Rob Schneider. Had to have it explained to me that he's one-quarter Filipino.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

7:39 I grew up in Australia, so I always thought this was how plane seats looked in America

[@DanSolo0119]

Two movies featuring Tim Curry you need to check out: 1) Legend, where he is the villain opposite a young Tom Cruise. 2) Muppet Treasure Island, to say Tim Curry playing Long John Silver in a Muppet adaptation of Treasure Island is perfect casting is the understatement of the millennia.

[@erikschwab6405]

Highly recommend Muppet Treasure Island for one of Tim Curry's most entertaining roles.

[@pineappleparty1624]

My favorite muppets movie. Well Muppets from Space was great too dammit! XD

[@andy0liver]

Not going to lie, "Fire fluid" made me laugh harder than anything in the actual movie🤣

[@litl_kim]

Kevin’s $967 purchase would be $2050 in today’s rates 😂 so it’s even worse than it seems lol

[@carlalussini]

I'm Argentinian, so is summer for us too during Christmas. The meals (around 9,10 pm, like always) usually include different salads, the dessert is usually Ice cream (artisanal is our specialty), we open presents at midnight as kids are not that far from their bed time and high af from the sugar, so the family has to distract them with the fireworks while a parent sneaks in the presents under the plastic tree, and we dance all night, either with your relatives or you go out with friends, there's parties everywhere (from like 2/3 till 6/7). We basically celebrate the Eve and use the holiday of the 25th to sleep and eat leftovers and ride out the food and/or drinks hangover. It's the best.

[@ElizabethMichael-ji1un]

having a horrible december and you made y day a bit better just watching this.

[@ryan1976]

For the love of god, PLEASE let the Kirstie Alley tribute movie be “Drop Dead Gorgeous”. You would love it. I know most people will probably suggest “Look Who’s Talking”, but trust me on this one.

[@BoudiccasGhost]

"The swan ate my baby!" 🤣😂 Such a great underrated movie!

[@timy.4818]

"Drop Dead Gorgeous" was amazing !

[@richardrobbins387]

"Look Who's Talking" is good, very funny "Drop Dead Gorgeous" is freaking over the top hilarious, no contest!

[@Falcun21]

Or Mad House.

[@lordwalker71]

Except for the fact Kirstie was a horrible racist homophobic Trump supporter and also a Scientologist who supported the evil shit they do to people.

[@kevinramsey417]

Jingle All the Way? PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN! And yes, John Williams wrote the soundtrack to our whole childhoods.

[@e.t.calledme]

Fyi....the house is in Winnetka, Illinois....ur welcome 😁 Also...the "contact book".....was usually a little black book with phone numbers and sometimes addresses....REALLY needful people had "organizers"....a book with a calendar (for appointments), phone numbers/addresses, birthdays, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera... basically, their whole Life in one book...(Patreons..."Taking Care Of Business" 1990)

[@lanagievski1540]

Am Australian and yes it’s summer right now over here. Lived here my whole life and still find it weird. We also don’t have the same association with winter, sweaters, snow, and snowmen as a result. Probably the only few things we stick to the same as Americans would be door wreaths, Christmas trees (plastic ones), Christmas lights, and Christmas gatherings of friends and family.

[@mr.noride7226]

Australia is like right on the Tropic of Capricorn. Are they’re places in the South that get cold in your Winter months?

[@matthewbarton782]

You also watched Tim Curry in IT. Btw , your laugh always makes me happy and want to laugh as much as possible. Merry Christmas 🎅🤶

[@BryanFritchie]

The movie hasn't even started yet, but this is one of my favorite intros ever. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JustCallMeMeghan]

That house is in Chicago. It doesn't look nearly as big in real life. Lol. But, the neighborhood is gorgeous, and there's so many beautiful huge homes around that area to look at. Just keep in mind that the iconic half circle driveway does not exist. Lol.

[@jancw]

You can't please everybody out there. The fact that you're trying is simultaneously endearing and stressing me out. Don't worry about it.

[@Wishbone1977]

The "I love you!" line is one of my favorite Tim Curry moments ever.

[@susanlawens3776]

And there's the fan theory that Kevin grew up to be Jigsaw from "Saw". And even the director said "It's amazing. I should've known all along that Kevin would grow up to be John Kramer." It's actually almost the only fan theory that holds water. On the surface it seems ridiculous, Jigsaw has his own backstory, and is not named Kevin McAlister, but the connections are impossible to ignore once you look it up and read.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Why would he change his name? Unless, he did it too finally escape the sticky bandits

[@DanielRichards644]

if Saw starts in the year 2040 maybe as their is a significant age difference between the characters, Kevin would have been like 22 at the time of the first saw movie based on release dates of the movies.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Funny coincidence that Culkin got offered Dexter but he turned it down

[@davidfairchild8566]

Duncan's Toy Store is not an actual place. It's inspired by the old FAO Schwartz toy store that was shown in the movie "Big". Unfortunately, it closed more than a decade ago.

[@JinCardi]

FAO Schwartz has reopened in 2018

[@rickylyon3846]

It reopened in 2018 under new management and at a new location in New-York.

[@davidfairchild8566]

I heard about that but from what I understand it is smaller and doesn't have the singing clock anymore.

[@JBurton44622]

Two things we learned about Ashleigh today: She's not against "Fun" pain, and she knows a lot about tools. 😜

[@ajivins1]

Hmmm...

[@alvindavis991]

And she is so dumb ...but all the MILL are soooo dumb!!!

[@pineappleparty1624]

Yep, If your dad had expensive tools growing up you learned quick not to mess with them. My dad had Snap-On tools which are probably the Rolls Royce of tools or something. The Snap-On truck guy driving around selling the tools at mechanic shops and dealerships was often called the drug dealer.

[@marianne5055]

I know most people suggest Look Who’s Talking for Kirstie, but I’m gonna throw my hat in for “It takes two” with the Olsen Twins.

[@blackpinkinyourarea4455]

I agree!

[@barbieslack45]

It takes two and look who's talking are both great movies

[@bwlynn73]

I saw this in the theater with friends and we had seats in the very front row since it was so busy. The scene where Kevin is throwing the bricks down at Marv just got me. I was laughing so hard I fell out of seat...Rat Race had a scene in it that made me about as hard though.

[@auPretender]

Oh my God, when you said, ''I love you, but sometimes you're just awful,'😆...ME, when my Shepherd bothers me to go right back out for his night walk, EXACTLY 1 minute after we came in, after midnight in 32 degree weather. I just wanna....😡, but I love him. Happy Jinglebeans!!!! And thank you for all of the smiles, laughter and joy 🎄🙏

[@ScarlettM]

If you want to see an 80s comedy that has identical twins (2 pairs), Lily Tomlin, Bette Middler, and it mostly takes place inside Plaza Hotel, NY - consider reacting to "Big Business"!

[@carlalussini]

Yes, definitely an Ashleigh type of movie!

[@SareyGamp]

She would love that movie so much, so annoying when the people in her polls vote against it.

[@ScarlettM]

@@SareyGamp Maybe post a separate comment, asking for this movie? If she sees different people asking - maybe she'll get curious, talk about it and others will want to see it.

[@SareyGamp]

@@ScarlettM I’ve posted about it on other videos and on Twitter to her, alas I fear unless you’re a patreon we don’t get much input. I wish she did KZbin polls too (like we could choose from ten films and then the actual paying patreons choose from the top two of the results, then her KZbin and other social media followers could be more part of it) I feel like there’d be more variety that way.🤷🏻‍♀️

[@DXChrisCross]

A good Kristy Allen film is Summer School. I feel it's often overlooked. It also stars Mark Harmon.

[@tigerburn81]

WPIX in New York used to play that movie in the early 90's all the time during the summer holidays with _Stand By Me,_ _Jaws,_ _One Crazy Summer,_ and others. The first time I ever saw the "BJ gesture" was when Alley did that in the movie. Didn't know what it was because I was only 10.

[@Beardo2517]

The classroom slaughter scene started my interest in horror movie makeup

[@CarloCarrasco]

It has been thirty years since I first saw that film in a movie premiere. Despite the high ticket prices, the premiere was full!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

That's how it was for me during the german premiere day of "Star Trek First Contact". :)

[@neil2444]

4:01 You've seen this house before, believe it or not. It was the same house chosen by John Hughes to be Neal's home in Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. :)

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Merry Xmas to you & your family Ashleigh, thanks for all your hard work & great reactions. Compliments of the Season to all the other Subscribers & commentators !!

[@TimothyDouget]

What the hell do you know? Honestly I think your a great judge of movies, you're laughter, your honesty, you're expressions make it not just entertaining but also funny and endearing. Love it and keep it up.

[@toddpatrick8254]

This cameo of Donald was great. He had an excellent one in the Fresh Prince of Belair too. He offers to buy uncle Phil's mansion. Lol. Great review!!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Back when i was a kid i didn't even know who it was and thought it was just an extra. Only figured it out somewhere in 2001 or so when i got both Home Alone movies on DVD and finally recognized him :) I sporadically watch the Fresh Prince back then too but only saw that particular episodes years later during a re-run. He also has a cameo in the music video of Bobby Brown's "On Our Own".

[@spikesecho724]

Well for Kirsty, you've GOT to do Look Who's Talking!

[@amariebloom]

She will love it!! That first movie is a classic!

[@panowa8319]

I love Tim Curry. Loved him as the Lord of Darkness in LEGEND (1985).

[@MrRawwd]

I gotta agree with you Ashley. Nice review!

[@NestorCustodio]

There are currently SIX official Home Alone movies: HA, HA 2: Lost In NY, HA 3, HA 4, HA: The Holiday Heist, and Home Sweet Home Alone. You have already seen the only 2 worth even knowing about. 🤷

[@awkwardashleigh]

HOW DID THEY GET AWAY WITH MAKING SO MANY?!

[@Itwasalwaysme_Noone]

@@awkwardashleigh Too many lonely homes..

[@CraigKostelecky]

@@awkwardashleigh At least it's not the same child each time.

[@Cadeho3]

1 and 2 are the only ones worth watching...

[@michaeltocci5236]

And I believe one of them was a backdoor pilot, so in theory, we ALMOST got a Home Alone TV show

[@ScorpioSW]

I still remember seeing this in the theatre as a kid. The "talk boy" was the coolest toy and I was fortunate to receive one as a gift and had a lot of fun with it. Both Home Alone 1 and 2 are still on my rewatch list every year, love them! Purely nostalgia though so I understand and respect your opinion about them.

[@VegetaLF7]

Yup, getting my Talk Boy was the greatest gift I could have asked for as a kid. Those things were all the rage back in the day

[@pompe221]

My brother had one too. It was a lot of fun to mess with but the slow-voice feature was never quite as good as what the movie showed.

[@Fettman89]

Ah you lucky bastard lol, I wanted one so bad ( and the dragon flute from mmpr) But neither came to be.

[@JoeMama410]

Peter McAllister is a monster. He’s the real villain of these movies.

[@DXChrisCross]

He was feeding information to Tony Soprano the whole time.

[@j6282]

How ? I don’t get this.

[@ACab05050]

The irony of a kid scaring Tim Curry with a clown...🤣You mentioned the house Ashleigh, but did you know the interior shots in the house were filmed in a high school gym?

[@cixelsyd40]

Yes the Home Alone house is a real house in Winnetka, Illinois. From what I can find it last sold in 2012 for $1.585 million. Also if you use strike anywhere matches you can light them on things other than the matchbox.

[@Shrumplestilskin]

If you wanna get a good look at the Plaza and see a good Christmas movie watch Eloise at Christmas time. The whole movie pretty much takes place at the hotel

[@metalgrinch]

All the Tim Curry love and we have yet to see his most epic role as The Darkness in Legend.

[@jeffirving102]

Ashliegh really needs to react to the 1985 movie legend with Tim Curry and Tom Cruise. It's my favorite Tim Curry role of all time.

[@jsinjapan1689]

“There is no light without dark.”

[@LaughingOwlKiller]

@@jsinjapan1689 May fave is "Every Wolf Suffers fleas...tis easy enough to Scratch!"

[@markcastellanet9672]

Yes!

[@labyfan1313]

Yep just what I was going to suggest. LOOOOVVVEEE Tim Curry in that movie.

[@vandergrad]

The "Home Alone" house is in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Illinois. The exterior, foyer, and staircase we see in the movie are true to the home but most of the other interior scenes were not shot in that house do to space limitations.

[@hilarypotter3334]

Girl, I’ve missed you! I never get notifications for your videos lately! I hope you are doing well! Merry Christmas!

[@adrianhunter109]

The tool chest going down the stairs scene is one of my all time favorite in any movie.

[@joyofcookies]

I used to impersonate Marv from that scene all the time, much to the annoyance of everyone around me 😅

[@doblc943]

Awesome. This one is more funny than the first one. My mom is convinced that she is in this movie in one scene.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

I actually had Kevin's Talkboy too when i was a kid. Sadly not as fancy as the movie prop version but the one sold by Tiger Electronics. I LOVED that little cassette recorder and took it everywhere. I just didn't like that it had a mono-output headphone jack. But i did use it for a lot of recordings. The speed switch was awesome for voice effects. Having deeper voice while playback and higher pitched voice during recording. I still have it somewhere but the silver paint sadly comes off easily as it's just sprayed on as a coating.

[@ladycwin07]

❤❤❤I had the TalkGirl...

[@j6282]

It would drive the neighbors crazy.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@ladycwin07 My sister wanted one too but i never saw another anywhere. Even the regular Talk Boy was hard to find.

[@peterramsay4674]

Happy Hollidays Ashleigh and Hubband. You’ve had a pretty eventful year and im hoping you can stop for a second and realize how much joy you bring to all your followers. Take a breath and I hope we don’t forget the not so fortunate this Holliday season. Not everybody is having much if any celebrations. This world could use some good cheer about now.

[@westtell4]

Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a real store in New York - but filmed somewhere else. When the movie was shot, it was called FAO Schwarz toy store and was situated near The Plaza on Fifth Avenue and 59th street. The toy retailer closed in 2015 but reopened in 2018 in a new location at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan

[@j.woodbury412]

No, they're not real movies. Actually they were two different movies. The first movie was called "Angels with Filthy Souls". The movie in this one was the sequel "Angels with Even Filthier Souls". It's fun to see how many scenes from the original movie were repeated in this one: Buzz causing trouble and Kevin getting blamed for it? Check Uncle Frank calling Kevin a jerk? Check Kevin being sent to the bedroom in the attic? Check Family oversleeping and almost missing their train? Check Family rushing through the airport and just barely catching their plane? Check Kevin talking to someone behind a desk or checkout counter and the person behind it asking if he's by himself? Check Kevin ordering a cheese pizza? Check Someone thinking a character from a mobster movie is actually talking directly to them? Check The movie "It's a Wonderful Life" being shown in a foreign language (French in the first movie/Spanish in this movie): Check Kevin meeting a stranger who seems scary, but turns out to be nice, and even saves him at the end from the wet/sticky bandits? Check Kevin making up with his family at the end of the movie, and Buzz actually saying something nice to him? Check Kevin leaving without the family noticing and checking on his new friend? Check Someone off camera yelling at Kevin and the movie ending with Kevin running off? Check Bandits getting caught in Kevin's traps? Check

[@drasticbread249]

11:00 to answer your question, in the '90s Trump started letting Hollywood directors use his properties for filming locations in movies. But the one condition he always had about it was that he'd get to appear in the movie somewhere. Another kids movie he appears in from back then was The Little Rascals, where he says the cringe line, "You're the best son money can buy."

[@lwrandall]

The toy store was modeled after FAO Schwartz in Manhattan. Yes it was a real store but it has since closed thanks to online shopping.

[@TxSonofLiberty]

Came here to say basically this... and actually, FAO Schwartz was used for the inside shots of Duncan's Toy Chest.

[@amariebloom]

It’s still running! I went there to pay with the floor piano from Big!!

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

They moved it to Rockefeller Center. Not as iconic as the old spot,but still has the piano.

[@andrewft31]

I live in NYC that store still exists lol

[@lwrandall]

I’m happy to hear they are holding on. That store is an icon.

[@jenniferrussellstudio]

I'm glad for the intro/ update! Sometimes I watch your intros even if I don't watch the rest of the reaction, because I want to hear the latest with you!

[@ShaunRF]

I guess younger folks might not realize how famous Trump was in the 80's and 90's, long before The Apprentice and his foray into politics. For a long time he was basically synonymous with New York, and often made cameos and appearances in stuff that was based in that city.

[@Cadeho3]

Donald Trump really made a name for himself in the 80s. We went to one of his casinos in Atlantic City in 1987... I was 8 and couldn't gamble so that part of the trip was boring for me. That same year, coincidentally, we went to New York City too. In 1989, Trump also cameoed in Bobby Brown's "On Our Own" video for Ghostbusters 2. I also like seeing reactions to the old "knuckle buster" credit card machines. One reactor really made me laugh at the very same scene because he's 2 years younger... guess his grandma didn't take him shopping ...

[@troublenabubble2571]

Look Who’s Talking is a great Kirstie Allie movie

[@SnowyWolborg]

Uncle Rob's(the youngest Mccalister brother) brownstone was actually filmed on a set in LA. The real address for the NYC location looks much less sketchy. Which seems accurate because both Rob and Peter are clearly the wealthy ones while Frank is the cheapskate mooch.

[@frecklycheeks]

For a Kirstie Alley film I recommend For Richer or Poorer, it's pretty funny. Also It Takes Two for a fun Olsen Twins film.

[@1000thGhost]

Watching this on Christmas day. I wish you all a wonderful day and a happy New Year. More great classic movies to come this year. See you on the flip side.

[@joerexhausen8897]

Marv getting electrocuted to the point of his skeleton was always the funniest bit to me. Daniel Stern being in City Slickers and the sequel were also fun buddy movies starring Billy Crystal which are still movies i enjoy rewatching.

[@alexanderfish4797]

I met Eddie Bracken (Mr. Duncan) briefly at Sardi's in NYC. Nice guy. He'd been in the business for 40+ years at that point.

[@awkwardashleigh]

WOW

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

I actually liked Home Alone 2 better than the original. That scene at the end with the turtle doves always gets me.

[@snuggie007]

Yes! Having the movie set in NYC during Christmas brings a bit of magic. I also love the soundtrack

[@williamhervey6409]

The Sticky Bandits are literally Wiley Coyote and the 2 b&w movies were "Angels With Dirty Faces" and "Angels With Dirtier Faces" , both made specifically as background sound for these movies

[@misskitty0100]

FYI, 'Angels with dirty faces' IS a real movie. The ones made for the 'Home Alone' movies are 'Angels with filthy souls' and 'Angels with even filthier souls.' 😇

[@Thatguyjack758]

The legendary house is in Winnetka Illinois (just north of Chicago). The insides were filmed inside the closed New Trier Townhsip High School gymnasium. They also did this with a few other John Hughes movies like Ferris Buellers Day Off.