Hello there folk. Back in the Summer of 2001... August to be exact, fellow Epinions gamer Chris_Billings held a write-off that was called What Kids Do When Alone W/O. Basically you wrote about a movie, book, or whatever that had to do with kids being left alone or to do something on their own(Read: The Goonies, Home Alone, etc.). Well when it came close for the write-off and I had sat down to write my review, I couldn’t find the movie I was going to review ANYWHERE. I looked for a while and by the time I gave up looking for it, it was already too late to write up a review for the write-off. So that write-off was basically flushed down the toilet for me.

BUT ALAS, while I was rummaging through my closet one day(the same day I found Old Noah‘s Elephants), I found the words; Home Alone 2: Lost in New York staring there right in front of me. I was so excited!! So I thought I’d start and finish the review for the write-off that I am so late for.

So this is my BETTER LATE THAN NEVER contribution to Chris_Billings write-off held last summer....many, many, MANY apologies to Mr. Billings for the late entry, but here goes...

Home Alone? He’s not at home, he’s lost in NEW YORK!!
A lot of people probably remember the first Home Alone starring the nearly dead actor(well not really dead dead, but he’s not been publicized at all lately and I don’t think he’s done many movies lately), Macauly Culkin who was Kevin Mcullister in the movie; who was forgotten at home by his family who were going on vacation. At first he was scared, but then he became the “man” of the house and when the Wet Bandits Harry and Marv(probably short for Marvin) come into the picture and try to rob Kevin’s house. But this kid aint no dip-wad, he rigs his house to keep the wet bandits from ruining his Christmas.

Ok so that’s what went on in the first movie, now it’s been a year and it’s that time again for the Mcullister family’s vacation. Only this time they’re going to Florida, and even though Kevin loves Christmas trees and all Florida would have is Palm trees as such; he’s involved in it to.

The next morning the alarm is late, and the Mcullister’s are late for the second year in a row and so everything’s a mad rush in the Mcullister house(there’s about 12 or 13 members mind you). They all shove themselves in the vans and pass out tickets. “7, 8 , 9...10, 11, 12, 13, 14.., Kevin? Where’s Kevin?!”... Kevin leans around from the front seat, “14, it’s good that I’ve got my own ticket, incase you guys tried to ditch me.” Welp it looks like they didn’t forget Kevin on this vacation, so they head to the airport and have a nice vacation, right? WRONG!!

Everything goes fine until Kevin stops to change batteries in his Talk Boy, and when he looks up he doesn’t see his family anywhere. Then he sees his dad in the long brown trench coat, and so he follows him onto the plane and settles down with his walkman, CD player, or whatever that thing he was listening too.

“Now attention, one stop flight to New York City,” says the flight attendant over the PA(of course Kevin has his head phones on and so he doesn’t hear one thing the attendant says).

When the plane lands and Kevin gets off, he doesn’t see his family get off the plane nor did he see them around the area, so he goes and asks an employee what the city was. “That’s New York sir,” she replies. Uh oh! The man in the brown trench coat wasn’t his dad! Oh no, he followed the wrong person and now he’s on the opposite side of the USA(he’s in New York, families in Florida).

Gosh durnit that would suck so bad. But Kevin uses the money he found in his dad’s camera bag and checks in to the plaza hotel, the most wonderful experience in New York.

The Plot thickens: A “Sticky Situation”
Now what’s the irony of this happening to Kevin again! Also, what’s the irony of the “Wet Bandits” Harry and Marv escaping prison and hiding out in New York? Two ironies in one setting, sheesh! This time the “wet bandits” are the “Sticky Bandits,” and they’re planning on ripping off Duncan’s Toy Store on Christmas Eve.

But of course Kevin can’t let this happen so he devises a plan to take care of Harry and Marv for good, and to not let them almost ruin his Christmas again this year.

I’m Dreaming of a White, Christmas...Just like the ones I use to know
While lost in New York City, Kevin makes a few friends, such as the pigeon lady he meets in the park. The other friend was the owner of Duncan’s Toy Store, the very place Harry and Marv are going to bust into on Christmas Eve.

I’m also sure that Kevin learned a bit of responsibility while he was there, since he checked into the hotel with his Dad’s Credit Card and got away with the story, “My dad’s in a business meeting and he gave me the Credit Card to check into our room.” Well I tried this at a few areas surrounding my town, and 5/6 of the hotels fell for it. The only hotel that didn’t allow it was the Marriot. Now I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but hotels shouldn’t let anyone under 18 use a credit card to check-in unless a parent is there.

So Long, Farewell...la la la la la la(don’t know the rest)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a pretty good movie, and is the reason why kids need to be kept track of so they don’t end up like Kevin(or the kids from The Goonies, Swiss Family Robinson).

This is once again; a late, Late, LATE entry into Chris-Billings “What Kids Do When Alone W/O” that was held last August. My apologies to you Chris, if I would of found the movie sooner I would have tried to get it in; but alas I found the durned thing and here’s Rocky’s LONG LOST REVIEW; Enjoy!

~Happy Viewing

Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: VHS
Video Occasion: Better than Watching TV