Home Alone 1990 by AverageMansReviews

Home Alone 1990 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects environmental/cutting/impaling/shooting/burning/animal cruelty/disfigurement/references to bodily functions and suicide

The McCallister family are heading to Paris minus one: basically; this family are preparing to do a mass family holiday to Paris France for Christmas. But they accidentally leave somebody behind; Kevin McCallister [Macaulay Culkin:] an 8-year-old, that can be harmful, but will end up protecting the house from the Wet Bandits: another character/Harry [Joe Pesci:] the brains of this duo and Marv [Daniel Stern:] he is minus robbing is more interested in building a reputation/Legacy of The Wet Bandits.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 103 minutes film is good, as it is one of those films which knows what it is doing from beginning to end and sticks to the plan/script.

Comedy and action; they are individually or together both good-natured air is Kevin/Culkin breaks the fourth wall now and again; when I will take one example; when he is frightened he screams in close proximity to the camera shot [if you were a child of the 80's or/and the 90's you will remember this sequence very well obviously providing you have seen this film.]

Moving on to sketch/skit scene or/and sequences including action; we have Kevin deciding to terrify the delivery guy from Little Nero's Pizza: with using this sequence of events from the film/which is not a actual film, it is entitled Angels With Filthy Souls [a black-and-white film which as far as I can tell or whomever has ever seen Home Alone would agree it is a Mafia or in style of a Mafia film, but I digress; Kevin uses this scene to basically fulfil this transaction with the added bonus of this gun going off in this film, which this delivery guy runs for it and quickly escapes in his delivery vehicle.

Much later on; Kevin completely booby-traps the McCallister residents to deal with The Wet Bandits individually or together; Marv/Stern walks up these steps that has been covered in tar with a very painful outcome, unfortunately Harry/Pesci at some point will get his head set on fire by a blowtorch and as every parent from the beginning of the invention of small toys will agree to they are very painful if you where to sling and full on them; in this case they are little toys called Micro Machines as Harry/Pesci and Marv/Stern will find out also.

Character developments and performances; I know this is going to sound weird considering our lead character is 8 years old, but however we have the formula of coming-of-age as Kevin has to fend for himself which I hasten to add I wouldn't recommend this course of action in reality and the rest of the cast of characters; they are very naturally grounded and well rounded; which is obviously down to the casting of this cast as regardless of the size of role everyone put in an authentic performance based on their character types; so for an example Harry/Pesci and Marv/Stern; the viewers can identify with these characters based on their personalised he types and maybe not career choice as two people individually or together as someone that they may have in their lives or at minimum social struggles; someone that is a thinker or schemer or/and someone that is looking for notoriety for something.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; this film is and forever will be a Christmas classic, I mean if you haven't seen it already; you should most definitely see it once in your lifetime that is for sure. I had recently had the pleasure of watching this film at the cinema with the person that I watch some of this content with.

This film also has some awards to its name such as 7 Winners that includes but not limited to American Comedy Awards, USA 1991 American Comedy Award Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Macaulay Culkin BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Film Music Award John Williams and Casting Society of America, USA 1991 Artios Award Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Jane Jenkins Janet Hirshenson. 12 Nominees which includes but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 1991 Oscar 1991 Nominee Oscar Best Music, Original Song John Williams (music) Leslie Bricusse (lyrics) For the song "Somewhere in My Memory" and at the same award ceremony/event Best Music, Original Score John Williams, Family Film Awards 2024 Family Film Award Best Iconic Family Film