Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 by AverageMansReviews

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 by AverageMansReviews

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Not again and no I'm not talking about the President of the United States in America: basically; the McCallister family at heading to Miami Florida for Christmas; Peter and Kate McCallister [John Heard and Catherine O'Hara:] they are the father and mother of Kevin McCallister, where Kate especially the last time this happened move heaven and earth to get back to her younger son. But sadly again something goes wrong as Kevin [Macauley Culkin:] a 10-year-old now follows a similarly dressed individual to his father on to the wrong flight heading to New York, where she will bump into some familiar faces the duo that were known now as the Wet Bandits, but now know now is the Sticky Bandits: Harry and Marv [Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern:] these two have just recently escaped from prison and planning on a robbing Duncan's Toy Chest.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 120 minutes film is good, it just doesn't have completely the same kick as the previous instalment/original instalment, yes we still Kevin breaking the fourth wall and all of his tricks and more, but as you will see it still gets highly rated from me.

Art, action and comedy; the scenery and/or the landscapes are beautifully shown as we get to see what it is like to live in the Plaza Hotel or/and what it is like in New York at Christmas time and not forgetting this lady with her many pigeons in Central Park. Marv slips on this slippery substance which sends him hurdling into this shelf of paint which then consequently the entire thing lands on him, we also have some extensions on some sequences from the previous film and I will just point out one; the blowtorch skit/sketch scene or sequence is back for Harry including this time around him standing upside down headfirst in a toilet with a more hotter outcome.

Character developments and performances; the character developments of the returning characters/performers has been nicely progressed to represent a little bit of time has passed such as two years, I know everyone develops differently, but my point is broadly speaking; it is still viable that now and again these characters are going to show elements of their original settings. The new additions such as for an example Tim Curry as Mr. Hector: he is the concierge of the Plaza Hotel and is somewhat sneaky or/and Brenda Fricker as Pigeon Lady: a quiet yet intimidating lady that looks after the pigeons that Kevin befriends and a cameo from President of the United States of America when this content was released; President Donald J. Trump as Donald J. Trump. So their performances are an excellent reflection on either little time has passed but still maintain the flow chemistry and the new additions they just slot in perfectly to the surrounding chemistry and fluency.

This film receives: 9/10, this film with excellent, it is a high-quality sequel, but not as strong as its predecessor, but this sequel is well worth a watch especially if you have never seen it before. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Winners that include but not limited to BMI Film & TV Awards 1993 BMI Film Music Award John Williams and likewise 3 Nominees that include but not limited to American Comedy Awards, USA 1993  American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Joe Pesci