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re: Let's Overanalyze "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2"

Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:53 pm to
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
11163 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:53 pm to
quote:

never realized the Family Crisis cop's name is Balzac.

I have seen this movie dozens of times, and just realized that this year as well
Posted by BMax12
Covington
Member since Feb 2013
227 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 6:56 am to
It drives my wife crazy because I always make such a huge deal that at the end of HA2, the cop fires his pistol into the air in friggen NYC.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32714 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 7:11 am to
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the cop fires his pistol into the air in friggen NYC.


It was 1 AM on Christmas morning in early 90s Central Park, not a huge deal.
Posted by BMax12
Covington
Member since Feb 2013
227 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 10:09 am to
Soooo anyone can just go into Central Park in NYC at 1am and shoot up in the air and it be no big deal? Assuming its a .38 that bullet can travel well over a mile. You sir, are a complete buffoon.
Posted by Gpfather
Member since Jan 2019
485 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 12:41 pm to
You always catch something new. Watched HA2 and noticed Tim Curry’s character’s name…Mr. Hector.

Also read that Uncle Frank’s “Cool Jerk” yelling part (“I’ll slap you silly” was ad libbed by the actor.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32714 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 1:13 pm to
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Soooo anyone can just go into Central Park in NYC at 1am and shoot up in the air and it be no big deal?


30 years ago with NYC's sky-high murder rate? Probably.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8705 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 8:45 pm to
How come the pizza delivery boy never called the cops? I mean you have to think he believed some dude tried to light him up over a tip....you might run to the cops?
Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24391 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 9:40 pm to
My first contribution to this page was way back on page 3.

Time flies. I was in PT school at the time.

LSU was just smashing teams left and right on their way to an eventual championship. Or so I thought. Until Bama got a second chance.
Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24391 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 10:00 pm to
Dang. This thread started during the first Obama term.

Anyways. Kind of dickish of Kate Mccallister to tell Kevin that there are 15 people in this house and you’re the o ly one who has to make trouble.



Buzz is an a-hole

Fuller pisses on everything.

Frank won’t even buy pizza.

All the siblings call him names and belittle him.

Lots of trouble being started.
This post was edited on 12/2/24 at 10:35 pm
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12764 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:08 am to
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How come the pizza delivery boy never called the cops? I mean you have to think he believed some dude tried to light him up over a tip....you might run to the cops?


We thought the same thing during a recent rewatch.

Simultaneously one of the funniest scenes and most glaring plot holes of the movie.
Posted by SCLSUMuddogs
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2010
8454 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:22 am to
I'd like to watch the ridiculous movie within the movie
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
13418 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 10:03 am to
While watching the other night, I started thinking about how the actor that played Peter is dead. So, I started looking up other actors and found a few interesting things:

1. The actor that plays Marv was only 32 when shooting the movie
2. The mom was only 34
3. The old cop that radios back saying for them to count their kids again is still alive and 93
4. The old lady that doesn't know if the toothbrush is ADA approved is still alive an 93
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32714 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 10:12 am to
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Buzz is an a-hole


He's Peter and Kate's firstborn, so he gets a pass from them

quote:

Fuller pisses on everything.


Not their kid

quote:

Frank won’t even buy pizza.


Remember, Frank only has traveler's checks (likely the kind that don't work in France)

quote:

All the siblings call him names and belittle him.


All of which happened out of sight of their parents.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32714 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 10:14 am to
quote:

1. The actor that plays Marv was only 32 when shooting the movie
2. The mom was only 34
3. The old cop that radios back saying for them to count their kids again is still alive and 93
4. The old lady that doesn't know if the toothbrush is ADA approved is still alive an 93


Roberts Blossom (Marley) was only 66 (easily looked 10 years older)
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
13418 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 10:28 am to
Speaking of Marley, I would love an explanation of what happened to his hand when he was buying bandaids. Based on the makeshift bandage around his hand, he was going to need something more substantial than simple bandaids. Also, banging his hand on the counter then just staring at Kevin like a psychopath was certainly an interesting decision.
This post was edited on 12/3/24 at 10:37 am
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
162890 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 11:18 am to
I'm sure its been brought up at this point


but worst attempt ever at apprehending someone
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
43109 posts
Posted on 12/11/24 at 6:03 pm to
Watching on Freeform and just noticed the officer's name in the Crisis Center for the first time. Sgt. Balzak ( ) Him and Rose are completely worthless. "Hyper on line 2."

Also, Sgt. Balzak has three donuts stacked up on his desk like a complete psycho.

Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24391 posts
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:04 am to
Does anyone else find it odd that Uncle Frank just expected that he should receive a "wake up call" the morning of the flight?
Posted by sBrodie
Member since Aug 2016
143 posts
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:34 am to
The radar screen in HA2 where it shows the Kevin's plane and his family's plane leaving in different directions... This type of radar in not exactly a live view as shown. In reality, it would only update a plane's location with each revolution of the dish/signal.

No one in these movies can distinguish a recorded voice or sound effect (tape or tv) from a live sound.

HA2, Kevin "canon balls" into the pool and loses his shorts, but the under water shot clearly shows them still on.

HA2, The number of times Kevin almost bumps into the "sticky" bandits before the encounter outside Duncan's store is Powerball odds territory.
Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12920 posts
Posted on 12/12/24 at 10:00 am to
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HA2, Kevin "canon balls" into the pool and loses his shorts, but the under water shot clearly shows them still on.


Does this one upset you?
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