>Literally a repeat of the first one beat by beat How did they get away with this?
>>216500537same way Back to the Future did, people loved the first one so just change the setting.
>>216500537Simply too kino to only make once.
>>216500537that's literally the correct way to do a sequel
Kevin's lucky he didn't meet this Joe Pesci
i too am watching fx
>>216500537If it ain't broke, don't fix it
>>216500537the sequel has a magical homeless woman
>>216500537>From John Hughes>A Chris Colombus filmThis is some Tim Burton's Nightmare shit not directed by Tim Burton
>>216500984>kevin spends $1k on room service>gives the homeless lady a tree ornamenthe could have given her a coat, bought her a hot meal or something
>>216500537>everyone completely and utterly bamboozled by shitty cassette tape recordings
>>216501033>a tree ornament he got for free after spending a ton of cash on toys
Merry christmas ya filthy animal
>>216500537its also the plot of 3 Ninjas. but there are 3 Kevins who know Karate
>>216500537What are you talking about? This one takes place in New York
>>216500650Back to the Future 2 initially wrote itself into a corner because of the gag ending of the first one, and the funny thing is that this severe limitation actually caused the writers to have to think around it and be creative, creating two movies that have a lot of synergy with each other while having pretty distinct plots from each other, the first one focusing on Marty being stuck in the past after the car runs out of plutonium while having to deal with the fact that he fucked up his parents' first meeting, while the second keeps the car and time travel perfectly accessible, but Marty has to prevent the present being fucked up by another massive mistake by recovering the Almanac, all while keeping his past self from deviating away from his actions in the first movie and avoid a paradox.It's really the third one that drops the ball big time, unlike the first, the second movie ends open enough that they could do whatever they wanted, and in the end all they did was just another "Stuck in the past, need to find a way to move the car" plot, nearly bit by bit the same as the first but in the wild west rather than the 50s.
>>216500537It was the 90s, sequelitis hadn't set in yet and people were much more tolerant of it, and considering what came later I'd have preferred it if 3 was another rethread of 1 and 2.
>>216500537it isnt though
>>216501236It kind of is, very formulaic, the small deviations from the formula are just there to sorta justify the same thing happening again, of course the mom wasn't going to make the same mistake and just leave without even checking if Kevin was in the car, but even how the whole thing starts off is a total rethread of the first one with the family suddenly turning on Kevin over something Buzz was mainly responsible for.Then, once Kevin reaches New York, all pretext goes to hell and the movie just puts Marv and Harry right next to him for no logical reason, and Kevin even has a convenient New York uncle whose house is right there to rig with more traps and shit.Of course, then you see the third one and realize that the other option was to just go fully retarded with the sequel and make it about spies and microchips in toy cars, so really the lesson here is that Home Alone was just not meant to be a franchise.
It's a movie for kids. Kids like repetition. If they like something they'll watch it a gorillion times.
>>216501214100% correct.I still end up liking the 3rd movie when I watch it, but it's faults are easily visible.
>>216501314>Of course, then you see the third one and realize that the other option was to just go fully retarded with the sequel and make it about spies and microchips in toy cars, so really the lesson here is that Home Alone was just not meant to be a franchise.I was 'that kid' who only ever watched the 3rd one. >Only had 3 on tape>Only ever saw 1 on TV reruns>Only ever saw 2 on a TV rerun that 1 time hell froze over and don't remember shitI remember the Russian woman being hot?>What's that funky smell?!?
>>216501214this is completely correct
never watched 3. apparently theres a 4th too
>>216501456Isn't that upper left guy's face one of those rage-face memes?
>>216501456Aren't there like 7?
>>216500537Because it's good and still has its own identity, despite being a rehash. Entertaining + unoriginal beats boring + original 100 times out of 100.
>>216501520Dassrite. You wouldn't believe how many Europeans want to visit NY because they were raised watching HA2 on repeat.
>>216500537>In July 2018, Ryan Reynolds was attached to produce Stoned Alone, an R-rated Home Alone sequel film.>The project was to be a joint-venture production under Reynolds' Fox-based Maximum Effort Productions, with George Dewey serving as an executive producer.( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)>The plot centers on a weed-growing "loser" who misses his plane for a holiday skiing trip. He decides to get high, and as the paranoia side-effects set in, he believes he hears a break-in. As he discovers thieves have broken into his home, fully stoned and fueled by the weed, he tries to "defend his castle". I'd watch the fuck out of that, sounds like a great premise and an actual "reboot / re-imagining" instead of just literally doing the exact same thing again with 0 effort. But of course it'll never happen, because it's a good idea.
>>216501602Too bad, instead you get fat Netflix Kevin being a total murderous psycho.
>>216501456There's a fifth, it came out a couple of years ago.
>>216501652Wait, fuck, I just went to look it up and that's the sixth. Has anyone actually seen any of them beyond the second one?
I watch for she
>>216501033>a hot meal
>>216501638I forgot the film even existed. Man, that kid was a loathsome little shit
this is unnecessary
https://youtu.be/2sNKqa6_IXA?si=tJe4lNgPn3IkxZmC
>>216501687I saw 3 and 5. I was a child when I saw 5 but I still knew who Malcolm McDowell was and I was extremely confused as to why he was in a movie that bad. And, I'm not joking, Home Alone 5 is to this day one of the worst mainstream films I have ever seen.
>>216501085Rocky loves Emily
>>216501930>Malcolm McDowellHomie hasn't been in any decent movie since 1971, aka Clockwork Orange release year.
>>216501994>O Lucky Man>Caligula>Blue Thunder>Tank Girl>Halloween>Book of Eli>Easy AOkay Tank Girl wasn't the greatest but c'mon
if you play hitman theres a holiday hoarders mission in paris where you have to beat harry and marv to stealing a bunch of stuff before blowing them up. you get a bonus for knocking marv out with bricks and stuff multiple times
>>216502157NTA but the only one I've even heard of aside from fucking Halloween is Book of Eli and literally>Tank GirlThe movie so shit I wouldn't even watch it in my deepest weeaboo days.I'm inclined to believe >>216501994
>>216502365>He's never heard of Blue ThunderCatch ya' laterhttps://youtu.be/FS2M8o4qUOs?si=tfNdWwyRF5sNL4V2
>>216500537No one noticed because it was in New York
>>216502180QRD?
>>216500650>same way Back to the Future did,BTTF 2 was very unique in that they went back into the first movie.
>>216503488https://youtu.be/4UAvG4AaS6g
>>216501602You have the IQ of a cabbage
Unnecessary sequels get a pass if they're actually good. Like Robocop 2.
>>216503586That’s another one where it was a repeat of the 1st. The 80s and 90s had a real issue with this
>>216500537Because it is formulaic but raises the stakes in various ways.>1st set mostly in home but now in nyc>goes from money around the house to envelope full of cash and credit card >marv and harry plus hotel employees out to get him>things around house to renovation in progress death trap>defend home to defending childrens hospital>mob movie gag but also add talkboy to the mix>trip to the grocery store is now limo ride around nyc including a pizza ending at a massive toy store
>>216503592What exactly are you looking for in a sequel, a completely different movie? In order to be a Home Alone movie, it sorta has to have the characteristics of a Home Alone movie. Its not like other franchises dont still do this. Hell, Red Letter Media has a video showing 3 Transformer movies at the same time and they are basically identical. Are you wanting Home Alone to do something like the OG Star Trek movies where each one is essentially a different genre?
>>216503517Exactly. BTTF 2 is GOAT’d as one of the best sequels ever, in my opinion. Going back into the first film while adding a multitude of different possible horrible or amazing outcomes made it uniquely creative.
>>216500537Because they had Time Curry in his absolute prime playing one of the funniest shitbags of that era.
>>216503857There’s a difference between having a similar sequel and an identical one. Home Alone is literally beat-by-beat the exact same movie but in New York. It’s a copy and paste film.
>>216503592>The 80s and 90s had a real issue with thisYeah, I'm sure glad we're out of that era of effectively the same exact movies perpetually getting rereleased.
>>216503954He definitely wanted to fuck Kevin in the ass!
>>216501045DING DANG DONG
>>216500537Look Marv, he’s home alone too, and he’s lost in New York!
>>216500537>How did they get away with this?Genres: Exploitation
>>216500537>Literally a repeat of the first one beat by beat>How did they get away with this?Now do threads on 4chan.
>>216500537>Uncle is still based>Tim Curry and Scheinder are hilarious >Mr Duncan is wholesome>The self aware humor with the parents explaining to police they lost their son again >Harry and Marvs chemistry is just as great >Good soundtrack>Fun booby traps It has its moments but it’s definitely not as good as the first one. I never cared for the pigeon ladys story, felt too miserable to make a happy ending out of and the way she takes out Marv and Harry is lame.
>>216500716He's still 5 feet tall no matter the story.
>>216503954>Time CurrySaar
i liked it
Boomer retards worship NYC
>>216501214>>216501373>>216501452I'm sorry, but bttf 2 was ass. The ending of the previous movie was retarded and makes Doc Brown look like an imbecile. 'We've got to change future history Marty' is dumb. Just tell him right there what goes wrong, boom you've changed the future without having to time travel, which has been established is a bit fucking risky. You're right that they put themsleves in a bad position and they did the best they could with it, but it doesn't change the fact it's a bad starting point. The second half of the movie is decent, but it would work much better if they decide to travel to the future just for the experience, with Doc demanding they don't interfere with anything, and Marty buying the almanac behind Doc's wishes. That way Doc isn't an inconsistent retard dragging Marty to the future to meddle with events, and then lecture him for trying to meddle with events. Everything after Biff steals the almanac is good, and the setup to part 3 is great, with the final movie being very solid and making much more sense.
Don't change what ain't broken.
>>216501602Dude
>>216501033>the homeless ladyDidn't she had a home at the top of some tower or something?
>>216501314>It kind of isin short it isnt
