Home Alone
by Chris Columbus
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Actor: Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci, John Heard, Macaulay Culkin, Roberts BlossomDirector: Chris Columbus
Brand: TCFHE
Cinematographer: Julio Macat
Producer: John Hughes
Writer: John Hughes
Producer: Mark Levinson
Producer: Mark Radcliffe
Producer: Scott M. Rosenfelt
Producer: Tarquin Gotch
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Home Alone
DVD Review: Classic that never tires
Summary: 5 Stars
You can never do wrong with this movie. It is a timeless classic that brings the holiday season right home. All will love it....children right up to the seniors at home. DVD Review: Bummer!
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't buy this thinking you are getting a Director's Cut. You get the movie with rambling talking over the whole movie. Normally when you buy something like this, it includes one disc with the actual movie and another disc with the director's cut as well as out takes, etc. If you want the movie - don't buy this! SUCH A BUMMER!DVD Review: It's now 2009, and this movie still doesn't look dated at all!
Summary: 5 Stars
What if you found yourself home alone during the holidays? Well, that's part of the basic premise of this popular Christmas classic. Macaulay Culkin plays the role of Kevin, an 8-year old boy who gets fed up with his entire family. One night before they set off to Paris, Kevin wishes that every single member of his family disappears. Well, he gets his wish. Fierce winds causes a power failure, which results in everyone oversleeping. They have only a handful of minutes to get to the airport. Unfortunately for them, they've forgotten Kevin back home because of their hectic departure. Fortunately for Kevin, he now has the freedom to do whatever he wants to do. Things turn for the worse when two robbers (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) prepare to rob the house. And this is where the slapstick comedy comes in. Home Alone isn't just a Christmas movie. Sure, it has some great comedy, but the film goes much deeper than that. It shows the importance of family and family gatherings. It shows that Christmas is not only about fun and gifts, but it's also about love and caring. Anyone can enjoy watching this movie. I, for one, always enjoyed watching it during my childhood, and I still love it as I'm now in my early 20's. If I have kids in the future, then I'll show them this film (and many others) during this time of year. It's a truly entertaining film that still hasn't aged.
Grade: A
DVD Review: It's STILL great, almost 20 years later!
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite the fact that Home Alone has been on TV every Christmas season for the last 10 or so years, this DVD is still worth owning as it gives you so much more to experience past the actual movie itself.
As someone who cherishes this movie from his childhood and is now an adult, the audio commentary on the movie (featuring Macaulay Culkin himself!) is a surprisingly humorous take on a kids' movie from an adult perspective. It also provided a lot of information about the difficulties of making the movie. Because Home Alone is such a widely known movie nowadays, it's hard to imagine that it started out as an incredibly low-budget, zero-reputation affair which many people thought would flop. I think this speaks to how the film industry has changed over the years, something which is good to hear for both younger and older generations.
The other special features are incredible as well, from top to bottom. This really is a "family fun edition" because it has something that can be enjoyed by everyone . The various trivia games (3 in all) are still challenging no matter how many times you've seen the movie. The featurettes, which range from an overall "making of Home Alone" to specifics on the stunts, Macaulay's own video diary from the set, and an incredibly humorous "Where's Buzz Now?" are all amazing additions which are lacking from just about every 90's movie released on DVD in the modern times. My favorite feature is the alternate takes and deleted scenes. Each one adds a new dimension to the movie and you really feel like it's an utter shame that each one didn't make it past the editing room floor.
Especially with the new holiday season upon us, this is definitely something to add to your collection and is a great value for your dollar.
DVD Review: I was cheated
Summary: 1 Stars
Yes, I feel cheated. Nowadays, when you buy a dvd labelled "widescreen" you should be getting anamorphic widescreen, not a letterboxed 4:3 image. Anything less than anamorphic and yet still labelled "widescreen" is a ripoff. That includes this DVD.
To add insult to injury, the picture quality of this version is exceptionally poor and has the appearance of having been dubbed directly from an old VHS tape.
I am referring to the Twentieth Century Fox 1999 DVD release in these comments.
Description of Home Alone
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!Now and forever a favorite among kids, this 1990 comedy written by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club) and directed by Chris Columbus (Mrs. Doubtfire) ushered Macaulay Culkin onto the screen as a troubled 8-year-old who doesn't comfortably mesh with his large family. He's forced to grow a little after being accidentally left behind when his folks and siblings fly off to Paris. A good-looking boy, Culkin lights up the screen during several funny sequences, the most famous of which finds him screaming for joy when he realizes he's unsupervised in his own house. A bit wooden with dialogue, the then-little star's voice could grate on the nerves (especially in long, wise-child passages of pure bromide), but he unquestionably carries the film. Billie Bird and John Candy show up as two of the interesting strangers Culkin's character meets. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are entertainingly cartoonish as thieves, but the ensuing violence once the little hero decides to keep them out of his house is over-the-top. --Tom Keogh
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