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Welcome to the 26th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts !  Last fortnight, I reviewed Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Home Alone 3 (1997) .  This fortnight, I’m reviewing: Home Alone 4 (2002), rated PG for low level violence That is of course the Australian rating; in the United States, it’s not rated. As usual, I’ll give the trailer and a clip at the end. And as usual, I’ll offer the following disclaimer, just in case: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK! Home Alone 4 I love the first 3 Home Alone – as evidenced by my reviews – and am definitely in the minority in defending Home Alone 3 .  Unfortunately, the 4th installment – subtitled  Taking Back the House in America – is arguably one of my biggest film disappointments. A year or 2 after Home Alone 2 , Peter and Kate McCallister (Jason Beghe and Clare Carey) have split, on the verge of divorce.  Peter has moved in with his rich new girlfri...

Welcome to the 25th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts .  Last fortnight, I reviewed Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019).  This fortnight, I’m reviewing: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), rated PG for low level violence Home Alone 3 (1997), rated  PG for low level violence Those of course are the Australian ratings; in the United States, the ratings are: Home Alone 2 – PG for comic action and mild language Home Alone 3 – PG for slapstick violence, language and mild sensuality As usual, I’ll give the trailers and a clip each at the end.  And as usual, I offer the following disclaimer JUST to be safe: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Chris Columbus’ blockbuster sequel to his beloved 1990 classic was panned by critics (although they weren’t all that fond of… View original post 1,299 more words

Blockbusters Reviewed Welcome to the 23rd edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts !  Last fortnight, I reviewed Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019) .  This fortnight, I’m reviewing: Home Alone (1990), rated PG for mild violence and coarse language That, of course, is the Australian rating; in the United States, it’s rated. As usual, I’ll give the trailer and a clip at the end. And as usual, I offer the following disclaimer just in case: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Home Alone OK, who reading this hasn’t seen Chris Columbus’ Christmas classic?  I don’t see many hands raised.  If you haven’t seen it, I strongly recommend it; it’s one of the best Christmas movies ever made. It’s chaos at the McCallisters as they prepare for their holiday trip to France – with not only Peter McCallister (John Heard), his wife Kate (Catherine O’Hara) and their kids, but Peter’s brother… View original post ...