We skipped through the first Home Alone because of the profanity, and after reading several reviews (including Commonsense's review), I was under the impression that this movie had no foul language. NOT so! There's a very clear da**it and Kevin, the main character, calls the bad guys an a$$ at least two times. We sat down with our 5 & 7 year old thinking we were going to have a good, clean, fun movie night. What a disappointment. No matter how much we enjoyed Kevin's antics, we won't be watching this again.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
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Common Sense says
Culkin sequel takes slapstick shenanigans to NYC.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7–8
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was written by Colette DeDonato
Parents need to know that they can expect the same kind of slapstick violence in this second Home Alone movie, mostly against the robbers who picked on the wrong precocious kid once again. The main character throws bricks, sets deadly traps, and more in attempts to stop the bumbling duo and is gleefully proud of himself every time they get hurt. Parents should also know that the movie opens with quite a bit of family conflict and that there's fighting -- even some physical violence -- among siblings.
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- Families can talk about good ways to work out family conflicts. How does Kevin defend himself from his older brother's bullying? Was he right to do that? Parents can also talk about safety issues, such as what might happen if a kid were accidentally separated from his parents and forced to go it alone in a strange city. What would be the safest way to respond to a mix-up like the one portrayed here? Parents can also talk about the relationship between Kevin and his parents. Why does it take so long for his family to realize that he's missing? Last but not least, how does this movie compare to the original? Is it as funny the second time around? Why or why not?
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What’s the Story?
Here we go again. Kevin McAllister already got left Home Alone one Christmas; now he's on the wrong plane and headed to New York City while his family jets off to Miami for the holiday. Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), once again happy to be free of his boisterous family, sets out on an adventure in the big city. His father's credit card rents him a suite at the Plaza Hotel. Slapstick moments are provided by run-ins with the original movie's goofball villains, Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, respectively). The duo has escaped from prison and is planning to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve -- and Kevin's determined to stop them. Finally, Mom (Catherine O'Hara) realizes that her son's missing and frantically tries to find him.
Is It Any Good?
The early family scenes in Home Alone 2 are some of the movie's funniest moments, as are Kevin's clever survival schemes at the hotel and on the streets of New York. As a sequel, the movie manages to be funny, if predictable, and occasionally borders on heart-warming -- in an odd yet touching moment, Kevin befriends a homeless woman and encourages her to reach out to people more.
It's easy to see why fans took to Culkin's "little big guy" routine in the '90s. He's a charmer. And as Kevin's mom, Catherine O'Hara is a well-wrought mix of funny and sentimental.
Movie Details
Studio: Sony Pictures, Director: Chris Columbus
Run time: 100 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/15/1992, DVD release: 10/5/1999
MPAA Rating: PG for comic action and mild language.
Run time: 100 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/15/1992, DVD release: 10/5/1999
MPAA Rating: PG for comic action and mild language.
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I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
Watch out for the profanity!
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I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Bigger production, same cast and elegant NYC settings can't save this preachy, plodding plot that ends with a stream of relentless and violent comic gags that don't compare to the cleverness of the original.
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I rate this title off for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Inappropriate language
great
The movie is great. But there is some iffy content like: Vilonce: plenty of peril and vilonce. The end is most vilont when kevin sets bobbie trap for the robbers and almost gets shot. SEX: One of the robbers abiously likes a woman in new york city. But to get away from the robbers kevin touches the woman in her private area. She turns around and slaps the robber thinking it was him. LANGUAGE: plenty of use of "shut up." and name calling.
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
even a better classic
better then then the first one whatch it kids will love it
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
ITS DA BEST!!!!!!!! ( WHO'S THE JERK THAT WOULDN'T LET US CUSS )
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I rate this title off for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
not as good as the last one
not as good as the first one. but still a good movie but lots of vilonce.
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Negative role models
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- Good role models
I SAW THE FIRST ONE AND IT WAS THE BEST MOVIE EVER ON THIS ONE MARV STICKS HIS HANDS IN THE OVEN AND TURNS INTO A SKELOTEN
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Excessive consumerism
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
I LOVE HOME ALONE
I LOVE IT
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I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
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this was good
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
One of my Favorite Holiday Movies!
I love this movie. It is as good if not better tatn the first one. It is so funny, and one of my favoite holiday movies.
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
Might be too intense for a PG
Fans who have seen the first Home Alone might want to be careful when watching this. It's double the insulting, it's double the slapstick. Almost everything in the past becomes similar. That is all
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Iffy is this movie's middle name
I belive that this movie was a good family watch, just make sure the little people in the family don't get ideas!(Going on the wrong plane, going into a dark place alone,taking a credit card for luxury uses, walking into a city with no parental guidence) But overall a laugh-out-loud great family movie
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
I hated it!
I absolutly hated this movie! I also hated the other two as well! They were just stupid movies that I will not watch again!
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