Home Alone 3 (1997)

Alex Pruitt is 8 years old. He's unlucky to get the chickenpox and therefor must stay home in bed. When his mom steps out to get some papers at work Alex notices some shady type breaking in to a neighbors house. As the good kid Alex is he calls the police. However when they get there the thieves are gone. Next day it is dads turn to look after the kid and sure enough he has to step out to. Same thing, when the cops shows up the thieves are gone. Alex is trying to figure out what they are looking for and where they are gonna strike next. Since the cops didn't find any the 2 times he called nobody believes him and Alex decides to take matter into own hands and catch the thieves on his own with a camera and his toy car. Which happens to be what the thieves are after. Then of cause he has to protect his house and catch the bad guys (classic!)

Saying this is a home alone movie in line with the 2 first ones is almost a sin. It's fun and all but it is nothing compared to the others. Not the same type at story and everything.. not like they forget him at home they just don't believe him. Anyhow good things about the movie.. well even though the pranks are not all that cool the bird on the other hand is.. Alex's big brother has this talking parrot that I just love... it's funny and awesome..

"Houston we have a problem"

back to the movie.. well it's a onetime watch for sure but don't think it will end on anyone favorite christmas list on its own. You might like me just think hey lets see the whole bunch of Home alone.. but.. hm hope you know where i'm at...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

The McCallisters is back. It's been 2 years since the McCallisters forgot their youngest son Kevin at home while going on Christmas vacation. This year they plan another trip, this time to Philadelphia. once again they oversleep and have to leave home in a hurry. This time they do remember to get Kevin in the car to. When they get to the airport they have to run to the plane. On the way Kevin gets his fathers bag to get new batteries in his camera. He the follows his father to the plane. When the family lands in Philadelphia they realizes that Kevin isn't there. Kevin has a similar experience when he gets of the plane in New York. Upside is Kevin has his dads credit card, making it a lot easier to make the Big Apple his playground... Downside.. well the notorious Wet Bandits has escaped and is in New York to get some cash.

So even before the movie starts you just know that The Wet Bandits are gonna be sorry. The Movie follows then first movie great. You get the moms worry about might forgetting Kevin again. And Kevin's face when he realizes that he got himself forgotten again is just priceless. I know that some of the things is quite similar to the first movie.. but it is just in such a nice wrapping that I for one don't mind.. Its a really nice sequel that I love watching just as much as the first one :)

Home Alone (1990)

The McCallister is one BIG! family. They are all gather to prepare for a Christmas vacation to France. Kevin McCallister is only 8 years old and feels a little forgotten in the whole preparing stuff. His Mom tells him to pack his bag, a thing he's never done before, because she is busy talking on the phone. When Kevin ask around among his siblings and cousins they pick him down telling him he is worthless. At dinnertime Kevin starts a fight with his oldest brother because they have eaten Kevin's pizza, making the whole family mad at Kevin. Next morning the alarm clocks don't go off due to a power failure. They are all in such a hurry that they forget Kevin at home. Something the mom realizes on their way over the Atlantic. Kevin however is having the time of his life.. That is until 2 idiotic robbers starts roaming around and it is up to a scared little 8 year old boy to stop them.

Love this movie. Reminds me of Christmas back home.. no my parents did not make a habit of forgetting me at vacation time. I just watched it a lot over the years.. thing is I was 3 when this movie came out, Danish TV seemed to be very found of it so they send it every year since. And since it is a fun movie I have watched it often. Macaulay Culkin was very cute back then.. And the pranks always makes me smile.. Also there's morals in this movie (don't steal cause a kid will ruin your day) about Christmas being the time for family and forgiving each other, but also about being good to other people except for robbers though you can be "mean" to them ;) I do realize that most Christmas movies is about this. But that doesn't make it a bad one does it. 

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Santa's back. It's been 2 years since Scott got married to Carol. Carol is pregnant (wow like this won't screw someone up) Anyway being pregnant Carol is missing well tall people. Scott is behind on his schedule because he wants to bee as much as possible with his wife. To make Carol feel less homesick Scott brings her parents (and his ex-wife and her family) up for Christmas. However the board of legendary icons is having some trouble with Jack Frost. Jack Frost is kinda mad that he doesn't have his own holiday, therefor he is trying to steal Christmas. With the baby on the way Scott agrees on letting Frost help out. Frost uses the time to figure out how the Escape Clause works, so he can trick Scott and become Santa himself

Third times the charm right. Love the Frost character. He makes everything goes wrong. All and all another great Disney adventure on the North Pole. It is more a family drama than the others giving the baby and the secrets they keep from Carols parents, they have been told that Scott is working at a toy factory in Canada.

so go get that hot Chocolate and if you haven't seen the others then start that mini Christmas marathon watching the magic of the North pole.

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

So went home to my parents this weekend thinking I wasn't gonna need my laptop (BirthE) since my dad has a laptop I'm allowed to use... WRONG! the thing is I'm not really allowed to install programs on it making it kinda hard watching the movies. Then i got home on Monday and the will to watch anything was just not there..  This is why I'm sry to say that I'm a bit behind >.< But I'm gonna catch up today... Nothing like a day off to just watch Movies ;)

As promised I'm all over The Santa Clause 2. In the first movie we meet Scott Calvin before he became Santa Clause. Today he has embraced his job as Santa Clause, however he is now faced with another clause in the Santa agreement. After working as Santa for 10 years he has about 28 days to find a Mrs. Clause. Not the easiest job  when you live on the North pole. Also there's the thing about Charlie ending up on the naughty list.

Okay maybe I should just admit that i love the Santa Clause Movies. and who doesn't love Curtis when he begins with the big words promoting the ending of Christmas. He is just so sweet. I love that they made a sequel that doesn't have this thin story line to follow. The story is well built and it is funny. You have your laughs and your almost crying moments because it's so sweet (last part might be a girl-thing).. And as a fan of Elizabeth Mitchell there is no way around that I just goes into aaauw mode when she shows up all cold and cute in this one ;)

Find Your Cocoa (remember not to hot, extra chocolate and shaken not stirred) and enjoy Santa Clause's search for a wife :)

The Santa Clause (1994)

In the Santa Clause Scott Calvin has his son for Christmas. After setting the turkey on fire twice Scott decides it is better to find a open diner. Being Christmas and all its not the easiest thing in the world to find a place that's open. When it's bed time Scott is reading a bedtime story to his son charlie about Santa. Charlie is having doubts about Santa Clause being real since he has been told that Santa is more a feeling than an actual person. That night Scott and Charlie sees Santa Claus and ehm kills him by accident. The thing is that when Santa dies a new must become Santa. Meaning that Scott becomes Santa, very much against his will.

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The Santa Clause is a favorite of mine. Even lost count of how many times i actually watched it. Guess it's just Disney being at the top of their game. You know funny, cute and meaningfull at the same time (oh a kinder eggs)... not much else to say than I love this movie...

sry for the short review today... work came up so ran out off time.. but i promise you this tomorrow I'm gonna watch the Santa Clause 2 :)

Elf (2003)

Elf's can have 3 jobs... the most wanted one being one of Santa's workers. In Elf we meet buddy, a well human elf. You see buddy is an orphan that mistakenly ended up on the north pole. Here they chose to raise him as an elf but he ends up just being to big and also to slow at making toys he is send to the special department. One day he overhears a conversation and realizes that he is human and not an elf. Buddy then decides to take to New York to meet his father and learn about who he is. Since Buddy is raised as an elf he just doesn't know how to act around humans. 

So seeing a grown man dressed in a green jacket and yellow tights just screams nut job.. which is pretty much what everybody is thinking when meeting Buddy in New York. And Buddy not being the brightest candle in the chandelier he is kinda acting like one to. So no wonder his father doesn't wanna know off him in the beginning.

I have to say I just love when Buddy goes to the mall for the first time. He's so adorable. His character is so comical. Filling the story with these little things that are just hilarious. Seriously laughing through the entire movie. So yeah it is a comedy big time. With the whole saving dad, get the girl and promote Christmas thing going on. I like it a lot because it's so funny. The Cast is well planed which can be the make or break in movies like this. Also Zooey Deschanel (uh mini bones  in blond version) is quite sweet and wow can that girl sing... like Amazed...  Am just gonna sit all quite now and droll very discretely. ^.^

Also just to brag a bit... this thing right here you see it.. these small bricks he's throwing out on the floor... they are called Lego.. guess where they were made.. oh yeah it's a Danish invention.. so proud or something like that..