A family comedy minus the family

Rating: 9/10 (19 September 2007)

Any kid who's had that one theory "i wonder what life is like when you live alone" needs to see this, or if they already have, good on you. but try living alone without your parents for a week. i'm 17 and i've done it once. it is not fun. it's rather boring.
but then again, Marv and harry wern't trying to break into my home.
OK, now to the story. Kevin Mccallister, an 8 year old kid (he's 7 in the movie to novel adaption) is going on vacation with his whole family, which is about 20 or 30 people (cousins, uncles, aunts, etc, etc) and he makes a wish that his whole family would just disappear after things go bad at dinner. but unfortunately, the power gets knocked out at his home, and while everyone is rushing to get ready to leave, he gets left at home while his whole family leaves for the airport, but they don't bother to wake him. so when he wakes up, he discovers his wish came true. he's home alone. but his dream soon becomes a nightmare when two robbers want to hit his home, so how will he deal with that? This movie has got to be one of the best family comedies ever made. it's got it's fair share of coarse language, so if you're not into that, watch the TV version. it's fair share of scares, music, and the Christmas atmosphere.
And speaking of which, they say "a Christmas story" is a Christmas tradition, this should be a Christmas tradition.
I say you should see it. it's 9/10.