History YMMV / HomeAlone2LostInNewYork

%%* TheWoobie: The Pigeon Lady. %%(Zero-Context Example)%%

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: TV airings of ''Home Alone 2'' tended to cut out Trump's cameo, which, after his 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent presidency, has caused both him and his supporters to accuse Hollywood of censoring and trying to erase his previous, positive media depictions. However, this scene (and others) had been regularly cut ''before'' his political career, and has nothing to do with his controversial reputation shift, but rather the same reason most films get cut down in TV airings. They only have a limited TV slot, and Trump's cameo is a non-essential thing that added nothing to the plot, was only thrown in to appease Trump's contractual requests for use of his tower and, as noted above, was only kept in the film because test audiences reacted positively towards it.

* ParanoiaFuel: Kevin walking around New York City at night in the second movie, coming across a LaughingMad homeless man and some hookers who flirt with him. What caps it is this exchange when he calls a taxi.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Peter dealing with the ShockinglyExpensiveBill at the end. Yes, Kevin did abuse his credit card, but Peter lose his son on vacation a second time, so it feels more LaserGuidedKarma for his irresponsibility.

** If you work in a position where you handle credit cards, especially with transactions as large as the ones conducted at five-star hotels, ''you'' are the front line of defense against credit card fraud; in real life, fraudulent charges can mean chargebacks, which will cost the business more than just the money that was taken back by the bank, and that's one of the ''nicest'' consequences of being complicit to credit card fraud. Don't accept a credit card from someone to whom it clearly does not belong, and don't buy any stories of "Oh, the person who has this card is away, and they're letting me use it."

** If you work in a position where you handle credit cards, especially with transactions as large as the ones conducted at five-star hotels, ''you'' are the front line of defense against credit card fraud. Don't accept a credit card from someone to whom it clearly does not belong, and don't buy any stories of "Oh, the person who has this card is away, and they're letting me use it."

-->'''Kevin''': It's scary out there!\\
'''Taxi driver''': Ain't much better in here, kid.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** There's a particular scene where Kevin pays a visit to the World Trade Center. If you were alive before or during 9/11, seeing that one shot showing the Twin Towers in all their glory is likely to [[TearJerker tug at your heartstrings]].
** A lot of the Plaza Hotel subplot is this in light of the 2017 Las Vegas massacre, which gunman Stephen Paddock committed while holed up in a top floor room of the five star Mandalay Bay resort. The scene where Kevin scares off the hotel staff by making them think there is a crazed gunman holed up in his room is the most obvious, but the way he checks into the hotel under false pretenses and then acts evasive towards the hotel staff as they grow suspicious of him also has parallels to Paddock's behavior in the days before the massacre.
** UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's cameo now that he's a much more controversial figure than he was in 1992.
* HilariousInHindsight: ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' fans might raise a few concerns about going to Carnegie Hall on Christmas Eve. Though Kevin and the Pigeon Lady would certainly [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion get warmed up]].

* ContestedSequel: Some consider the movie an EvenBetterSequel that's more action-packed and dramatic while giving the Wet Bandits and the booby traps more focus, while others view it as an inferior follow-up that follows the original too much, only changing the setting.

** There's a particular scene where Kevin pays a visit to the World Trade Center. If you were alive before or during 9/11, seeing that one shot showing the World Trade Center in all its glory is likely to [[TearJerker hurt your heart]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Harry and Marv intended to steal money from a [[UnacceptableTarget kid's charity]] and later try to shoot Kevin when they capture him, as well as the Pigeon Lady when she intervenes.

** There is no way that the Plaza Hotel would just buy Kevin's story about his dad being on a business trip, and then let him check into their hotel with a credit card that Kevin openly admitted wasn't his. While the card really did belong to Kevin's father, he was still illegally using it; in today's world, Kevin would have been arrested almost immediately.

** The hotel concierge has a reason to suspect that Kevin is using a fraudulent credit card, ''but'' he acts in a complete inappropriate fashion. He breaks into the hotel suite where Kevin is staying and sneaks into the bathroom when he hears running water. Even if Peter had really been there, that was out of line. Then he intimidates Kevin when learning the card was reported as "stolen" and taunts him about having called the police. Unsurprisingly, he's forced to eat HumblePie when Kevin's parents show up, in full YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe mode. They point out angrily that the concierge chased a minor into the streets on Christmas Eve. All he can do is offer his best suite for the whole family at no extra charge, and Kate smacks him for condescendingly saying there's no way she can find Kevin alone. Kate was the one who pointed out [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot that the concierge could have reassured Kevin he wasn't in trouble and kept him there until his parents arrived]]. Even Peter is in PapaWolf mode, berating the concierge.

** Similarly, since his 2016 presidential bid and victory, many people watch it just for UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's cameo.

** The second film's scene where Kevin escapes from the Plaza plays the "You’ve been smooching with everybody!" quote for laughs, but the GayPanic makes it very hard to imagine any film trying that these days. The employees are also forced out of the room when they mistake Johnny shooting a tommy gun for being real. Hector's precautions and warnings for the guests to remain in their rooms would be taken much more seriously today.
** Similarly, the scene of the Plaza Hotel staff being seemingly confronted and scared off by a crazed gunman holed up in Kevin's room would not be done today as it too closely mirrors the actions of mass murderer Stephen Paddock.

* FanonWelding: A lot of fans like to believe that the cop played by Creator/ReginaldVelJohnson is Al Powell from ''Franchise/DieHard'' or Carl Winslow from ''Series/FamilyMatters''. They'll usually also say he's the same police officer that Johnson played in ''[[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Ghostbusters]]''.