Classic Story, Power Fantasy, Evil Genius, these are the words we are using to describe this weeks pick. Welcome to episode twenty-five of season 6 of Flicks XRayed, this week we are planning a trip and are reviewing Home Alone. Host, Angel with a Filthy Soul Tony is joined by guests Southbend Shovel Slayer Ryan, and Flemwad Darcy. This week we play a game of IMDB Synopsis for Christmas Movies, The Price is Right and The Flicks Awesome Lodge Word Game for the coveted pretty princess crown. So tune in as we discuss at length about Traps, Christmas Traditions, Family Issues, and sooo much more.

Our Ratings

Flemwad Darcy 4

Southbend Shovel Slayer Ryan 2.5

Angel with a Filthy Soul Tony 3

9.5/15   63%

Synopsis and Starring

Synopsis:  When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

Directed by Chris Columbus

Starring
Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister
Catherine O’Hara as Kate McCallister
Joe Pesci as Harry Lime
Daniel Stern as Marv Murchins

Game 1

IMDB Synopsis for Christmas Movies

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation………….Home Alone

1. The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster...……….National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

2. Raised as an over-sized elf, a human travels from the North Pole to NYC to meet his biological father who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit..……….Elf

3. On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.……….How the Grinch Stole Christmas

4. On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas..……….The Polar Express

5. In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift..……….A Christmas Story

6. A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.……….A Miricle on 34th Street

7. The King of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion……….The Nightmare Before Christmas

8. A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.……….Bad Santa

9. When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love – but will she be able to keep up her lie?……….The Christmas Prince
   
10. A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.……….Jingle All The Way
    
11. With their daughter, Blair, away, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.……….Christmas with the Kranks

Game 2

The Figures

Budget	$18,000,000(estimated)
Domestic:	$285,761,243
Foreign:	$190,923,432
Bonus 1: Opening Weekend Theaters	$17,081,997
Rotten Tomatoes Ratings Critic Ratings: Audience Ratings:	67% 80%
IMDB Rating:	76% (7.6)

Game 3

The Awesome Lodge Word Game

Home Movies – Ryan

1. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
2. Spiderman Far From Home
3. Homeward Bound and Incredible Journey
4. Daddy’s Home
5. Fly Away Home
6. Sweet Home Alabama
7. Home For The Holidays
8. Annabelle Comes Home
9. Home on the Range
10. Take Me Home Tonight

Movies with Burglars – Darcy

1. The Pink Panther
2. Panic Room
3. The Italian Job
4. Cape Fear
5. Don’t Breathe
6. John Wick
7. The Ref
8. Knock Knock
9. When a Stranger Calls
10. A Clockwork Orange