7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin’s house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Roberts BlossomFamily | 100% |
Comedy | 85% |
Holiday | 43% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese: DTS-HD HR 5.1
English SDH, French, Japanese, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Disney and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive SteelBook release for Chris Columbus' 1990 family film 'Home Alone.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
For a full UHD audio review, please click here.
The SteelBook is smooth and a bit glossy. The darker areas (the green on the back in particular) will show some handling fingerprints. The front panel is
primarily comprised of a slightly worn white background with a hodgepodge of elements scattered around. The film's title, debossed and in red with the
yellow house
in the middle, is center. It's accompanied by black "From John Hughes" text above, which is not debossed. Other elements include Kevin, presumably,
on the left. His face is nowhere to be found, but the left arm is holding a hairdryer with a cord dangling down and reaching to the bottom. A bag strap is
wrapped around his torso, and the bag is slightly visible at the very bottom. The character is wearing a red sweater and gray pants. A spider is dangling
from a line in the top right quadrant. At the very top right is a splotch of dripping red paint. A paint bucket holding red paint, with some drops on the
ground around it, appears bottom right. The rear panel is green with some wear points all around, particularly at the corners. Inside is the
hand drawn, crayon crafted battle plan/map Kevin creates in the movie, showing the locations of all the traps he's set. The spine is a red color with the
film's title,
center, in familiar script in white, again with the yellow house in the middle. An UltraHD logo has been placed at the top and while a 20th Century Fox
logo can be found at
the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in
staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a trio of bland basic publicity stills -- Pesci's Harry and Stern's Marv on
the left and Culkin's Kevin on the right (making the "painful aftershave" gesture) -- showing the characters in front of a basic white backdrop. Green
paint borders the full spread with some drips here and there, including one that completely hides the seam separating Harry and Marv on the left.
For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here.
Home Alone's SteelBook is not overly busy but it's not particularly focused, either. The front is a small smorgasbord of odds and ends that don't exactly scream Home Alone, the back displays a map (OK), and the inside is just a few generic portraits (perhaps one of those exterior shots of the McCallister home could have proven a little more interesting, maybe a scene from Angels with Filthy Souls, or a shot of the family running through the airport). At least the UHD looks terrific. Highly Recommended.
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