A quickie that was the first thing I wrote for the holidays this year. Yeah, started off with THIS?!?
Can you guess which movie I am parodying before you embiggen the caption? I promise these will get better as time goes on!
The movie that this caption refers to isn't quite as much of a Christmas classic as it used to be, but I believe it still gets a lot of airplay, and people break out the DVD's and Blu-ray of it occasionally. Not a fan, mostly because it seems like a starter set for the child likely to love SAW movies and get off on torture porn. Sorry if that applies to you. Perhaps you can now get on with your life!
Now, unlike MY favorite Christmas movie, DIE HARD, which I will be receiving the 4K version under the tree this year, all the owwie scenes are integral parts of the story. John is bare foot because of a technique the lady on the airplane describes to him.
And don't tell me it's not a Christmas movie either! The entire movie takes place ON Christmas Eve .. which is why the terrorists chose that time to make their heist, as there wouldn't be many trained cops or the best FBI agents available to stop them. McClain is in the building to see his ex-wife and kids; picking her up at the corporate Christmas party with a limo and a huge stuffed bear for the kids. It even has the happy ending, with them getting back together to settle their differences. And next year, I will be getting a sweatshirt with "Now I have a Machine Gun! Ho-ho-ho!" on it in red letters!
Where was I? Oh yeah. the caption I posted. Well, with a picture like that, what else COULD have I written it about? Breakfast at Tiffany's? Well, maybe I guess. Anyway, I hope this gave you at least a chuckle, and a nod and a wink like Old Saint Nick getting his chestnuts roasted by an old time torch! Here's a video someone shot using other films that tries to recreate a reunion Home Alone movie!
So how many of us would LOVE to have had THIS TG caption version of Home Alone happen to them? Anyone HAVE a occurrence like this during the holidays and got caught, or got away with dressing up with no one knowing? Tell us about it in the comment section!
I'll be back on Wednesday most likely. Have a few relatives leaving in the next couple days and I am going to meet up with them one more time. See you then!
That was great
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young I used to get "sick" quite frequently in order to be home alone for precisely the reason in your cap!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was DEE-lightful....and yes it doesn't feel like Christmas till I see Hans Gruber plummet to his death!!!
And I forgot....his wife's name was Holly,,,,so of course it's a Christmas movie!!!!
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Lucky you had access to clothing back then. Not everyone had sisters or a mom that was their size. As a late teen, I bought a pair of pantyhose and it was the first time I wore pantyhose that were actually my size instead of A. It was such a new feeling to have the panty part of the hose actually around my waist where it belonged!
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ReplyDeleteWhile I see the possibilities for a Breakfast at Tiffany's cap, I am glad you went this route.
Maybe if you find the right picture a cap starring Joanna McClain is a possibility.
While Die Hard is a great Christmas movie, the movie that makes it Christmas for me isn't a Christmas movie. It's a Czech/East German version of Cinderella, "Three Wishes for Cinderella" or "Three Gifts for Cinderella" from 1973.
I didn't mind being home alone either when I was a kid. Besides my own stash the closets of my sisters were a little piece of Heaven for me. I had several close calls in those days, making sure I became more and more careful.
I would have loved having a sister, especially an older one. Perhaps I could have stopped a few pieces of clothing from being donated for myself. I also wonder if a sister would have figured out my proclivity and helped out with it, or have done the "Mom! He keeps wearing my clothes!" thing instead.
DeleteDie Hard and Lethal Weapon are my 2 Christmas staples, but I cannot deny sharing Kevin's joy of experimentation at being left home alone. You've written the sequel we all want to see!
ReplyDeleteAnd it only took a few sequels to get there! And most Christmas movies SHOULD have a few action scenes and explosions in it, right?
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