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Why This One Could Be Considered Better


To me personally, I like this movie though I consider it a little cheesy. I'll mention reasons some people might prefer this one over the first two.

1. I feel like the first two Home Alone movies have gotten old, and definitely not worth watching outside of the Holiday Season.

2. When we watch the first two, we immediately remember Kevin's family from previous times we had seen it. A supposedly rich family taken everyone on a nice vacation, and the movie comes from a bratty 8-year old's point of view wanting to spend time away from his family.

3. I feel like this movie is faster paced than the first two, well more so than the first one. I dare you to watch the first Home Alone like now and you'll probably notice how slow paced a lot of the film is. This film seems faster paced.

4. The burglars in the previous movies are a couple of guys trying to rob houses. In this movie, the burglars are high tech. They're a team working for a terrorist organization and they happen to be in Alex's neighborhood looking for that computer chip. They also are holding guns which Harry only had in the 2nd Film. They didn't look like burglars to the neighborhood. While Kevin prevented his house from being burglarized, Alex seems to prevent a massive terror attack. So, Alex is a bigger hero dealing with a bigger problem.

5. When we watch Home Alone, we probably notice how much of a brat Kevin is. I mean if a lot of us talked to our parents the same way, we'd get in trouble. Alex who is at the same age Kevin was in the first movie, is a much sweeter kid.

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I like this instalment, but won't go as far as to say that it's better than the first two.

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This mother in this one is much nicer and caring than Kevin's mom.

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Haviland Morris and Catherine O'Hara are awesome!

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Roger Ebert was shocked to find that he liked this one better than the first two, and I was shocked to find myself agreeing. Both the "crooks" (spies in this case) and the boy are smarter in this one. It's too bad people love Macauley so much they can't see what a winning performance Alex D. Linz put in. Plus, ScarJo!

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I thought the third one was better because one of the villains was a beautiful woman who suffered gags as much as the men.

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