literally no one remembers Home Alone 3

[@lizryan7451]

Ironically, I'm pretty sure this is the only Home Alone movie I ever saw as a kid. I distinctly remember the toy car, and the cranky lady neighbor who loved sourdough bread, and the parrot. I remember thinking it was hilarious when the parrot said "don't come in I'm naked." Truly the pinnacle of child humor

[@AudenimLock]

Sameeee I wanted that toy car so badly 😅

[@Narra0002]

I bet 😂

[@janecklyn]

How old are you

[@m0t0b33]

the parrot had the best lines: "double or nothing", "mouse over board" , " Lucy I'm hooome", " if those are real, I'm a vulture" 😆

[@wonder-wizard567]

@@janecklynwhy does it matter?

[@thenotoriousdmp]

I actually think the message of Home Alone 3 is similar to the first two. The kid’s family underestimates him but it turns out he’s smart and brave. Also, Alex ends up having a touching moment with the mean neighbor the way Kevin did with the old man and the pigeon lady. Finally, unlike the first two movies it is believable that a mom would leave her sick son at home to go to work for a few hours instead of forgetting him on a family vacation.

[@thelegioncollective]

To me, both are completely believable as it has happened before.

[@morbidsearch]

"Alex ends up having a touching with the mean neighbor" You might wanna edit that.

[@bandilenzimande4235]

What did the mean old neighbour do to him?????

[@thenotoriousdmp]

@@morbidsearch oh man haha thank you for pointing that out!! it's fixed now

[@thekingofthyrats]

Yeah pretty unrealistic that they would leave a kid behind on a family vacation, but it kinda makes sense because in the movie there were two cars, and there was supposed to be 6 people in one car and 5 in the other. When they counted heads while the kids(not including Kevin) were getting in, each driver assumed that they were just the car with 5 people in it, leading to the family leaving with only 10 kids instead of 11.

[@SKippySounds]

Out of all the ones that don't have Maculay Culkin, I think this one is my favorite. It's the only one that actually feels like it has stakes

[@bigbearkat2010]

And the kid in that movie isn't a whiny little turd.

[@SchazmenRassir]

I actually really like this one. I think people forget it is mostly because it came after the legendary first two, and went with a new family. It still had effort, comedy, a functional story (stupid, yes, but functional for a comedy), ingenuity and good actors.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

I only remember this popping up on TV one christmas and everyone agreed to put on Die Hard.

[@nlald]

I like it too, and this video unlocked a lot of fond childhood memories. I did forget about it, though.

[@harenava1451]

Something i did always enjoy about this movie is how it felt like the stakes were being raised every time. First movie is a kid by himself defending his own home from burglars. Second movie is that same kid by himself in a place completely foreign to him, fighting off those same burglars who found out he was there and wanted revenge. Higher stakes because Kevin is now a priority for Marv and Harry. In Home Alone 3, it's a completely different nightmare scenario for a child. Arguably worse than having no adults to help, having plenty of adults who just flat out do not believe you. And this time it's double the enemies and they're also on a whole different level of skill compared to the Wet Bandits. ... At least they are until a child recreates a Saw movie

[@bigbearkat2010]

I think that last bit is why some people can't enjoy 3. JoBlo had pointed out that Harry and Marv getting beaten by Kevin is somewhat believable because they're a couple of two-bit, not particularly bright burglars. The bad guys in 3 were supposed to be these super prefessional top of their game spies but they fall for all the traps just like Harry and Marv

[@Firemalleoandjelly]

@@bigbearkat2010 Well, Arrogance was probably what caused it if anything. Why would anyone expect resistance from one little kid.

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@Firemalleoandjelly that's also how the traps in 1 and 2 start, so they're still no better than Harry and Marv.

[@Thumpies3]

I wish the 4th one had Kevin vs. a cyborg ultra burglar or something

[@Firemalleoandjelly]

@@bigbearkat2010 Also I find complaining realism is a bit silly in series where in for the bad guys not to be dead multiple times, the world is basically running on Looney Toon physics.

[@Voloncheboroio]

Alex was not taken seriously, took it upon himself to thwart the baddies, and got vindicated. The theme totally worked for me as a kid. The “reunion” is emotional because his mom just realized he’s in danger half way through her absence, and because she wants to apologize for not believing her kid.

[@Passions5555]

Yeah, same. This movie works from the mindset and perspective of a kid.

[@NotAGlazer2349]

Home Alone 4 5 6 are cheeks

[@kaimobley5324]

So what you're saying is the movie is weak as Hell especially with it's messaging

[@kaimobley5324]

​@@NotAGlazer23493 - 6 are trash and never should've went past 3

[@mehnotreallymyname3888]

Indeed that's what I always liked about the three, it kinda made sense, Alex tried to get help from people around and only when he realizes that no one will believe him does he take matters into his hands Also we get to see the house being cleaned and fixed, i always wondered how Kevin cleaned up after the traps

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

The simplicity of home alone 1 is what makes it a brilliant movie and christmas favourite.

[@fireteardrops]

Ok, I won't.​@DontReadMyProfilePicture.273

[@justineblanche3030]

Honestly this was not a bad film. There's movie magic because the story is being told through the eyes of a kid, but in a kid's movie, I don't see anything wrong with that. The storyline made sense once the details came together, and the movie held its weight in comedy. In the end, I think it is not as loved in the trilogy because people who remembered Home Alone 1-2 had a strong connection to the original characters (especially Kevin).

[@titheproven954]

There is also something to the fact that there is more heart to the first two. And the Christmas theming helps with that. This one though is far more humor and for the kids. Not a bad thing but it is the reason it is not as fondly remembered.

[@thewillofabeast9079]

Yeah, not gonna lie but I actually got a little offended that Alex Meyers would diss on this movie and actually, to a minuscule extent, praise Home Sweet Home Alone for trying. I believe a majority of people just don’t like this movie solely on the fact that it’s a different cast. Many said they should’ve stopped at Lost In New York but I can appreciate with the people behind this movie would reach out to other plots then the same family just forgetting about Kevin every Christmas. HA3 is much better compared to HSHA from a realism standpoint and a comedic standpoint.

[@sabrinasspellbookspens5136]

I love the 3rd Home Alone. In the 1st two, Kevin learns how important family is, but his family, more specifically his extended family, are still mean to him in the end. In home alone 3, Alex's family realized he was telling the truth and actually apologized for doubting him.

[@timngim583]

Plus Alex is way smarter. There’s no remote control car chase scene in the first 2

[@DylanScottDavis]

Home Alone 3 is the one I remember more than the others. I replayed it every year as a kid.

[@theflowerhead]

Your poor folks. 😂

[@theflowerhead]

@@nn_austin Oh okay lol. Sounds like you enjoy your Christmas. 🤍♥️💚

[@TheMadirishgunner]

i also watched this one the most as a kid, it felt more realistic to me 🤣🤣

[@Onlyabby-2002]

Same 😂

[@theflowerhead]

@@Onlyabby-2002 Omg there's more of you! (Teasing, Merry Christmas! 🎄)

[@rawrxsushiii]

While not better and more solid a Home Alone experience than the first two original movies, the third holds a special place in my heart. I love this trilogy a lot!

[@dennythesavage]

One thing that always stuck out to me was Mrs. Hess, even though she had a distain for Alex. She still cared about him, in a brief blink and you’ll miss it moment, when she’s being interrogated by the terrorists, she doesn’t give up Alex, and then when they find out he has it, her visible worry is very apparent, that she doesn’t want any harm to come of Alex. Which is why their bond at the end feels nice, took a near tragedy for her to express her love for him. Even when I was a kid, I noticed that.

[@timngim583]

Wasn’t much disdain. More of just old and grumpy but not total hate. MUCH better than Buzz and Old Man Marley

[@sarafagin3967]

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I actually really enjoy this movie. It certainly has a different feel from the first two movies, doesn't have the heart that they do, and definitely not as grounded as them (Well as grounded as you can say the first two are anyways). I just find this a fun movie to watch. It probably helps that I watched it as a kid of course. I am extremely surprised to hear that the third one was also written/produced by John Hughes. Maybe it taking place in Chicago should have clued me in?

[@BrigitteAndrade]

I'm with u. What I liked about this movie was the fact they gave us more of what Kevin's character needed: his family realizing he is an amazing kid. In the first two movies, the family always arrived when Kevin solved everything and no parts of actually thanking and people recognizing Kevin apart from strangers. But in this one, his brother had to swallow their pride and see how the youngest brother did more as a kid than they will ever do. As a kid, I saw it as the last thing Kevin's character deserved and at least Alex got it. Watching it as a kid, Alex's ending the criminals was badass

[@RB-xp9io]

You’re not alone! I always enjoyed this movie growing up and to this day. It’s entertaining!!!

[@jason11801]

Yea this one is a fun time to watch especially since they got max keeble

[@geoart_]

This movie for me is just as good as the first and second part

[@uglybetty8747]

I loveee dis one too !

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I loved this movie. Of course it’s not the OG but I think the actors were awesome and let’s not forget Bébé Scarlett.

[@IamaPERSON]

@DontReadMyProfilePicture.273why do you hate Alex? Guess we gotta mass report you

[@trinaq]

Yep, Black Widow could have easily defeated the burglars, no problem!

[@editornoob4606]

I never realized.....

[@IamaPERSON]

@DontReadMyProfilePicture.273 BEGONE BOT

[@spunkyfunkymonke]

It was pretty funny

[@arielperez3613]

The third one is actually pretty enjoyable. It has the most traps out of any home alone movie and the kid playing Alex did a pretty good job with what he was given with

[@Gridkeeperr]

No one remembers it? Nah, I remember it all too well. I watched all Home Alone series in daycare and 3 is real awesome.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

Statistically: No-one remembers this movie. There.

[@JlandelMoncada1]

I actually enjoyed Home Alone 3. The whole international criminal subplot was actually what I liked about it. This kid is doing his thing trying to catch these bad guys, and they are literally hunting him to get a device that can destroy the world. Haha

[@timngim583]

And he totaled them. Kevin still got busted in the end and had to be rescued

[@brianbommarito3376]

I always liked Home Alone 3. I think it’s underrated. The first two films were special, but I appreciate they tried to do something different, instead of reinventing the first film 50 or more times. (Home Alone: Lost in London? Home Alone: Lost in Hong Kong? You get the idea.) One thing that might have been better: I used to get one or two of the male spies mixed up as a kid, and I never had to worry about that with Marv and Harry. If the spies had been just a little more varied and interesting, maybe it would’ve been more memorable.

[@lawsattitude1999]

Honestly, it's my favourite. It was funny AND more interesting with the international crime aspect.

[@brandonlamb9067]

The male spies were also distinctive? The guy who gets his head shaved by the lawnmower versus the Slavic guy versus the long-haired guy who gets his feet stuck in the glue-filled boxes. They’re all memorable, especially the long-haired guy. He was hilarious

[@americansupervillain4595]

"Tried to do something different" they borrowed heavily from Cloak& Dagger and Rear Window.🤣🤣 Not what I would call doing something different.

[@jefftakesdscakes30]

​@@lawsattitude1999than the prequels?

[@SunnyGlade]

I will die on this hill that Home Alone 3 was independently a great movie, it might even be my personal favourite. The casting was brilliant, it had a similar wholesome vibe to the first, the evil villains were great, the traps were genuinely funny. Even the animals were great! No CGI, great Christmas vibes, what’s not to like?! I would also watch it when I was sick and home from school, like the kid in the movie, which would usually be in the winter, so I have fond memories of it.

[@ceegee5724]

It's not really a christmas movie though

[@ragingfilthycasual]

Literally everyone remembers Home Alone 3. Actually had a better plot and cuter kid, but nostalgia gets the best of us.

[@nicholasbennett7367]

I remember never watching it 😂

[@samanthacharlton4123]

The emotional reunion at the end was completely warranted. Those "three hours" were FULL of danger, adrenaline, and fear for Alex. And when his mom gets home she sees all of that and she's unsure if he even survived. When he sees her, he sees that she believes him and the euphoria he felt seeing her was him feeling not only accepted, but actually safe. Her seeing him was pure relief that he was unharmed and guilt for not believing him and leaving him unprotected, as well as making him feel rejected. Very emotional. A lot can happen in a short time. I think that might have been "the heart" part. The first two movies didn't have the trust-factor dynamic

[@Voloncheboroio]

Well said.

[@samanthacharlton4123]

@@Voloncheboroio I appreciate that :')

[@kaimobley5324]

Home Alone 1&2: wow...3hrs of danger 😑

[@saribeepo.o5111]

@@kaimobley5324 during which the mother was aware that there was a group of dangerous criminals that the government believed her son was between and their big pay day of military grade technology. That is important to note that the danger Alex felt was a real danger that was far bigger than anything a little boy should be able to handle. Meanwhile, Kevin's mom only knew that her son was at home alone. to be honest, any kid that wasn't a complete spaz, at his age should have been alright for a week or two. But then, he should have never actually been able to be alone, because there's no way the police would have just accepted that him not answering the door meant he wasn't there. They would have busted the door down if they had to, to be sure the kid hadn't cracked his skull open or fallen down the stairs somewhere. ... Also... you do realize in HA1 Kevin was in danger a shorter time technically. He overhears when the burglars notice he's alone and from then knows exactly when they are coming back. They weren't chasing him around the house for 3 hours (and his mom never found out about it). Meanwhile, Alex's mom realizes that her son was right for the days he'd been reporting to the police. For days her son's behavior is now explained, including when he told her it was the 'bad guys' on the phone. She is facing the fact that at least since that time these dangerous people that would kill her son knew where they lived, and how to cut them off from the rest of the world (hard to call the police if your phone has been hijacked) .

[@ShadyRK9]

I actually love this movie. 1, 2, and 3 is my favorites. And they're MUCH BETTER than what they'd do with the franchise afterwards!

[@Sloppy_Drunk127]

Home Alone 3 was so good when I was a kid it was hilarious!!!

[@cobra_mongi7637]

@@Sloppy_Drunk127 same here

[@TyroneKracht]

Home alone four was ok and then it went downhill

[@THAT1ZELDAFAN]

3 was never my favourite, but I would watch all 3 in the Home Alone box set I have. What I didn't know was that 3 was a different director, and it had a co-producer. What do you want to bet they someone messed with the original pitch for the story to make it more "90s extreme"?

[@MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-f4x]

The rest are stupid

[@Akursedtime]

I actually loved 3 as a kid and didn't know it was hated. I still have fondness for it. Probably due to my nostalgia goggles.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

3 isnt hated everything after 3 is hated

[@lawsattitude1999]

@@theoutsiderjess1869 Yeah. The stakes didn't get higher, the kids were more annoyinga AND they weren't as funny.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

I grew up watching the first three movies and this one actually was and still is my favorite. As a kid I just found the characters more likable, the villains where scarier, the bird was comedy gold and it was even more action packed, which made it even more fun.

[@michellegonzalez7202]

Yes loved the parrot 🦜

[@mewdreamer]

I actually really like Home Alone 3. It isn't as beloved or good as the first two movies, but I liked how different it was. It had some twists on the Home Alone formula, Alex was a pretty likable lead and it had some funny scenes. Out of all of the straight to DVD/sequels in this franchise, Home Alone 3 is definitely more fondly remembered, so it isn't as forgotten or ignored as you'd think.

[@tylerboothman4496]

I appreciated that it was actually trying to be a different setting, instead of recasting Kevin with random kids who can't act.

[@tophatninja]

Yeah I really enjoyed home alone 3 it just felt different from the other 2

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

Home alone 3 wasn't straight to VHS. I saw it at the cinema back when I was 8

[@goldiekoi935]

@@kenlykkeslett7501wow you must be a dinosaur

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

@@goldiekoi935 Your insultgame is on point I see....

[@vssugakookie2398]

Home Alone 3 is the only home Alone I've rewatched over and over. It was a masterpiece! Also u are forgetting the storyline between Alex and his neighbor and how he had to save her life because she was all alone and forgotten on Christmas and literally almost passed away from the bad guys

[@lawsattitude1999]

Yeah. One of the times I have to disagree with Alex. 4 and beyond did suck tho.

[@cakebeforeheartbreak]

@@lawsattitude1999agreed

[@KraitenTheGod]

3 and beyond sucked

[@cakebeforeheartbreak]

@@KraitenTheGod that’s your opinion

[@uchihabomber1296]

I honestly remember Home Alone 3 incredibly well. I just don’t remember the 4th one existing at all. Home Alone 3 was honestly a nice sequel to the original two movies for me since yeah it was made by the same person too

[@jasonmetcalfe4695]

the first 3 had cinema releases, the rest went straight to pay tv I think the 4th went to DVD

[@brandonstewart4032]

The 90's are like a bad metal gear movie right❗❓🌏💡🤔

[@daggern15]

The 4th isn't worth remembering at all. It's supposed to be a direct sequel to the first two with Kevin as the kid again and Marv running a solo act for whatever reason. Both actors having been recast and not feeling like the same characters at all.

[@brandiwhitley5798]

​@@daggern15didn't they make 6 home alone movies? Everything after 3 was trash

[@akilcharles3473]

@@brandiwhitley5798 Agree the director who made the 1st three Home Alone movies are ones I tolerate and enjoy the most, everything after that was just a fail adaptation that I didn't even bother watching. Side note respect to all the actors who end up playing those other sequels and got paid for doing those trash films.

[@kadeshawhite1052]

I absolutely loved Home Alone 3 and it’s actually my favorite of the series. I didn’t see the other Home Alones until years later so I had nothing to compare it to but it still lives in my heart as my favorite. 😊

[@thenecrodancer4833]

Oh honestly, same! Well, its not my favorite favorite but it is waaaaaaaay up there imo.

[@queenmoreau2098]

As a kid in the early 2000s (a 90s baby), this version of Home Alone was the one I saw the most and I thought it was the funniest. Hell, it might have been the one I saw first, so I never judged it based on the previous two but enjoyed it on it's own. I also remember enjoying the thieves more and the traps he set for them.

[@anushkaaggarwal280]

I loved it for the same reason too!! I watched this one first on my grandpa's laptop in the 2000s and looooved it! I used to watch it on repeat any chance I got. today is the first time I found out Scarlett Johanson was in this film! It was later I found the 1st 2 home alone movies, but honestly I didn't like them as much as this one. They just didn't have the same feel of being vindicated by defending yourself and a your neighbourhood from a bunch of dangerous spies when no adult believed you just coz you r a kid.

[@brendanrichardson3743]

i was born in 02 and i saw them all in order and thought they were all great 💀

[@PB3dapearl]

These kids cappin

[@sincerelynotme3522]

Not sure if I'm alone on this but I actually love this film. My 2nd favorite Home Alone film.

[@geenkaas6380]

@DontReadMyProfilePicture.273Ok

[@loveaboveallelse5789]

You're not alone, I loved this one as kid, definitely the best one after the first 2 movies.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

I don't like it as much as 1 or 2, but I do like it (when I watch it, I tend to skip over the parts where no-one believes him though). Some of the traps get real laughs from me. They took the premise of Home Alone, but scaled it down to 'a good budget for a direct to home video movie', pretty much.

[@elviswilliams1131]

You're not alone

[@Unknown2Yoo]

You're not alone. I sing its praises when the topic of Home Alone comes up. 😁

[@DM_Owari]

I think this movie has a good message, but it's the opposite of the the first two. Like you cover, the first two are about Kevin learning the value of family, the holidays, and life in general. This movie doesn't have the kid learn anything, but instead it pushes the focus more onto the family and society to learn. I always took it as a message about adults dismissing children because of wild imaginations or prankster attitude's and how we need to treat children more like real people, even when the context may push us to do the opposite. His siblings make this change when the FBI confronts them at school and they push against government agents because they care and the mom, despite trying to be caring, also dismisses him at almost every turn until he finally starts lying to her constantly. Maybe I'm looking too much into it, but I love this movie and I felt very seen when I was younger when I watched it. Even now, if I'm honest to most of my friends and family I feel like I'm just being dismissed and my concerns are ignored - it's only when I lie that they think I'm actually 'improving' or 'doing well'

[@ThatDrumerGuy]

Totally agree! Loved this movie as a kid!

[@firozenurzahi5494]

how do you have time to right this

[@DM_Owari]

@@firozenurzahi5494 I type a lot, so it only took me like 3 minutes.

[@livywithane]

I agree

[@fenrirslip]

Well said. :D

[@HighMito317]

I remember this movie a lot and actually wasn’t that bad. It’s a part of my childhood.

[@Saintz1408]

I actually vividly remember Home Alone 3, it was the movie that made me think the movie would survive without Culkin then came 4…

[@Dont_Read_My_Picture]

Don't read my name

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Same 😂

[@m0t0b33]

the 4th would've been ok too if they hadn't gone for the "reboot" route. Like if the characters had original names or at least had they cast the same amount of kids like in the first 2... cause OG Kevin had more siblings, not just 2... this one just gave a bit of Malcolm in the middle.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

​@@m0t0b33 the kid in the 4th movie was genuinely psychotic

[@m0t0b33]

@@theoutsiderjess1869 they all were LOL

Fun fact: Roger Ebert thought this was better than Home Alone 1, Gene Siskel was so shocked, he almost fell out of his chair.

[@trinaq]

Haha, gotta love Siskel and Ebert, their banter over every film was always a treat to watch.

[@Dont_Read_My_Picture]

Don't read my name

[@carter_lovejoy]

Imagine their reactions and opinions to all the films that have come out since they both passed away.

[@Ebh55.]

@@Dont_Read_My_Picture Okay.

[@boomcrafter.]

owo is back. watch out he will find you

[@marcosserrano383]

I came to the comments to raise my flag of alliance and love to Home Alone 3. I will always love this movie.

[@AudenimLock]

Damn right ❤

[@mrduck375]

FUCK THAT FLAG I've never seen 3 so pls people take this as a joke

[@T.420.]

amen 🙏

[@RecklessRobert]

It’s the best sequel without Culkin

[@SwiftiesKnowItAllTooWell]

You must be on something

[@sanynavratilova99770]

Tbh I just love this movie. Home alone 3 was something else. Alex's mom was nice and really cared about her children, she did not forget about Alex being home, she was trying to stay home with him and even though Alex called the police, she was not like "you are grounded". I really enjoyed these "burglars". They seemed so cool and dangerous at the beginning of the movie and then they were almost killed by a child. And the parrot was my favourite. Especially the scene in the iglu where the main burglar is hiding and the parrot just shows up. It was made for children and I feel very nostalgic about watching it nowadays. Btw my boyfriend and best friend have never seen it. I was so suprised that literally no one remembers this particular movie.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

As someone who had chickenpox once, I relate to the protagonist although I wish I had a trusty mouse sidekick like Doris who is an icon, legend and she is the moment.

[@timngim583]

And the parrot

[@Ohthatweirdo]

Clearly from the comments a lot of people remember this film and liked it. I feel like if they followed the same formula as the first two films people would had still complained lol I’m glad it was different. Good movie.

[@madelinemulder3794]

I don’t care if this movie is considered bad, I love it and it holds a special place in my heart. Its silly and fun and its perfect

[@dccomicsfan-rl1wl]

Tbh untill sweet home alone I didn't know they're were more than 2 untill I looked it up on Disney plus and found the others 😂😂

[@vinylcreeks]

Yes exactly

[@Sl1ckTh13f]

It's only considered bad by people with no taste.

[@mattschehr163]

nope it's a bad movie stop watching it

[@billymountiii5788]

@madelinemulder3794 You're not alone, this movie was part of my childhood and i still enjoy it. and it's way better than the other home alone movies that came after that (4, 5 and 6)

[@ATM-GAMING-11]

This is my favorite home alone out of the other two. Sitting here and writing this, I can clearly remember so many scenes from this movie. Hands down the best home alone ever.

[@yungkidnf]

Not only do I remember Home Alone 3. But it is arguably my favorite in the series.

[@maggiegmagglet8161]

Amen to that

[@ZeldaSam1]

Same here!!! Alex Meyers - This douchebag doen't know what he's talkin' about!!!

[@webbec]

I do remember Home Alone 3 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. While it's not as great as the first two, it's still a lot of fun.

[@digitaladventurer2142]

I remember this one and honestly prefer it over 2. I liked the change in the formula and it honestly felt more realistic then the OG or 2. Having 2 working parent's with a sick child resulting in leaving him home alone for short periods, and Alex actually going to the cops before deciding to deal with things on his own

[@kaimobley5324]

Did you seriously say the 3rd movie is more "Realistic" than its successful predecessors... You must be smoking something crazy

[@alainbelanger9852]

Nah, I was around when it came out and it sucked big time. It didn’t bomb completely at the box office, but it did pretty shitty, especially compared to the first two. Audience and critics alike thought this was pretty much garbage. I was 12 and thought so.

[@kingovharts]

I agree. Much better plot than 2. And so much better than having the kid run around lost in NY and finding a vacant house to rig his traps for convenient burglars he faced previously. The cops telling Alex not to call them after coming out twice was a nice touch to get the story going. And having them go after one item as opposed to just breaking in houses worked better too.

[@alainbelanger9852]

@@kingovharts What about the whole "North Korea" BS?

[@depressantdrug]

A boy defending his home from burglars versus a boy defending himself from literal terrorists... None of these movies are realistic, obviously, but come on.

[@karfulov]

I actually grew to love this movie when I was younger. The side story with Mrs Hess always broke my heart. She was so mean and cruel and you will think what the mafia people do to her was justified but I got so scared for her. I was so happy he found her and helped her. It made me look at her differently.

[@TWProductions90]

Exactly why I like this one. It wasn't just dumb idiots chasing a kid. Literal life on the line scenarios. It was pretty dark for a kid movie and always liked thar aspect. It seemed more real because they actually had intentions of doing harm to anyone who tried to stop them.

[@WeakFreak]

this one's my fave out of the three, mostly because how over the top it is with the spy stuff and how crazy the kid was with his traps. plus, the villains are quite horrible people for what they did to the old lady. I still enjoy the first two, but this one's always a good time for me to watch every year.

[@kimberlywilliams7567]

There was a home alone 4, and let me tell you, three is a master piece in comparison. I actually liked the third one.

[@visionarybrushstroker7694]

Me too

[@emilymeyers6069]

There’s a 5th one too😭😭😭

[@SpencerJ289]

They just kept getting worst and an exponential rate.

[@alexz3585]

same, the 3rd was my fave growing up, now @22 i can't watch any of them :D

[@adrianarocasoto]

WAIT THERE'S A 6 LMAO@@bluespirit5112

[@harenava1451]

Home Alone 3 was always my favorite as a kid because of how different it was. I was actually just thinking about it the other day because the actor who plays the leader of the spies showed up in Psych. Find something new every time on my semi kind of annualish rewatch, it's fun. Obviously the original 2 are much more classic and beloved, but this one is near and dear to my heart for just how weird it is

[@bigbearkat2010]

I remember seeing that guy on The Italian Job and an episode of Monk too

[@encycl07pedia-]

@@bigbearkat2010 "He's not going to tip his hat." "He might if you sashay."

[@adamlattea3483]

I actually ended up working in a wood shop with the actor who was the officer who talked with Kevin’s brother and sister about there being a kid making prank calls. He recently passed away from a heart attack, he was such a wonderful man to work for and with.

[@ridzzz226]

damn! did u recognise him or did he tell u who he was?

[@adamlattea3483]

@ridzzz226 I did not recognize him though. When he told me about his career and I saw him acting It was pretty cool like be working with a guy that played in a movie. I used to watch growing up

[@harmonylynx252]

Personally this is one of my favorite home alones cause of the villians being so SO evil and high tech…only to be taken town by an 8 year old releantlessly! i kinda love it! 😂😂

[@m0t0b33]

Actually the last one, the hardest to catch was caught by one of the pets, cause he didn't have 2 crackers and the parrot knew to light a match 😂😂 also the fact that they all had chicken pox in their mug shots was the cherry on the cake.

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

What I also like is that they weren’t _incompetent,_ but they just severely underestimated the genius of this 8 year old kid.

[@akilcharles3473]

@@TwilightChomperEnthusiast Same I mean it was nonsensical but I still thoroughly enjoy watching the criminals getting there comeuppance. Even having a female criminal for once is a nice change of diversity.

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

@@akilcharles3473 Yeah. The only thing that I didn’t like about them is that beside the woman, the three others blended together too much and you forget who’s who. If it was shrunk down to two or three, and flesh them out some more (but still keep them unlikable), I think it would greatly increase the quality of the film.

[@timngim583]

Not just that. The family was much kinder to each other

[@radiosilnce]

It makes me very happy seeing that others in the comments also loved Home Alone 3 because when Alex said “worse movie he’s ever seen” I was very confused bc it’s a really nice movie lol

[@aminabouba9730]

he's had a habit of picking on perfectly good or decent movies, it's starting to become a weird pattern w him

[@ethan_bronzi]

This was literally my favourite Home Alone as a kid.

[@aaronwilliam9776]

Like many in the comments, I really like this movie and was the only one I saw as a child. My grandparents got it on VHS when it came out and I had to watch it every time we visited. We all loved it except my grandma who couldn't watch it because she was terrified of rodents and the kid has a pet rat. I always wondered if people who hate it but like the first 2 would think differently if they gave it a different name. The only thing I found similar was at one point the main character uses booby traps to defend his home from stupid criminals. I'm sure people would have noticed but it's not like plots and ideas for movies don't get used over and over again.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

10:31 I mean, it’s still a thing: Social media is constantly misrepresented and hackers just tap on keys and access classified information

[@Just_him376]

I literally loved this movie so much cos of the toy car as a kid. Which then turned into rewatching it million times over.

[@thelegendoflink9140]

Home Alone 3 was my first home alone movie when I was a kid. I live in Norway, and in my community, watching the home alone movies werent really that big. So this one just stuck in my mind and has ever since. its probably more nostalgia than anything else, but I love it xd

[@freshairkaboom8171]

Haha this is literally the only Home Alone movie I actually watched all the way through as a kid, and I loved the hell out of it. Who cares about meanings and stuff? I just want to see criminals get brutally treated by a little kid while trying to break into a house. It's like Godzilla movies, I don't want to see humans hugging it out and talking about deep stuff, I want to see some goddamn giant lizard firing lasers at oversized tentacle creatures.

[@vooshmoozik6185]

same, as a kid... half the movie is boring and you always fast forward to that stuff, the backstory scenes were just filler, now that i'm older it's just "meh"

[@emilelesaffre]

Home Alone 3 was one of my favourite when I was a kid. I don’t care what you all think, it’s the movie that makes me the most nostalgic. Edit: I see a lot of people think the same. 😊

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

Nah,the first 2 home alone movies were the most nostalgic but I don't think you're as old as I'm so I don't blame you. I grew up in the early 90s and it was different times.

[@WildRabiea]

Definitely! I love Home Alone 3 and Alex is a great actor.

[@ravenm6443]

I like HA3 too. I actually like it more than the first 2. I know this is unbelievable beyond all reason for many, as I just wrote words of sin that would make many shudder and probably pull out a holy water purified crucifix commanding me to be vanquished for saying such horrifying words that should never be spoken out loud 😂 Seriously though, what Alex did to the bad guys was hilarious!

[@Wookis]

yeah me too honestly, younger me thought the fake gun was pretty smart

[@jamiepiechota9215]

Agreed! I actually just watched home alone 3 the other night 😂

[@Devvlly]

Every Christmas I went to my grandma's house and I always watched Home Alone 3 on a VHS. And even if it isn't the best Home Alone, it will always hold a special place in my heart

[@kai0fdathomir534]

I remember Home Alone 3 very fondly. It was the first Home Alone movie I was ever shown and I used to watch it over and over and over again on VHS. I love this movie.

[@cxypris4405]

Same

[@bcray2548]

Home Alone 3 is one of the best ones for me honestly, if not then it's definitely up there with the first one. Definitely the funniest too and it just keeps emphasising listen to your kids. Granted yes sometimes kids are playing pranks but kid intuition is strong man. Every Christmas I watch 1, 2 and 3

[@paulyporkchopp]

Home Alone 3 was amazing! The first 3 are a perfect trilogy. I use to watch this all the time, and never found anything to bad about it.

[@kaimobley5324]

You're smoking crack if you think the 3rd movie is perfect and is on the same level as the successful 1st n 2nd movie

[@brianlee3999]

Same here! Love it!

[@kpbevan_904]

I personally quite like the 3rd movie the most. The first two are undeniably great, but something about the 3rd one gets me to want to rewatch it more than the others.

[@atomic_hok]

I absolutely love this movie just as much as the first 2. This movie has more intricate traps and he takes down a way higher tier of criminal that was on the fbi most wanted list compared to low level burglers. This movie is just as good as the first 2.

[@Period5]

I don't really understand why people don't like this movie, this was my favorite movie as a kid and is still one of my favorites today. The pranks and story are absolutely amazing.

[@SedinĆehić-i5l]

Well personally i don't like this movie becouse unlike Home Alone 1 & 2, this movie had too cartoonish stunts.

[@Period5]

Yeah, some of them are a bit much, but the others are great.

[@kaimobley5324]

It's bcus the movie is Trash

[@Period5]

no screw you

[@kiarahidalgo0730]

I genuinely preferred 1 , 2 and 3. I don’t know about the others 😅

[@halyketarrant]

Ironically this was the Home Alone movie I preferred and watched most times. I remember watching it while sick with my grandma once, she really liked Alex and we laughed together a lot. It’s a fond memory ❤

[@dethincarnate1149]

I'll die on the hill defending this movie. I can understand why it is disliked being put in the same series as the the og Home Alone & 2 but I feel this movie captures just about everything the first one accomplished and it also has Scarlett Johanson and everyone on this good green earth knows how she turned out

[@bigbearkat2010]

I like Home Alone 3 and I like Scarlett Johanssen but come on her presence in this movie is entirely incidental. It's like that Children of the Corn sequel being good because Charlize Theron was an extra.

[@dethincarnate1149]

Still cool looking back on that role to see what she became

[@felipesadventures]

I love home alone 3 so much!!! It does not deserve the hate it gets or to be compared to the other home alone sequels.

[@Grettss]

At least they didnt pretend that its kevin like in home alone 4. Home alone 1&2 are the best and home alone 3 is an ok christmas morning movie

[@kaimobley5324]

It deserves all the hate it gets bcus it was the start of the series falling from grace

[@spicyananaspizza]

11:26 without input lag! Kid's a genius!

[@eddiec9756]

This is the Home Alone movie I think I saw the most as a child because for some strange reason Home Alone 3 was the only movie from the franchise that Cartoon Network would play during Christmas break. And this movie was on all the time which is just crazy when you think about what was considered safe for kids in the 2000's. I always had a soft spot for this movie because of that.

[@misskandij]

Home alone 3 was honestly my favorite. I loved all of them but this one was so much more relatable for me. Being home alone sick and all lol I was a kid watching this when I was actually sick

[@olgafilimonov]

This was actually the very first Home Alone movie I saw. Waaaay before the first one. So despite the fact that Home Alone 1 is iconic (as well as Macaulay Culkin), the third part will probably be my personal favorite, just because of the nostalgia:)

[@boboboy8189]

I think Alex is missing the point of home alone 3, in third movie nobody believe him because he always creating excuse and lying so when he telling the truth nobody believe him. At the end, they believe him and her Mother Who worried so he hug him. I bet Alex didnt have kids

[@Elementalsight]

I came to check the comments first and I'm so glad to see others who loved this movie. I still enjoy it, and I think part of it is the fact I like the family dynamic a lot more in 3 than 1 and 2. The Macallisters are awful to one another, and so much of their dynamic felt wrong to me as a kid, but I liked the family in 3 much more. I also still find the pacing in 3 more enjoyable on rewatch, as 1 and 2 take a while to really get going (though 2 has more fun with the wish fulfillment section.) Though that weird 'tie grandma up to freeze to death in the open garage' moment will never not be a weird thing.

[@morbidsearch]

I've been defending this movie for years and I'm so happy to finally feel validated

[@justineberlein5916]

Yep. Alex only being home alone during the day because of chicken pox does a lot to tighten up the plot

[@Leighv]

The overall movie may be kind of lacking, but I will always love the iconic moment near the end when the bad guy pulls a gun to Alex’s head, and Alex says, “that’s not your gun. This is your gun.” And then pulls a gun out of his pocket and puts it to the bad guys head with a little cheeky smile in his face. That scene went hard.

[@megalin5150]

I actually really love this movie. It completely held it's own which is hard to do following in Culkin's footsteps

[@DHatter000]

This is possibly my favorite of the Home alones. Willy wonka, this, and SpaceJam were some of my stay at home while sick movies I could just drop over and over.

[@isabel1573]

As a kid I LOVED home alone 3 (and still do!), it’s my absolute favorite! 🥰

[@KraitenTheGod]

Bro you are a mnace

[@TheBloodyPopcorn]

I like this movie a lot back then. I don’t understand why it couldn’t have been made to feel like more of a home alone movie. Like more of the classic music and set it during Christmas

[@TimedRevolver]

I love Home Alone 3. It's my favorite of the entire series. Alex is just a nice, weird kid who is FAR smarter than anyone is willing to give him credit for. Because he's a troublemaker and prankster, everyone just writes him off, not giving him a chance even when he's being completely honest. They changed their tune pretty quick at the end of the film. Home Alone 1 &2 was about the kid learning something. Home Alone 3 is about the family learning instead. Alex is just a sweet kid who happens to be really weird. Kevin was kind of a jerk with heartwarming moments sprinkled around. Doesn't hurt that I was basically a less smart Alex as a kid. And I knew kids like Kevin. They were assholes.

[@marissawilson4644]

Kevin was not a jerk

[@franciscaguevara1611]

Your review makes me want to watch the movie... before I saw this KZbin video...

[@Hi-oh7to]

bro how was kevin a jerk, he was also sweet

[@Mrs.and.Mom.of.5]

The whole effin family is awful!

[@TRAILLER]

I didn't know there was a 4th and 5th until after I worked as an extra in the 6th. And on the set I through it was a remake of the first they were making.

[@bones9964]

This was actually the first Home Alone I had ever seen, I think Cartoon Network ran it a lot on Christmas. It's pretty much my favorite because of that.

[@padraig6200]

I actually think this is mt favourite of the movies, I got it on dvd one year for Christmas and me and my siblings must have watched it dozens of times. Brings back good memories this film

[@onthefence928]

The thing with the wireless video stream is that a lot of 90s tech was strangely compatible as it was all just analog signals, so in Hollywood logic he just hooked up the camcorder to some sort of radio and hooked up a receiver to the tv and presto! Analog signal goes in, analog signal comes out, it doesn’t care about what the signal was supposed to be. The real magic is that the video isn’t snowy garbage at that range

[@reven148]

Love home alone 3, it made a real effort to give a new spin on the formula while still being home alone.

[@TheVarietyVendor]

Honestly...this is an underrated movie. I loved everyone involved. And the bad guys felt like cartoon super villains. It's awesome!

[@EthanWickham-jc1pq]

Unpopular opinion

[@Lord_Skarra]

Unpopular comment...@@EthanWickham-jc1pq

[@sandywolfr26]

i love all three home alone movies. Especially cuz it went the logical route. Kid did call the cops at first. No one believed him so he took matters into his own hands. Of course the bad guy lost cuz they underestimated him.

[@Valihir]

Also finally the kid got credit for fending off bad guys!!

[@Retroboy-qb4li]

Two things I didn't expect to see today: 1) Dripping water being bended by a frictioned balloon 2) A 12 year old Scarlet Johansson yelling "Alex slammed the toilet seat down on his thing again!"

[@EvieRawlings]

6:23 You better believe my face lit up like a Christmas tree when I saw Darkwing in an Alex video.

[@filipvadas7602]

Home Alone 3 , in my opinion, was the last good movie in the series. It was ridicilous, but it was fully aware of it it and had fun with it. The whole spy subplot was arguibly the best part of the movie for me lol I do like that it tried to differentiate itself instead of basically being a rehash of the first movie (which ironically is exactly what the movie before it did) I also love that its a different kind of setup for the kid in this movie being "home alone" and on his own against the thieves. He's home sick, sure, but he's also surrounded by adults who straight up don't believe him or mock him. Meanwhile the thieves remain undetected in broad daylight and are slowly closing in on him. Also, let's be honest here. Some of the best traps in all of the movies come from this one. Alex commits straight up war crimes with some of these and its *hillarious* But, yeah, I do agree that the main point of these movies is the personal journey the protagonist goes through , but in this one and all the others afterwards there's no journey, no lesson, but they still force it in cause that's what the first one did.

[@justineberlein5916]

I mean, I still have a soft spot for the Holiday Heist. But yeah, this one has the best traps. I still think the trampoline is my favorite trap in any of the movies

[@discomongoose]

I like that comment you made about it being ridiculous but fully aware. Because let’s be real, even the original was ridiculous but fully aware of it. Why does that make the 3rd any less than the 1st?

[@Ranuyasha]

The Home Alone 3 kid is too adorable 😂 even his voice Yeah... at least Culkin had an attitude and played a brat.. but this kid? He belongs in another movie tbh

[@wintermoon7003]

I didn't think he was a brat. I actually agreed with him a lot, even as an adult now. Those adults and other kids around him treated him like garbage to say the least.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

​@@wintermoon7003 especially uncle frank is the worse

[@alysssabear]

“Kevin was a brat” yeah, I think there might be a reason for that

[@lawsattitude1999]

@@wintermoon7003 Yeah. As an adult, I think he was a bit annoying BUT, I'd also have scolded Frank for being a dick and his older brother for teasing him. Would've probably yelled at everyone in the house tbh.

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

I am with many people on this. Most people would remember this film as the first Home Alone film that had nothing to do with the first 2 films. On the other hand, I have never heard of the sequels aside from the most recent one.

[@Kaiesteban]

2:52 i just want to say that kid is buff af, and holy shit thats scarlet Johansson.

[@Valihir]

13:41 bro you missed the entire point she thought her son was in danger because of the terrorists in her house She was happy to see him undamaged

[@llamasarus1]

I remember Home Alone 3, first saw it in 1st grade, and am still a fan of it. Watch it every Christmas.

[@haileybalmer9722]

I watched this on New Years Eve with my cousin. I remember so much about that night. The coffee truffle my granny gave me out of her expensive box of chocolates that she swore she wasn't going to share. Winning at Scrabble for the first time. The way I made it to 11:50 and just couldn't keep my eyes open. I remember so much of that night. I could not tell you a single thing about this movie except for the part at the very beginning where he scratches his crotch and the old neighbor lady tells him off about it.

[@NotoriousLightning]

Sounds like one heck of a night.

[@morbidsearch]

For years I misheard that line as "It's rude to scratch yourself with a present"

[@fumzsimmer1992]

I actually love home alone 3, I actually watched it more as a child than 1 and 2 😂

[@larricus0292]

I was always teased because I really enjoyed home alone 3. It’s not the first two but it’s a decent standalone for me.

[@xq8152]

I have a 8 year old son and 7 year old daughter. Christmas 2023 will always be remembered as the Home Alone 3 Christmas. They can't stop watching it in mid January. I mean every night during Christmas break and the weekends after. It's all they want to watch. They even act it out. It's wild.

[@BambinoRamos]

Was sad when it first came out that it wasnt a continuation of Kevin's story, but quickly fell in love with this movie, love the parrot! Definitely better than the the movies that came after!

[@animefan8591]

I liked Doris the mouse but did love that parrot too

[@berryblast8065]

I remember this movie, and I actually loved it when I was a kid! Recently rewatched it for the memories, and I still love it. It’s not the OG, but it’s still a good watch.

[@StriderRyu7]

Although it isn’t on the same level as the 1st 2,Home Alone 3 is very fun! I still enjoy watching it and love the antics.

[@maksyo_official]

the entire planet did not forget! I loved this movie as a child and I remember watchng it more often than the original two. I mainly just preferred the traps and humor in this one. definitely one of my favorite childhood movies.

[@WeirdWonderful]

@10:25 FINALLY someone says it XD It was quite frustrating back in the day, seeing people just write stuff that can just literally do anything, because computorz.