Give me a break!!!! Hollywood just has to make the buck streatch as much as it can. I thought the tricks this kid playes on these people were just a mix of the first two that our hero, that we know and love, did. It was the same ol stuff different day. I loved the first two. I think that the second one was the better than the first one, by a hair. They both have warm feelings associated with the holiday spirit. I got this movie for my father because he likes the fisrt two. All the stuff that Keven did to the criminals. I watched the first, say 30 min of the film and had to walk away. I usually try to give movies the benifit of the doubt. BUT, this one was down right dumb!!! I would recommend getting the first 2 and skip this one.

If you have not yet seen this film, I strongly encourage you to stop reading this review and run -- don't walk -- to the nearest video store to purchase a copy.

I recently had the pleasure of viewing this cinematic masterpiece in its entirety (on cable television). The uninformed may consider this film inferior to the first two, because it doesn't feature the endearing young Macaulay Culkin (and lovable rogues Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). However, in my humble opinion, the plot, the pranks, and the lovable Alex D. Linz quickly will have viewers asking "Macaulay who?"

Left to his own devices, the fiendishly clever young Alex really puts these "Eurotrash" spies through the ringer. The sadistic pranks are every bit as good (if not better) than in the previous two Home Alone films. At the end of the day, the FBI is lucky to have Alex (and his affable parrot) on its side, as the international criminals -- having literally taken a beating -- are brought to justice.

Viewers may also be surprised to learn that, in an early high-water mark performance, actress Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) appears as Alex's sister.

People are complaining because this film does not feature the original Macaulay Culkin, but that doesn't bother me at all. I don't care that much for originals, all I want is a good movie. I think Alex does a perfectly fine job. The crooks are smarter, the booby traps are better, and the plot line is more complex. Though it was released five years after Home Alone 2, it only goes to show that the series is still strong (until 2002, that is, when Home Alone 4 came out). This film is highly recommended.

First, before I begin, you must know I'm not an optimistic person, and I rarely watch movies since so many are bad or horrible. My family finally convinced me to watch it and my sides were sore from laughing when I was done. I loved the scene with the iron bar and the mouse! I have never seen a guy hit such a high note! Anyway, I loved it which compleatly surprised me!(Note: I never saw the first two Home Alone Videos)

I'll be honest, i didn't expect much considering I missed Home Alone 2, but this movie is a cut above the rest. Macaulay Culkin looks great in this movie. I mean, he still looks like he's 9! That's pretty amazing. There's a scene in here where Macaulay shoots off this guys head with a bee-bee gun. Pretty bloody. He overdoses on ritalin and goes through this whole drug trip where he thinks he's some soldier in Vietnam. Powerful yet reinforces family values. Also, if you're a newcomer to the Home Alone series I recommend watching it in the following order: 2,3,1. Unless it's Police Academy then I would watch it: 4,5,3,1,7. see you, tarun