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It was fun watching a little boy repeatedly "murder" two grown men over and over at Christmas

posted 2 years ago by [deleted]
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If Home Alone was realistic and not a live-action cartoon, that's what would've happened. Those traps of the boy's were LETHAL.

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1155) 2 years ago

I know, that’s what makes it so fun, in a sick kinda way. Kinda like pro wrestling.

[–] Matildawormwood (1545) 2 years ago

He wasn't a murderer. He just wanted Harry and Marv to go away and leave him alone.

But I do agree that the pranks in HA 2 would have killed them or caused serious injury

[–] Roguemail (1565) 2 years ago

It's a movie. You could level the same argument at cartoons like Tom and Jerry. It's not real.

[–] MinorityRules15 (958) 2 years ago

All Kevin had to do was walk down to the local police station and say, "I got left home alone and there's gonna be 2 robbers coming to my house at 9 o'clock p.m. tonight."

Kevin wanted to brutally torture the Wet Bandits. This movie feeds into the cycle of society's obsession with revenge, murder, and torture.

[–] Ranb (7261) a year ago

So, the bandits were not masochists who kept on coming back for more abuse? I think you are trying to convince society to coddle criminals and condemn victims of violence.

[–] MinorityRules15 (958) a year ago

Even for practical purposes...the house was torn to shit after all his traps on The Wet Bandits. Just wait at Old Man Marley's and tell the cops to come when you see them pull up at 9:00 and then you don't have to waste a million hours cleaning up the house.

[–] MinorityRules15 (958) 2 years ago

I remember growing up and one of my friend's dad's was built like an Arnold Schwarzenegger type of guy and he would wince and clench his teeth and yell "NO NO NO!!!!" at the TV whenever Marv stepped on the nail going down the basement stairs.

This movie is enough to make grown men cower in terror.

[–] blue1981 (6488) a year ago

Look up the videos on YouTube where this movie gets analyzed by doctors and lawyers.

[–] ATG6 (3000) a year ago

Gets people in the Christmas spirit every year.

But why don't the two bozos give up and rob someone else's home?

[–] Ranb (7261) a year ago

Harry said the McCalister house was the whole reason they started working that block. He did not want to give up.

[–] strntz (10872) a year ago

Here's an alternate version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcOjvHmEYnc

[–] blindfolded (1523) a year ago

Well it's essentially a live action cartoon.

[–] punkrockgirl (1155) a year ago

Yep, that's the way you have to look at it. All the traps are meant to be cartoony.

[–] acidraindrop (3055) a year ago

yup, it's like a tom and jerry episode