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Chris Columbus Critiques Home Alone Sequels, Suggests New Idea

12/17/2025

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Director Chris Columbus called the Home Alone sequels "really bad" at a screening, expressing disappointment with the follow-ups.
He said Home Alone 3 was the best of the poor sequels and attributed the decline to unnatural stunt work.
Columbus suggested a new sequel could succeed if it used Macaulay Culkin's idea of his character, now a father, facing his child.
The original Home Alone remains streaming on Disney+.

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Director Chris Columbus called the Home Alone sequels "really bad" at a screening, expressing disappointment with the follow-ups.
He said Home Alone 3 was the best of the poor sequels and attributed the decline to unnatural stunt work.
Columbus suggested a new sequel could succeed if it used Macaulay Culkin's idea of his character, now a father, facing his child.
The original Home Alone remains streaming on Disney+.