HOME ALONE 3 (1997)
The second installment was, essentially, a retread of the first film — Kevin McAllister gets separated from his family and must fend for himself against the same two dim-witted goofballs who tried to ransack his house when he was left home alone last Christmas. The story shifts to a different kid who must creates mousetraps to thwart a North Korean terrorist outfit. Yep, a North Korean terrorist operation gets stopped by a dopey kid with chickenpox. This was the start of the downfall and awful, but, unsurprisingly, so were Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002) and Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist (2012).
