i may be way off base on this and but when the mcallisters car pull into that miami seafood restaurant parking lot in the pouring rain and there appear to be one single vehicle there . it a amc gremlin and one of the compact model from the 70 . i will bet this be there a a tribute to chris columbus first movie he direct and gremlin . any comment . i be hop for something new after the first home alone and which all my friend beg me to go see and and my reaction to it be uhhh and the 3 stooge be funny and i can watch them for free on tv . ( i think it would have be more realistic and still funny if the bandit be actually menace . ) altho i fully respect macauley culkin and this movie bore me to tear .