Aside from obviously being two of the best Christmas movies of all time, "Home Alone" 1 and 2 also show that kids can be some of the smartest people around. Kevin McCallister may very well be the smartest 10-year-old to ever hit the big screen, and he makes that clear in more ways than one. From setting up elaborate booby traps to keep the Sticky Bandits from robbing his house to ordering a limo to cruise NYC in style, Kevin makes it clear that even little kids can have some pretty good ideas.
1. He uses his dad's recorder to trick the hotel staff into letting him rent a room.
"Credit card? You got it!"
2. He orders a limousine and a pizza to tour him around New York City.
3. He makes a list and goes grocery shopping for himself.
10-year-old Kevin went to the store and bought milk, eggs, and fabric softener. 10-year-old me would have bought candy, candy, and candy.
4. He uses a scene from an old movie to trick the pizza guy into leaving his pizza for free.
"Keep the change, ya filthy animal."
5. He sets up an inflatable clown in the shower to make the nosy hotel worker think his dad is staying with him.
"Get outta here, you nosy little pervert, or I'm gonna slap you silly!"...Thanks for that quality line, Uncle Frank. Really came in handy.
6. He sets the security alarm off at Duncan's Toy Chest so Harry and Marv can't get away with robbing the store.
No 10-year-old I know would have thought that all the way through while simultaneously running from two grown men who wanted to kill him. He even left a note explaining what happened on the rock he used to set the alarm off.
7. Every insane booby trap he uses to keep Harry and Marv from robbing his house.
Actually, though, how did they not die? Even if they couldn't outsmart a 10-year-old, the sticky bandits were resilient, man.
