• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    13 hours ago

    Didn’t he not trust the cops because Pesci pretended to be a cop in the opening scene, in order to case the house?

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      11 hours ago

      He didnt call the police because the phone lines are being worked on in one of the opening scenes before we even see the McCallisters and presumably are down.

      His parents couldn’t even call home to make sure he was okay.

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        4 hours ago

        Yeah I know that but he was able to leave. He went grocery shopping. Iirc the storm took out the lines just to his house, maybe the neighborhood.

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        6 hours ago

        Pretty sure only long distance lines were down. Local calls were still good which is how he ordered the Pizza.

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              And the mom/fam was able to call from overseas to local PD, and leave various messages with friends or neighbors to check on Kevin.

              The lines weren’t down. If local lines are non-functioning, all phone traffic is inoperative regardless if it’s long distance or not. Kevin also called for Pizza and the police himself.

              Let’s face it, the phone is a plot hole.