He was portrayed as a freeloader and moocher.

He was portrayed as a freeloader and moocher.

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He also brought that appetizer of shrimp into the room in the first movie and the lady went "Frank those are for later!" and Frank was ignoring her and she yelled "FRANK!" again and he just didn't care.

"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open."

I didn't really like how he was strict, but what I loathed was how he was tight hanging onto every cent and having other people pay for things such as the trip to France, the pizza, and a the crystal glass.

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"He showed absolutely no concern about Kevin being left alone . . ." He probably was thinking: "Kevin's home alone! Damn, and I'm stuck on this airplane! Now Old Man Marley will have Kevin all to himself!"

He has some of the best lines in the movie: "If it makes you feel any betterI forgot my reading glasses."
This is pretty much one of the reasons why people didn't like him. He showed absolutely no concern about Kevin being left alone and was comparing the life of an 8 year old to some bifocals(most likely cheap ones).
Its amazing how people hang around message boards of movies they dont like

I know, but I think this was the only time when he laughed at someone else's misfortune, aside from Kevin.
But if Kevin did this
And if Kevin were a bedwetter
Why is he so against Kevin? That's what I find weird.
(I also never found it weird that he told the pizza boy that it is his brother's house. Or asked whether the drinks were free)
As an adult I see all these flaws in the other characters, parents, siblings cousins?
I think Aunt Leslie and his older cousin Rod were the only good persons who were nice to Kevin. Well, there's the other girl with the glasses, Brooke, she never did anything.
Heather and the other two teen girls don't say anything to Kevin, but they all talk to a cop and can't still be bothered to get their uncle, instead they show various degrees of indifference or annoyance.

But it was hilarious when he laughed at that! He was laughing harder than anyone in the audience, and to be fair, I would have laughed at the tree falling on the woman too. He's a character that's so ridiculously mean spirited that you have to laugh at him. Of course he would seem like a jerk IRL, but in a movie, he's funny.

He even laughed at the woman on the piano getting hit in the head and congratulated Buzz for all this. Imagine how he would react if Kevin did this. Or if Kevin wetted his bed at that age and not his son.

People hate him because of the way he treated Kevin.
Along with the quotes you mentioned:
In the first movie he says "Look what you did, you little JERK" when Kevin pushes Buzz (who provoked him by eating his pizza and pretending to vomit on him).
In the second movie, like you mentioned, he calls Kevin a "nosy little pervert" and threatens to "slap him silly" just because Kevin wanted to get something out of the bathroom. Uncle Frank was stupid for thinking that Kevin was there to "check him out."
Later, he laughs at Kevin's humiliation at the school recital. After said recital, Uncle Frank calls Kevin a "little sourpuss."
That's why people hate Uncle Frank. All he did was call Kevin names and laugh at his misfortune.
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"I wouldn't like him in real life but I like him as a character. He's meant to be unlikable and he's funny."
Exactly. He's not supposed to be likable. I concur.

This ^^
His character is just over the top dirt bag. Absolutely love his character!
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I wouldn't like him in real life but I like him as a character. He's meant to be unlikable and he's funny.