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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Yule crack up!
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik, rated PG-13
  Starring: Chevy
Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny
Galecki, E. G. Marshall, William
Hickey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"WORSE? How could things
get any worse? Take a look around here, Ellen.
We're at the
threshold of hell." –
Clark Griswold
Why watch this? ...
to see Chevy lose this mind after receiving his Jelly of the
Month Christmas bonus.
Plot Summary:
Clark Griswold is determined to create a perfect old-fashioned
family Christmas, complete with a massive light display and a
festive dinner. However, his plans are consistently derailed by
a series of unfortunate events, including a problematic
Christmas tree, dysfunctional relatives, and the delayed arrival
of his expected Christmas bonus. As the holiday descends into
chaos, Clark struggles to maintain his sanity while trying to
find the true meaning of Christmas amidst the mayhem.
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Dad's Preview:
After
European Vacation (1985), I lowered my standards
for the
franchise. However, this side-splitting third film is perhaps the funniest of them all. "The
holidays" is great fodder for comedy. We all want our
Christmas to be perfect, often with unexpected results. The Griswald
family takes holiday prep to a new level of excess. Every scene is hilarious. When
Clark and his multi-generational, highly-dysfunctional family
are chasing the squirrel, destroying the
entire house, oh
man, I can't stop laughing. Still, there is a warmth to sharing
the holidays with them, because in the end, they are us. |
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Hughes Entertainment; Warner Bros.
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