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Summary: Best Christmas Movie Ever
Review: If you haven't seen this movie, you have to watch it. It's a classic. I've been watching in for years with my family. We break it out on Thanksgiving and play it repeatedly over the following month.
Like some others have said, the DVD version isn't the best quality, but I bought it just because my VHS version had been watched so many times, and for the durability factor. I hope they re-release it some day "digitally remastered", or whatever they do. Get this movie and you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: "Cristmas Vacation" - A Must For This Time Of Year!
Review: Every Christmas season we watch this classic comedy at least twice, generally more. One laugh after another, sure to put you in the Holiday spirit. This wonderful film will hopefully make this years Christmas Vacation a happy one for you and your family! Enjoy.
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Summary: Fixed the stairpost!
Review: I appreciate all the National lampoon films; however, Christmas Vacation is in a class by itself. I think it's Chevy Chase's best film (and I like Chevy Chase). Like other veryu effective comedies, this one has hidden or subtle jokes that make it easy to watch over and over. Apart from the big laughs that come at the expense of Clarke's brother in law, the tree falling into the neighbor's house and the black-out that results from Clarke's ambitious tree lighting set-up, I find the best moments when Clakrke loses his temper after discovering that his bonus has been revoked from the chain saw home improvements scene - would make Bob Vila proud - to the danny kaye exclamation. The funniest, however, is when he re-arranges rudolph the reindeer after he can't get the lights on. It's funny because it's very real. how many of us - even as children - have gotten angry at inanimate objects for our mistakes? remeber being frustrated at a mecano set or the lego piece that just would not fit?
Unfortunately, nothing has surpassed this christmas comedy, and I can only think of one funnier movie: Dumb and Dumber.
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Summary: The gift that keeps on givin' all year long...
Review: Christmas Vacation is the funniest of all three of the Vacation films. The reason is simple: lots of Clark and tons of Cousin Eddie. These two together are the funniest thing going. The dialogue is hilarious:
Clark: Can I get you somemore eggnog? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?
Eddie: No, I'm just fine Clark.
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Eddie: You surprised Clark?
Clark: Surprised, if I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet I wouldn't be as surprised as I am now.
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Eddie: I can't swim, Clark.
Clark: I know that Eddie.
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Clark: Where's Eddie? He usually eats these G-d damn things?
Catherine: Oh not anymore, he found out that squirrel is high in cholesterol.Randy Quaid will never play a better character and aside from Fletch, this is what Chevy Chase's legacy will be. Also the periphery characters are hilarious. Aunt Bethany (Is Rusty Still in the Navy? or Don't throw me down Clark or Is your house on fire, Clark?), Uncle Louis (So what's the matter with you?), Clark's parents (SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!), Ellen's Parents (The little lights aren't twinkling...), and Clark's kids (who are different ages in every film). Christmas Vacation is a true holiday classic for the rest of us who don't lead picture perfect lives and don't pull off every holiday without a glitch. Buy it and cherish it. Highly Recommended.
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Summary: Silly Comedy Of Chevy Chase's
Review: Typical misadventures befall the hapless Griswolds when relatives arrive for a simple seasonal visit. Extremely popular with those with those seeking a "very Chevy" slapstick Christmas.
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Summary: A Staple of the Season
Review: You can keep Rudolph, Frosty, and the Grinch. This is the movie I pull out every Christmas. It's both touching and hilarious. The scene with the squirrel has me rolling on the floor no matter how many times I see it. Make this a holiday tradition for your family!
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Summary: Wonderful Modern Christmas Classic!!
Review: Very good, funny movie, Chevy Chase is a stitch! There are a lot of hilarious moments in this wonderful modern Holiday classic! I first saw this in the movie theater when it first came out and I remember saying to someone I know who is one of those people who is a bit of a control freak and always has to be right that the woman who played Aunt Bethany sounded like Betty Boop and I said that has to be the woman who did Betty Boop's voice and she was like no your wrong that can't possibly be her and I later found out that I was right as it has turned out that Mae Questel who played Aunt Bethany also did the voice for Betty Boop and of course it always feels good to find out you were right when someone insists you were wrong. Anyway, this movie is hilarious and I highly recommend it for a Christmas video or DVD collection!
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Summary: Christmas isnt Christamas without it!
Review: Christmas Vacation is by far the best christmas film ever made!Its funny,it has great characters , and still manages to keep that christmas vibe alive throughout the film.As the title suggests , it wouldnt be xmas without this movie. As soon as November approaches each year christmas vacation is brought out from the back of the piles of videos and dvds for its month or two of continuous viewing . What can i say .
Its simply a great movie that everyone should own. It has a great cast ,lets not forget Randy Quaid as uncle Eddie.I first saw this film when i was quite young and have loved it since then. Its simply a must buy . Go out and get it now! (Dvd available)
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Summary: Terrible DVD
Review: I think this movie is very funny and stands out as one of the funniest Christmas movies of all time. I am however very disappointed in the dvd version of this movie. Fortunately,I only paid seven dollars for the movie or I would be very upset. The movie seems as if they took a regular vhs copy of the flick and scanned it and burned some copies. I only had to watch about five minutes of the movie to see that Warner Brothers did nohing to restore this movie to a near perfect condition which dvd users are used to. Im very disappointd and expected so much more from this movie.
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Summary: I had a little help from Jack Daniel.
Review: We all need a little help with the Christmas holiday season now and then, but Clark Griswold's Christmas is the funniest send up of the Christmas holiday season ever made. Other reviewers have done an excellent job in describing the movie and its merits. I will say that I quote more lines from this movie than from any other comedy. Trust me, this is a movie that you must see more than once to really "get" it. One note though, every DVD and VHS transfer I have owned has always had one scene deleted. I recall a scene when I first rented the movie when it first came out where Eddie's wife Catherine (Miriam Flynn) is in the kitchen and there is this whole cooking scene. And, although hesitant, Ellen agrees to let Catherine cook the turkey. Does anyone else remember this scene? Where did it go? Without this scene, Clark's carving of the dry turkey is confusing. Please Warner Bros, how about an anamophic, widescreen, uncut release? Please? Pretty please?
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