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Summary: Missing Half the Movie?
Review: "Full Screen" means half the movie has been cut. While the movie earns at least 4 out of 5 stars, the insensitivity of producers of this DVD version is astounding. Even my low budget DVD player has the option of forcing a widescreen movie (16:9 aspect) to fit my 4:3 TV screen, so what sense is there in not releasing the DVD in widescreen?Even if the producers felt that this film was not worthy of widescreen, or that some views would have trouble with player options, then at least distribute it as a double-sided (wide/full) DVD. Same goes for the other "Vacation" DVDs currently for sale, which (by the way) should be collected into a box set.
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Summary: Impossible Not to Laugh!!
Review: This movie is honestly the funniest holiday film ever! I love to pull this film off the shelf and watch it just a few weeks before Christmas! This film will always be the #1 Christmas Comedy of all time and it has alwyas been one of my personal holiday favourites! Clark Griswald (Chevy Chase) wants to get the relatives together for a TRUE family christmas! He has the 10 foot christmas tree all decorated, 5000+ christmas lights on the house and the gifts under the tree. Everything seems to be getting worser and worser (But funnier and funnier) by the minute and now poor Clark will have to survive through the holiday season with his rotten in-laws, unusual cousins and snarky neighbours! Can Clark give his family the most memorial christmas of 1989? This film can put ANYONE into the holiday spirit!!! This is a must-see for the Christmas Season! And if you have seen it, then see it again! You'll laugh even more as you keep watching it!
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Summary: Good, a little corny at some points.
Review: For the most part, this is a very funny holiday movie...Clark's conversation with the woman in the department store, and senile Aunt Bethany are some of the funniest parts. However, I think a lot of the humor was forced and it somewhat took away from the movie. How many times can we see Clark get hit in the face and still laugh? And the scenes that suffer from poor special effects (cat getting fried, Uncle Louis flying through the air) are even worse and seem out of place. The story is good though, and progresses nicely. All of the actors do good jobs as well, including some excellent child acting. If you take everything in the movie with a grain of salt, and a suspension of disbelief, it makes for an enjoyable holiday viewing.C
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Summary: It's Christmas, and We're All in Misery . . . .
Review: With apologies to Jimmy Stewart and Ralphie Parker, this is my favorite Christmas movie of all time. If you are reading this because you have never seen "Christmas Vacation", stop right now and go to the video store and rent it. Then come back here and order your own copy because you'll want to watch it over and over again each holiday season. The undisputed gem of the National Lampoon 'Vacation' series, the plot can be summed up very simply: idealistic family man Clark Griswold wants to host the perfect old-fashioned fun family Christmas. As all of us idealistic family men have discovered, there is no such thing as a perfect holiday, and that just about sums it up. The appeal of this film is that we can all relate to the disasters that holidays can become, regardless of how well-meaning we are and how hard we work to achieve them. The cast is terrific. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo (Ellen) are back as the Griswolds, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki assuming the roles of Audrey and Rusty. John Randolph and Diane Ladd are Clark's parents, while E.G. Marshall and the ultimate mother-in-law, Doris Roberts are Ellen's parents. Nicholas Guest and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss are Todd and Margo, the yuppie neighbors. William Hickey and Mae Questel (the voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl) nearly steal the show as Uncle Lewis and senile Aunt Bethany. Randy Quaid does steal the show - his "cousin-in-law" Eddie is one of the all-time great characters in recent comedy history. The self-inflicted situations that befall Clark in his holiday quest are peppered with memorable dialogue and slapstick, yet believable enough to bring flickers of recognition to most viewers. Witness his mishaps on the roof putting up the lights; getting trapped in the attic; spending his Christmas bonus before he gets it; dealing with his snooty neighbors; and getting hilariously tongue-tied at the lingerie counter and being remarkably eloquent when he gets his "bonus". Admit it. We've all been there. A holiday movie should be one that holds up to repeated viewings, and this one does. Besides the excellent cast and the familiar situations, there is a great score by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), the animated opening credits sequence, and some fine tunes such as "Hey Santa Claus" by the Moonglows! There are numerous little touches that you might not catch the first several times - check out the shape of the packages in Mr. Shirley's office when Clark gives him his gift, and see what happens to the light bulbs Clark puts in the cart at the Wal-Mart. I suspect, like in our home, "Christmas Vacation" has become a sort of institution in many homes each holiday season. We like to get together with friends to watch it, with everyone dressing as a character from the movie. We eat green jello with "cat food" in it, stand and join in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner, recite the lines along with the characters, and give thanks that our holidays are at least a little better than the Griswolds'.
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Summary: You'll wet your pants
Review: Wanna laugh, like a bit of sarcasm? Relax and enjoy Christmas with the most idiot family of America. Of ALL Americas. Funnier than their Europe trip.
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Summary: a christmas classic!
Review: Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reunite the "family" in this third entry in the cult series! This time, the holiday is at home, when both sets of "in-laws", Eddie (Randy Quaid), wife Katherine (Miriam Flynn), children Rocky and Ruby-Sue, the dog Snots, weirdo Uncle Lewis and crazy old Aunt Bethany (Mae Questal - Mrs Strakosh from FUNNY GIRL), all descend upon the house of Clark and Ellen for the Christmas from hell! All the "Vacations" are great, and this is no exeption! Things never get a dull moment, as one misfortune befalls the accident-prone Griswold clan after another. Juliette Lewis also features as Audrey, with Doris Roberts as Ellen's mother and Diane Ladd as Clark's mother. Mandatory Christmas viewing!
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Summary: Impossible not to laugh
Review: With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd give my review of Christmas Vacation. While some people are watching It's a Wonderful Life, I'm watching the hilarious antics of Clark W. Griswold. If you've seen the other Vacation movies, you know that poor old Clark W. Griswold brings disaster with him wherever he goes. Although, with this go-round, he stays home this time, trying to throw a "Good-old-fashioned-family Christmas". But, of course, there's disaster at every corner. Clark staples himself to a storm gutter putting up Christmas lights, which cause brownouts. A squirrel lives in his Christmas tree. His cousin's doberman brings down the house. Literally. His snooty neighbors won't cut him any slack. He puts an experimental kitchen lubricant on his pan sled. And, on top of that, his hilariously goofy cousin (Randy Quaid) shows up without warning. The cast is great. Chevy Chase is, as always, histerical, as is Beverly D'Angelo as his smart-aleck wife. Julia-Louis Dreyfus is great as one of Clark's stuck-up neighbors, but the funniest role has to be Randy Quaid as Clark's redneck cousin, Eddie. Quaid was perfect for that role, as well as the rest of Clark's and Ellen's families. I also like the animated Santa intro to the movie, where Santa visits the Griswold residence. If you think you're having a bad holiday, one viewing of this film will quickly change your mind. If you don't laugh at this movie, I will come over to your house and force you to watch this movie several times over. You have to see Christmas Vacation at least once. How could you not laugh at Clark's antics?
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Summary: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Review: My husband and I watch this movie several times each year. Its one of our favorites. We always get lots of laughs even though we have seen the movie over and over. Its priceless and there should have been another Holiday sequel to it. I recommend it highly as well as "One Magic Christmas" for a good family evenings entertainment.
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Summary: Everything is memorable about this hysterical comedy!
Review: I saw this movie a while back for the first time and since then my family has purchased the movie, before that we rented it more times than I can remember. This movie definitly lives up to the quality of Vacation as it is completely hysterical! There are so many memorable lines in this movie youll be reciting them casually to friends and family. You gotta feel bad for Clark, why cant he ever have little fun with his family. The movie pinpoints just how stereotypical Christmas can be, and then shows how it can be if everything goes wrong. Great cast and Chevy Chase leads the group in a wonderful movie thatll have you rolling out of your seat. True classic and I urge you to pick it up!
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Summary: Great Movie, But Poor DVD
Review: Of course this is one of the best Christmas films of all time. It is a family classic whenever relatives come into town. This is the reason I bought it on DVD. Unfortunately, the DVD is not worth the buy. There are only a couple extras and the sound and quality seem as though they weren't even the least bit tweaked. Hence, if you own a great home entertainment system, prepare to be disappointed. When I played this movie on my DTS system, I only got left and right fronts to give any output. Sorry to come down so hard on such a wonderful movie, but the difference between VHS and DVD on this film is very minimal.
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