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It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
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Comic, effortless, classical in form and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is it better than the first one?”
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“Is Chevy Chase the best thing in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?”
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“Would National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1989?”
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- r96skon TMDB · Feb 20257/10
<em>'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'</em>, unlike predecessor <em>'National Lampoon’s European Vacation'</em>, is more akin to the original. A good watch it is, if still off from the first flick. The festive vibes are there, it's perhaps a bit too mean-spirited at times but overall works. The cast are the cast, I don't think anyone stands out as being a great performer but they are all satisfactory. Chevy Chase is the obvious lead, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't rank his performance as anything overly higher than his co-stars. Interesting to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus appear, by the way. All in all, there's enough there to entertain. The ending is suitably watchable, which is something I did feel was missing from the previous film.
Read the whole review on TMDB - honeybee <3on TMDB · Aug 202610/10
My cousin can do an impeccable impression of Uncle Lewis saying "the ***blessing***" > (5/5, originally reviewed 12/21/24)
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Cast
- Chevy ChaseClark Griswold
- Beverly D'AngeloEllen Griswold
- Juliette LewisAudrey Griswold
- Johnny GaleckiRusty Griswold
- John RandolphClark Griswold Sr.
- Diane LaddNora
- E.G. MarshallArt
- Doris RobertsFrancis
- Julia Louis-DreyfusMargo Chester
- Randy QuaidCousin Eddie
Crew
- Jeremiah S. ChechikDirector
- John HughesScreenplay
- Thomas E. AckermanDirector of Photography
- Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer
- Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
- Michael A. StevensonEditor
- John HughesProducer
- Tom JacobsonProducer
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Similar in taste
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National Lampoon's Vacation 198390% alikeBoth comic, effortless, classical in form.
One Crazy Summer 198686% alikeBoth comic, effortless, resolved.
Weird Science 198585% alikeBoth comic, effortless, unpretentious.
The Woman in Red 198484% alikeBoth comic, effortless, classical in form.
The Nutty Professor 196384% alikeBoth comic, effortless, resolved.
Weekend at Bernie's 198984% alikeBoth comic, effortless, unpretentious.
Better Off Dead... 198584% alikeBoth comic, unpretentious, effortless.
Vacation 201582% alikeBoth comic, classical in form, effortless.
Weird Science 199482% alikeTelevision · Both comic, effortless, unpretentious.
Saved by the Bell 202080% alikeTelevision · Both comic, effortless, classical in form.
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