Christmas Vacation (or National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) is a Christmas comedy movie and the third installment of the Vacation film series. It was produced by Hughes Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Christmas Vacation was written by John Hughes and directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.
The story is the Christmas season is approaching and the Clark and the rest of the Griswolds are planning to have a perfect family Christmas. Clark makes sure that everything goes according to plan without any disasters...of course this doesn't happen. Now Clark and the family need to try and make sure the mayhem doesn't get anymore chaotic then it already is.
My Thoughts
One reason as to why this film became a Christmas classic was because of the music. Angelo Badalamenti composed a great score, but we also got some even greater Christmas songs in there.One of my favorites of those songs is Mele Kalikimaka. Anytime that song comes on, I actually enjoy signing along too it. It's such a catchy tune.
Another highlight from Christmas Vacation is the performances. Of course Chevy Chase is amazing and hilarious throughout the entire film. But we also gotta give credit to the supporting casts. Much like Chevy, they were also great. All of them had great comedic timing, but even when things aren't being funny, the cast also do a fantastic job with more dramatic moments too. Such as the little heart to heart moment between Clark and his father. That scene really showed how talented both Chevy Chase is, and how talented John Randolph was, before he sadly passed away.
Now let's move onto the humor. While we do great some really good slapstick, and some outrageous moments, like a S.W.A.T. team bursting through a house, and of course Cousin Eddie, the film also has some great dialogue in it as well. I'll forever love the "kiss my ass, kiss his ass" scene, not matter how many times I've seen this film. Then there's Clark's amazing rant regrading his boss. I'm not spoiling that one in any shape or form, that's something you gotta watch for yourselves. And yes, it'll be pretty if you truly watch the film as suppose to watching a clip, because the build up to that rant makes it worth the wait.
The last thing I'll praise about the film is, it's very relatable. There's something you can relate to in this movie. Setting up decorations, crazy family members coming over, or even thinking you have everything planned...only for something or everything to go the other way around. No matter what, you'll find yourselves enjoying the film not only for the great bits of comedy, but for this reason as well. It's the other reason why I've also come to enjoy the movie as I get older.
Christmas Vacation is definitely one of the must watch Christmas flicks, along side classics such as Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, to more mature comedy films like Bad Santa. Much like A Christmas Story, I also get ready to watch this, even if I'd seen it a hundred times before.
My final rating is A Must Watch.
That's all for now. Come back on Thursday, Dec 22nd, for a brand new Raiders of The Lost Media. Where I'll tell you the story of a cancelled Pixar Christmas flick. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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