Review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) by Ross C — 24 Dec 2014

This was ridiculous. multiple times he would be dead. still, hooray the holidays! season's greetings, y'all!

This review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) was written by Ross C on 24 Dec 2014.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has generally received positive reviews.

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