Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) by William C — 28 Jan 2015

Grade:Low 6/10.

National Lampoons European Vacation is a film that although never lives.

Up it's very good starting film, still manages a few chuckles and.

Brings us back a family we love to laugh at. It has a lot of new places.

And doesn't just stick around from the first film, travelling across.

Europe the Griswold family get up to more crazy hijinks and basically.

Ruin everything for anyone that comes there way. I thought it was.

Safely a kind of OK movie, and here Is why.

The story is as crazy as the first and never really stops trying the.

Same thing, you could say this is what makes this not the best comedy,.

But the old jokes still sure do work. It is fast paced and they move.

Around very quickly from place to place, it doesn't affect it but it.

Can be hard to establish characters they come across who just seem like.

They are all cameos. It has it's moments of jokes, not too many but no.

Jokes annoy so it doesn't quite ever get to be a bad movie.

Chevy Chase is good in the movie, his funny acting skill is slightly.

Drowned out by some poor writing and direction but he still does a good.

Job to be the head of the family. I found the rest of the family poor.

And the two new children actors who took over from the first films.

Originals just aren't funny, it lacks the one liners the first two.

Children brought to us. I liked the cameos we do see they are funny,.

Don't work so well as I previously said but still add to the humour.

I'm sad to say Amy Heckerling doesn't do to good of a job here, I think.

One reason people disliked this movie at the time was because of her.

Direction, she doesn't do enough to bring the laughs out of the scenes.

John Hughes has massive talent in comedy writing and even stronger when.

Writing cross country trip comedies, and he doesn't do BAD here, just.

Not great either, the words are the funniest part of this movie and.

Chuckles can be had but I expected much better from such a legend of.

Comedy writing.

My main criticism as can be seen is the lack of jokes, they are there.

Yes but don't often come out and when they do you could already be.

Hating the film. Starts very slow and although it does get into a nice.

Rhythm, Chase can't do enough to make it good enough. I also disliked.

The timing, bit too short or maybe the scenes are too short, much more.

Could have been done in timing the film.

I think those who liked the first film will enjoy this, nowhere near as.

Much but you still get some genuine laughs and if you heard it is bad,.

Then you may feel guilty because you will laugh. It has a lot of.

Slapstick type jokes, so for those who dislike that kind of thing stay.

Away for good. This film seems almost as if the family don't bond at.

All so it could be said if you like dysfunctional comedies.

Overall I give this a mark of low 6/10 as it is a Safely OK-ish Movie,.

Nowhere near being Good let alone OK but still more than just your.

Average comedy, well in my opinion. I think some may hate this, some.

May love it, it depends on whether you think you have such a thing as.

Class when it comes to movie. Don't think into this film too much and.

It could have you in stitches, if you do, you may despise it.