Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) by Phil H — 02 Apr 2012

Didn't really like this vacation movie.

This review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) was written by Phil H on 02 Apr 2012.

National Lampoon's European Vacation has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of National Lampoon's European Vacation

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Ashley M (744) on 01 Jan 2014

It's better than Vegas Vacation, but not as good as Christmas Vacation or the original…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Clinton E (111) on 17 Jul 2013

I liked it, but it wasn't as funny as the other ones. it had its moments of laughs, but not as much as the others…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Jacob B (1,524) on 24 Mar 2018

Look, I like John Hughes regardless of whether he's directing or just the writer but European Vacation just isn't as good as the other two…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Paul D (6,077) on 14 Apr 2014

Typical Lampoon comedy with the Griswalds…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Geewah (593) on 12 Jan 2021

The same movie as the original just on a different continent. If you love the first movie (which I do) you'll like this…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By James W (1,855) on 12 Feb 2016

It's not that great of a sequel and does not have as much of a plot but is still has its moments…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Bradley W (993) on 21 Dec 2015

European Vacation does not live up to the other Vacation films (exluding Vegas) and feels messy and without heart…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Kyle M (2,387) on 11 Jan 2015

Same level as its predecessor almost in funny. Like their previous Vacation, there were parts that had lowered the film's level…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Alex G (1,313) on 29 Aug 2016

Maybe an improvement? It is so lacking in substance or story it is hard to tell with this series…

Read Review

Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

By Adrian W (296) on 20 Jun 2015

Felt like it was dragging and expected around the end. (1 time, June 2015) AMC…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of To Die For (1995)

By Mikeg (47) on 23 Oct 2005

A dud. It's a TV movie of the week with a big budget, big stars and larger sets…

Read Review

Review of Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Jan 2000

Jaws the Revenge is not simply a bad movie, but also a stupid and incompetent one - a ripoff…

Read Review

Review of The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

By Danielealberti (2) on 20 Dec 2010

The matrix is the best movie that I have never seen. I like a lot! The actors and the story are great!Definitely a great movie…

Read Review

Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

By Ganek2010 (1) on 25 Nov 2010

The movie is totally unbearable. The acting is poor and unnatural (how old are the characters supposed to be…

Read Review

Review of The Living Daylights (1987)

By Charles-Louis T (26) on 01 Dec 2015

Intrigue insignifiante et one-liners gênants. Aucune énergie dans la réalisation…

Read Review

Review of From Russia with Love (1963)

By Adrian B (1,364) on 20 Mar 2011

I wonder what happens to his love interests when the movie is over…

Read Review

Review of A View to a Kill (1985)

By Gamepro3093 (33) on 19 Aug 2020

Roger Moore you dirty old man! You couldn’t tell Tanya Roberts was in her 20s…

Read Review

Review of Army of Darkness (1992)

By Panchogul (602) on 26 Mar 2020

No conforme con las primeras dos entregas que fueron del asco, llega esta tercera parte que es aún peor, una completa basura y perdida de tiempo…

Read Review

Review of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

By Hollis Chacona (53) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 02 Feb 2019

The John Hughes script must have taken him all of thirty minutes to write – simply a matter of a few name and location changes…

Read Review

Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

By Gdsreviews (27) on 07 Jun 2022

George Lazenby's only outing as Bond is spectacularly bad and not worth it even to rent…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

57%476 Reviews

Sing

2016

67%985 Reviews

Dirty Love

1988

37%344 Reviews

City of Ember

2008

59%700 Reviews

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004

70%60 Reviews

Calibre

2018

69%69 Reviews

The Statue

1971

48%2 Reviews

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

72%1,322 Reviews

Red Dragon

1965

67%590 Reviews

Hero

2002

82%660 Reviews