Review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) by Nick Z — 11 Jan 2008

The best Vacation movie. Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament!

This review of National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) was written by Nick Z on 11 Jan 2008.

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

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By Mike A (627) on 31 Jan 2015

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By William C (881) on 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…

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By Rob B (550) on 01 Nov 2013

I'd say that European Vacation sucks more than it is just okay…

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Not having Ramis to direct and Randy Quaid as cousin Eddie may be what hurt this film. But no matter what it's hard to follow a classic…

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By Jeremiah M (118) on 23 Aug 2013

I own this on DVD in a three movie pack along with: * National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) * National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) * Vegas…

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

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