Review of National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) by William C — 28 Jan 2015

Grade:Low 8/10.

National Lampoon's Vacation is a comedy which boasts a fun family.

Vacation with just crude laughter and some of the most random things.

Ever. All jumbled together the film is fun to watch and with some great.

Jokes physical and verbally, this is one comedy that I see never.

Getting old. Done well by the late Harold Ramis, I felt the film was.

Actually a firmly very good one, and here below is why I felt that way.

About it.

The story is hectic but one of pure humour and a kind of comedy that is.

Hard to really see done well in the present day, but the Griswold.

Family make the film there own and bring laugh out loud jokes along.

With them. It goes at a nice pace and they seem to never over stay.

There welcome when they come across a new place, this allows for the.

Diversity of the film to show and has a lot of different and new fast.

Things all the time.

Chevy Chase is just brilliant in the main role as the dad of the.

Family, he just brings out everything a comedy actor in this type of.

Role needs to be, if you ever think about making a family comedy, look.

No further than Chase for inspiration. Beverly D'Angelo and the two.

Kids provide good support to kind of push Chase over the edge, the.

Comedy is flowing out when they are in the car together. There are so.

Many new people seen that they also have different effects on Chase and.

The family, it is just great to see his reactions.

Directed by Harold Ramis, it is done well by him and his touch can be.

Seen in every scene with just a little new direction here and a little.

There. The screenplay is also one of comedies greats, it has so many.

Great lines in it and John Hughes is of course the man to provide such.

A thing. It is never done lazily by either also, and it seems that a.

Lot of thought was put into even the most stupid of jokes, just good.

Good fun.

The only criticisms I would have of Vacation, it can be kind of crude.

And maybe at times over does it, not as a whole movie but certain parts.

Anyway. I think it all depends on what type of humour you enjoy the.

Most, the film does lack what it had at the beginning toward the end.

But still manages to get some massive laughs out of you first. One more.

Thing, the acting is never great from anyone but what do you expect, it.

Is a comedy and Chevy Chase is by far the main character but also the.

Best actor here in the film.

I think if you like 80's screwball comedies and the kind of funny film.

That moves along the USA with a fast pace of jokes, this is for you all.

Over. If you also like a bit of rude or crude humour dabbled in, but.

Not always, then this is also one to watch. I think some may not like.

It mostly from the fact the jokes can be silly, they are funny though.

And I guess the film would have to come down to personal preferences.

Overall I give this a low 8/10, it is truly a Firmly Very Good movie, it has.

Comedy elements we need to see more of these days but also the typical.

Trademarks so many great 80's comedies provided. Sit back and relax,.

They say this is for the people who saw it in the 80's but I disagree,.

It is for everyone and even modern audiences alike would enjoy this,.

Thoroughly funny, great jokes all around and just some stupid-ness from.

All the cast in between, go watch it now if you want to be entertained.