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JoBlo
12-08-2000, 10:11 PM
Vegas Vacation starring Chevy Chase & Beverly D'Angelo

Youch, what the f**k happened here!?!

I've loved all of the VACATION movies, especially the first two, but this one just BIT THE FRIGGIN' BIG ONE!

Not one laugh did this film manage to extract from me. It was sad, quite sad, seeing Chase so obviously "trying" to ham it up as the loveable Griswald that he was in the first three parts. Ugh, what an obvious money-making movie (thank God, it tanked!).

Granted, D'Angelo looked GREAT in the film (actually seems to be looking better in every flick) and Audrey was probably the sexiest one yet, but what the heck was going on in that damn dam sequence (Chase hanging off a pathetic blue screened electric wire....ugh).

An embarassment to be sure. I think I've given a point to each of the ladies in the film and another point just for being the Griswalds. Yipes.

Narst
12-08-2000, 10:35 PM
Real guilty pleasure here for me. For some reason I can't help but love it. 7.5/10. Ethan Embry rules!

JoBlo
02-08-2001, 04:35 AM
<moderator bump>

Brock Landers
02-15-2001, 08:40 PM
That scene at the "buffet" is enough to make anyone swear off casseroles for life…I also love the whole "alternative" casino with games like "Guess what number I'm thinking of" and "war"…the film itself though, is the worst of the series….in the immortal words of Rusty, "Get Yer Own Monkey!" (punchline to joke in highroller hot tub)…

Cousin Eddie: I haven't seen a
beatin' like that since somebody stuck
a banana in my pants and turned a
monkey loose.
Clark Griswold: Thanks for the pick
me up Eddie.

Wayne Newton: You got a lovely
wife, Clark.
Clark Griswold: Yes, that's why I
entered into the sacred bonds of
marriage with her.

Clark Griswold: Eddie, don't you
know you're bad luck?
Cousin Eddie: Those were my
mother's dying words. But I guess if
your body's covered in third degree
burns, and your foot's caught in a bear
trap, you tend to start talkin' crazy.

Hoover Dam Guide: I am your dam
guide, Arnie, please don't wander off
the dam tour and please take all the
dam pictures you want. Now are
there any dam questions?
Cousin Eddie: Yeah, where can I get
some damn bait?

Jerk Shapiro
06-04-2003, 03:34 PM
I want to know...why break a good streak? Keep the movies PG-13! For God's sake!

I sadly have this movie on DVD, and watch it when I want to fall asleep late at night.

ilovemovies
06-04-2003, 06:55 PM
I thought it was pretty funny. Not as good as Christmas Vacation but still good.

vtadave
06-06-2003, 07:19 PM
I'd rank them as follows:

Vacation
Christmas Vacation
Vegas Vacation
European Vacation

Vegas kicked ass....Ethan Embry's character stole the show winning all those cars...

TheJadedGamer
06-06-2003, 10:09 PM
Vaction (9/10)
European (6/10)
Christmas (8/10)
Vegas (5/10)


Though Vegas Vaction was bad, but not THAT bad. Alright movie, but some parts sucked ass.

MovieMan75
01-05-2004, 12:12 PM
My rankings:

1) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 8/10, B+
2) National Lampoon's Vacation, 7/10, B
3) Vegas Vacation, 5/10, C+

I never saw European Vacation...