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On Holiday With The Griswolds...Stop For Lunch With Cousin Eddie!, June 10, 2006
This review is from: National Lampoon's - Vacation Collectors Edition Box Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Look out world..the Griswolds are coming! To Walley World, Europe, Vegas and Christmas at home...all 4 together. What a treat!
Wherever you go with this goofy, but fun family, you are in for one hilarious time. Spreading their own kind of love and joy, taking out Stonehenge, Hoover Dam, Aunt Edna's dog, a few cars, the neighbor's house, Wayne Newton's living room, and basically all of Europe along the way. Clark, Ellen, Rusty, and Audrey know how to show you family style vacations, and will have you laughing out loud every step of the way.
Chevy Chase is the definitive easy going Dad, trying to make memories with his family. It's not his fault if nothing ever goes right..is it? Beverly D'Angelo is always wonderful as his loving wife, always at "Sparky's" side, and is as beautiful in "Vegas Vacation" as she was in "Vacation", shot 16 years apart. The kids, played by different actors in each(Anthony Michael Hall, and Juliette Lewis among them), are always fabulous, the way they know how to handle Mom and Dad, and create their own mischief as well. There's always a great sprinkling of legendary guest stars in each film as well. Imogene Coca, John Candy. Eric Idle, Wayne Newton, Sid Caser, Eddie Bracken,E.G. Marshall, and Wallace Shawn just to name a few. And how fortunate we are to be able to see an act with Siegfried and Roy preserved on film. Christy Brinkley adds her charms to the fun, and then of course, lest we forget "Cousin Eddie", could we ever even think of anyone but Randy Quaid in that role?
It's great to have them all together in a package deal(You KNOW you gotta have em all), but yikes, looks like the set is hard to come by on VHS. The set is also available on DVD(and in widescreen!)and priced right. Just enter Vacation in the search and you'll see it there. Or put it the VHS edition on your wish list or in your shopping cart and keep an eye out for a good deal.
So have some fun Lampoon style, have lunch with Cousin Eddie, and tour the world with the Griswolds. 5 stars to Warner Bros for putting together this package for fans of these classics!
I laugh just thinking about them...enjoy...Laurie
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Real American Family, Just like yourself - FUNNY, November 10, 2000
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This review is from: National Lampoon's - Vacation Collectors Edition Box Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I have personally been waiting to be able to buy a package of all these movies for a while. If you seen them all you know what I mean, but if you saw only one or two of them this will give you the chance to see them all. Watch these movies and laugh at how we sometimes are like the Griswalds. You will find yourself citing lines from the movie during the holidays or maybe you will recognize the Eddie in your family. All in all this is a good deal.
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the good and the bad, July 20, 2002
This review is from: National Lampoon's - Vacation Collectors Edition Box Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)
the first is always the best. "Vacation" is one of the funniest movies of all times. "Christmas Vacation" is just as funny as the first. laugh after laugh, and constant griswald moments will leave chevy fans wanting more. However, Vacation fans should stay clear of the latest "vagas vacation", which is not one of chase's best movies
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