This is one of the handful of comedies I remembered watching when I was a kid. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a Christmas comedy featuring the Griswolds trying to celebrate the holiday at their home with a joyous family get-together, but they only run into bad luck and disastrous events one after the other.
This movie is one with some feel-good holiday cheer and laugh-out-loud humor. You will get dry absurdity and slapstick comic relief all bundled in one big laugh fest, including the hilarious mishaps when the family attempts to put up the huge Christmas tree in their living room to the Christmas lights decoration debacle. The filmmakers could have, though, lighten on the crude innuendos, which I think are out of place for a holiday movie.
Overall, it is a somewhat fun story full of hilarious surprises and off-the-chart characters, with a touch of dramatic moments and complete absurdity. It's not a film for everybody of all ages at your own Christmas get-together, but one to watch along or with a few friends if you need some cheering up.
Grade B-
This movie is one with some feel-good holiday cheer and laugh-out-loud humor. You will get dry absurdity and slapstick comic relief all bundled in one big laugh fest, including the hilarious mishaps when the family attempts to put up the huge Christmas tree in their living room to the Christmas lights decoration debacle. The filmmakers could have, though, lighten on the crude innuendos, which I think are out of place for a holiday movie.
Overall, it is a somewhat fun story full of hilarious surprises and off-the-chart characters, with a touch of dramatic moments and complete absurdity. It's not a film for everybody of all ages at your own Christmas get-together, but one to watch along or with a few friends if you need some cheering up.
Grade B-