National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (DVD)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation probably ranks as my third favourite NL movie after the quite excellent Animal House and the other film to feature the Griswold family, European Vacation. The leader of the Griswold family is Clark Griswold who is played by Chevy Chase, Clark loves xmas as it s a wonderfuil time for family even if his family are rather dysfunctional and Clark is a well meaning guy who does not have the greatest amount of luck however this year he is determined that things will be different and this will be the best xmas ever for the family hence he pulls on a truly awful xmas jumper and starts rigging up the lights on the outside of the ...  Read the complete review

Americans, compared to us Brits, are incredibly fortunate when it comes to having a satisfying Christmas. We still hanker after a Victorian ideal - robins in the garden, holly and ivy in the hall, and above all, a chilly blank of silent snow. But sadly, our actual winter has shifted a couple of months since Dickens' day, and even if we do get a few flakes on December 25th, it's more an anomaly than ordinary weather. By contrast, many areas of the USA can be plunged into great blizzards from mid-Fall onwards. Of course, this can be inconvenient, even dangerous, but it does have the advantage that those endless shopping trips and last minute panics are played out with ...  Read the complete review

One evening every christmas i sit down to watch this very entertaining christmas comedy dvd. It's all about Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wanting the perfect christmas with his family but all does not go to plan with extra family staying and of course nothing at all goes to plan thoughtout this time. The cast includes: Clark Junior Griswold - Chevy Chase Ellen Griswold (wife) - Beverly D'Angelo Rusty Griswold (son) - Johnny Galecki Audrey Griswold (daughter) - Juliette Lewis Clark Senior Griswold (dad) - John Randolph Nora Griswold (mum) - Diane Ladd Arthur Smith (father in law) - E. Marshall Frances Smith (mother ...  Read the complete review

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a hilarious comedy usually aired around those busy shopping weekends. Funnily enough the Griswold’s version of Christmas shopping is strangely different to ours, as Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) decides to spends ages in an underwear boutique looking at the underwear.... mainly on the shop assistant. Like I said, their shopping is strangely different .....or is it? (You dirty men!) Clark loves Christmas and more than anything wants it to be special for him and his whole family, but things start to go wrong. When looking for a Christmas tree with the rest of the family, (his wife and two ...  Read the complete review

Christmas isn't Christmas without a visit to the Griswald's. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 movie featuring the Griswald family, stars of the other National Lampoon's classic such as European vacation and Vegas vacation. It's a classic American Christmas comedy and one that has become essential viewing in my house every year and for countless other people too. The head of the Griswald family is Clark, played by Chevy Chase and for those of you who have never seen any of these movies before, Clark is the type of guy that always says the inappropriate thing and is always getting himself into some kind of hilarious trouble that he does ...  Read the complete review