AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Stephen Bird A little camp and very dated granted, but National Lampoons Vacation is still a proper cheer me up and let go of life family film. Clark Griswold personifies the every man American, we've all got a little Clark Griswold in us regardless of how much you try and deny it. This guy is a family man through and through, a guy that only wants the best for his wife and two kids, but one day it suddenly hits him, that his kids are growing up and getting older, and he feels he's missed out on a large proportion of their childhood putting in the hours at work.Never fear, good old Clark has a trick up his sleeves, he's hired a station wagon and plans to take the whole family on a road trip across America, their final destination, Wally World of course!Now, as you can expect, the trip of a lifetime doesn't go all to plan and there's enough hiccups along the way to keep you laughing throughout the duration of the film.One such hiccup is the diversion they take to visit Cousin Eddie and his family, the kids, all of whom have a screw loose, and the ditsy wife who has very little in the way of brain power; but that's just the start, they pick up a piece of luggage in the way of Aunt Edna, and the legendary Imogene Coca provides some comedy gold.Not withstanding, yes the family (minus one casualty) do make it to Wally World in the end, tired, beat up and an absolute mess that is, but the film is based around the journey, not the destination. Chevy Chase, during the early eighties around the time the film was released, was one of the most sought after comedy players in Hollywood, he demonstrates why perfectly with his performance in Vacation. I felt that the film revolved around Clark (Chevy Chase), and the rest of the cast was there to back him up and have something for him to interact with. One example was the famous girl in the red Ferrari scene, with just tacky music playing in the background, and no dialogue exchanged in the scene at all, this scene perfectly demonstrates Chevy's comedy prowess, his facial expressions say it all, an attractive young lady in an attractive car lures him on and Clark (as expected) bites, speeding up the car to keep up with the girl until Ellen, his wife, stops him. Very eighties, very-very eighties, a film like this couldn't have been made this successfully in any other era, as demonstrated by the recent rehash of Vacation, starring Ed Helms; that new film changed it's style to fit with the modern era, whilst staying true to the original Vacation, yet in my humble opinion, the new film had absolutely nothing on the original, dated yet timeless, a film that no matter how much you've watched, it's still good to watch again and again. Top marks I really couldn't mark it any lower I'm afraid.

mmallon4 The noble all American pursuit of taking your family on vacation (or holiday as we call it in the UK); that is the ultimate aim of Clark Griswold. Chevy Chase is Clark Griswold in one of those roles which is so identified with one actor. He's such a family man in an extreme yet subtly comic way with is repressed frustration making him a ticking time bomb. He's a proponent of the American dream if there ever was one; an unashamedly white Anglo Saxon protestant who takes family ideals a little too far at times.Vacation is my favourite John Hughes movie and a very American movie at that. You can't do this in the UK; here you can hop in your car and you will be at the other end of the country in a day. It seems like the idea of a road trip was designed for the vast open country of the United States in which you drive for days on end. However the theme of vacation (or holiday) frustration is relatable to anyone who has been on vacation. As Clark puts it "When I was a boy just about every summer we would take a vacation, and you know in 18 years, we never had fun". Even the most out there jokes such as the car still moving while Clark has fallen asleep at the wheel or the death of the aunt still manage to feel relatable to some degree and remain grounded in reality.Road movies give some of the best opportunity to create great mounts of character development and I feel there are few other writers in cinema history who had the ability to generate so much character development within such a short space of time than John Hughes; and like The Blues Mobile of The Blues Brothers, the car in Vacation is a character itself. As seen in many of Hughes' film, the kids and/or young people are fully sexually aware (In Vacation Rusty's cousin teaches him about masturbation for the first time) which I find liberating to watch as Hughes is a writer who treats young people like adults with themes which were explored further in films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. Sigh, why wasn't I a child of the 80's?Vacation is one of the most summery movies; watch it during the cold months of the year to escape the winter blues.

callanvass This is one of my favorite comedies! I have to admit that I was surprised by how watchable the remake was, but it can't top the original. It's weird, because I'm not a Chevy Chase fan, but he's so good in this movie. I always laugh watching him do stupid things. There are so many classic moments in this movie that I don't know where to begin. I'll just start by how good the cast is. As I said, Chevy Chase is fantastic. Beverly D'Angelo is cute as a button here. I thought she was really good. Anthony Michael Hall & Dana Barron are both great as the kids, especially Michael Hall. Randy Quaid is a show stealer. I can't forget Imogene Coca's performance as Aunt Edna. I felt bad for her. You can't be a true fan of comedies if you haven't seen this movie. If you're looking for a lot of belly laughs, you'll get plenty of them by watching this movie. It's a classic!P.SI'll never forget Christine Brinkley in the Ferrari. She's one of the most gorgeous women you'll ever see!8.5/10

brokenglassband .This movie is silly and some elitists deplore it. But it consists of one great scene after another, with lots of good gags, good pacing, and good performances, especially by Michael Anthony Hall. Supporting players Imogene Coca and John Candy also turn in good performances, and Chevy Chase is better than usual. Some reviewers take issue with a scene here or an off-color joke there, but fail to judge the movie as a whole. Don't fall into that trap. If you liked Caddy Shack or Airplane or even Married With Children, you will like Vacation. If you've never seen it, then look for it (it's often on TV), and enjoy. .