On the 16th Day of Christmas
I know I'm late for my Christmas Movie post. The days keep getting busier and busier!
I picked this movie for today - an all-time favorite. A movie that has caused people to call over-decorated homes "Clark Griswald" houses!
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Christmas Vacation for $13.99 on DVD
Or for the Ultimate "Vacation" Fan - all 4 movies on DVD for $20.99 (This is what my Dad is getting for Christmas!)
"The Griswold family has yet another family adventure from hell and this movie has all the clichés. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) desperately wants to have the greatest Christmas ever and hosts his extended dysfunctional and quirky family in an attempt to share the holiday spirit. He expends considerable effort on the Christmas lighting for his house but can't seem to get it to work. As he desperately tries to get the lights working, his wife's (Beverly DAngelo) idiot cousin Eddy (Randy Quaid) and his bizarre family -- including their pet dog, Snots -- show up uninvited and unexpected. Things go from bad to worse in a hurry. Clark's secret Christmas present to the family is a swimming pool which he intends to pay for using his Christmas bonus from his employer but he's financially overextended because he had to put down a huge deposit. When the bonus turns out not to be the financial blessing he expected, the stress becomes too much and he goes nuts (and gives us one of the all-time classic movie monologues).
(No matter how many times I see this movie, I still roll off the sofa laughing.) I'm not giving away the plot when I say that, in the end, everything works out. The classic Christmas songs in the sound track are a plus." Synopsis from www.imdb.com
This movie is classic, and funny (in an 80's, Chevy Chase slapstick sort of way.) There are scenes I could do without - mostly with his cousin (Randy Quaid.) The squirrel scene is hysterical, along with all the ones of him attempting to light his house. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is in it as a Yuppie and does an awesome job (pre-Elaine from Seinfeld.)
Video Clip - the Squirrel Scene (Rated PG - scary scene, language) Sorry about the "CanadaPot.com" on the image - I'll try to find another one.
I picked this movie for today - an all-time favorite. A movie that has caused people to call over-decorated homes "Clark Griswald" houses!
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Christmas Vacation for $13.99 on DVD
Or for the Ultimate "Vacation" Fan - all 4 movies on DVD for $20.99 (This is what my Dad is getting for Christmas!)
"The Griswold family has yet another family adventure from hell and this movie has all the clichés. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) desperately wants to have the greatest Christmas ever and hosts his extended dysfunctional and quirky family in an attempt to share the holiday spirit. He expends considerable effort on the Christmas lighting for his house but can't seem to get it to work. As he desperately tries to get the lights working, his wife's (Beverly DAngelo) idiot cousin Eddy (Randy Quaid) and his bizarre family -- including their pet dog, Snots -- show up uninvited and unexpected. Things go from bad to worse in a hurry. Clark's secret Christmas present to the family is a swimming pool which he intends to pay for using his Christmas bonus from his employer but he's financially overextended because he had to put down a huge deposit. When the bonus turns out not to be the financial blessing he expected, the stress becomes too much and he goes nuts (and gives us one of the all-time classic movie monologues).
(No matter how many times I see this movie, I still roll off the sofa laughing.) I'm not giving away the plot when I say that, in the end, everything works out. The classic Christmas songs in the sound track are a plus." Synopsis from www.imdb.com
This movie is classic, and funny (in an 80's, Chevy Chase slapstick sort of way.) There are scenes I could do without - mostly with his cousin (Randy Quaid.) The squirrel scene is hysterical, along with all the ones of him attempting to light his house. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is in it as a Yuppie and does an awesome job (pre-Elaine from Seinfeld.)
Video Clip - the Squirrel Scene (Rated PG - scary scene, language) Sorry about the "CanadaPot.com" on the image - I'll try to find another one.
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