Christmas Vacation (1989)

There is a reason that Christmas vacation is considered a christmas classic. The film still holds up to this day. Chevy Chase is at his prime in this film being funny, expressive, and likable. In fact, most of the characters are likable despite most of them being two-dimensional characters. Contrast this film with the film Deck The Halls which had a similar main character. The filmmakers of that film seemed to have been trying to go out if their way to make the characters completely unlikeable along with being completely unfunny. The film is at its best when it goes over the top such as when Chevy Chase's character uses something on his saucer sled to cut down on friction which results in him going the speed of light. As I have gotten older, it has become harder for me to laugh while watching comedies, as I have heard all the jokes before. This film however had quite a few jokes that made me laugh especially some of the more raunchy ones. I wish modern day comedies were as funny as the ones in the eighties. There is one complaint I have with this movie; the ending is a little bit of a cop out when it comes to the resolution. I recommend the film to people when winter starts. I felt kind of weird watching the film when Fall has just started. In addition, I would like to tell any of my fellow classmates that this film and the previous two are available in the school library if you are interested. I give the film a 9/10.