This weeks movie choice, (drum roll please) is non-other then:
National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation
Starring the hilarious Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, the “last true family man”. This movie follows Clark and his family on their quest for a “Griswold Faaaamily Christmas”.
Sadly, despite Clark’s greatest efforts there is one problem after the next.
- Their tree is to big.
- Their family argues.
- Clark gets locked up in the attic which then leads to him falling through the ceiling and later being dropped out of the attic door dressed as a woman.
- Twenty-five thousand imported Italian twinkle lights aren’t twinkling.
- Cousin Eddie surprises the family with a week long visit, parking his rusting home in the driveway.
- Cousin Eddie subsequently empties his septic tank into the sewers.
“Merry Christmas! Shitters full!”
- Aunt Bethany wraps her cat as a gift that later becomes a fried kitty, ruining in the process.
- The turkey is dry.
- The dog throw up after emptying the garbage cans all over the kitchen floor.
- Uncle Lewis lights the tree on fire.
- Clark’s new tree (from his front yard) has a squirrel that ends up chasing them around the house.
- Clark recieve’s a membership to the “Jam of the month club” rather than his typical raise.
“It’s the gift that just keeps giving Clark.”
- Eddie kidnaps his boss.
- The cops raid the Griswold Family Christmas, smashing through every window in the house.
But through it all, Christmas is saved when Clark’s boss decides to give him his 20% more of his bonus of the year before. The movie ends with the family on the front lawn watching a plastic Santa soar across the sky while singing the Star Spangled Banner.
This movie is hilarious and one of my favorite Christmas movies. It’s a great movie to get into the holiday spirit.