National Lampoon's Vacation [30th Anniversary] [Blu-ray] [1983]

This was a spur of the moment purchase after having watched Christmas Vacation during Christmastime. I purchased it online. Very easy & quick. Delivery was earlier than expected. Needless to say, we enjoyed watching this Blast from the Past film!!

SNL legend Chevy Chase wants to take the family on a cross country vacation to Wally World in California. This is where the trouble, but fun for the audience begins. From purchasing the new car to having to take an unwanted relative along for the ride to all the adventure in between to finally arriving at the destination to unexpected results. A great supporting cast includes Eugene Levy and John Candy. Superb direction by Harold Ramis. This is one Vacation you won't want to miss.

This movie will never grow in my household. Out all the movies in this franchise to me this is the funniest. My 11 year old was laughing so hard. This has brought so many memories of my childhood back watching this film.

It's still a very funny movie, even with all the dated references. The extras aren't the greatest in the world: commentary, an introduction and a featurette gallery. But I only really wanted the movie and the price was fantastic at the time, so those things weren't all that important to me. The picture quality is quite good. As I bought a DVD and watched it on a Blu-ray player on a 1080p TV, it definitely beats the image quality the first time I saw it on television back in 1984. On a less important note, my copy did not have the same cover art as what is shown (Boris Vallejo painting). Mine is a fairly crude composite shot of Chevy Chase, the family truckster flying overhead and the desert in the background.

I can truly say that nowadays, some remakes and sequels are better than those of the past. In this case, not only was the 2015 sequel not that great, it was also up against an epic instant classic and original. This Chevy and Beverly hit brought a whole new take on satire that redefined the entire outlook on comedy in film.

I’ve seen this movie many times and enjoy it every time. I quote lines from this film quite often. Makes me want to take a trip to Wally World!

I've seen this film approximately 30 to 40 times in my life, and I never get tired of it. Boneheaded, but well meaning father, Clark Griswold, driving his wife and two kids on a cross country family vacation, from Chicago to a California theme park, to spend time with all of them, before the kids are too old for such things.

I have to think there can't be many people who have not seen this movie but for those of you who have not this is a must see.Chevy Chase and the entire cast are at their best.This movie is as much fun as you can ever have.The Blu-Ray transfer is good the audio is just OK but the new documentary is a little repetitive but very good.