Very disappointed :(

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Seriously, if everyone would just chill tfo about wanting to compare this version with the original version, you would find this movie is hilarious. First time in years I didn't want to punch Ed Helms in the face after watching him in a movie. The two actors who play the boys in the movie are great. But the gem and queen of this movie is Christina Applegate. All in all, a really funny movie, a lot better than internet trolls have shown it. I just hope the 100 million worldwide gross will generate a remake of Xmas Vacation. I will admit that Chris Hemsworth, Charlie Day, Kaitlyn Olson, Michael Pena, Nick Kroll, either Key or Peele, are great in their own small role way. However, this movie does not provide the Cousin Ed role made famous by Canadian truffle sniffer Randy Quaid.

It's hard to separate this film from it's predecessors. It feels like Hollywood Execs we're just trying to cash in on some nostalgia. We're talking about trying to capture the essence of classic comedy films. It sucks because I truly do like all the actors involved in this film, but still... However it did have some redeeming factors and good jokes in an attempt to do its own thing, but not really. It's time to stop trying to redo classic comedy films.

There were some good laughs, and although at points it was a little ridiculous, that ridiculousness managed to somewhat lend itself to the laughs.Another nice aspect of this movie is that, it kind of tried to steer away to some extent, from the predictability of these type of movies. Sure, a large part of it was very predictable, but, it tried with others, and I appreciated that.Overall, Vacation was pretty much what I always expected it to be, and it met those expectations quite well. Usually these road trip type comedy flicks, filled with a bunch of unnecessary spectacle end up feeling way too long, even with their usual 1 hr 30 min running time, but this film filled up that time with some palatable content for the most part. 5.7/10.P.S. Chris Hemsworth continues to deliver terrible, terrible American accents, and I have a feeling this film was just a disposable/replaceable playground to further practice his accent without consequence.

RELEASED IN 2015 and written/directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein, "Vacation" details the misadventures of Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) & his family when he decides to take 'em on a car trip from the Chicago area to Walley World in California. Christina Applegate plays the mother while Skyler Gisondo & Steele Stebbins play the sons. Leslie Mann appears as Ed's sister and Chris Hemsworth her hunky hubby, whom the Griswolds visit in Texas.The plot is great for a sequel to the classic 1983 film with Chevy Chase & Beverly D'Angelo, who appear here in the last act. Unfortunately, I was turned off right out of the gate by the younger Griswold's crude verbiage and non-jokes, which seemed more fitting for a nasty sitcom like "Two Broke Girls." Thankfully, the punk has a story arc where he eats some humble pie later.Despite that negative, there are about four laugh-out-loud sequences: The sorority episode, parts of the Crandall segment (which feature Mann & Hemsworth), the howling hilarious raft sequence and the closing Walley World brouhaha & roller coaster fiasco. Have you ever waited 2-3 hours for a freakin' roller coaster ride? It's ridiculous. In addition, the flick scores pretty well on the female front, particularly (to be expected) during the sorority segment.While I could do without the tasteless non-humor and profanity (mostly from the little punk), I found this one far funnier than the original movie. Plus the way it supports family and marriage underneath the zany laughs is almost heartwarming. Too bad the creators felt they had to add so much foulness because (1.) it's not funny and (2.) it wasn't necessary. THE FILM RUNS 99 minutes and was shot in Chicago, Georgia (Atlanta, Covington & Six Flags in Austell), North Carolina (Charlotte), Utah (Kanab), Arizona (Marble Canyon) and California (San Francisco).GRADE: B- (6.5/10)