Clark watching the "old" home movies from 1955 in 1989, 34 years had passed since they were filmed. Jax watching this movie in 2024, 35 years have passed since this movie was filmed!
Loved your reaction, but then again I always do. The best Christmas movie is It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. If you haven't seen that one, it's the best. Can't wait for your next reaction.
This is a must watch every year in my family, for me multiple viewings all month long. My sister has one of those Marty moose cups for drinking egg nog you see cousin Eddie drinking out of
Your parents never taught you that? You see, kid, when a man and a woman love each other very much, they engage in a special "hug." Nine months later, a bird with a large wingspan shows up with a baby in a hobo bindle.
I love this movie, been watching it since I was a kid, but as an adult, I cringe every time that extension ladder collapses when he is on it. He came so close to having all of his fingers sheared off.
this movie is also a bit realist. If you think about it, we all have strange relatives: the drunk uncle, the old auntie losing memory, and so on. I watch this movie every december since 1989.
9:30 yes is Johnny Galecki from The Big Bang Theory, the late 80s early 90s Roseanne series & The Conners 2018 series. One of the jokes of the National Lampoons Vacation franchise is the recasting of the actors for the children with Galecki being the 3rd actor to play Russ, with actor Ed Helms in the 2015 Vacation movie Playing Russ as a father taking his family on a cross country trip like in the original movie.
While many like to say it isn't Christmas until Hans Gruber gets thrown off of Nakatomi Plaza (Die Hard), for me however, it just isn't Christmas until Clark Griswold does his epic rant about his boss.
In previous movies? I don't think so but anyone can feel free to correct me. The theme is usually the Griswold's aka The Typical American Family is vacationing somewhere else (Wallyworld, the UK, so on) and are themselves problem where the twist here is the vacation to their home (but they are still there thus the problem is as well). The idea was that it is established that Clark is unlikable jackass thus naturally his neighbors who seem to be a bit bougie are already fed up with him. Kind of outlining that he rubs people the wrong way with his snarky attitude. The first movie was worth it or at least in this vein if you will though the humor would be a bit dated. I can't recall if the European was worth it not. I remember the intro being hilarious fun. What I like about this one is the no nonsense approach versus the typical holiday movie glitter. And subsequent message about expectations. It's a nice break from the norm imo.
"i was able to watch vegas vacation, on the way to vegas in the car as a kid" - wow that makes me feel old and im not even 38 yet lol as my dad would say "back in my day the only entertainment we had was books, magazines, music and the nintendo gameboy on a roadtrip - and god help you if you wanted to play the gameboy, you had to walk 40miles uphill in the snow just to get to your brother (cars were bigger in the 90s) and ask if there was any power left in the batteries."
The best Christmas movie ever. If you haven't seen it A Christmas Story is really great too. Both are yearly watches for me. If you want a movie about family, may I suggest the Fast and Furious franchise. 5:26 I must be old I recognized Mme Veep as Elaine Benes. Those two are meant to be Yuppies 23:10 "That's what she said" -Michael Scott
This comedy is the third and best episode in the “National Lampoon's” series about the Griswold family. Slapstick and satire elements harmonize magnificently. And situation comedian Chase is in top form. As Jax rightly points out, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ star Johnny Galecki had one of his first roles as son Rusty in this turbulent piece of fun. All the hilarious scenes (Cousin Eddie empties the camper van's toilet into the sewer, the cat “evaporates” under the armchair, etc.) are designed to make you laugh out loud. There's nothing to question. Just enjoy and have a good time...
8:22 this was always my favorite scene in the movie, Chevy Chase is a master of the "Freudian slip and backpedal" gag. "It wouldn't be Christmas if the stores were any hooter than they _hotter_ than they are." 😂 (Quoting from memory, may not be verbatim 😅)
yesss CASSIE (popcorn in bed) & her sister has best reaction and believe it or not "Just trust Ash & his brit girl/friend just about sob at various scnes
@@michaelceraso1977 yup. I’ve watched each one probably a dozen times. I’d like to see EOM Reacts do this movie. Movies with Mary has a pretty good reaction as well.
Great Reaction...... Standard Post, So Some might have already mentioned..... The actors who play the kids (Rusty & Audrey) change with each movie..... When Clark attacks the Santa/Reindeer Chevy actually broke his thumb so the Grunting and switching to kicking was real..... The "Moose Mugs" are call-back to "National Lampoons Vacation" the mascot of the Theme Park...... Aunt Bethany who gave "The Blessing" is the actress who played the voice of Betty Boop and Ovile Oyl in the cartoons..... During Clark's "Rant" the other actors were wearing signs with a word to prompt the Insults...... GOOF: The lights outside the attic window don't match the pattern with the rest of the house. My favorite part is when Ellen pulls the chain on the trap door. ???? Clark's boss is Brian-Doyle-Murphy (Bill Murry's brother) calls him greaseball when he drops off his gift.?? He doesn't get his name right until the end. Fun fact: This is the only Vacation where Audrey is older than Rusty.
I can go through this movie line for line. It is one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Second only to Die Hard which is the best Christmas movie.
I don’t *know* Margot! And “We are standing next to the threshold of hell!” Did you notice the kids actually became famous. The son’s so wealthy now he doesn’t have to work if he doesn’t have to. Dana Baron was my favorite daughter, Ethan Embry my favorite son.
This film always gets me in a Christmas mood, and it's usually one of the first Christmas films I watch every year. I love that it goes through all the Christmas traditions one by one, and that it carries the message that it's okay to get things wrong. We're all just trying our best. Also, the physical comedy is hilarious!
“Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?” My favorite quote! So glad you left it in! And yes, rotties are the cutest puppies, of course I’m a little bias.
1:30 I had to rewind and listen to what you said because I didn’t have my volume up far enough, and I was in the middle of something. It first sounded to me like you that he had a little crack, and I thought, Santa’s a little too fat to be a crack head. 5:31 Jax, people like the neighbors are yuppies, and are often referred to as DINKS, Dual Income No Kids.
Any film that is presented by National Lampoon is a comedy farce. Literally everything Clark Griswold does is intended to make us laugh or cringe. Nothing should be taken seriously.
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"Hallelujah! Holy sh*t! Where's the Tylenol?" Yep, been there :)
One of the best movie rants ever
10:06 "Ah! Cake Box! - There are pasteries in there! Pasteries!" Great Reaction. Hahaha!
"Don't throw me down, Clark." That woman was the voice of Betty Boop.
Big bang is the son
And Olive Oyl!
_National Lampoons Vacation SAGA_
- Vacation (1983)
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Vegas Vacation (1997)
- Vacation (2015)
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Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) But we don't have talk about that one lol.
There was also a Christmas Vacation 2 which everyone ignores because it's beyond terrible. It was made in 2003 and was a TV movie.
yes please!
the whole saga is gret!
+2
Never once thought that's Leonard hofstater
I saw this when it was first released on VHS as a kid and I still end every rant with, "Where's the Tylenol?" 😏
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_i recommend you react to the original :_
🔥 *Vacation (1983)* 🔥
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This is my favorite COMEDY Christmas movie, it's A Wonderful Life is my favorite Xmas movie, with this film being a close 2nd.
Clark watching the "old" home movies from 1955 in 1989, 34 years had passed since they were filmed. Jax watching this movie in 2024, 35 years have passed since this movie was filmed!
We have 6 house guests this Christmas - gonna be a blast!
Loved your reaction, but then again I always do. The best Christmas movie is It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. If you haven't seen that one, it's the best. Can't wait for your next reaction.
That's my favorite Christmas movie 2 with this being a very close second.
Oh, you have _got_ to react to "A Christmas Story", if you haven't yet..
Juliette Lewis Steve Martin & Madeline Kahn : Mixed Nuts ,,,,Great Christmas Movie🎄
How did you get this far in life without seeing this movie!?
so great
"Sometimes, you abduct someone and they give you money" And just like that, the channel took a dark turn...
Wow. You spotted Johnny Galecki. Yep, that was him playing Rusty.
"Can't see the line, can you, Russ?"
Will always be my favorite line 🤣
Please watch the original national lampoon vacation! It's amazing and a classic...
My favourite bit is them spelling Auxiliary wrong.
Shitters full, Merry Christmas. 🤣
Happy Friday 😢😢😢😢
Snotty the Rottie😀
Good movie innerspace 1987 Dennis Quaid
This is a must watch every year in my family, for me multiple viewings all month long. My sister has one of those Marty moose cups for drinking egg nog you see cousin Eddie drinking out of
"It went dark there but with these family members I'd have to..." Yeah. Agreed.
I actually just watched this for the first time two days ago. Good movie. Not home alone or Grinch but good
Fun Fact: Mae Questel (Aunt Bethany), had a prolific career in voice acting. She voiced iconic characters such as Betty Boop and Olive Oyl.
Moose glass is a callback to the first movie when they visited Wally World.
Gotta watch Gremlins next
Jax, you need to watch Edward Scissorhands next!
Omg 😲
This woman is soo adorable and charismatic, where does she come from ??
Your parents never taught you that? You see, kid, when a man and a woman love each other very much, they engage in a special "hug." Nine months later, a bird with a large wingspan shows up with a baby in a hobo bindle.
@colormedubious4747 what exactly are you trying to say 🤔
@@jimmykarlsson2567 I'm explaining where people come from. 😂
My favorite joke that doesn't get enough laughs is when Eddie puts the dog food on top of the light bulbs that Clark just put on top of the cart.
That and when Eddie says that the older one is preparing for his career. College? carnival.
Will you be watching Klaus this year? It "teaches" you about the origins of all the Christmas traditions.
You can find that RV at a place called Castle Noel in Ohio.
Let’s go Jax
Hi Jax. You do like see Die Hard, is a christmas movie
"how many animals did you have to murder for that coat?! ...it looks gorgeous though." 🤣😅😂 i ABSOLUTELY LOST IT! 😆 LOVED your reaction! 👍😁
The actress who played Clark's Aunt Bethany did the voice of Betty Boop
I love this movie, been watching it since I was a kid, but as an adult, I cringe every time that extension ladder collapses when he is on it. He came so close to having all of his fingers sheared off.
this movie is also a bit realist. If you think about it, we all have strange relatives: the drunk uncle, the old auntie losing memory, and so on. I watch this movie every december since 1989.
"Bend over and I'll show you...."
I meant this movie is the only one in the franchise that’s what I get using speak to text lol
Very strange order to watch them in. You should have started with Vacation Great reaction.
No attic?
What's between your ceiling and roof?
9:30 yes is Johnny Galecki from The Big Bang Theory, the late 80s early 90s Roseanne series & The Conners 2018 series. One of the jokes of the National Lampoons Vacation franchise is the recasting of the actors for the children with Galecki being the 3rd actor to play Russ, with actor Ed Helms in the 2015 Vacation movie Playing Russ as a father taking his family on a cross country trip like in the original movie.
While many like to say it isn't Christmas until Hans Gruber gets thrown off of Nakatomi Plaza (Die Hard), for me however, it just isn't Christmas until Clark Griswold does his epic rant about his boss.
In previous movies? I don't think so but anyone can feel free to correct me. The theme is usually the Griswold's aka The Typical American Family is vacationing somewhere else (Wallyworld, the UK, so on) and are themselves problem where the twist here is the vacation to their home (but they are still there thus the problem is as well). The idea was that it is established that Clark is unlikable jackass thus naturally his neighbors who seem to be a bit bougie are already fed up with him. Kind of outlining that he rubs people the wrong way with his snarky attitude.
The first movie was worth it or at least in this vein if you will though the humor would be a bit dated. I can't recall if the European was worth it not. I remember the intro being hilarious fun. What I like about this one is the no nonsense approach versus the typical holiday movie glitter. And subsequent message about expectations. It's a nice break from the norm imo.
I love this movie. Every Christmas I watch this and home alone. It's kind of a tradition at my parents place as well.
She probably gets told on the daily, But just in case, What a stunningly beautiful woman.
"i was able to watch vegas vacation, on the way to vegas in the car as a kid" - wow that makes me feel old and im not even 38 yet lol as my dad would say "back in my day the only entertainment we had was books, magazines, music and the nintendo gameboy on a roadtrip - and god help you if you wanted to play the gameboy, you had to walk 40miles uphill in the snow just to get to your brother (cars were bigger in the 90s) and ask if there was any power left in the batteries."
Bad Santa is a great holiday banger as well
The best Christmas movie ever. If you haven't seen it A Christmas Story is really great too. Both are yearly watches for me. If you want a movie about family, may I suggest the Fast and Furious franchise.
5:26 I must be old I recognized Mme Veep as Elaine Benes. Those two are meant to be Yuppies
23:10 "That's what she said" -Michael Scott
SANTA'S REVENGE... When Chevy punched the Santa ornament, he broke a Finger. PROOF that you shouldn't hit anything/anybody during the Holidays!
Merry Christmas, Jax!!
🎄Great laugh reaction, cool movie and early Merry Christmas to you and lamby 🐑.
This comedy is the third and best episode in the “National Lampoon's” series about the Griswold family.
Slapstick and satire elements harmonize magnificently. And situation comedian Chase is in top form.
As Jax rightly points out, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ star Johnny Galecki had one of his first roles as son Rusty in this turbulent piece of fun.
All the hilarious scenes (Cousin Eddie empties the camper van's toilet into the sewer, the cat “evaporates” under the armchair, etc.) are designed to make you laugh out loud.
There's nothing to question. Just enjoy and have a good time...
8:22 this was always my favorite scene in the movie, Chevy Chase is a master of the "Freudian slip and backpedal" gag.
"It wouldn't be Christmas if the stores were any hooter than they _hotter_ than they are." 😂
(Quoting from memory, may not be verbatim 😅)
One of my favourite Christmas films!
Hi Jax 👋👋. Lamby looks adorable in his Santa outfit 😂
This one is so funny!!! 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for a great year, and Merry Christmas, Jax!
Randy quied brother of Dennis quied
I really hope you do "Scrooged" next. It's Bill Murray at his peak.
If you haven’t seen it, You MUST do It’s Wonderful Life (1946). It’s the best Christmas movie ever made!
yesss CASSIE (popcorn in bed) & her sister has best reaction and believe it or not "Just trust Ash & his brit girl/friend just about sob at various scnes
@@michaelceraso1977 yup. I’ve watched each one probably a dozen times. I’d like to see EOM Reacts do this movie. Movies with Mary has a pretty good reaction as well.
Do "The Night Before" Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Seth Rogan
Great holiday vibes for sure!!
Lol. I've been waiting for you to do this. I typically watch this several times during the Christmas season. One of my top 5 for the season
My FAVORITE Christmas movie!!!!
Good catch on Johnny Galecki (think I spelled that right) yeah he’s super young in this one
If they where better to their cats they wouldn't have a squirrel problem at all.
"Sh*tter was full !" has been a Christmas Greeting since 1989
Actually saw an RV near my home that had that sticker on the side.
You can get Christmas sweaters with that on it
Great Reaction...... Standard Post, So Some might have already mentioned.....
The actors who play the kids (Rusty & Audrey) change with each movie.....
When Clark attacks the Santa/Reindeer Chevy actually broke his thumb so the Grunting and switching to kicking was real.....
The "Moose Mugs" are call-back to "National Lampoons Vacation" the mascot of the Theme Park......
Aunt Bethany who gave "The Blessing" is the actress who played the voice of Betty Boop and Ovile Oyl in the cartoons.....
During Clark's "Rant" the other actors were wearing signs with a word to prompt the Insults......
GOOF: The lights outside the attic window don't match the pattern with the rest of the house.
My favorite part is when Ellen pulls the chain on the trap door. ????
Clark's boss is Brian-Doyle-Murphy (Bill Murry's brother) calls him greaseball when he drops off his gift.?? He doesn't get his name right until the end.
Fun fact: This is the only Vacation where Audrey is older than Rusty.
Such a great movie. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to it.
I can go through this movie line for line. It is one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Second only to Die Hard which is the best Christmas movie.
Jax, you crack me up with your reactions. You start laughing and I start LMAO.
This is the best thing! EVER! :) I love your predictions! Thanks!
(8:23) The scene I remember the most as a sophomore in college. (Oh yeah, the house lighting too...)
Snotz❤
She is elaine in seinfeld.
This is a true Christmas ⛄ Classic. OH and Jax the girl doing the reaction is beautiful 😁
Are you sharing the room with a small sun?
Merry Christmas Jax 🎅 🎄 😊
Cousin Eddie is peak Randy Quaid.
I just gotta say you have the most enchanting eyes
I agree ❤
simp
I don’t *know* Margot!
And
“We are standing next to the threshold of hell!”
Did you notice the kids actually became famous. The son’s so wealthy now he doesn’t have to work if he doesn’t have to.
Dana Baron was my favorite daughter, Ethan Embry my favorite son.
11:16
In one sense, the kids aren't even reoccurring characters.
This and Ernest Saves Christmas are two of my favorites.
This film always gets me in a Christmas mood, and it's usually one of the first Christmas films I watch every year. I love that it goes through all the Christmas traditions one by one, and that it carries the message that it's okay to get things wrong. We're all just trying our best. Also, the physical comedy is hilarious!
Always cry with laughter when she starts the Pledge of Allegiance 🤣
Very engaging, reaction. Your laugh is infectious. . Great job.
Happy Holidays =)
“Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?”
My favorite quote! So glad you left it in! And yes, rotties are the cutest puppies, of course I’m a little bias.
How about a Lamby advent calendar?
Christmas Vacation is one of the rare third installments that is arguably better than the original
It's not Christmas until we hear the tuba version of "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer".
1:30 I had to rewind and listen to what you said because I didn’t have my volume up far enough, and I was in the middle of something. It first sounded to me like you that he had a little crack, and I thought, Santa’s a little too fat to be a crack head.
5:31 Jax, people like the neighbors are yuppies, and are often referred to as DINKS, Dual Income No Kids.
The older I get the more I realize he wasn't that crazy at all...
Any film that is presented by National Lampoon is a comedy farce. Literally everything Clark Griswold does is intended to make us laugh or cringe. Nothing should be taken seriously.
What a coincidence! I rewatched it today as well! 💜✨