The Story:
Clark (Chevy Chase) and Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) Griswold are back, along with their kids Rusty 3.0 (Johnny Galecki) and Audrey (Juliette Lewis). This time, they are staying at home and getting the house ready for the in-laws to visit! It's going to be the best Christmas.... Ever!!!
The Griswolds exist to remind you that no matter how bad your vacations are, things could always be worse!
The third, and best, of the series returns with John Hughes pulling out all the stops for a Christmas classic, helmed by first time director Jeremiah Chechik. It was all downhill for him after this film, but what a promising start to a career!
However, for the most part, the movie runs solely on the wonderful gags and dialogue that John Hughes developed for his cast, led by the perfectly cast Chase as the patriarch of the family.
I'm not here to argue on Chase's behalf as an actor, but for those that fail to find him funny or insist he's never done any good work, I'll simply say you're wrong, here's proof, and move along.
He is the beleaguered "everyman dad" that eventually some form of torture befalls to make the worst plans come to life.
Thankfully, it's Clark who takes the brunt of what goes wrong and provides the rest of us with a blueprint on how to avoid making the same mistakes.
Randy Quaid returns as the creepy cousin Eddie, and is simply outstanding in his performance. Chase and Quaid have a perfect back and forth relationship throughout the movie that is just hysterical to watch their delivery, along with the funny lines.
It's not Christmas time until this movie plays, and it's one of a few Christmas movies that is not only allowed to play more than once during the holiday season...
It's encouraged!
If you don't already own a copy, it's also currently streaming on Netflix through the holidays!
Final Grade: A+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Owned it, wearing it out... the kids upgraded the house to a blu ray copy last Christmas! They love me!! Or the movie... : /
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