Let's be honest.

Vacation isn't one of those must see movie blockbusters, and would probably be one of the last choices for anyone to watch for the month.

On the other hand, its much easier to arrange a group movie outing as the chances of everyone watching that is pretty low ;)

The ratings for this particular movie are quite bad(reference Rottentomatoes), which is no surprise as most crude comedies are rated so. It wasn't as crude as I expected it to be though.(then again maybe thats because it was moderated in Singapore)

To sum it up, we went in with low expectations. But! I could hear the hall filled with laughter through-out the movie! and we came out smiling and discussing about the funny parts as well. All in all an enjoyable movie experience :)

Yes, it's not gonna win any awards or sure. but for anyone looking for a light-hearted movie packed with laughter, WATCH THIS! :D I was honestly afraid of drinking my soda for fear of spurting it out from laughter.

As corny and silly as the 80s Vacation movies were in the best ways possible. I was expecting another lame attempt at rebooting a franchise. Worth the watch. Solid laugh out loud moments.

Reboot to the National Lampoon's Vacation series that's also a sequel of sorts. Rusty Griswold is all grown up with kids of his own and decides to take them to Walley World like his dad did with their family all those years ago. The results are just as chaotic, if never quite as funny. Remakes, reboots, etc. are always tough to make work (as they should be) but this one does surprisingly OK. It's not a patch on the first few Vacation films with Chevy Chase (who has an unfunny appearance late in this movie) but it is good in its own way. Ed Helms and Christina Applegate provide few of the laughs, which hurts more than anything since they are the leads. Most of the successful humor comes from the guest stars like Chris Hemsworth and the two kids playing the sons, Steele Stebbins and Skyler Gisondo. Stebbins is especially funny and easily the best part of the movie. To the movie's credit, it doesn't simply do a scene-for-scene remake and tries to make its own mark. But years of road trip comedies, many of which were inspired by the original Vacation, makes this feel more than a little familiar. Still, it's watchable and provides some laughs if you're in the right mood.

I grew up watching the "Vacation" movies, regardless of the fact that some of them are a little raunchy! When I first heard of this movie, I thought it was a remake, but it is actually a sequel with a very similar plot to the first movie. Of course the movie wasn't anywhere near as good as the original, but it still wasn't that bad! I just wish that they would have toned down the raunchiness a little bit because none of the original "Vacation" movies were so profane and unsanitary! I also hoped that Chevy Chase and Beverly D'angelo would have had bigger parts in this movie. They're only in it for maybe five minutes! Other than that, the film was pretty good! It had a decent story structure, the character development was great, and it was hilarious from start to finish! I would give this movie a chance for those of you who haven't seen it!

I thought this movie was the most fun and most funniest I've seen in a while at the movies. I saw this Opening Night and I was very skeptic and worried because I loved the trailers but I've seen other comedies in the past were the trailers were so funny but the movie overall wasn't funny and was so disappointing. The story follows Rusty Griswold as he takes his family on a road-trip vacation to Walley World because he went there when he was a kid with his family and he wants to reconnect with his family and spice things up with his Wife. I thought this was the funniest movie I have seen since The Wedding Ringer, which came out in January of this year. I'm a big Vacation films fan and I was so excited about the son taking over Clark's place and Ed Helms succeeded big time as Rusty Griswold. It was great seeing Christina Applegate in this film as Rusty's wife and as well of course seeing Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo return. It was also surprising to see Leslie Mann as Audrey, Rusty's Sister, Chris Hemsworth as her Husband and nice seeing a few surprising people appear. The kids in the movie did a great job but the small kid needed his mouth cleaned out, he used a lot of language in the film. The story was so relate-able and was so much fun to see and watch. This Vacation movie also reminded me as well of the 2013 Hit-Summer road trip comedy "We're the Millers" which I also loved. Parents should not bring their Teenagers and their young kids, this is not appropriate for teens under 17 because of the constant language, some nudity and the raunchy/crude sexual humor/situations. There was moments in the film where it was awkward and sorta uncomfortable but it was a good, fun, funny movie. There has been so many bad reviews, complaints for this movie since it's been filming, it's not a remake or a reboot people, it's basically a continuation after "Vegas Vacation." There was maybe one or two slow parts in the movie but besides that, I loved this movie. If you want to go see this and have a good, fun time, this is the movie to come to, don't come to this movie very serious and expecting it not to be funny because trust me, it's hilarious. I'm going to see it again in a few days and I can't wait to watch it again. Vacation deserves a lot more praise because it's such a funny, funny movie and it's probably this years "We're the Millers." Hilarious, fun movie!!!!!

Crazy, hilarious things happen in this very funny film. Raunchy comedy remake which is funnier than the original; contemporary humor, easier to follow and with multiple Ed Helms freak out moments. Yes, there are things in there which are hard-to-believe but who cares? This is a fictional comedy and not a documentary. Good cast, good cameos, funny jokes, odd situations and overall great entertainment; that's what you can expect from this movie. The rating is too low here-very unfair. This is a great raunchy comedy which you might watch again and again! 9/10

I never went to see this movie with the expectation that it was going to top or at least compare to the original,so maybe that's why I wasn't disappointed in it like obviously many others here and in general were.The 1983 Vacation that kick-started this franchise was even better than the sequels that followed,and I'm honestly one of the few people in this world who didn't see the appeal of Christmas Vacation beyond that one scene with Bing Crosby's Hawaiian Christmas song.Anyhow,this was a decent reboot with a now-adult Rusty Griswold with his own family.The crude,adulterated humor and foul language in this one is not so over-the-top in this day and age as it would have been 32 years ago had it been prevalent then.Ed Helms was a great choice for the role of Rusty as was Christina Applegate as his wife Debbie.On top of her obvious risqué humor that we know she conveys so well on screen,she can play the straight woman convincingly enough that you forget for a brief moment that she was "Kelly Bundy" on "Married With Children" 3 decades prior.While I won't exaggerate by giving this modernization of Vacation 10 stars out of 10,it definitely deserves 7 for sticking with tradition and yet standing out on its own in a Hollywood that's become too formulaic.

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.

The time you're waisting watching this horrible attempt of a comedy will never return to you. The whole movie is a long and boring string of bad words , sex innuendos and pathetic attempts to squeeze a joke. Chevy Chase movies where dumb but in a good way , there was a family theme and good acting. The remake failed in every single aspect on trying to continue that idea. Although this "movie" is rated 15 I wouldn't allow anybody under 18 to watch it because is just filled to the rim with , again, childish potty humour , it's like the whole movie was written during a frat house drunken orgy. . The characters try to mimic the Griswalds but there is nothing funny , about them. Christina Applegate used to be a respectable actress and a funny one , here is just none of that . Bad Bad Bad

It is hard to imagine that this horrible script got the green lit esp with such a huge budget. The two main writers should be fired from ever writing anything ever again. A real pathetic attempt with each joke not working at all and making the parents look like imbeciles with no payoff yet maybe this is the reality of what Americans like to watch and behave like. Makes you wonder what kind of message the writers want to send out there on parents using comedy. Not funny at all.. and it had no flow whatsoever like the other Chevy Chase movies. The movie felt like it never got out of first gear.. literally. I give it a Zero since only a 1 is possible. Don't waste your time or money.

I truly love this film, it is one of my favourite comedies of all time. 99% of the jokes work, whether it's the rancid younger brother, the ridiculous car, the Griswold Springs scene or the cringely flirtatious Chris Hemsworth.

The critics reviews are so low it is clearly some kind of snobbery. It perfectly fits with the National Lampoons franchise it is based on.

Even though you know exactly where the jokes and scenes are going it doesn't matter as they are just so funny. Actually knowing it is coming makes them even better.

I love a high brow intellectual film but I also love fun silly comedies and this one is just that.

Don't listen to the critics give it a watch.

You can't help to be skeptical when you hear they're going to remake something that worked so successfully the first time around, but then I herd that the movie was going to focus on Rusty Griswold, and his family making this as much a sequel or spin-off as it is a reboot.

Rusty remembers the original Vacation to Wally World with such fondness that he takes his family on a road trip to the theme park as a way to spice up their annual vacation.

the movie acts mostly as a series of sketches and gags paste together to make a movie, but each gag makes me giggle and in some cases I laughed out loud.

Their decisions to make a rated R film helps a lot as well.

Chris Hemsworth was great in the movie. The beautiful Aussie got to show he was more than a pretty face with muscles and did a little comedy that had me rolling on the floor.

Me personally, the movie works better if I think of it as a Spin-off than a reboot. It's never going to live up to the original, but it's a fine sequel.

Went to go see this movie with my wife as we saw the trailer and it looked like it would be an enjoyable comedy with a bit of adventure. I am also a big fan of Ed Helms (The Hangover).

The fact is, apart from the very rare actual funny moments, this movie falls way short of expectations! Very cheesy jokes, cringe worthy scenes and my goodness the child actors are just so bad and full of F bombs and other bits of profanity that are just not necessary.

All in all a huge disappointment and a real shame that I can't get back those 100 minutes.

Should you watch it? I would rather sit through the Twilight Saga again!

Despite the movie is a over the top comedy that is ridiculous and sometimes straight out offensive and disgusting, the movie makes you laugh. I haven't laughed like this for a good while, so it does however do its job as a comedy. if you are however looking for a calm comedy that takes itself a little bit serious..... stay away XD It contains offensive jokes, foul language (often from the small ones) over-dramatic scenes with plot twists, scrap that! there is plot twists everywhere, but the movie is for some reason able to keep you entertained as you try to pick up all the popcorn you dropped on the floor after laughing hysterically from a really bad line that just turns even more awkward as the other character replies back. A must watch mess for the ones that needs a good laugh, and bring a friend. It makes the movie 10 time better when a cheap but funny line comes up and both of you can relate XD

I was not able to watch the preview the movie, so I didn't know what to expect. I just saw Ed Helm so I thought it would be funny. This movie was funny in my opinion. It might seem more stupid when I watch it a second time. I usually don't like stupid funny, and there were plenty of stupid funny. However, those scenes made sense with the movie and I just rolled with it since the movie never gave me time to think about those stupid scene. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. It wasn't great and I probably won't remember this movie. I would probably others to red box this movie if they never seen it before.

TD

Rusty Griswold now has his own family, beautiful wife Debbie, and two sons James and Kevin. Rusty plans to take his family to Wally World, the same holiday his parents took him and his sister Audrey on back in 1983.

The car, they got every possible gag out of that Albanian car that they could, talk about milking it.

Some funny bits, I did laugh at some of the car scenes, the visit to Audrey and Stone's ranch. Some of the funniest lines came from young Kevin (Steele Stebbins) he was very funny. Some bits were a bit on the wrong side, the truck driver was a little in bad taste.

Ed Helms joins the list of actor's that have played Rusty, I like him as a funny man, he did a good job, Christina Applegage was fun too, very raunchy. The kids were very funny too. It was great to have Beverly D'Angelo and Chevy Chase there too, wouldn't have bad not having those two make an appearance.

It wasn't a film I was massively fussed on seeing, Hotel Hell Vacation I didn't enjoy that much, it felt like they'd put more effort into this one, the music helped, it was a mix of fun and nostalgia, immediately after seeing this I wanted to watch the National Lampoon's European Vacation. The photos were a nice touch too.

The Griswold's were a big deal when I was growing up, this film won't have the same impact on today's youngsters.

Don't tear your hair out in anguish to see it, but watch it if you get the chance. 6/10.