National Lampoon's Vacation staring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and the scene stealer himself Randy Quaid.
They don't make comedies like this anymore, period. Jess and I were talking about this the other day and you know it's right comedies now-a-days are no where near as memorable as the comedies from 80's and before (just a small list from the top of my head: Dr. Strangelove, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Holy Grail, Ghostbuters, The Jerk, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles). Now we just get full out gross humor with characters we really care nothing about, nor does the story even try to make us care about them.
There is one thing I noticed while watching this movie that a lot of comedies do not do and that is: it knew when to cut a joke short and not let it drag out and by doing this I believe the humor of the joke stays longer in the mind. This movie also knows when swearing is humor and doesn't just populate it throughout the movie just because it can. The humor here was so much more sophisticated and, you know, actual humor not the gross out, dick and fart jokes and constant swearing that inhabits comedies now. I also forgot how great this poster was. Iconic and funny at the same time. This is also one of the few movies out there that supports the family instead of trying to tear it down.
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