Almost as good as the first. It?s a childhood favourite and I?ll always watch if it?s on TV!
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Lively
After winning a tour package in a game show, the bickering Griswald family carve a trail of destruction through England, France, Germany, and Italy. Somehow Ellen (Bevery D'Angelo), the mom, gets kidn...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 2, 2002
Stats: 1,748 reviews
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September 25, 2009
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August 8, 2009
I'm surprised by all the negative. OK, so it's not a great work of art, but I thought it was side-splittingly funny in places, and cleverly parodies all the national stereotypes that people tend to use.
As a great fan of visual humour, my favourite moment in the film has to be t...( read more) -
July 18, 2009
Solid stuff, very funny in places but very dumb in others. Its hella dated though haha again chase is making it happen here, the strip club, the German beer festival clog dance, the roundabout in London, the hotel in london, staying with the German relations etc, the cast is pret...( read more)
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April 13, 2009
The Griswald's are back for another trip to the old country in this 1985 comedy bringing back Chevy Chase as Clark and Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen. When the family wins a European vacation on a game show you know what's going to happen: confusion, destruction, and debauchery on the...( read more)
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November 15, 2009
it was okay b ut it is no where near as good as the first vacation movie was
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November 9, 2009
Pathetic, but good fun, in a bad 80's movie kind of way. There are certainly better ones out there, but for something mindless, could do worse.
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October 6, 2009
This is a classic 80's film. The Griswald's are back in this sequel. This time they take a family vacation in Europe. This has your typical comedy from the original film with the family getting into trouble while on vacation. Not as good as the original but still holds it's own a...( read more)
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September 6, 2009
It's actually not terrible, it's just the humour is lacking which is a shame for something that's passing itself off as a comedy.
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September 4, 2009
The Griswald's win a trip to Europe.
The first Vacation movie had a better set up along with a better supporting cast of characters that they run into while on the road. The ending of this one feels tacked on and the family doesn't have as much to do. Still there are a lot of ...( read more)
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