Do you like the kind of movie where everything that could possibly go wrong for the main character does, and with a vengeance? When no matter how hard this character tries, he or she simply cannot seem to accomplish anything? I don’t. I hate that kind of movie. Movies like that make me want to tear my hair out while screaming and repeatedly punching the TV until nothing remains but an irreparable pile of plastic and wires.
Yet somehow, perhaps only by some sort of twisted Christmas miracle, Chevy Chase’s classic Christmas Vacation remains a post-Thanksgiving staple for me, and no holiday season is complete without it.
Even though Chase’s character Clark W. Griswold goes through everything from his precious Christmas tree spontaneously combusting to accidentally getting locked in his own attic for an entire day, I can’t help but participate in this insane disaster of a holiday with a many a heartfelt belly laugh.
My perennial enjoyment of this film probably has as much to do with the gags and slapstick Chase goes through leading up to Christmas Day as it does with the random funny details that come out of the woodwork more and more with each viewing. Plus excellent comedic performances by everyone involved make for a holiday movie experience worth more than a few smirks and half-hearted chuckles.
A definite recommendation for anyone in search of a classic holiday comedy you can watch over and over and over again.
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