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Vegas Vacation (1997)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 6/06

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6/06: Gee, it's another Vacation movie with the Griswolds.

I like the Christmas version, but this one is so dismal that the weight of the whole franchise has fully collapsed. Transforming Clark into a degenerate gambler while his daughter gets stripper work is tasteless.

The first, second, and fourth parts have the Griswolds on the road for vacation: Walley World, Europe, and Las Vegas, respectively. Each has been either dated or a dud. Yet the third has them staying home for the holidays. Guess what? It worked! They should perhaps give that theory a test for the next sequel...if there will be one.

The children are still a mystery to me. In the first two films, Rusty and Audrey appeared to be high schoolers. Then, the third had Audrey in high school, but Rusty was demoted to middle school. For the fourth part, the kids are now back in high school with Rusty looking considerably older than his sister.

Anyway, there aren't many jokes, and Eddie the weird cousin has gone completely mental, proving himself to be the most useless figure. After getting this far, I still don't understand what his relation is to the family.

All in all, the Griswold family needs to call it quits.