Ahhh, it’s that time of year again. Christmas time, the happiest time of year with smiling children, Santa giving presents, warm cookies baking in the oven and Cousin Eddie emptying his RV’s toilet in your driveway…don’t ya just love family?
I was thinking I should start shifting the focus of my blogs to some classic Christmas films. The wonderful thing about Christmas movies is that you never really out grow them. Something that makes you happy as a kid usually continues to make you happy as the years go on, that’s kinda cool.
Cousin Eddie and The Griswolds make me happy. The classic American family. All poor Clark wants is to have a fun, old-fashioned family Christmas…and who doesn’t after all?
Christmas Vacation is certainly a traditional viewing every Christmas season (as is A Christmas Story - 24 hour replay on TBS…but we will get to that in another blog). I remember watching Christmas Vacation when I was a young kid on VHS at my friend Charlie’s house and loving every minute of it.
One of the cool things about this movie is that different stuff makes you laugh at different times in your life. When you are younger you are getting more of a kick out of the physical slapstick humor. I still love that aspect of the film but now as I get older I enjoy the humor that derives from the family dynamic…The grumpy old grandfathers, the drunk uncle, the desperate father who just wants to have the “hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye”, according to Clark himself.
This film is a holiday classic just like Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life.
O…so getting back to Cousin Eddie emptying his RV’s toilet in your driveway. Just pretend it’s your family. Enjoy.
Watch the entire Christmas Vacation Movie, Below part I is posted. Follow the related videos link on You Tube for the entire film. Have fun.
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