The best comedies are humorous because they have traces of truth within the laughs. That's what makes this satire so risable as we relate to the sojorn of the Griswald clan from several perspectives: the kids enduring the interminable highway in the backseat, the wife trying to keep the family in tact in the midst of her husband's egregious fixes, and of course the father--a veritable everyman trying to produce a first class vacation for his middle class family.
There are many silly moments of course, but they are easy to put up with as there are many truly funny (though gross) moments. The best of which are (SPOILERS) The teenage girls French kissing disscussion ("My dad says I'm the best at it"), the violent dog ("Rusty quit playing with the dog and come and eat") and the cop's scolding of Clark about animal cruelty ("Do you know what the penalty for animal cruelty is is this state?" Well i bet it's pretty stiff"). Great irreverant comedy!
There are many silly moments of course, but they are easy to put up with as there are many truly funny (though gross) moments. The best of which are (SPOILERS) The teenage girls French kissing disscussion ("My dad says I'm the best at it"), the violent dog ("Rusty quit playing with the dog and come and eat") and the cop's scolding of Clark about animal cruelty ("Do you know what the penalty for animal cruelty is is this state?" Well i bet it's pretty stiff"). Great irreverant comedy!