SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

orca99usa Somehow I managed to miss the release of this cinematic atrocity when it appeared on television. I spotted the title in a bargain DVD bin. I was soon to find out why it was there. I knew from reading the cover that only Eddie and Kathryn from the original Vacation movies were in it, so I tempered my expectations. At least Randy Quaid is usually funny, I thought. As low as the bar was set, this movie managed to pass underneath it with room to spare. Absurd situations, terrible writing, almost completely devoid of humor. I hesitate to call what I saw "acting".A lot of wonderful work was done in several other iterations of the "Vacation" series, and there were some incredibly funny moments. This movie is an insult to the name, a blatant attempt by the studio to put more eyes on a grossly inferior product. This is the only time in my life when I have been tempted to return a $5 DVD.

Michael_Elliott National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 (2003) 1/2 (out of 4) Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) gets bitten by a monkey so to avoid a lawsuit the company sends him and his family on a vacation to a tropical island. Man, oh man, what a complete and utter disaster this thing here turned out to be. It's somewhat shocking because it seems writer Matty Simmons, a vet of this series, was really trying to delivers the goods to fans. I mean, we've got Cousin Eddie returning to the series. We've got Dana Barron from the first VACATION film coming back as Audrey Griswold. We've also got Eric Idol coming back as his character from the second film in the series. Throughout the movie there are other jokes aiming back at the previous films in the series as well as other National Lampoon movies including a cameo from Stephen Furst of ANIMAL HOUSE fame. They went that far to come up with something for the fans but they should have spent more time on the screenplay because it's just horrid. Not for a single frame does this low-budget film feel like it's a part of the series. There just aren't any funny moments and most of the scenes are just so poorly written and handled that you can't help but feel embarrassed. Even worse is that the entire thing is an obvious attempt to just make money, which is a real shame as I'm sure the series had more to offer. The performances are pretty much what you'd expect but Quaid can't capture the fire from his previous entries in the series and he comes across rather bland. Fred Willard doesn't add much but Sung Hi Lee steals the film with her incredible beauty, which makes this thing worth sitting through. I will admit that it was fun seeing Barron again but her character is poorly written. 50's Scream Queen Beverly Garland appears towards the end in the final film of her career. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S Christmas VACATION 2 is a truly terrible movie on pretty much all levels so people really shouldn't expect anything like the original series.

mrkristoffer I was seriously shocked and very appalled at this film. Randy Quaid's character Cousin Eddie could have had the potential to make a good film which makes this farce of a film even more of an outrage. I am stunned that no-one involved in this film spoke up during it's making and pointed out that it was going horribly wrong. Surely even the Tea Lady would have known that it was going to be a shocker. Everyone involved in this film should be very ashamed of themselves. The acting was also horrendous, some of the actors can clearly act as witnessed in other films that they have been in but in this film their acting was cheesier than a babybel falling into a vat of molten cheese. I cannot believe that National Lampoon could have made and released such an atrocity. I would possibly even think twice about giving this film to an enemy.

superjip2000 Who gave these people money to make a movie? There was nothing funny about it. The fact that the farting dog was the funniest thing about this piece of sickness says it all. First of all, it has nothing to do with Christmas, it just took the name and counted on all those people who liked the Chevy Chase original. They took Randy 'I have no talent, I m just a fat and sweaty pig' Quaid (the only wrong thing about part 1) and made a 'movie' about him...There are only morons in his family, but not the 'aren't they cute' kinda moronic, but the 'don t touch me' kinda moronic. Watching this pile of dirt helps you hope that everyone who takes part in it DIES! They didn't even bother to get the effects in order...when they re on the boat, the only thing that moves is the fake background...when pigface Quaid is in the water you can tell by the lighting that it's in a studio. This movie was sexist (uncle Nick), racist (uncle Nick) and should never have been made..never...throwing the money into a volcano would have had so much more use.Well I hope I reached some of you...Nobody warned me and now I m scarred for life Merry F*cking Christmas