Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site houxu.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5g!hou5h!hou5a!hou5d!hogpc!houxm!houxu!welsch From: welsch@houxu.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Vacation - (Non Spoiler) Message-ID: <181@houxu.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Jul-83 14:49:11 EDT Article-I.D.: houxu.181 Posted: Sat Jul 30 14:49:11 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 11:44:19 EDT Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 21 I saw Vacation last night and enjoyed it. Vacation is satire not comedy. Satire is frequently funny, but not necessarily so. Vacation viewed as comedy is poor; viewed as satire it is very good. The story is about an average upper middle class American family on their vacation. The father is determined to have a good time and to do it his way, regardless of what obstacles he must overcome. The mother is determined to hold the family together despite her husband's fantasies. The children are going along for the ride knowing that their parents are doing all this for them, but not certain why. Somehow the family manages to overcome all the trials and tribulations. We know at the end that they will look back on the Vacation fondly, having forgotten the blunders and remembering only the joy. I found the acting superb, the script good, the filming good, the timing and the pace of the film excellent. Larry Welsch houxu!welsch