{"id":2119152,"date":"2025-10-27T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2119152"},"modified":"2025-10-27T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:26:15","slug":"raunchy-underrated-comedy-sequel-is-killing-it-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/raunchy-underrated-comedy-sequel-is-killing-it-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Raunchy, Underrated Comedy Sequel Is Killing It On Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What if there was a solid sequel to one of the most beloved \u201880s franchises and you didn\u2019t even know it? Decades ago, Chevy Chase headlined <em>National Lampoon\u2019s Vacation<\/em> and its sequels, including my personal favorite, <em>National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation<\/em>. If you\u2019d like to see the latest entry in this killer comedy franchise, you\u2019re in luck: the raunchy, underrated <em>Vacation <\/em>(2015) is now streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The premise of <em>Vacation<\/em> is that Rusty Griswold is all grown up with a family of his own, and he decides to engage in a family tradition by taking all of them to Wally World like his dad once took him. Unfortunately, like his father before him, Rusty keeps getting his family into trouble as he takes one demented detour, all in the name of having a fun road trip. The trials and tribulations of this trip might just bring the family closer together\u2026assuming, of course, it doesn\u2019t completely drive them apart!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Meet the Griswolds, Again<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cast of <em>Vacation<\/em> includes some big names for the Griswold family: Ed Helms (best known for <em>The Hangover<\/em>) plays Rusty Griswold, the patriarch who wants to take his family on the trip of a lifetime. Christina Applegate (best known for <em>Don\u2019t Tell Mom the Babysitter\u2019s Dead<\/em> and <em>Married\u2026 With Children<\/em>) plays his wife, a bored mom who secretly has a hard-partying past. Their oldest son is played by Skyler Gisondo, whose career recently went up, up, and away when he starred as Jimmy Olsen in <em>Superman<\/em> (2025).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Vacation<\/em>\u2019s supporting cast includes <em>It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em> alumni Charlie Day (as a river rafting guide who doesn\u2019t care if he lives or dies) and Kaitlin Olsen (who plays a twitchy cop). Norman Reedus, best known for <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, memorably plays a creepy truck driver who may be either the Griswolds\u2019 best friend or their worst nightmare, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/chris-hemsworth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chris Hemsworth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Chris Hemsworth<\/a> (best known for playing Thor in the MCU) plays Rusty\u2019s brother-in-law who can\u2019t stop showing off his body. Rounding out the movie are original National Lampoon stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/chevy-chase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chevy Chase;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Chevy Chase<\/a> and Beverly D\u2019Angelo, both of whom make the absolute most out of their limited screen time.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Vacation, All Audiences Ever Wanted?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BQ0s4HTWb.jo4rZYro_oaw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/e646e79a21727f1da5a248e24a22883a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the box office, <em>Vacation<\/em> was a modest hit, earning $107.2 million against a budget of only $31 million. While that was nowhere near as profitable as other Ed Helms features, such as <em>The Hangover<\/em>,\u00a0 Vacation\u2019s box office was proof that there is still a market for the kind of off-kilter comedy that made Chevy Chase\u2019s original Vacation movies so memorable. Unfortunately, while general moviegoers enjoyed this film, critics hated seeing Vacation about as much as Clark Griswold enjoyed seeing Cousin Eddie in his front yard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To call <em>Vacation<\/em> underrated is an understatement: on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/opinion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, the movie has a rather dismal 27 percent. Critics mostly complained that this movie borrowed the road trip structure of the earlier National Lampoon\u2019s Vacation films without being as charming or as funny. Generally speaking, they complained that the movie was a nostalgia grab that did nothing to really improve on the films that came before.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Don\u2019t Call It a Comeback<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/i_PNzuSuvDFHqY2lEFD_Gw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/b177b7ca23389862a06e010103aa5aeb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nonetheless, the movie is experiencing something of a cult renaissance over a decade since its theatrical release. It\u2019s been in Netflix\u2019s Top 10 since it was recently added, knocking more popular comedies like <em>Despicable Me 3<\/em> and <em>The Secret Life of Pets<\/em> down in the rankings. Furthermore, you can\u2019t throw a rock online without hitting a social media post from an enthusiastic new fan talking about how Vacation is criminally underrated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aside from the movie now making waves on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Netflix<\/a>, why am I recommending that you watch Vacation, a film with such an abysmal critical reception? Basically, if you can throw out your expectations of this movie being like a carbon copy of the \u201880s National Lampoon films, then you\u2019ll likely have a good time. That\u2019s because this newer movie is almost <strong>nothing<\/strong> like Chevy Chase\u2019s films: it\u2019s raunchy instead of suggestive, vulgar instead of witty, and over-the-top rather than subtle.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>A Surprisingly Funny Sequel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cvW5f59REELRrt36N5M8gw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/105aef6276b547eb3bd5f2ea383a4d18\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It may sound like I\u2019m damning the film with faint praise, but these qualities make <em>Vacation<\/em> surprisingly fun and funny: the movie constantly subverted my expectations in ways that made me laugh out loud. While the supporting cast occasionally disappoints (I was particularly bored by Charlie Day and Kaitlin Olsen, both of whom are far better on <em>It\u2019s Always Sunny<\/em>), the core cast has so much chemistry that they really do feel like a bizarre-but-loving family. By the time the credits roll, you\u2019re likely to find yourself singing \u201cKiss From a Rose\u201d right along with them (it\u2019s, uh, a long story).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Will you agree that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80048224\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vacation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Vacation<\/em><\/a> is both hilarious and underrated, or is this one road trip you\u2019d like to see destroyed in a horrific Wally World rollercoaster accident? You won\u2019t know until your fingers make a road trip to the nearest remote and you stream this quirky classic on Netflix. It\u2019s not exactly fun for the whole family, but if you\u2019re looking for a raunchy and riotous escape from your family, you can\u2019t go wrong with this vulgar comedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if there was a solid sequel to one of the most beloved \u201880s franchises and you didn\u2019t even know it? Decades ago, Chevy Chase headlined National Lampoon\u2019s Vacation and its sequels, including my personal favorite, National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation. If you\u2019d like to see the latest entry in this killer comedy franchise, you\u2019re in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2119153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[352533,346890,345979,362654,330333,402211,402210,23191,402209,402208],"class_list":["post-2119152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-charlie-day","tag-chevy-chase","tag-christmas-vacation","tag-clark-griswold","tag-ed-helms","tag-family-tradition","tag-kaitlin-olsen","tag-netflix","tag-rusty-griswold","tag-wally-world"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Raunchy-Underrated-Comedy-Sequel-Is-Killing-It-On-Netflix.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2119154,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119152\/revisions\/2119154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2119153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}