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National Lampoon's Vacation 4K Movie Review

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Join the Grizwolds on the Holiday Road, National Lampoon's Vacation has arrived on 4K! In this 4K Movie Review, Heath talks about the Ultra HD transfer and what features have (and have not) been included. Next stop: Walley World! If you'd like to purchase National Lampoon's Vacation, please use this link to support Cereal At Midnight. Thank you! https://amzn.to/3qN6LeA **************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 4K Movie Review

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NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION travels the holiday road to 4K! Is this a safe upgrade over previous editions? Find out in the 4K Movie Review! Order Here: https://amzn.to/3B17Sd5 A Christmas Story 4K Review: https://youtu.be/BuAnm8CGraM Elf 4K Review: https://youtu.be/kPa2afqehiw CerealAtMidnight.com Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight

Review: National Lampoon's Movie Madness

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National Lampoon's Movie Madness is not funny. It's not unfunny in a way that certain comedies from the past can be, where the humor relies on situations and references that haven't translated to modern times. It's also not unfunny in the way that really smart comedy can sometimes be, where you see the cleverness of the observation, though it doesn't elicit a chuckle. No, it's just not funny.  Movie Madness  consists of three different and unrelated segments, each running approximately 30 minutes. We have a parody (if such a word can be used) of "growth movies" (going away so I can find myself), a parody of soap opera melodramas, and a spoof of cop movies. To use the word parody or spoof would imply that there are jokes associated with these stories, but really, almost no jokes exist. The tales themselves feel like exercises in creative writing, or even collegiate projects. Given the Harvard origins of National Lampoon, this makes sense. However, wha...