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Back to the 80s: Griswolds return in 14 minute mini movie 'Hotel Hell Vacation' - Kickin' it Old School
02.07.10 (3:32 pm)   [edit]
I have always been a big fan of the VacationVacation movies starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Both the original which was released in 1983 and Christmas Vacation which was released in 1989 rank on my Top Chevy Chase 80s Movies and Top John Hughes 80s Movies lists. I did a special holiday issue on Christmas Vacation since it is definitely one of my holiday traditions. Heck, I even enjoy watching 1997's Vegas Vacation.

When it comes down to it, I just enjoy watching the Griswold family do their thing. Thanks to the vacation website homeaway.com and its new advertising campaign, Clark & Ellenwe are able to follow Clark and Ellen on an adventure again. In connection with a special Super Bowl commercial, homeaway.com has a 14 minute mini-movie starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprising those roles. It is called Hotel Hell Vacation and is really quite funny too, so I wanted to feature it here for your viewing pleasure...


To be honest, I had not really heard of homeaway.com before this, but I will definitely keep them in mind in the future as a result. At the very least, this ad campaign has accomplished that. Thanks for giving us another Griswold adventure and thanks for doing it right. I am happy to see another example of the 80s still being very alive and relevant even in 2010.

That's all I have for this quick issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use that Google Search Box to find any past issues or topics you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on "Become a Fan". Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". Even though the blog only updates a couple times a week, I try to send out daily 80s tweets. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.

Check this out: There is a video compilation out there titled "The 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes of All Time" that is pretty fun to watch. It is about 10 minutes long. It only has a small representation of 80s movies and they do pick on a few particular films a little more than others. Whether a line is "cheesy" or not is debatable, but you can still have a cheesy line that fits the moment properly. Some of these lines might be cheesy, but I don't feel they deserve to be ridiculed. Either way, it is an entertaining 10 minute compilation and wanted to share it with you here:


Quote of the day: "It is the nature of man to rise to greatness, if greatness is expected of him." -John Steinbeck

 


posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 02.08.10 (3:01 pm)

What a fun post... Loved the little movie. With some tweaking, it could be really great. Nice to see the love of my life again, but alas, Beverly never calls.

Great quote by Steinbeck, isn't it?

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