vacation

Full disclosure: I missed the last 10 minutes of Vacation. Last night’s press screening started 20 minutes late, then began without any sound, which lead to a 10 minute delay to correct the technical difficulties. With an unbreakable engagement elsewhere, I had to sneak out right before the very last scene. So take this review with as many grains of salt as you’d like. If you think those final minutes might recontextualize everything that came before to transform a generally miserable comedy into a beacon of transcendent hilarity, so be it. Having sat through the previous 90 minutes, I’m of the opinion that nothing short of the long-lost missing footage from Orson Welles’ Magnificent Ambersons could have redeemed this dreadful film.

What at first seemed like a silly idea for a reboot/sequel has already proven itself as incredibly promising with just a couple of trailers — a new trailer for Vacation has arrived, and it’s just as funny as the previous ones (although it features less of Chris Hemsworth’s, um, area). A new generation of Griswolds hit the road for Walley World, and the results appear to be even more disastrous than the original gang’s vacation attempts.

The new Vacation may bear the same name as the old Vacation, but it’s actually a sequel, taking place a few decades after the first ill-fated Griswold family trip to Walley World. The first trailer for this new version has arrived and while it has the same title and premise as its predecessor, it bends over backwards to let you know that Ed Helms is the same Rusty Griswold from 32 years ago, all grown up. Can we call this a rebootquel?

It can be difficult to decide what to do with your pets when you go on vacation. Here are some suggestions for how to take care of your beloved animal friends when you head off for a summer getaway:

You don't need a PhD to know Spring Break is all about drinking, drugs, sex and just plain rowdy behavior. This video only confirms it.

Summer vacation is the greatest time in a kid's life. No school. No bullies. No teachers. No worries.

I think this kid is awesome and stupid at the same time. This 19 year old down in Florida was on vacation with his family when they spotted a slow-moving, 30-foot, 50,000-pound whale shark in the Gulf of Mexico.

Surf’s up.

Buzzkill Alert!!  Students and partiers please don't read this post.  Parents...this one is for you.  Did you ever wonder what kind of mischief your son/daughter is getting into while on Spring Break in Daytona Beach, Panama Beach, Puerto Vallarta or wherever they are headed?  Do you know and just don't care?....or do you

Who would have thought we were at a point where we'd need a Bill of Rights for cruise ship passengers? I guess with all that has happened with cruise ships -- from the partial sinking of the Costa Concordia in January 2012 (32 lives lost), to the Carnival Cruise stuck in the Gulf of Mexico, to the most recent cruise ship mishap, the Carnival Legend losing engine strength while at sea -- we must ne

There never seems to be a more crowded place to hang out in the summertime heat than the beach.

I was able to get home to Michigan last week to see family and friends, and if you thought it was hot here in Buffalo last week, it was nothing like the 99-degree weather we had in Mount Pleasant, my hometown.