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[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PhrozenGod01

Vacation came out in 83. The European Vacation movie came out in 85. But neither of those movies set a precedent for collegiate life like Animal House did. They were more than just half-ass movies about road trips but the antagonists weren't as evil.

Maybe, but the initial comment about Van Wilder being the best National Lampoon movie since the Chevy Chase movies was directed at NL movies in general, not movies about collegiate life, nor about the best NL movie ever. It has nothing to do with Animal House and everything to do with the simple opinion that Van Wilder was the funniest NL movie since the Chevy Chase movies.

And the last "Vacation" movie was "Vegas Vacation" in 1997.

[PhrozenGod01]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Maybe, but the initial comment about Van Wilder being the best National Lampoon movie since the Chevy Chase movies was directed at NL movies in general, not movies about collegiate life, nor about the best NL movie ever. It has nothing to do with Animal House and everything to do with the simple opinion that Van Wilder was the funniest NL movie since the Chevy Chase movies.

And the last "Vacation" movie was "Vegas Vacation" in 1997.

Was that vegas vacation movie any good? I couldn't watch anymore NL movies after Senior Trip.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PhrozenGod01

Was that vegas vacation movie any good?

It was alright, but not great. A far cry from the original "Vacation," "European Vacation" and "Christmas Vacation."

I couldn't watch anymore NL movies after Senior Trip.

And I think that was the whole point of Elephant Walk commenting that Van Wilder was one of the few NL movies worth watching since the (good) Vacation movies.

[AlexMack]

Van Wilder is amazing. So is Animal House. Not such a fan of the vacation movies, but the the original Vacation and European Vacation were pretty damn good. Vegas was okay.
I might download the new Van Wilder but I'm not paying money to see it.