Pack your bags and get ready for comic road trips and long-distance adventures this month. Journey to Walley World theme park with the Griswolds in National Lampoon’s Vacation, to Las Vegas with four partygoers in The Hangover, to New York City with an overgrown Santa’s Helper in Elf, and to United Arab Emirates with Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda in Sex and the City 2.
National Lampoon’s Vacation (Widescreen)
From 1983, this movie introduced Clark W. Griswold, a goofball who takes his ungrateful family on a disastrous cross-country road trip to visit Walley World. Losing their money, their luggage, and their way are just a few of the problems they encounter in this comedy that spawned several sequels. Fun cameos, great script, wonderful cast, and relatable situations make this 80’s movie still relevant today.
- Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Randy Quaid, Imogene Coca
- Director: Harold Ramis
- Writer: John Hughes
- Genre: Comedy
- Discs: 1
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- Rating: R (for language and sexual content, including nudity)
- DVD Release Date: October 5, 2010
- Additional Information: Dubbed and subtitled in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
The Hangover (Extreme Edition Blu-ray)
Three men go to Las Vegas for the bachelor party of their friend, but lose him sometime during the night. The next day they awaken with horrible hangovers and attempt to retrace the outrageous, embarrassing, and dangerous events from the previous night. Fresh and original, this comedy was one of the funniest films of 2009.
- Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor
- Director: Todd Phillips
- Writers: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
- Genre: Comedy
- Discs: 1
- Run Time: 128 minutes
- Rating: R (for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material)
- DVD Release Date: October 12, 2010
- Additional Information: Extreme Edition includes picture-in-picture commentary with the stars and director, deluxe full-color 28-page wedding photo album, CD soundtrack sampler with 5 songs from the movie, and more pictures from the missing camera.
Elf (Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
An over-sized “elf” from the North Pole ventures to New York City to find his real human father. An outsider among the tiny elves, he’s still a fish out of water in the big city, too, as he struggles to fit in with the cynics and disbelievers. This sweet family comedy comes out in an ultimate collector’s edition on Blu-ray just in time for the holidays.
- Starring Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris
- Director: Jon Favreau
- Writer: David Berenbaum
- Genre: Family Comedy
- Discs: 2
- Run Time: 95 minutes
- Rating: PG (for some mild rude humor and language)
- DVD Release Date: October 26, 2010
Sex and the City 2 (Widescreen and Blu-ray Combo)
Based on the popular HBO comedy series, this sequel takes the four Big City women on a trip overseas. Now husbands, children, household chores, wrinkles, cellulite, and other signs of aging occupy their thoughts most of the time. Bu then Samantha wins a trip for four and the new adventure begins. Their recently suppressed lust for designer purses, shoes, clothes, and good-looking men becomes unleashed again during a wild trip to the Middle East.
- Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Willie Garson
- Director: Michael Patrick King
- Writers: Michael Patrick King (screenplay); Candace Bushnell (based on characters from her book)
- Genre: Comedy
- Discs: 1 (widescreen); 2 (Blu-ray/DVD combo + digital copy)
- Run Time: 146 minutes
- Rating: R (for some strong sexual content and language)
- DVD Release Date: October 26, 2010
For more information about any of these movies, visit Internet Movie Database.
Leslie C. Halpern - Leslie C. Halpern, Romantic Films/Comedies Topic Editor, authored Passionate About Their Work, Reel Romance, & Dreams on Film.
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