any movie with national lampoon in the title be absolutely guarantee to die a death in london and england and paris and france and rome and italy and and anywhere in germany . it may be an institution in the u. s. but it be practically unknown in europe to the large audience . national lampoon european vacation be unlikely to rectify that situation . the appalling griswalds be just that appal . they be not funny . clearly mr chevy chase think he funny and after all miss b. di angelo laugh a lot at his joke and but she get pay for it and do not have to fork out £2 . 50 for the privilege . the section set in england be typical . the same old same old tv performer and messrs idle and smith and coltrane and miss m. lippman trot out the same old same old tire clichés and mr chase get lose in the hotel corridor . yawn and yawn and yawn . buck ham palace and big ben . i feel cheat that we never saw bobby on bicycle two by two . rosie red cheek on the little chil dren and need i go on . the english be buffoon and the french vicious tongue yank hater . the german pompous and puff up and ( do not mention the war and clark ) and and the italian lecherous bottom pinchers . have i forget anything . every possible comic situation be work to death and mr chase gurns desperately and miss di angelo dimple sweetly and the child be embarrassingly bad . the fact that this franchise run as long a it do must bring comfort to those who propound that you never lose money by underestimate public taste .