The Great Outdoors

Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 1988

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

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manwe7Nov 19, 2019

Critics are idiots and are completely out of touch with the rest of us. I loved this movie and watched it 10 times.

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SpitbotJun 8, 2018

"The Great Outdoors" is completely bog-standard, and more or less what you'd expect, which isn't to say it's very good. The humor is all low-brow, which isn't always a bad thing, but with no elegance, charm, or nuance, the movie seems lost"The Great Outdoors" is completely bog-standard, and more or less what you'd expect, which isn't to say it's very good. The humor is all low-brow, which isn't always a bad thing, but with no elegance, charm, or nuance, the movie seems lost and rarely warrants a chuckle. Most scenes around the middle of the film feel completely unnecessary and are loosely strung together by as little plot as you can get away with. Think back to any Adam Sandler movie from the past decade or so and you'll catch my drift.

If you're here for a heart-warming family drama, be advised that almost every character is either one-dimensional or entirely unlikable, and most of them don't get any development until the last twenty minutes of the film. Until then, it mostly consists of John Candy yelling and falling down while the supporting cast makes fun of hot dogs.

Overall, definitely not my cup of tea. It felt just like that Christmas Vacation sequel where Eddie runs up and down the beach for an hour.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 25, 2021

This is a quite amusing, although pretty predictable and somewhat cliched comedy film, which is (for the most part) family friendly, although there are some more adult (sex and otherwise) references made but they'd mostly not be noticed byThis is a quite amusing, although pretty predictable and somewhat cliched comedy film, which is (for the most part) family friendly, although there are some more adult (sex and otherwise) references made but they'd mostly not be noticed by young kids, I imagine. Its cheesy but its a very easy watch and it made me laugh a few times, which is the main thing surely. It was nice to see Dan Akroyd and John Candy on screen again. I'm sure I saw this film when I was a kid but I hadn't seen it in years and was offered it cheap from a friend, so I couldn't resist buying it - who wouldn't want a comedy to indulge in, given how negative things are at the moment in general?. I wouldn't say its one of my favourite comedy films but its certainly worth a watch and is, at th every least, likely to make you chuckle a few times, as long as your ok with cheesy, visual/slapstick type comedy - if so then I definitely recommend this film but if not then perhaps you'd be better giving this a miss. Also, a part of me wondered if the subtitles showing what the raccoons were thinking somehow inspired the Minions from the recent 'Despicable Me' films? but maybe that's just me lol.… Expand

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Catman55990329Aug 31, 2021

This movie is hilarious watch it now especially the water ski and the bear scene

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