also in that movie, the joke is that his neighbors are yuppies or something. So they aren’t bothering him or do anything that warrants revving a chainsaw threateningly at them :)
I’m actually rewatching it now, and Clark was minding his own business after getting the tree and Todd makes a snide comment about the size of the tree unprovoked, and Clark just bounced back at em. Then their next scene when Clark is putting up lights they kinda low-key hope he hurts himself.
No idea who exactly started the illwill between the neighbors but the yuppie couple certainly aren’t played as the innocent victims
He was chasing status no matter what, something that is a common thread throughout most of the Vacation movies. Him hosting for Christmas is part of that status chasing.
He invited everyone and left his wife to do all the work while he toiled away on his vanity projects! I really sympathized with her.
also in that movie, the joke is that his neighbors are yuppies or something. So they aren’t bothering him or do anything that warrants revving a chainsaw threateningly at them :)
At face value, no. But we’ve all had those asshole neighbors who can never mind their own business.
They basically mind their own business the whole movie until Clark busts up their dining room!
They are a bit snobby, but really…
I’m actually rewatching it now, and Clark was minding his own business after getting the tree and Todd makes a snide comment about the size of the tree unprovoked, and Clark just bounced back at em. Then their next scene when Clark is putting up lights they kinda low-key hope he hurts himself.
No idea who exactly started the illwill between the neighbors but the yuppie couple certainly aren’t played as the innocent victims
He was chasing status no matter what, something that is a common thread throughout most of the Vacation movies. Him hosting for Christmas is part of that status chasing.