the great outdoors
man john hughes wrote some great 80s films but what a stinker. the comedy is bland and john candy is really the only thing keeping it alive. worst is a third of the movie is spent with this inane, boring teen romance subplot that can literally be disconnected from the movie... it's not funny or anything. it's just pretty 80s girl and pretty 80s boy make out and fight while 80s synth plays in the background. and then they try to do the planes, trains and automobiles thing by making things "real" but it's sidetracked by a "wacky climax" involving a bear.
people say this is a classic which is what I hear all the time but wow... I guess I just didn't grow up with this one.
2/5