Vacation

As usual, Christina Applegate steals every single scene that she's in on the latest "Vacation" movie. It's a shame that she's severely underused in the 2015 homage to the original "National Lampoon's Vacation." Not quite a remake but mostly almost a 30-year anniversary homage makes the newest "Vacation" an oddity.

Even the appearance of original stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo can't save this raunchy and mostly unfunny road trip movie.

Warner Bros. Blu-ray special features aren't half bad but aren't remarkable either. Here's an example: why bother putting together a gag reel that lasts only a minute and a half? And three deleted scenes whiz by in about five minutes and don't offer any laughs or further insight into the story.

With an ensemble cast, the interview segments seen in "Return to Walley World" and "The Griswold Odyssey" are sporadic and schizophrenic. Thankfully, Applegate appears in behind-the-scenes segments (especially the college sorority scene) and shows her penchant for potty-mouthed language even in front of her much younger co-stars.

"The Griswold Odyssey" follows the roadmap of the film and shows how each road trip stop was filmed. It fares much better than the brief "Return to Walley World" segment, which is basically just a promo for "Vacation."

The final supplement, "Georgia," shows how Atlanta, GA became the dressed-up setting for the film ; it stood in place for the Grand Canyon and "Vacation's" other locales.

Skip this "Vacation" and either watch the 1983 version and/or wait for the forthcoming Blu-ray release of the much funnier and classic "Christmas Vacation" instead.

"Vacation"
Blu-ray
$44.95
www.warnerblu.com