22 years ago, the original "Vacation" movie was released. The beginning of a series of films which chronicle the misadventures of the Griswold family, the original "Vacation" is still highly regarded as one of the great comedic film masterpieces.

Now, in a world where they are casting a new Spider Man every five years, a new "Vacation" has finally come to the big screen. While the family in this continuation is now lead by the son from the original movies, Rusty Griswold, and the ultimate destination, Wally World, are still the same, this movie can absolutely stand on its own.

The screenwriters and directors are entirely new to the franchise, but still do an amazing job maintaining the dark comedic style of the original. John Francis Daley (who you may know as an actor from both "Freaks and Geeks" and "Bones") and Jonathan M. Goldstein bring their own mix of dark and bold humor, which they curated while writing "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" and both "Horrible Bosses" movies. They stayed true to the storyline of the classic movie, where everything that can go wrong does go wrong, while creating entirely different characters (including a mostly-shirtless Chris Hemsworth), some might argue more complex. The greater focus on the kids and their journeys, along with their parents', is refreshing and adds an entirely new dimension to the comedic potential.

These movies are meant to be hilarious, but also to remind us how bad road trips have to possibility of becoming. They always seem to have the potential to be a great idea: "getting there is half the fun," but in most experiences, not always as drastically as the Griswold's, they also have the potential to be a disaster. However, they always seem to achieve the goal of any forced family bonding adventure: bringing the family closer together.

Although, in the real world this is not usually achieved after swimming in a pool of feces, setting the car on fire, and getting in a fist fight with another family. But, what do you expect? It's still the Griswolds.