1/5 saw ten mins; too scary for small children.
  by D. Mcguigan
flipping through the channels I came upon this. love akroyd so I stuck around for a bit. Candy starts telling some spooky story and half scares the wits out of me! not what I expected at all. should have been rated nc-17. if I ever have kids this is going to be the one movie I WILL NOT LET THEM SEE even if they are begging to see it.

5/5 Good Movie
  by Billie
Great Outdoors [VHS]
This is a really good Movie, SO glad we could get it.

3/5 Silly antics.
  by ADRIENNE MILLER (TENNESSEE)
The Great Outdoors starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy is a film my parents loved but I always thought this was just a so-so comedy. Written by John Hughes, The Great Outdoors does have some funny moments but overall I found some of the slapstick kind of gross. Annette Bening is such an under-rated actress, I think she's a hoot! I wish John Candy would have done more drama flicks because I think he had it in him, you could tell this guy had range. This film is a mixed bag for me.

4/5 Candy+Akroyd Are Hiliarious!
  by Joycelin Tui (Okinawa)
I miss John Candy movies. He was a great comedian and the tet-a-tet with Dan Akroyd is humorous.

5/5 A favorite
  by B. Bates (Santa Fe, NM USA)
One of our family favorites. Not an Oscar contender, but a simple move that is funny for the family.