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Old 11-19-2006, 02:21 AM
Los Feliz Slim Los Feliz Slim is offline
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I think it's pretty much accepted conventional wisdom that Christopher Guest's movies get a little bit worse with each one he makes (Tap>Guffman>Best in Show>Mighty Wind), so I wasn't expecting very much. In that sense, I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that For Your Consideration did not completely suck. In fact, there were several good moments and some very good performances from Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, John Michael Higgins, Fred Willard, and Jane Lynch. Eugene Levy is starting to get on my nerves a little, and Guest himself as a performer didn't do much for me.

All in all, if you enjoy his films you should like it just fine, just don't expect the world.

EDIT: OK, I thought that the fact that there was a new Christopher Guest movie out wasn't obscure, but maybe it is. So anyway, Christopher Guest has a new movie out that he co-wrote with Eugene Levy, directs, and appears in. All the usual suspects are in the cast, it's about the making of a movie that receives early Oscar buzz while it's still in production - hence, For Your Consideration, which is what studios etc put in their advertisements in the trade papers when they want Oscar nominations. The movie itself was OK.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:28 AM
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Never heard of it, and after your post, I'm still not sure if I have.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:36 AM
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I cant wait to see this. I loved Best In Show, and Tap too of course, i still havent seen the others all the way thru.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:39 AM
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i thought a mighty wind was pretty good, though it didn't review well.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:43 AM
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Since Best in Show is the best of the movies you listed, your theory is screwed.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:44 AM
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Best In Show > Guffman > Mighty Wind. Haven't seen Tap.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:46 AM
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You seriously think Best in Show is better than Spinal Tap? I mean, I'm willing to entertain the argument that it's better than Guffman (while I'll still disagree), but better than Tap? Come on, now.
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:49 AM
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You seriously think Best in Show is better than Spinal Tap? I mean, I'm willing to entertain the argument that it's better than Guffman (while I'll still disagree), but better than Tap? Come on, now.

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I think it's close (I saw Spinal Tap a long time ago), but I think Best in Show is pretty well flawless.
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