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Summary: Funny and all too true
Review: If you've read Vickie Hearne's book "Adam's Task," about training and communicating with animals, you'll know that the types of dog-owners in this movie are all too real, especially the neurotic yuppies who make their poor Weimarauner crazy and almost start World War III over a lost squeaky-toy. The idiotic dog-show announcer is a sort of stand-in for the rest of us, since he asks all the stupid questions about dogs that we might think of, but would have too much sense to actually say out loud. Like all good satires, "Best in Show" makes you think as well as laugh, but do enjoy the laughs.
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Summary: FUNNY HA HA
Review: This movie is super funny! I watch it all the time, the characters are what makes this movie. It's documentary style focusing on several different characters each with a dog that is going to the main event. There are a lot of celebrities in this and I laugh so hard every time I watch it. It's cute and funny. I would rent it first if you haven't seen it before because I think you have to have a certain sense of humor to get it but if you liked "Drop Dead Gorgeous" and "But I'm a Cheerleader" you'll like this movie. If you are a dog lover you will love this movie. I say if you have had times when you are down and feeling like crap, than this movie is the remedy. It will make you laugh and before you know it your smiling from ear to ear. AWESOME MOVIE and nothing but FUN in big capitol letters.
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Summary: Ok
Review: It was an ok movie, i'd say it's worth the buy for a few laughs but nothin special.
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Summary: If you love crazy people...
Review: You really don't have to know anything about dog shows to enjoy this parody. It's more of a parody on humans, really. I'm one of those people that is amused by the quirky, weirdo people that you meet, that are just too weird to be made-up. This movie is full of them. They seem almost normal, but upon closer inspection you're like 'Whoa, Nelly!' Parker Posey rocks my world as the high-strung yuppy. If you're into off-beat comedy, this is one to see!
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Summary: Be His Guest
Review: Director and co-screenwriter Guest has been centrally involved with the creation of four of the best "mockumentaries": This Is Spinal Tap (1983), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), and A Mighty Wind (2003). The effectiveness of a mockumentary depends on several factors. First, the actors must "play it straight," as if unaware that they are spoofing anyone or anything. Fred Willard (Buck Laughlin), for example, in this film or Leslie Nielsen in Airplane! or as Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun series. Also, the material presented must be THAT close to the original as is indeed true of the music performed in A Mighty Wind. Finally, the objects of ridicule must in some way deserve it (e.g. Bob Balaban as Dr. Theodore W. Milbank III) but the humor must never be mean-spirited. Note Guest's treatment of the fact that Gerry Fleck (played with the straightest of faces by Eugene Levy) has -- literally -- two left feet. In this film, Guest uses a familiar but effective strategy for the basis of his narrative: Select several individuals and follow their separate journeys to the same destination, in this case a dog show in Philadelphia. Harlan Pepper (Guest) and the Flecks (Levy and Catherine O'Hara) are among among those who have registered their dogs for competition in the annual and prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show in Philadelphia. Shrewdly, Guest and Levy have co-written a screenplay in which there is a wide and rich variety of people involved. One of the most conspicuous is Sherri Ann Cabot (Jennifer Coolidge), a statuesque and voluptuous bi-sexual, who attends the show with her ancient husband (Patrick Cranshaw), hoping that her poodle "Rhapsody in White" can win again. Sherri Ann is also accompanied by Christy Cummings (Jane Lynch), the dog's trainer/handler and Sherri Ann's lover. Meg and Michael Swan (Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock) are also there with Beatrice, a Weimaraner who is almost (not quite) as neurotic as they are. Still another interesting couple consists of Scott Donlan (John Michael Higgins) and his life partner Stefan Vanderhoof (Michael McKean) who have entered their Shih Tzu "Miss Agnes" in the competition and expect her to win. Many years ago, I first saw Fred Willard (with Martin Mull) on the television series Fernwood 2-Night. He recreates essentially the same role (pseudo-sophisticate dimwit) in this film as Buck Laughlin. He and Trevor Beckwith (Jim Piddock) provide commentary throughout the competition. Insofar as Beckwith is concerned, the chemistry between them could not be much worse. However, as a mockumentary requires, Laughlin is oblivious to that...and to just about everything else as he prattles and chortles along. Willard's is a stunning performance. What a treat it would be to eavesdrop on a conversation between Willard's Laughlin and Nielsen's Drebin. This is film loses nothing even after being seen several times. In fact, I see something "new" each time I see it again. (For me, the same is also true of Young Frankenstein and The Birdcage.) Some of the scenes and some of the characters become even more hilarious. For example, when Scott and Stefan register at the hotel and then begin to redecorate their room, when the Flecks visit one of Cookie's many former boyfriends and his family, and what happens after the Flecks' Norwich terrier "Winky" reaches the final round of competition. Guest cleverly concludes his film by answering the question "Whatever happened to....?" thereby providing an update on each of couples as well as of Harlan long after the competition. If I were judging all of the comedies released two years ago, this would be my own choice for the top prize: Best in Show(Business) Comedy Film 2000.
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Summary: Guest at his best
Review: Nothing is funnier than Christopher Guest and his ensemble in these incredible mockumentaries. Best in Show is one of the funniest. Watch it if only for Fred Willard's roll-on-the-floor funny, obtuse running commentary throughout the dog show, but you'll love it for so much more. DVD has some wonderful extras; don't miss out;. I hope Guest and friends never stops making these hilarious movies! Love them all!
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Summary: love them dogs
Review: i don't know why it hasn't gotten the publicity it deserves.
it is hillarious!!
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Summary: I laughed so hard I thought I'd pee!
Review: This movie is especially recommended for dog lovers, dog show lovers, fans of any or all of the stars, and people who love improv. I especially loved the way Catherine O'Hara was made to look so cheap and trampy -- I didn't recognize her until the movie was halfway over. She is a beautiful woman and one of my favorite actresses but you will barely recognize her in this role. This is so brilliant and hilarious that you'll watch it over and over and still laugh so hard you'll pee in your pants!
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Summary: Some witty actors and actresses
Review: I thought this movie was bizarre and cute! The owners of these show dogs, acted a lot like them. For instance, Parker's character, and her husband, were a rich couple from somewhere, and they had this dog, who watched them a lot. They also made their dog walk on the treadmill.
The left foot guy, played by Eugene Levy, was very funny and a great actor. He eventually had to show his dog, because his wife played by Catherine O'Hara, another great actress, fell and broke her ankle. Great acting there!
Christopher Guest, the author and actor in this movie, and all the other movies, was a funny southern guy, who has this hunting dog. He put this movie together perfectly!
By the way, Jennifer Coolidge is in this movie (Legally Blonde, Paulette). She plays this lady who marries this rich man, and owns a Poodle. She has a dog handler, who shows the poodle in the shows, and they win best dog, like every time, except this one.
I haven't seen the other movies that these good friends and actors play in, like Waiting for Guffman & a Mighty Wind, etc.
You just have to watch the movie to figure it all out!
*See it to believe it.
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Summary: Not funny or worth the money
Review: Christopher Guest's films must be an acquired taste. I found this attempt at satire crude and heavy-handed: the purpose seemed to be to exploit every pathetic stereotype and hackneyed joke he could think of, while saying nothing in particular about the sport he was supposedly sending up. Everything about the film suggests it was a real quickie -- even the setting for the "big show," which resembled a rented junior high gym. The only truly funny character is the "color commentator," whose accent and inappropriate remarks perfectly catch the on-screen persona of a certain retired athlete who for years was a staple of the annual Westminster broadcasts.
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