Best in Show
starring: Carrie Aizley, Lewis Arquette, Bob Balaban, Jehshua Barnes, Jay Brazeau
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A BLUE RIBBON LOOK AT DOG SHOW PARTICIPANTS AND THE POOCHES WHO LOVE THEM.
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Christopher Guest, the man behind Waiting for Guffman, turns his comic eye on another little world thattakes itself a bit too seriously: the world of competitive dog shows. Best inShow follows a clutch of dog owners as they prepare and preen their dogs towin a national competition. They include the yuppie pair (Parker Posey andMichael Hitchcock) who fear they've traumatized their Weimaraner by having sexin front of him; a suburban husband and wife (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara)with a terrier and a long history of previous lovers on the wife's part; theSouthern owner of a bloodhound (Guest himself) with aspirations as aventriloquist; and many more. Following the same "mockumentary" format ofSpinal Tap and Guffman, Best in Show takes in some of thedog show officials, the manager of a nearby hotel that allows dogs to staythere, and the commentators of the competition (a particularly knockout comicturn by Fred Willard as an oafish announcer). The movie manages to paint anaffectionate portrait of its quirky characters without ever losing sight of theridiculousness of their obsessive world. Almost all of the scenes were createdthrough improvisation. While lacking the overall focus of a written script,Best in Show captures hilarious and absurd aspects of human behavior thatcould never be written down. The movie's success is a testament to both thetalent of the actors and Guest's discerning eye. --Bret Fetzer
A BLUE RIBBON LOOK AT DOG SHOW PARTICIPANTS AND THE POOCHES WHO LOVE THEM.
Amazon.com:
Christopher Guest, the man behind Waiting for Guffman, turns his comic eye on another little world thattakes itself a bit too seriously: the world of competitive dog shows. Best inShow follows a clutch of dog owners as they prepare and preen their dogs towin a national competition. They include the yuppie pair (Parker Posey andMichael Hitchcock) who fear they've traumatized their Weimaraner by having sexin front of him; a suburban husband and wife (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara)with a terrier and a long history of previous lovers on the wife's part; theSouthern owner of a bloodhound (Guest himself) with aspirations as aventriloquist; and many more. Following the same "mockumentary" format ofSpinal Tap and Guffman, Best in Show takes in some of thedog show officials, the manager of a nearby hotel that allows dogs to staythere, and the commentators of the competition (a particularly knockout comicturn by Fred Willard as an oafish announcer). The movie manages to paint anaffectionate portrait of its quirky characters without ever losing sight of theridiculousness of their obsessive world. Almost all of the scenes were createdthrough improvisation. While lacking the overall focus of a written script,Best in Show captures hilarious and absurd aspects of human behavior thatcould never be written down. The movie's success is a testament to both thetalent of the actors and Guest's discerning eye. --Bret Fetzer
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- Absolutely hilarious
Apparently there are some people who have a negative impression of this film. Fine, but its not a slapstick comedy with goofy jokes. It is satirical and the humor is dry. All of the characters are stereotyped which makes this film so funny. Its not about the dogs, its about the characters who own them. I believe that if you do not think this film is funny then you either are comedically impaired, or lacking some IQ points.
Rating: 
- Unwatchable
This movie might have been funny if the characters were likable or interesting.They aren't.Not everyone finds off-color humor hilarious, believe it or not.
Rating: - Get your busy bee in gear and buy this movie
"Best in Show" is the best of the excellent four Christopher Guest improv movies.I suppose you could trace the origin of this run back to "This is Spinal Tap".If you are not familiar with "Waiting For Guffman", "A Mighty Wind", and "Four Your Consideration", "Best in Show" is the place to start.
Comedy that is smart, funny, and so perfectly performed by a true ensemble cast has to be in everyone's collection.BUY THIS MOVIE!
Rating: - If you like the Westminster Dog show and off-color humor, you'll like this movie.
"Best in Show" is a usually-funny unscripted parody of the renowned Westminster Kennel Club dog show and the obsessed dog-show handlers and owners of the dog-show world.Director/writer/actor Christopher Guest and Writer/actor Eugene Levy, wrote a detailed plot outline.But they left the dialogue for the actors to improv.If you haven't been to a dog show nor have seen Westminster on TV, you only have an endless string of off-color jokes to keep you entertained. But if you've observed the dog ... Read More
Rating: - This movie is based on a different worldview, but it is well done.
This movie is unquestionably PG-13.I found this movie a bit too vulgar in many places.But that does not change the fact that this was a very funny movie, and very well done.
There are deleted scenes included after the VHS version of this product.Those scenes weren't at all bad -- some of them were deleted because the movie went a different direction with a couple of the aftermath stories, while others would have just made the movie longer.The deletion of the scenes shows that they ... Read More
- Absolutely hilariousApparently there are some people who have a negative impression of this film. Fine, but its not a slapstick comedy with goofy jokes. It is satirical and the humor is dry. All of the characters are stereotyped which makes this film so funny. Its not about the dogs, its about the characters who own them. I believe that if you do not think this film is funny then you either are comedically impaired, or lacking some IQ points.
- UnwatchableThis movie might have been funny if the characters were likable or interesting.They aren't.Not everyone finds off-color humor hilarious, believe it or not.
- Get your busy bee in gear and buy this movie"Best in Show" is the best of the excellent four Christopher Guest improv movies.I suppose you could trace the origin of this run back to "This is Spinal Tap".If you are not familiar with "Waiting For Guffman", "A Mighty Wind", and "Four Your Consideration", "Best in Show" is the place to start.
Comedy that is smart, funny, and so perfectly performed by a true ensemble cast has to be in everyone's collection.BUY THIS MOVIE!
- If you like the Westminster Dog show and off-color humor, you'll like this movie."Best in Show" is a usually-funny unscripted parody of the renowned Westminster Kennel Club dog show and the obsessed dog-show handlers and owners of the dog-show world.Director/writer/actor Christopher Guest and Writer/actor Eugene Levy, wrote a detailed plot outline.But they left the dialogue for the actors to improv.If you haven't been to a dog show nor have seen Westminster on TV, you only have an endless string of off-color jokes to keep you entertained. But if you've observed the dog ... Read More
- This movie is based on a different worldview, but it is well done.This movie is unquestionably PG-13.I found this movie a bit too vulgar in many places.But that does not change the fact that this was a very funny movie, and very well done.
There are deleted scenes included after the VHS version of this product.Those scenes weren't at all bad -- some of them were deleted because the movie went a different direction with a couple of the aftermath stories, while others would have just made the movie longer.The deletion of the scenes shows that they ... Read More
