December 07, 2006
Gratuitous Llama First-Time-To-Me Nexflix Movie Review
Waiting for Guffman (1996), Christopher Guest's send up of small town theatrics.
A very amusing film, but two small points, one substantive, the other technical:
1. I saw the plot device about Guffman's arrival at the theatre coming a loooooong way off. I know that the point of the movie was really just to enjoy the actors' performances, but this was a leetle too obvious a twist for me.
2. The orchestra was too good. In my experience, no community theatre band plays that well. It seems to me much more realistic that the amateurism in the pit should match that on the stage.
Other than that, grab your stools and watch it!
Posted by Robert at December 7, 2006 10:56 AM | TrackBackAs much as I enjoyed the movie, I hold it to be, so far, the least funny in the series of films guest has done with that ensemble. My favorite is A Mighty Wind, followed closely by Best in Show. I look forward to seeing For Your Consideration.
Posted by: Boy Named Sous at December 7, 2006 04:01 PMI'm with you on AMW and on looking forward to FYC. Haven't seen BIS yet - it's arriving this weekend.
Posted by: Robbo the LB at December 7, 2006 05:15 PM
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