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Christopher Guest is widely known as the lead guitarist for Spinal Tap. With his 1996 effort, he had to somewhat out due himself by making Waiting for Guffman because it was in the same genre of it. In my opion, Waiting for Guffman is better then Spinal Tap.
Blaine, Missouri is celebrating it's 150th anniversary and their first pick to put on a play about this fine town is none other then off-Broadway director/writer Corky St. Clair. Corky accepts and begins casting. He casts the ego-driven Ron and Shelia Albertson, the Dari Queen waitress Libby Mae Brown, and a dentist, Dr. Allen Pearl. All these people, including Corky, have no talent and they don't know it. They rehearse for weeks and then one day a letter arrives saying that Mort Guffman will attend their show. What does this mean? Well in Cokry's words `We might be going to Broadway!' I wouldn't want to give away the rest. The ending is truly ingenious.
Waiting For Guffman reminds me that good, clever, and thoughtful comedies are still being made. The film satirizes regional theatre very well, from the terrible dance moves to the over acting. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, and Fred Willard are at their comedic best in these rolls. There's lots of great one-liners and reading in between the lines humor. The film was largely improvised, and if this kind of concept were giving to other actors, I don't think it would work as well.
***** (Out of 5)
Blaine, Missouri is celebrating it's 150th anniversary and their first pick to put on a play about this fine town is none other then off-Broadway director/writer Corky St. Clair. Corky accepts and begins casting. He casts the ego-driven Ron and Shelia Albertson, the Dari Queen waitress Libby Mae Brown, and a dentist, Dr. Allen Pearl. All these people, including Corky, have no talent and they don't know it. They rehearse for weeks and then one day a letter arrives saying that Mort Guffman will attend their show. What does this mean? Well in Cokry's words `We might be going to Broadway!' I wouldn't want to give away the rest. The ending is truly ingenious.
Waiting For Guffman reminds me that good, clever, and thoughtful comedies are still being made. The film satirizes regional theatre very well, from the terrible dance moves to the over acting. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, and Fred Willard are at their comedic best in these rolls. There's lots of great one-liners and reading in between the lines humor. The film was largely improvised, and if this kind of concept were giving to other actors, I don't think it would work as well.
***** (Out of 5)
Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life is undoubtedly the group's best film together. Its hilarious yet anarchic view of the world is aw inspiring and the writing and directing is top notch. It has a surreal look that could even be compared to such surrealistic masterpieces as Luis Bunel's Un chien andalou.
There is one question on all our mines all the time, and that question is What is the Meaning Of Life? No one really knows, but the Pythons took this question and strung 9 or 10 vignettes together involving it. Some of the best material they had ever produced is in this film including Every Sperm is Sacred in which a man is forced to sell his children for scientific experiments and Death in which death visits a bunch of people at a dinner party.
Something odd happened today while I watched this film for perhaps the 15th time. During the end credits, I shed a tear. Not because I was laughing, but because this was the last and final dose of Monty Python forever.
Not only is Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life one of the best comedies ever made, it's one of the best films ever made period.
***** (Out of 5)
There is one question on all our mines all the time, and that question is What is the Meaning Of Life? No one really knows, but the Pythons took this question and strung 9 or 10 vignettes together involving it. Some of the best material they had ever produced is in this film including Every Sperm is Sacred in which a man is forced to sell his children for scientific experiments and Death in which death visits a bunch of people at a dinner party.
Something odd happened today while I watched this film for perhaps the 15th time. During the end credits, I shed a tear. Not because I was laughing, but because this was the last and final dose of Monty Python forever.
Not only is Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life one of the best comedies ever made, it's one of the best films ever made period.
***** (Out of 5)
0 stars out of ****
Okay, Adam Sandler has been allowed to get away with some bad movies in his time. But Little Nicky is unforgiveable. It is just horrible on all acounts. Rodney Dangerfield, Dana Carvey and a slew of other comedic talent seem like they are paying off a debt to Sandler for even appearing in this movie. Even poor Kevin Nealon is reduced to wearing boobs on his head and dancing around with tassles twirling around. It's despicable.
Sandler plays his normal role of a idiot with a heart of gold, only this time there's the big twist of him being the son of the devil. I just didn't buy it. I didn't really buy anything in this movie. I don't get it and i don't want to get it. If this is what audiences think is funny, then i guess i'm just not "with it". And thank God. If you want to see a thoughtful, CLEVER comedy, go rent "Wet Hot American Summer". It is a priceless comedy that will live on, unlike this crap.
Okay, Adam Sandler has been allowed to get away with some bad movies in his time. But Little Nicky is unforgiveable. It is just horrible on all acounts. Rodney Dangerfield, Dana Carvey and a slew of other comedic talent seem like they are paying off a debt to Sandler for even appearing in this movie. Even poor Kevin Nealon is reduced to wearing boobs on his head and dancing around with tassles twirling around. It's despicable.
Sandler plays his normal role of a idiot with a heart of gold, only this time there's the big twist of him being the son of the devil. I just didn't buy it. I didn't really buy anything in this movie. I don't get it and i don't want to get it. If this is what audiences think is funny, then i guess i'm just not "with it". And thank God. If you want to see a thoughtful, CLEVER comedy, go rent "Wet Hot American Summer". It is a priceless comedy that will live on, unlike this crap.