Best in Show (Dogumentary) (2000)

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Best in Show

“Out of all of Christopher Guest’s mockmentary comedies, freewheeling exercises of improvised comedy with some of the best in the business, Best in Show clearly lives up to its title. This particular style of comedy is the one with the greatest degree of difficulty to execute. If you give too much rope to the performers, you can end up with self-indulgent exercises that isolate the audience by virtue of being performed to an audience of one. Or a desperation for every idea, no matter how good or bad, to get its due. But if you can get the formula right, then it’s a rich and rewarding experience. Best in Show gets it right.   What can make or break these things is a solid enough structure to keep everyone operating along a workable track, but also provide a structure that’s bendable” read more

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"Yes, when it comes to the level of competition in the business of dog shows, it's a dog eat dog world. And yes, I am enough of a low level mongrel (there is no pure breed in my blood) that I am willing to stoop low enough to use that over-obvious and over-used expression. Heck, I can keep digging up a crap-load of doggie-theme phrases to help describe the premise of this movie ("sitting up" with wit, "rolling over" with laughter, etc), but I don't want the unfunniness of those metaphors to dis"

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"Yes, when it comes to the level of competition in the business of dog shows, it's a dog eat dog world. And yes, I am enough of a low level mongrel (there is no pure breed in my blood) that I am willing to stoop low enough to use that over-obvious and over-used expression. Heck, I can keep digging up a crap-load of doggie-theme phrases to help describe the premise of this movie ("sitting up" with wit, "rolling over" with laughter, etc), but I don't want the unfunniness of those metaphors to dis"

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"I really enjoyed this film. The charcters are entertaing. The comedy is also really funny. This is, in my opinion, pretty quotable. I highly recommend this film. 9/10"