Mockumentaries - Best In Show etc.. - getting tired?
10-16-03, 03:26 AM
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Mockumentaries - Best In Show etc.. - getting tired?
As much as I love Christopher Guest, I have to ask, is he capable of directing an actual narrative driven film? Isn't he tired of the whole Mockumentary style of filmmaking? I think he is very talented and I love Spinal Tap (I know, that was Rob Reiner) Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind. I don't know if I am getting tired of the whole Mockumentary thing, or just tired of it from the same people all the time. Is this just a style that should be considered his trademark, even though it is a style used by many.
Not sure how much of a point I have in this thread, other than to see if anyone else feels the same way I do.
I would really like to see Christopher Guest direct a non - Mockumentary. Has he done one in the past that I am not aware of?
Not sure how much of a point I have in this thread, other than to see if anyone else feels the same way I do.
I would really like to see Christopher Guest direct a non - Mockumentary. Has he done one in the past that I am not aware of?
10-16-03, 06:17 AM
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I think as long as he keeps the ideas coming and the stories fresh he can do one every couple of years for another decade.
A Mighty Wind was more of a documentary than Best in Show, for example.
A Mighty Wind was more of a documentary than Best in Show, for example.
10-16-03, 09:11 AM
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Re: Mockumentaries - Best In Show etc.. - getting tired?
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I would really like to see Christopher Guest direct a non - Mockumentary. Has he done one in the past that I am not aware of?
I would really like to see Christopher Guest direct a non - Mockumentary. Has he done one in the past that I am not aware of?
10-16-03, 09:29 AM
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Like The Bus said, as long as he keeps pumping out quality films I will still watch them. If he gets to a point where he is basically just doing retreads of old material then I might say differently, but until then I will continue to enjoy them.
10-16-03, 09:36 AM
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Guest also directed that movie with Chris Farley and Matthew Perry. Almost Heroes I think it was.
When you look at all the movies that are released, Mockumentaries are a tiny drop in the bucket. Yet when one is released people say "How unoriginal...it's been done and it's tired." Yet, when a conventional linear comedy is released...one of THOUSANDS...not a peep. I don't get it.
When you look at all the movies that are released, Mockumentaries are a tiny drop in the bucket. Yet when one is released people say "How unoriginal...it's been done and it's tired." Yet, when a conventional linear comedy is released...one of THOUSANDS...not a peep. I don't get it.
10-16-03, 10:21 PM
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Originally posted by Groucho
Guest also directed that movie with Chris Farley and Matthew Perry. Almost Heroes I think it was.
When you look at all the movies that are released, Mockumentaries are a tiny drop in the bucket. Yet when one is released people say "How unoriginal...it's been done and it's tired." Yet, when a conventional linear comedy is released...one of THOUSANDS...not a peep. I don't get it.
Guest also directed that movie with Chris Farley and Matthew Perry. Almost Heroes I think it was.
When you look at all the movies that are released, Mockumentaries are a tiny drop in the bucket. Yet when one is released people say "How unoriginal...it's been done and it's tired." Yet, when a conventional linear comedy is released...one of THOUSANDS...not a peep. I don't get it.
10-16-03, 10:34 PM
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I don't think they're getting tired yet. I've said it a couple times already but I think the reason people didn't like AMW as well as BIS was not because of a poor performance on Guest's part. I just didn't think the SUBJECT was as funny. Obsessive dog owners are pretty darn funny. Folk music, yeah, but not as good.
10-16-03, 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by lesterlong
I think that's because you can still change a lot of stuff to make a comedy seem different while a mockumentary is pretty much what it is.
I think that's because you can still change a lot of stuff to make a comedy seem different while a mockumentary is pretty much what it is.
10-16-03, 10:53 PM
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Personally, I think Guest should broaden a bit.
Don't get me wrong, his stuff's funny. But it's not just him, it's the very talented recurring cast. I'd like to see them in a good narrative comedy.
Don't get me wrong, his stuff's funny. But it's not just him, it's the very talented recurring cast. I'd like to see them in a good narrative comedy.
