Twofer

[arizona_jules]

For Your Consideration (Christopher Guest, 2006): I liked this one more than a lot of recent Guest films. This one had a much better sense of comic timing. A few of the more recent Guest films (such as Best in SHhw and A Mighty Wind) let some of the scenes drag on a bit too much, which I guess can be problematic when you're dealing with an

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olden France days.... "D'artagnan!!!"

[oodelally3]

Oh, man--Waiting for Guffman is one of my favourites! I love that scene where the couple--the "great actors of the town"--are pretending to "talk amongst themselves" during a scene...and all they say is "Hub-hub, hub-hub, hub-hub." Oh, my God...cracks me up every time.

Here's a quote for you:
Corky St. Clair: What the city council did was really... give me a challenge, and it's a challenge that I am going to... accept. It's like in the olden days, in the... days of France, when men would slap each other with their gloves... say, y'know..."D'Artagnan!"... y'know, "how dare you talk to me like that, you!," and... smack 'em!

Re: olden France days.... "D'artagnan!!!"

[arizona_jules]

Ok, I borrowed Waiting For Guffman from Alison. Just have to watch it......

Re: olden France days.... "D'artagnan!!!"

[oodelally3]

Yes, yes, YESSSSS! You are going to love it, I promise! Oh, my God--it's so hilarious. How can you go wrong with an alien in a musical? Oh, and the ballet sequence Corky does...ah, jeez...Oh! And the Great Acting Couple at the end--she cracks me up when she talks about what she'd like to try next, when she's talking to someone on stage.