For Your Consideration

DrummerDeanna · #1 12-03-2006, 07:05 PM

So I just saw Christopher Guest's latest, For Your Consideration.

Very funny, but not quite what I was expecting. This film was different than his last two in that it wasn't in the "documentary" format...but there were some very funny moments and as always the cast was superb.

Catherine O'Hara by far stole this movie...she was just great as were Parker Posey and Harry Shearer, I'd say those three were tops for me, though Jennifer Coolidge (in her brief parts) was hilarious, but then she always is

I'd definitely recomend this to any Christopher Guest fan

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Before the film they played the trailer for 'Pursuit of Happyness" I am dying to see this movie - it looks really good - the trailer alone makes me cry though - I have a feeling it'll be a real tear-jerker, but I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Serrart · #2 12-03-2006, 09:03 PM

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Before the film they played the trailer for 'Pursuit of Happyness" I am dying to see this movie - it looks really good - the trailer alone makes me cry though - I have a feeling it'll be a real tear-jerker, but I'm looking forward to seeing it.

I think an interesting component in it would be Gabriele Muccino's direction. Hes' one of the most known Italian directors (not really my favourite, but he has a lot of fans here), his cinema is over emotional (not melò, but charged with over the edge emotions). His characters shout, cry, suffer a lot but when he's in a good day, he's also able to get a quite convincing portrait of today's relationships and society. Anfd I'm anxious to see how will Smith had found a dimension in all this.

Romy

DrummerDeanna · #3 12-03-2006, 09:48 PM

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Hmm..that's interesting, and I didn't even know who was directing it actually. This one does look like it'll be totally emotional...in the trailer alone there's crying, suffering and shouting

I am also very curious to see Will Smith pull this off - the only thing non-comedyish I've seen him in is Six Degrees of Seperation which he is excellent in

irishgrl · #4 12-03-2006, 09:51 PM

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Hmm..that's interesting, and I didn't even know who was directing it actually. This one does look like it'll be totally emotional...in the trailer alone there's crying, suffering and shouting

I am also very curious to see Will Smith pull this off - the only thing non-comedyish I've seen him in is Six Degrees of Seperation which he is excellent in

hey, Independence Day wasnt comedy

DrummerDeanna · #5 12-03-2006, 09:52 PM

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hey, Independence Day wasnt comedy

Oh right! I forgot he was in that...! I can't remember anything though except his dragging an alien or something and I remember that being somewhat comedic.

ontheEdgeof17 · #6 12-03-2006, 10:14 PM

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Oh right! I forgot he was in that...! I can't remember anything though except his dragging an alien or something and I remember that being somewhat comedic.

The Legend of Bagger Vance? Which I never saw because it looks extremely boring.

DrummerDeanna · #7 12-03-2006, 10:16 PM

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The Legend of Bagger Vance? Which I never saw because it looks extremely boring.

OH! that's right, and I never saw it for the exact same reason

irishgrl · #8 12-03-2006, 10:23 PM

Um, Men In Black was serious Biz, ya know.........(just kidding, of course)

BUT: Wild Wild West was a documentary. I have it on the best authority. sort of.

goldustsongbird · #9 12-04-2006, 08:17 PM

I've heard really mixed reviews about this... people are pretty clear about how they feel. Either they like it, or they friggin' hate it. I did hear that it wasn't like other CG movies. I want to see it, but like I said... None of my friends (whatever's left of them, anyway) like COH and would go with me.

DrummerDeanna · #10 12-04-2006, 08:24 PM

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I've heard really mixed reviews about this... people are pretty clear about how they feel. Either they like it, or they friggin' hate it. I did hear that it wasn't like other CG movies. I want to see it, but like I said... None of my friends (whatever's left of them, anyway) like COH and would go with me.

She is HILARIOUS...her character is a bid sad - but she had me laughing. Interesting - I've not heard any bad reviews yet....but if one is going in expecting a mockumentary - they'd be disapointed.

I'm surprised it hadn't come out (if it did I missed it) that this was not a mockumentary like his other films....

goldustsongbird · #11 12-04-2006, 08:29 PM

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She is HILARIOUS...her character is a bid sad - but she had me laughing. Interesting - I've not heard any bad reviews yet....but if one is going in expecting a mockumentary - they'd be disapointed.

I'm surprised it hadn't come out (if it did I missed it) that this was not a mockumentary like his other films....

Yeah, from the clips they showed when she was on Leno and Tavis Smiley, it looked funny. Even if it ended up being ****, I'd probably love, since I have such crappy taste.

DrummerDeanna · #12 12-04-2006, 08:37 PM

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Yeah, from the clips they showed when she was on Leno and Tavis Smiley, it looked funny. Even if it ended up being ****, I'd probably love, since I have such crappy taste.

But it wasn't **** so...

I mean critically it's gotten good reviews (from what I've seen) - but I'm the only person I know who's seen it.

If someone is a fan of Guest I can't imagine them not liking this film...it does have many of his signatures and all in all I found it amusing. Oh - and there was something quite unexpected the Catherine O'Hara character does that had me cracking up...

goldustsongbird · #13 12-04-2006, 08:42 PM

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But it wasn't **** so...

I mean critically it's gotten good reviews (from what I've seen) - but I'm the only person I know who's seen it.

If someone is a fan of Guest I can't imagine them not liking this film...it does have many of his signatures and all in all I found it amusing. Oh - and there was something quite unexpected the Catherine O'Hara character does that had me cracking up...

Details, please.