a mighty wind c/d

I may just dig out that New Christy Minstrels album I have in my closet...let's see...sweet jesus, does a band really need six guitars and three banjos?! It's like acoustic Branca. And they all are holding them up at greater-than-45-degree angles.

http://www.thenewchristyminstrels.com/Discography/6302%20-%20In%20Person.jpg

Okay, I'm putting it on the stereo RIGHT NOW.

Plus Parker Posey (who usually gets on my nerves) makes a ridiculously hot folk singer. Just...ridiculous.

I have never seen Guffman, nor do I know anything about it, but I will make sure to seek it out.

I enjoyed A Mighty Wind a lot while not thinking it was the funniest of that type of film. The fact that the music was really nice and that the people's stories were interesting in and of themselves helped a lot.

Yes, that's it, I don't like the look of Ed Begley's face.

The briefer performances were largely wonderful; as all say, Willard... Begley Jr... Bob Balaban the adorable Marty Di Bergi-esque New Yorker, neurotic and wonderful like prime Woody Allen. I loved it that in many ways he carried over apsects of his performance in "Gosford Park" (a tremendous film that).
Parker Posey; absurd and inexplicably very sexy, yes! ;)

I think overall I feel very charitable towards any defects and the small scale nature of it (compared with "Tap" it seemed so), as well, it entertained & amused constantly.

The scene with the ex-porn star describing her career with a wink and a smile was one of my favourite scenes, mostly because I recognise the sort of smiley-smiley character that's been accurately hit there.

There's quite a bit in the trailer that didn't turn up in the film. "I don't.. remember much.." "I love Mitch.. but (whistles)" "Excuse me, I must be full"

As with Best in Show, there are extra clips on the website.

Another vote for Mitch:fool Mickey:cool.

Although the pivotal song is quite good, I really loved the title song. It's a pretty obvious hark back to hippie/Dylan folk as agent of social change, but it's really really good at it.

Did you see a different edit?

Nothing to add to Tom May's assessment; a small joy in three-part harmony.

What were PP's lines? The only other Main Street Singer I can remember apart from the Bohners is the one whose father was an Original Main Street singer, and I only remember that from the trailer (I'm aware she had at least one scene that started with that line, but I'm blanking on what it was).

Okay, I'll go away now. The only other thing I can think of is that Guest and McKean occasionally aren't as funny as they think (or are whimsical where they could have been funny), but I could watch Harry Shearer all day.

Hey, maybe I'll go do that..

the best song isn't even in the movie! mitch and mickey's "when you're next to me":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8NGYoyRR6U

I recently enjoyed this film

The naches that I'm feeling right now... 'cause your dad was like mishpoche to me. When I heard I got these ticket to the Folksmen, I let out a geshreeyeh, and I'm running with my friend... running around like a vilde chaye, right into the theater, in the front row! So we've got the schpilkes, 'cause we're sittin' right there... and it's a mitzvah, what your dad did, and I want to try to give that back to you. Okeinhoreh, I say, and God bless him.

To say 'classic' is probably a reach, but it's a lovely movie for anyone who lived through the period or can appreciate the affection the makers obviously had for the characters and the music. The songs are spot-on parodies. They save it each time it starts to sag.

The final 3 minutes felt tacked on and was trying too hard to avoid triteness. They would have been better off to embrace the trite with a big, smooshy bear hug.

The Shur-Flo song at the end makes for the most bittersweet lols I can think of. That is my favorite scene in the movie. I think this one included a lot more 'OUCH' with the funnnies than the other ones...

"ohhhh that's great! i mean without model trains how would they have come up with the idea for the big trains?"

This was on ITV last night, saw it for the first time.

Yeah.

I've sometimes started crying at the end of this movie, when Mitch leaves without telling anyone.

it's great, it's my favourite guest movie and one of my favourites of the decade full stop.

yeah that's an oddly affecting scene abbott. eugene's portrayal is a little too realistic

> This was on ITV last night

and was 15 minutes later than the advertised time so the tivo didn't record the end. arse.

ah, I set mine to run for 1 hr 30 mins based on the scheduled time and a bit, and it shut during the credits.

So, if there were any funny/extra bits, didn't see them.

Harry Shearer is doing his Smithers voice in this, it's a bit distracting.

probably on record above but <3 this so much

this is Fred Willard's finest hour.