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1. on November 25, 2009 at 11:22 am Viatecio

   I so want to see this movie…is it worthwhile? I know Hollywood ruins a lot of otherwise good movies by throwing romance into them, but I can look past that if the dog show satire is worth it. I just can’t stand overly sappy romance tripe.

   
   
   • on November 25, 2009 at 12:25 pm retrieverman

     It’s quite possibly one of the funniest movies ever made. Eugene Levy is excellent in it.

     
     
   • on November 25, 2009 at 6:21 pm Jess

     The only sap in Best in Show is made fun of. If you know anything about dog culture at all, you will be rolling on the floor.

     What is really funny is that Dog Show Moms and Dads or whatever it was called had all the same stereotypes, except they were real people.

     
     
     • on November 25, 2009 at 6:29 pm retrieverman

       Dog Show Moms and Dads was awesome!

       
       
       • on November 26, 2009 at 12:54 am Jess

         I only watched a few episodes. Reality tv really turns me off. I felt really sorry for the son of the Aussie obedience woman and gay couple that didn’t have anyone to show them the dog showing ropes. It kind of says something that the most normal person on the show was the woman who was trying to have babies through her dogs.

         
         
         • on November 26, 2009 at 1:06 am retrieverman

           My favorite scene from that show (doesn’t involve a dog show):

           
           
   • on November 26, 2009 at 7:24 am Pai

     I love this movie SO MUCH. It’s been a year since I’ve seen it, I should rent it again!

     
     
2. on November 25, 2009 at 2:26 pm Gary

   I’d watch it again just to see the scenes with Fred Willard in them.

   
   
   • on November 25, 2009 at 2:28 pm retrieverman

     Oh, those are awesome!

     “It’s a shame that in some countries these animals are eaten.”

     
     
3. on November 26, 2009 at 12:19 am H. Houlahan

   Best. Movie. Evah.

   Also check out Waiting for Guffman and For Your Consideration which do the same job on community theater and indy filmmaking, respectively, with the same cast.

   I always admired the stability of that Weimaraner in that scene and others. Of course she wasn’t a trained movie dog, so her “meltdown” was just a dog jumping up for a treat. But that’s beside the point.

   And yes, Fred Willard’s dog show commentary totally rules.

   I still remember when they had Joe Garagiola announcing Westminster along with that smarmy sellout Caras.

   At one point, Caras was adamant that all the hair combed over the eyes of the OES was no problem, the dog could see just fine, and Garagiola, the “dumb jock” was calling out the nekkid emperor — “There is no way that that dog can see!”

   Of course the fooseball player was right, and the “dog expert” was completely full of it.

   (When I am called to train a dog with hair over his eyes, the first training tool I bring out is a pair of scissors.)

   
   
   • on November 26, 2009 at 12:27 am retrieverman

     I used to love that banter with Joe Garagiola.

     I have seen Waiting for Guffman. Also a good friend.

     I know one thing I’m not going to watch tomorrow– “The National Dog Show.”

     I almost would rather watch Michael Vick.

     
     

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