Mighty Wind

Pros: Very funny stuff from Christopher Guest & Company.
Cons: Not as consistent as Guest's other films, "Mitch" is a downer...

I became a fan of Christopher Guest’s “mockumentaries” after seeing “Waiting for Guffman” several years ago. The combination of obscure but incredibly funny actors, a loose script with room for intelligent improvisation, and tight editing and direction ...

Pros: Hilariously dead-on send-up of the vacuous folk bands of the '60s.
Cons: Not enough songs (though what was there was damn funny).

Through no fault of my own, I watched many episodes of The Lawrence Welk Show in my youth (there were only three channels on my grandma’s TV: local PBS, the other PBS, and the foreign channel that only played weird Japanese shows). Young and...

Pros: Eugene Levy, John Michael Higgins, Jennifer Coolidge, spoofing!
Cons: Some of the best scenes and songs were deleted.

When director Rob Reiner put together his masterpiece, "This is Spinal Tap", a spoof of heavy metal bands in 1984, he picked up on the "mockumentary" format, previously dominated by the geniuses that were Monty Python. Reiner pulled off the coup ...

Pros: The character portrayals are masterful and hilarious and the music is fun and pretty.
Cons: Fred Willard, though I have like him in some movies, played a grating, irritating character.

THE PLOT: The story is a spoof on the 1960's folk music scene. Irving Steinbloom, a well-known folk-music promoter, has died. His son, Johnathan plans to organize a tribute to him by bringing together three of the main groups he promoted during ...

Pros: An entertaining send-up of the folk singing craze of the 60's
Cons: Not really a con, but there are no belly laughs.

Warning: this reveals some minor plot details. In 1729, Johnathan Swift of Gulliver’s Travel’s fame wrote A Modest Proposal. It was a satiric essay offering advice on how to deal with the overpopulation of children in Ireland. To wit: “I have been ...

Pros: Another great piece of work from Mckean/Guest/Shearer. Hilarious!
Cons: There could've been even more music.

Have you ever seen those reunion shows on PBS where they bring back some old codgers from the 60's and while they are playing their old hits, the audience is full of older white people trying to groove to the tunes but they have no rhythm with which to ...

Pros: Some wonderful characters and laugh out loud moments. A mellow, non-offensive comedy.
Cons: Lacks consistent drama, a folk Spinal Tap that goes to 6 not 11.

After such wonderful comedies as Spinal Tap and Best in Show you would be forgiven for thinking that Mighty Wind would be another rip roaring ensemble comedy, unfortunately while it has its moments it fails to be consistently funny. The premise of the ...

Pros: Hilarious and fun!
Cons: none!!!

This movie is downright hilarious. Whether you are a Christopher Guest "mockumentary" fan or not, you will find this movie delightful. The humor can be very subtle at times which makes each laugh even more enjoyable. After watching this, you may ask yourself "Wha' Happened?".