Best in Show (DVD, 2001)

This movie is fantastic. If you liked any of the Christopher Guest movies (A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap), you will definitely like this as well. The cast is many from those great movies as well and all are very funny. The acting is very good in this and you should pay attention to the commentary during the dog show, Fred Willard is great.

The movie is a spoof of dog shows, but mostly it is a poke at the owner's of the dogs. Each couple is an interesting take on absurdity and people who take something as simple as the family pet too seriously. The people are very over the top and very humorous, especially if you watched the documentary style show of pet owners on cable or any of the dog shows.

The bonus material is pretty limited in this release, but interesting. The commentary by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy is interesting and the additional scenes are good. As with all Christopher Guest movies, this was sort of unscripted for the actors and so their genius plays out and is apparent with the additional scenes. It would have been nice to see bloopers or the rest of the extra footage from the movie, I'm sure there was more, but in no way does that take away from the movie.

Best in Show is the third in a series of movies starring and directed by Christopher Guest. It stars several cast members from his previous movies, and gives a really funny behind the scenes view into the world of Dog Shows. I bought this DVD because I have had this movie on VHS and thought it was time to upgrade since my husband and I love to watch it so much!

Once I see a movie, I'm seldom one to go back and watch it over. My definition of a 'favorite movie' therefore, is one I can watch over and over again and love it every time. I am 50 years old and there are only about 4-5 movies that fall into this category for me. Best in Show is definitely one of them. It is one of the most hilarious movies I have ever seen. There are not just a few funny parts, this movie is jam packed with funny lines, ridiculous characters, and proposterous situations. Whether you have a twisted sense of humor (me), or just your everyday normal person sense of humor, you will love this movie. Only if you have absolutely no sense of humor, will you think its 'stupid', as one reviewer put it. Love it, love it, love it!!!!

Funny movie with dry humor. Eugene Levy is great. They use real show dogs for the movie, so that was fun to know. I loved the Bloodhound !!! The neurotic yuppie Wimeriner owners were a riot.

Recommended if you like dogs and dry humor.

We're more murder mystery movie goers, but when we rented this comedy, we were thoroughly surprised at truly how funny it is. You don't have to be a dog lover to love this movie, but I think for those of us that are, it is even funnier because we all know how we are with our dogs! It's a great spoof on professional dog shows and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a good laugh. I bought this movie for friends of ours, and then I went and bought another copy for us!!!