A Mighty Wind

There is nothing more painful to watch than a movie without a script. All the scenes in this film seem improvised and it's totally painful to watch these actors attempting to say something funny and usually it just sounds forced and... Full review

A splendid look at 60's folk music from a modern point of view. Tongue-in-cheek, but absolutely accurate. A lot of surprises and fun!... Full review

This movie is soo marverous movies.It's similar to documentary movies but not.It's cool! This movie has great stryline.Every actor did a splendid job in this film.I think that this movie is worthy to see.... Full review

This movie is absolutely hysterical; a mock documentary about a folk concert and the involved bands and organizers. It doesn't even sound like a remotely humorous premise, but it's pulled off wonderfully. The cast deserves most of the credit here, since... Full review

You would have thought that after 4 movies, Christopher Guest and his band of merry men and women would have tired of the improv performances which are featured in This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, and A... Full review

This movie is absolutely hysterical; a mock documentary about a folk concert and the involved bands and organizers. It doesn't even sound like a remotely humorous premise, but it's pulled off wonderfully. The cast deserves most of the credit here, since... Full review

Oh my god.... This is not funny... The first part where people are being introduced is a dreadful piece of ***** going nowhere... I pulled out a smile about five times during the movie and did not laugh once... The rest... Full review

You would have thought that after 4 movies, Christopher Guest and his band of merry men and women would have tired of the improv performances which are featured in This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, and A... Full review

i'm a big christopher guest fan. i loved Spinal Tap, i liked Guffman, and i thought Best In Show was a gem. this one, however, felt like a re-hash of Spinal Tap, but without the glue and clear stereotypes that made... Full review

This is the worst most retarted movies. Even the biggest nerd in our grade nAMED sCHYLER LIKED IT. sCREW iT... Full review

Their fondness for their subject is obvious and it works to create a more mature film with some actual emotional impact that lasts after the credits roll. Of course, there are still moments of the old 'Spinal Tap"-style humor in the film, particularly from the ex-Tappers themselves (Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Mr. Guest) who are like the three guys at reunion who are still single and living at home. ... Full Review

If you were swept away by A Mighty Wind, this compilation of extras will leave you singing a happy tune. Thankfully the observations of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy are witty as well as enlightening. ... Full Review

But heres the bad news: with A Mighty Wind, its all starting to feel a little bit been there Theres no doubting that Guest and Levy have this mockumentary gig down to an art. ... Full Review

a gentle spoof of the folk scene.... ... Full Review

Even so, one still steps out of A Mighty Wind feeling faintly let down. Maybe it's because Guest's line of attack is finally too gentle for its own good. ... Full Review

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Documentary films, the traditional kind that the average person simply ignores, have long since given way to the popular faux documentary. These films, unlike their parent genre, have been and continue to be wildly successful. ... Full Article

A new comedy lab aims to ratchet up the laughs in Canadian filmmaking. A partnership has been struck between comedy experts Just for Laughs and two Canadian film agencies, Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Film Centre, to create an advanced... ... Full Article

Spinal Tap's 25th anniversary. Just this June, folk film phenom A Mighty Wind opened for them at London's Wembley Arena. (Conveniently, both bands consist of the same members.) ... Full Article

Finally . . . it's here. The Richmond Folk Festival, the one you've been hearing and reading about for months, has its tents assembled, its 30-plus artists on the way into town (some are already here) and a weather forecast... ... Full Article