Waste of time

Good movie but grossly overrated

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The closet thing we have to the great Mike Leigh is probably Christopher Guest who serves up another of his improvfests, Mascots. Following on the heels of his other competition flicks Best in Show & For Your Consideration, we follow a bunch of lovable eccentrics trying to make their mark in their world w/hilarious, rib tickling results. We also have a return of Corky St. Clair from Waiting for Guffman which is worth the price of admission in itself.

I am a longtime fan of Christopher Guest. I loved "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show." And I very much enjoyed "A Mighty Wind." I could watch these three films over and over again anytime.Not so with "For Your Consideration." Maybe because the characters were a bit mean- lacked the heart to go along with the humor. Whatever- I don't expect Mr Guest to strike gold every time.I found "Mascots" to be far below "For Your Consideration." The theme was meh-it meant nothing to me; the mascots were not especially funny, and their performances were a bore. Also, there were way, way too many characters to care about any of them. IMO, "Mascots" is best described as a weak retread of Guest's previous good work. The only bit I enjoyed was the cameo appearance by Corky St Clair.Perhaps Mr Guest is done with his Mockumentaries. However...if he is looking for inspiration, I suggest he get hold of a copy of the book "Pigeons" by Andrew D Blechman.www.amazon.com/Pigeons-Fascinating-Worlds-Revered- Reviled/dp/0802143288/ref=sr_1_1? s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489727451&sr=1-1&keywords=pigeons

From the preview on Netflix, this looked pretty funny, and having seen most of Christopher Guest's movies, I had plenty of reason to think the preview was accurate.But the film as a whole is lacking. It has too much down time, too many characters we have little reason to care about. The structure and plot are almost exactly the same as "Best in Show". It is as though Guest took Netflix's money and just switched from dogs to mascots.Some parts were better than others. Parker Posey, as always, is fantastic. And some of the mascot routines were good -- the Plumber routine, as well as the Hedgehog. I did like the idea of the armadillo having tire tracks on it.

What was Christopher Guest thinking! Talk about ruin your legacy. This is almost as bad as the 2nd Blues Brothers movie and that is really saying something!I am not exaggerating when I say I didn't laugh once, not even a snicker. I am sure they filmed this the same way as the other movies where the actors have license to stray from the script but really, this was the best they could come up with in the editing room from what I am sure would have been dozens of hours of footage?Where are the funny lines? the creativity we saw in those excellent movies like Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman. Perhaps after 22yrs Guest just isn't up to it but it's not just the writing. Funny people like Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr, Jane Lynch, Don Lake, Fred Willard not a funny line between them!So disappointing. Other reviewers are correct when they say it is almost Best In Show 2 with a similar style and story line but at least Best In Show had some belly aching moments.Perhaps there weren't many topics left after covering amateur theater, folk music, the Hollywood scene, dog shows and heavy metal bands. Mascots and that whole industry is probably apt but there is just nothing funny about this movie at all.Retire Mr. Guest. Go and sit on a beach somewhere and enjoy life. Please don't do any more damage to your awesome list of truly funny films.