Comedy at its finest

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2012)

The spoof "This is Spinal Tap" displays the true reality of a rock n' roll life style. As a filmmaker follows the fictional band Spinal Tap through out the film you see every component that goes into becoming and maintaining a rock n' roll image. Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls) do a great job portraying the British rock band that is Spinal Tap. Rob Reiner's is the filmmaker following Spinal Tap during their disastrous comeback tour to the United States, which proves some things are best left in the past.
The film goes through the events as if you are truly watching a documentary. The band members are serious as they debate over album covers and band member's girlfriends. The way Reiner uses lighting during the concerts to emphasis the bulges in the bands pants will have you on the floor laughing. The dialog alone will have you repeating this movie again and again. Nigel's complete lack of common sense keeps you laughing from beginning to end. The scene where Nigel is trying to figure out how to fit the lunchmeat on "tiny" bread is hilarious and as they explain why their amplifier goes up to eleven you have to wonder to yourself if this is truly the conversation that happen backstage before a show.
This film is comedy at its finest it doesn't make you look for an alternative meaning or depth it is just good old comedy similar to Wayne's World. If you loved the 80's with this its big hair, tight jeans, and power ballads that examine the female body "This is Spinal Tap" is the movie for you. Turn your TV up to 11 and enjoy!