Comic brilliance

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2014)

"This Is Spinal Tap" is certainly not without its memorable moments (Nigel's 50 guitars and amp that goes up to 11; the Stonehenge prop, Harry Shearer trapped in the cocoon; the free-form jazz odyssey), but its genius derives from the biting satire - and yet still loving in its sendup of the British metal scene. And these guys say these insane lines without bursting into laughs! And there's more than a few familiar faces sprinkled throughout the cast: Angelica Huston, Fred Willard, Bruno Kirby, Billy Crystal and a not-yet-annoying Fran Drescher.
It's a very fun movie; the wit is sharp (for a group of dunces), the tone is just perfect, and it features "Big Bottom" and "Sex Farm", two of the funniest songs ever written.
8/10