Hilarious... a classic

Rating: Null/10 (28 January 2002)

I just picked this up on DVD from the library and it's every bit as funny as I remembered. The creators of this film understood a great deal about the history of rock music and expertly weave this knowledge into the film.
Many times the actors' accents in other "serious" films tend to come and go... in Spinal Tap I never once heard one of the leads break accent. Perhaps the funniest thing about the film is the songs themselves, with their ridiculous lyrics that are still within a stone's throw of what actual heavy metal bands used to sing (and somewhere are still singing.)
The film is a little short at around 80 minutes, but compared to the cinema bloat that is currently en vogue, maybe that's not so bad. There are a number of enjoyable cameos that I won't spoil by naming them.