Brilliant Satire

Rating: 9/10 (20 April 2006)

Back in the 70's and 80's, rock and roll was getting out of hand. Everyone wasted it bigger and better...but in the end everything just got expensive and cheap. Stage shows were fun to go to but were so cheap and cheesy you had to wonder why you would watch it in the first place.
Rob Reiner and 3 clever British comedians seemed to have noticed this and created their own band-Spinal Tap-that was a satire of the whole hair band and metal craze going on in the time. And they captured everything. Well, almost at least.
This may be one of the most quotable movies ever. No line is out of place here. Everything has a purpose, and nothing is FORCED upon you, like in some comedy movies. However there may be a bit of a problem understanding Spinal Tap's British accents. So watch it on DVD-subtitles are a life saver.
If you don't find this even slightly amusing, I don't know about you. The actors emotions are portrayed through improvisation and are incredibly real. It seems like an actual documentary (which it is not-its a mock rockumentary) and as a result seems real...seems like a real band, going through real problems. If you know anything about 70's and 80's metal, this movie holds something for you. If you've played an actual gig, it holds even more. But if you have no clue, watch it anyways. It;'s almost impossible not to enjoy.