Quite funny indeed

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2008)

After watching "This is Spinal Tap", I have added Christohper Guest's other films to my Netflix Queue. This mockumentary captures many aspects of modern rock from a sarcastic view. Being that it is done in a documentary style makes it even funnier than if it were a movie, say like "Rockstar" with Mark Wahlberg (haven't seen it yet, so I I'm not aware if its comedy or drama). Since TIST was released in 1984, it doesn't include the alternative rock period, nor the current indie rock nor sub-divisions such as emo, brit-pop, industrial, etc. Hair metal and spandex are widely lampooned, especially in the "cucumber scene". The Stonehenge scene along with the midgets had me falling over the floor in laughter. This ancient Britain dictum is a swipe at Led Zeppelin's black magic along with Manowar's knight cult. The vacuous song-writing is even prophetic as it resembles the songs from many late 80s bands (e.g. Rock me like a Hurricane from Scorpions, I want Rock n' Roll from Joan Jett, and anything from KISS). Finally, the scene where the rockers snub their New York limo driver due to his appreciation for Sinatra is utter genius. I think the writers could have explored more the themes or drug use and groupies, of course from a humorous POV.