Reviews - This Is Spinal Tap (1984) [DVD, Special Edition]
User Reviews
by movieman234 on Jul 6, 2010
| Pros |
Songs are clever, best-known quotes and images in any fiilm, just plain hilarious. |
| Cons |
Short on humor and time. |
| Bottom Line |
A great film, with a few flaws, that needs to be seen on a great magnitude. Why? Because it's one higher. |
by updateghost on Aug 11, 2007
| Pros |
Design, performances, humor, better with repeat viewings. |
| Cons |
Not ALWAYS funny. |
| Bottom Line |
is rockin'. |
by shaky_jake on Nov 27, 2006
| Pros |
Unapologetic rock n' roll satire; the actors are actually great musicians |
| Cons |
The introduction by Rob Reiner was a bit lame |
| Bottom Line |
Required viewing for anybody with a funny bone...and a pulse. |
by steerpyke on Nov 22, 2005
| Pros |
an all too truthful parody of a touring rock band |
| Cons |
not everyones subject matter |
| Bottom Line |
a classic satire of an ageing rock bands swansong. Great music and extremely funny. |
by hickry-hawkins on Sep 29, 2005
| Pros |
One of the funniest films of all time. |
| Cons |
That there's not a whole lot more of it! |
| Bottom Line |
You'd swear it was all reality! You'll laugh until you wet yourself! |
Key Information
Subgenre
Recommended, Rock Documentaries, Spoof, Satire, Essential Cinema, Classic
Available Formats
DVD: Special Edition
Languages
Original Language
English
DVD Editions
VHS Editions
Credits
Screenwriter
Michael McKean
Professional Reviews
Professional Reviews
(03/02/1984, p.C6, Janet Maslin): "...A witty, mischievous satire, and it's obviously a labor of love....Delightful..."
Quotes from the Movie
Quotes from the Movie
"There's such a fine line between stupid and..."--David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) <br> "...And clever."--Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) <br> <br> "The numbers all go to eleven. Look...right across the board."--Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), explaining the volume controls on his amplifiers <br> "Ahh...oh, I see..."--Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) <br> "Eleven...eleven...eleven..."--Nigel <br> "And most of these amps go up to ten."--Marty <br> "Exactly."--Nigel <br> "Does that mean it's...louder? Is it any louder?"--Marty <br> "Well, it's one louder, isn't it?"--Nigel <br> "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"--Marty <br> "[Pause]... These go to eleven."--Nigel <br> <br> "'How much more black could this be?' And the answer is: 'None...none more black.'"--Nigel <br> <br> "'On what day did God create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day also?'"--Marty, reading a review of Spinal Tap's latest album <br> <br> "'They are treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry."'--Marty, reading more from the review <br> "That's...that's nit-picking, isn't it?"--Nigel <br> <br> "The official cause of death is he died of choking on vomit. It wasn't his own vomit. He choked on somebody else's vomit."--Nigel <br> <br> "I'm really influenced by Mozart and Bach, and it's sort of in between those, really, it's like a Mach piece, really."--Nigel <br> "What do you call this?"--Marty <br> "Well, this piece is called 'Lick My Love Pump.'"--Nigel <br> <br> "I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf."--David
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