This Is Spın̈al Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Berg 1984 [alternative name This Is Spinal Tap] by AverageMansReviews

This Is Spın̈al Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Berg 1984 [alternative name This Is Spinal Tap] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/burning/drugs/references to racism and homosexuality

I would hate to be a drummer in this band: briefly; this filmmaker Martin "Marty" Di Bergi [partly Writer/Music/Director: Rob Reiner:] he is following this band known as Spinal Tap on their latest tour with a new album entitled Smell The Glove: lead vocalist/lead guitar: David St. Hubbins [partly Writer/Music: Michael McKean:] he is predominantly the brains of the band, but the bar isn't set too high, Nigel Tufnel [Christopher Guest:] he is the lead guitarist/support vocalist and he sees the world slightly differently to everyone else, Derek Smalls [partly Writer/Music: Harry Shearer:] he is the basis and a support vocalist, he is the rock that just goes with the flow but when the other two and occasionally speaks and says things, Mick Shrimpton [R. J. Parnell/Ric Parnell:] he is the drummer for now, you see this band has a voodoo as it relates to dramas at some point or another they all end up dying and Viv Savage [David Kaff:] he plays keyboards, he plays video games and we don't see much of him but if they had to categorise him, I would lean towards the slightly dark creepy member of the band.

Generally speaking: the script and framework/outlay is of the style of mockumentary comedy, you will see Di Bergi asking questions and with his film crew recording this journey and the pacing for this 82 minutes film is good, but let's just say it needs time to warm up to find its own rhythm

Comedy and art; so at one point or another reference Di Bergi the history of deaths in this band [it is very much a recurring comedy theme] or pointing out common sense as it relates to these amplifiers that go to 11 as their maximum level, when Di Bergi's point out to Tufnel broadly speaking; why don't you just make 10 louder? Tufnel's response is: because 11 is a higher number or/and at one point or another we have problems on stage with Smalls unable to get out of this stage design of basically a pod with the stage hand eventually having to use heat to get it to open or much later on this clear issue with Stonehenge replica: which on both counts , I should really point out that the comedy style is of a very British and dry delivery, I am not criticising this, just simply pointing it out adds to work artistic visions of this film and now including the music aspect if you are into rock; you will like this style of music.

Character developments and performances; broadly to begin with the cast of characters and performances are very good, with a very smooth and natural chemistry throughout, but what with our four main characters/performers in: Reiner as Di Bergi, McKean as Hubbins, Guest as Tufnel and Shearer has Smalls: all for of these performers/characters are spot on as these performers are these characters and vice versa, you really couldn't come out with a sequel without them as luck should have it this is actually happening a lot sooner than you think  Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025 [12/09/2025]

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; as I referenced earlier it does need some time to find its own rhythm, but after that, it just gets down to business and less than a couple days ago I watched this film at the cinema for its 41st anniversary and the person I watch some of this content with did fall asleep for a little while at the beginning stages, but after it got going they stayed awake, so you may want to watch this film if you haven't seen it before or if you have you may want to see it again just before the sequel comes out and yes there is an ongoing sequence underneath the closing credits. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Winners that include but not limited to DVD Exclusive Awards 2001 Video Premiere Award Best DVD Audio Commentary Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer For the Special Edition and 2 Nominees would also include but not limited to and from the same award ceremony/event Best DVD Overall Original Supplemental Material Jeffrey Schwartz (producer) For the Special Edition.