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Music and Media => The Cinema => Topic started by: Tyson on 22 Sep 2017, 04:55 am
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Preamble
As I continue my traipse through the great movies of the past, I like to post a little bit of the flavor of some of my faves. I found This is Spinal Tap to be especially funny.
Haiku
A mockumentary about an aging rock band, their first tour in 6 years and the humiliations that they have to endure:
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Luckily they have a secret weapon to separate them from mere mortal metal bands - their amps go to 11!!
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Truer words were never spoken:
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We even get to see a bit of their flower power phase:
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After many cancellations in the states they end up at rock bottom, playing for a lackluster crowd at an Air Force base:
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Luckily they do find redemption in the place so many other washed up acts end up - Japan!
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Summary
I've only seen this once, but already it reminds me of one of my other favorite comedies, The Big Lebowski - very high re-watchability and quotability!
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I heard the German band 'Scorpions' sued them because they thought Spinal Tap was a thinly disguised satire targetting them!
It might be just a great rumour, but it made me chuckle.
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I loved the film! And even though the music is 'satire' I have the soundtrack CD and love it as well. :oops: :lol:
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One of my favorite movies. Just one of the memorable quotes: "As long as there still was Sex and Drugs, I could do without the Rock and Roll."
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Love this movie! We still reference the mini-stonehenge bit in the movie to anything being much smaller than we thought.
Nigel/ Christopher Guest was inspired to do his own run of mockumentary movies after this (Waiting for Guffman & Best in Show being the best).
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"Can I raise a practical question at this point?"
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"A Mighty Wind", mockumentary about folk music scene, is very good from these talented folks as well.
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I just listened to the commentary track, where they re-assume their characters and comment on what's happening in the movie. It's almost funnier than the movie itself!
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A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and Spinal Tap are all classics.
Check out "Morons in Outer Space", a Brit film in the same vein.
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I just listened to the commentary track, where they re-assume their characters and comment on what's happening in the movie. It's almost funnier than the movie itself!
I was going to say that - it's like a second movie! When I listened to it, it was an unexpected surprise.
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Great hilarious movie, more fun with additional viewings. Thanks for the heads up on the commentary track, it will give me a reason to watch again. " Talk about mudflaps.........."