This Is Spinal Tap

  • 1984


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Positive Reviews 35
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Average Rating 4.5/5
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5.0
The record company doesnt like the cover for the groups new album. Rogerebert
4.5
For music biz insiders, This Is Spinal Tap is a vastly amusing satire of heavy metal bands. Variety
4.5
Reiners brilliantly inventive script and smart visuals avoid all the obvious pitfalls, making this one of the funniest ever films about the music busi .. Time Out
5.0
A hilariously scathing indictment of the rock and roll lifestyle, and all the egoism and shallow philosophising that goes along with it. E Film Critic
4.5
There have been plenty of mockumentaries since 1984, but ... none has come close to matching this one. One Guys Opinion
3.5
The satire is ever so refreshingly played straight, is seemingly benign and dead on funny. Sover
5.0
And, because Spinal Tap isnt at the top of the charts, theres not much glamor.) ReelViews
4.4
Hilarious pseudo documentary spoof of a British rock group that was so on target in its satire, many viewers took it for the real thing. Tv Guide
2.5
Its a familiar premise thats employed to a thoroughly (and distressingly) uninvolving extent by filmmaker Rob Reiner, with the movie suffering from a .. Reel Film Reviews
3.5
Mildly funny, not a whole lot better than the best Christopher Guest mockumentary Id seen before this, Best in Show. Lariat
5.0
Quite simply, this rough little film verges on sheer perfection both as dead on parody and affectionate homage. Shadows On The Wall
4.5
This Is Spinal Tapa comedy, but its consideration of the transience of fame and the band members denial is ineffably and movingly sad. Pop Matters
4.4
Scores an 11 (out of 10) for sheer inspired lunacy but its the writers unexpected fondness for their subject matter that puts the film in a class all .. Internet Reviews
4.5
Nigel was way cuter than Eddie Van Halen and way hotter on the guitar, too!
4.2
This superb satire became the standard against which all mockumentaries are evaluated. The film was so successful that the fictitious group reunited f .. Emanuellevy
5.0
Although the movie is hilarious, I think it is the undeniable human nature of the loser characters that has kept the movie alive for so long. Q Network
4.5
Consistently funny, with sheer brilliant turns from every performer on the cast... Cinema Crazed
5.0
Its packed with great lines, cleverly edited and beautifully paced. Eye For Film
5.0
A towering achievement in cinema, music, and life art. Funnier and more prescient every time I see it. Any time they tour I will be there. Flim Threet
5.0
Theres the nagging girlfriend, backstage problems, technical mishaps, all of which doesnt help the fact that the lads have less than average IQs. Bbc
4.5
For all its japes and jokes, the movie is really about exhaustion of the spirit: sitting in a bleak hotel suite at 4 a.m. with the bad taste of last n .. Time
4.8
If the comic set pieces dont get you, sidesplitting performances of songs like Big Bottom and Stonehenge surely will. Coles Mithey
5.0
Reiner plays documentarian Marti DiBergi, who seems unable to believe the movie hes stumbled onto. Groucho Reviews
4.5
Thats likely why it doesnt sit too well with those in the business. Consequence Of Sound
5.0
If you didnt know this was a fake film, you could easily believe its real. 7M Pictures
4.2
the bad luck bad boys still dont disappoint in this ultimate roast of the music industry. E Online
4.4
Still, the music itself is brutalwhether you think thats the point or a competent facsimile of what passes for good in the genre. Larsen On Film
4.5
Returning to Spinal Tap always brings with it a pronounced sense of discovery, a freshness that is uncommon with movies generally and unspeakably rare .. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.5
The material is consistently clever and funny, though ultimately the attitudes are too narrow to nourish a feature length film. Chicago Reader
4.5
Please dont let this affect your performance, pleads Ian, acting as this prima donnas psychologist or nursemaid whenever the need arises. Nitrate Online
4.8
Yes Nigel, you did go to 11. Where would cinematic comedy be if you hadnt Mania.com
4.5
It is, however, less cartoonish, and its affectionate parody is undercut by a raw nerve of realism. Maclean's Magazine
4.5
Reiner, with McKean, Guest and Harry Shearer, have done a great job in creating and portraying characters that are dimwitted, cliched and yet oddly en .. Associated Press
4.5
There had been countless documentary spoofs before This Is Spinal Tap, but this inspired put on was the first to actually capture the texture and styl .. Seanax
3.1
The original suffers upon review simply because its novelty has worn off. But being the first mainstream feature of its kind, it deserves due reverenc .. Bangit Out
4.5
...a superbly executed, whimsical fit of improvisation and cinema verite pastiche that so convincingly created an awful 70s 80s heavy metal band that ..
5.0
Reiners brilliant rockumentary sends up its subject matter and the documentary form, with such deft perception that confusing it with the genuine arti .. Empire Online



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