The film of the week this time is THIS IS SPINAL TAP.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

Spinal Tap is one of my old favorites. I remember a friend of mine showing it to me and I was loved it. It's one of the few films where it actually feels like the comedy is based in reality. I can see a band like this existing at some point. Metal is a ridiculous genre, which makes it ripe for parody. That's one of the main reasons the film hasn't aged at all. Metal is just as crazy now as it was back then. Even more so actually. This is coming from a fan of the genre.

Even though Christopher Guest is a big part of this film, I think a lot of people tend to forget that Rob Reiner directed it. A bit like how most people I know think that Tim Burton directed Nightmare before Christmas, even though that was Henry Selick. Anyway, this is a damn funny film. I won't go on for too long about it because I don't want to ruin the best parts.