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I finally bought Spinal Tap on DVD.
2-disc set.
With another hour and a half of extra features.
Please tell me you've seen this movie.
If you haven't, then you should have.
The DVD inlay card carries on the Tap tradition:
"David St Hubbins continues to scout new talent. His newest find: Poca-Pola, a Japanese-American pop group is creating a series of educational short songs called things like "Math Bath".
He continues to work on his magnum opus, the operatic Beowulf of London. But rock 'n roll is still the major means of expression for this 'Yeoman of the Codpiece'"
"Derek Small has always been a seeker - whether exploring the bass-ticular uses of a second neck or a seventh string, or simply trying to find his car-keys, Derek has never stopped his restless searching.
During Tap's hiatus, Smalls joined a Christian rock band, Lambsblood, which charted on Christian Radio with "Whole lotta Lord" and "Godsmacked"
Following Tap's Break Like The Wind, Smalls starred in a series of comical Belgian television commercials for the tart-like snack Floop."
Drummer Necrology:
John "Stumpy" Pepys (1943-1969) Gardening Accident
Eric "Stumpy Joe "Childs (1945-1974) Choked on Vomit
Peter "James" Bond (1949-1977) Spontanous Combustion
Mick Shrimpton (1948-1982) - Onstage explosion
Joe "Mama" Besser (19??-1983) Missing, presumed dead
Richard Shrimpton (1948-?) "No one knows what happened to Ric. None of the band members thought to ask each other. We've also heard that he sold his dialysis machine for drugs, and we assumed he died"
Awesome.
Because it's like, how more black can it be?
And the answer is none. None more black.
2-disc set.
With another hour and a half of extra features.
Please tell me you've seen this movie.
If you haven't, then you should have.
The DVD inlay card carries on the Tap tradition:
"David St Hubbins continues to scout new talent. His newest find: Poca-Pola, a Japanese-American pop group is creating a series of educational short songs called things like "Math Bath".
He continues to work on his magnum opus, the operatic Beowulf of London. But rock 'n roll is still the major means of expression for this 'Yeoman of the Codpiece'"
"Derek Small has always been a seeker - whether exploring the bass-ticular uses of a second neck or a seventh string, or simply trying to find his car-keys, Derek has never stopped his restless searching.
During Tap's hiatus, Smalls joined a Christian rock band, Lambsblood, which charted on Christian Radio with "Whole lotta Lord" and "Godsmacked"
Following Tap's Break Like The Wind, Smalls starred in a series of comical Belgian television commercials for the tart-like snack Floop."
Drummer Necrology:
John "Stumpy" Pepys (1943-1969) Gardening Accident
Eric "Stumpy Joe "Childs (1945-1974) Choked on Vomit
Peter "James" Bond (1949-1977) Spontanous Combustion
Mick Shrimpton (1948-1982) - Onstage explosion
Joe "Mama" Besser (19??-1983) Missing, presumed dead
Richard Shrimpton (1948-?) "No one knows what happened to Ric. None of the band members thought to ask each other. We've also heard that he sold his dialysis machine for drugs, and we assumed he died"
Awesome.
Because it's like, how more black can it be?
And the answer is none. None more black.
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The commentary is just as funny:
"Look at Viv playing the keyboards. Did you know he never used his thumbs? Bashed it like a chimp"
"Well he had no opposable thumbs"
"..no...prehensile tail though, which helped"
"Did Viv ever know his mic was never on?"
"Any question that starts with 'Did Viv Ever Know', the answer is always going to be no"
"Nice hair though"
"Look, DiBergi is taking the pee out of you here, you're telling him not to touch the guitar and he's trying to touch it to make you nervous...do you still have that Washburn?"
"No I gave it to Jeff Beck"
"What did he say?"
"F*** off"
"Look at Viv playing the keyboards. Did you know he never used his thumbs? Bashed it like a chimp"
"Well he had no opposable thumbs"
"..no...prehensile tail though, which helped"
"Did Viv ever know his mic was never on?"
"Any question that starts with 'Did Viv Ever Know', the answer is always going to be no"
"Nice hair though"
"Look, DiBergi is taking the pee out of you here, you're telling him not to touch the guitar and he's trying to touch it to make you nervous...do you still have that Washburn?"
"No I gave it to Jeff Beck"
"What did he say?"
"F*** off"
"Would you be holding this? I fold it, and it breaks, and then I fold it again and again... and then I'm left with this."
"I was projecting power"
"Yes you were."
"They're scared of us, because we have these armadillos in our trousers"
"The cover is a naked woman, on all fours wearing a dog collar. With a black leather glove being pushed into her face so she can sniff it? You don't think that's sexist?"
"No, no I don't. You should have seen the cover they wanted to do...it wasn't a glove, I can tell you"
"Stonehenge was in danger of being crushed by a midget"
"Not a midget, a dwarf. A little person"
"That's so demeaning, why dont they call them big people?"
"It's a lie"
"Yes, it's a lie but in a nice way"
"He's a big person, he's 3'4"
"Yes you were."
"They're scared of us, because we have these armadillos in our trousers"
"The cover is a naked woman, on all fours wearing a dog collar. With a black leather glove being pushed into her face so she can sniff it? You don't think that's sexist?"
"No, no I don't. You should have seen the cover they wanted to do...it wasn't a glove, I can tell you"
"Stonehenge was in danger of being crushed by a midget"
"Not a midget, a dwarf. A little person"
"That's so demeaning, why dont they call them big people?"
"It's a lie"
"Yes, it's a lie but in a nice way"
"He's a big person, he's 3'4"
"Where's the record Ian?"
"They're...well..they're experimenting with the packaging"
"Experimenting? How? Are monkeys opening them?"
And the commentary.
Man the commentary by the 3 guys, all in character slating everyone involved that isn't dead now. Even the building where they got lost on the way to the stage is dead, "They imploded it from the outside".
And Ian the Tour manager, "Look at his eyes"
"Which one? They both look different ways"
"Well I used to talk to the right one, it was a balance I had to make"
And Derek Smalls continually telling you that he's sold his stuff on e-bay and can't find any of it now.
How these 3 Americans can talk with a faultless UK accent on-the-spot is fantastic.
The extras on the DVD:
Trailers.
You get some tv spots and the "Cheese Rolling" one.
You get 4 videos, including "Big Bottom"
Commercials they made for some dodgy snack-food
Over an hour of extra footage
Promo material
Interviews with the band
Loads of stuff that I've forgotten about because I've just watched it with the commentary on.
Even over the menu, they're talking
"Scene selection? What's that?"
"You can choose any scene"
"What, of any film? That's clever"
"No, just the film on the disc I think"
"...oh...well that's ok I suppose"
"They're...well..they're experimenting with the packaging"
"Experimenting? How? Are monkeys opening them?"
And the commentary.
Man the commentary by the 3 guys, all in character slating everyone involved that isn't dead now. Even the building where they got lost on the way to the stage is dead, "They imploded it from the outside".
And Ian the Tour manager, "Look at his eyes"
"Which one? They both look different ways"
"Well I used to talk to the right one, it was a balance I had to make"
And Derek Smalls continually telling you that he's sold his stuff on e-bay and can't find any of it now.
How these 3 Americans can talk with a faultless UK accent on-the-spot is fantastic.
The extras on the DVD:
Trailers.
You get some tv spots and the "Cheese Rolling" one.
You get 4 videos, including "Big Bottom"
Commercials they made for some dodgy snack-food
Over an hour of extra footage
Promo material
Interviews with the band
Loads of stuff that I've forgotten about because I've just watched it with the commentary on.
Even over the menu, they're talking
"Scene selection? What's that?"
"You can choose any scene"
"What, of any film? That's clever"
"No, just the film on the disc I think"
"...oh...well that's ok I suppose"
No!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy this DVD for all the previously mentioned points
BUT
At the top of your list should be the Cheese-Rolling Trailer.. it is pure unadulterated genius! Only the guys who dreamt up the amp that goes up to 11 could have come up with a trailer so surreal but so right. If only all trailers were this good, a reason for visiting the cinema in itself..
Also check out Tapster.com if it's still online, it has a vast library of one downloadable song, by the Tap...
Buy this DVD for all the previously mentioned points
BUT
At the top of your list should be the Cheese-Rolling Trailer.. it is pure unadulterated genius! Only the guys who dreamt up the amp that goes up to 11 could have come up with a trailer so surreal but so right. If only all trailers were this good, a reason for visiting the cinema in itself..
Also check out Tapster.com if it's still online, it has a vast library of one downloadable song, by the Tap...
Buy this DVD for the extra, cut-out scenes.
"Tap at The Zoo", they discuss the ability and diet of mountain gorillas:
"They eat a lot of bread"
"Do they?"
"Yeah, all manner of different breads in the wild"
"Some of them speak dont they?"
"Yes, they can say simple things like - "
"More bread please?"
"Yeah, but things like..well..rubbish."
"But they can't swear"
"No, that's not in their programme"
"It's genetic, it's called...the..anti-tourette ape syndrome.."
"Tap at The Zoo", they discuss the ability and diet of mountain gorillas:
"They eat a lot of bread"
"Do they?"
"Yeah, all manner of different breads in the wild"
"Some of them speak dont they?"
"Yes, they can say simple things like - "
"More bread please?"
"Yeah, but things like..well..rubbish."
"But they can't swear"
"No, that's not in their programme"
"It's genetic, it's called...the..anti-tourette ape syndrome.."
Even the chapter titles make me chuckle:
1 Marty DiBergi
2 “Spinal Pap”
3 Dust for Vomit?
4 Bobbi Fleckman
5 “Yes I can!”
6 “Big Bottom”
7 “Sheet Sandwich”
8 Sexist or Sexy?
9 Squatney Memories
10 Little sandwiches
11 “It’s One Louder, Isn’t It?”
12 Clever or Stupid?
13 Ian Faith, Manager
14 “Where are they now?”
15 “Since my baby left me”
16 “Listen to The Flower People”
17 “None more Black”
18 Jeanine is brutally frank
19 “Lick my Love Pump”
20 Airport Security
21 “I’m your Promo Man!”
22 “Hello, Cleveland”
23 Heavy Metal in Dobly
24 Trademark Solos
25 18” High
26 “Gonna do Stonehenge?”
27 Fire and Ice
28 Tap into The Military
29 Puppet Show and Spinal Tap
30 “Saucy Jack”
31 Together Again!
32 End Interview/Credits
1 Marty DiBergi
2 “Spinal Pap”
3 Dust for Vomit?
4 Bobbi Fleckman
5 “Yes I can!”
6 “Big Bottom”
7 “Sheet Sandwich”
8 Sexist or Sexy?
9 Squatney Memories
10 Little sandwiches
11 “It’s One Louder, Isn’t It?”
12 Clever or Stupid?
13 Ian Faith, Manager
14 “Where are they now?”
15 “Since my baby left me”
16 “Listen to The Flower People”
17 “None more Black”
18 Jeanine is brutally frank
19 “Lick my Love Pump”
20 Airport Security
21 “I’m your Promo Man!”
22 “Hello, Cleveland”
23 Heavy Metal in Dobly
24 Trademark Solos
25 18” High
26 “Gonna do Stonehenge?”
27 Fire and Ice
28 Tap into The Military
29 Puppet Show and Spinal Tap
30 “Saucy Jack”
31 Together Again!
32 End Interview/Credits
Seriously, to be fair??
:D
:D
"As long as there are sex and drugs, I can live without the rock and roll to be honest"
"It's hard to dust for vomit"
"It's hard to dust for vomit"
Audio commentary is brilliant, just listened to a little snippet of it.
All the guys involved giving a commentary in character.
Nigel Tuffnell on the small-sandwich incident
"He's making me look like a prima-donna"
David St Hubbins "Yeah, you're more of a regular donna"
"Yeah"
Hubbins "I've heard people watch Tap and laugh at us."
"No?"
"They do, they think it's funny."
"Why?"
"People are sick, that's why."
"True"
All the guys involved giving a commentary in character.
Nigel Tuffnell on the small-sandwich incident
"He's making me look like a prima-donna"
David St Hubbins "Yeah, you're more of a regular donna"
"Yeah"
Hubbins "I've heard people watch Tap and laugh at us."
"No?"
"They do, they think it's funny."
"Why?"
"People are sick, that's why."
"True"
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