Right off the bat, let’s get two things out of the way: Is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues funny? Yes, very much so. Is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as good as the original? No, very much not.

Can Spinal Tap 2 The End Continues possibly live up to the mad genius of the 1984 classic? When it was announced that This Is Spinal Tap, the gold standard of mockumentaries, was getting a follow-up ...

I consider SPINAL TAP to be one of the great comedies of the 80's. Hell it may be one of the greatest comedies of all time! It holds up SO well four decades later, is impossibly quotable, and inspired ...

Just over 40 years ago, the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap chronicled the journey of the fictional English rock band Spinal Tap as they tried to mount a tour in the United States. What made the film ...

Elton John, left, joins Spinal Tap on stage for the group's final concert in "Spinal Tap II." Spinal Tap reunites in "Spinal Tap II." From left, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest.

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Rob Reiner had a secret weapon on the set of “This Is Spinal Tap.” The dialogue in the mockumentary centered around a fictional British heavy-metal band was almost entirely improvised. But before they ...

Right off the bat, let’s get two things out of the way: Is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues funny? Yes, very much so. Is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as good as the original? No, very much not.

Does this sequel to the pioneering mock-umentary "This is Spinal Tap" turn it up to 11? Sioux City Journal entertainment editor Bruce Miller says... There’s a reason there hasn’t been a “This is ...