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WSo8M: (2) This is Spinal Tap v. (15) Spaceballs

(2) This is Spinal Tap

23 votes

(15) Spaceballs

3 votes

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2008 08:43 AM

Ricky Smith division, Grand Lakes University regionals: (2) This is Spinal Tap (15) Spaceballs

AG/DC Oct 21 2008 08:49 AM

One of these films launched a franchise. The other killed one.

Fman99 Oct 21 2008 08:55 AM

I loved both of these movies, both at the time of their release and still now. But it's clear which one has stood the test of time. Tap.

Willets Point Oct 21 2008 08:57 AM

Another no-brainer. My vote goes to 11.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2008 09:01 AM

This could be -- and should be -- a shutout

metsguyinmichigan Oct 21 2008 09:03 AM

Not sure why, but I just don't think Mel Brooks is all that funny. And Spinal Tap, while not often laugh-out-loud funny, is one of those films that you keep coming back to and can quote lines from all day. A classic!

soupcan Oct 21 2008 09:03 AM

"Funny, she doesn't look Druish."

Willets Point Oct 21 2008 09:06 AM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Not sure why, but I just don't think Mel Brooks is all that funny. Mel Brooks is funny. Spaceballs, however, is not.

metirish Oct 21 2008 09:19 AM

Willets Point wrote: Another no-brainer. My vote goes to 11. I d be shocked if that scene is not you tubed here.....Tap for me.

AG/DC Oct 21 2008 09:24 AM

I just realized now that the umlaut in "Spinal Tap" is over the n.

themetfairy Oct 21 2008 09:41 AM

Spinal Tap was innovative. Spaceballs was stupid.

metsguyinmichigan Oct 21 2008 09:58 AM

What's cool is that the music in Tap is close enough to the real thing that it's not an immediate obvious parody. Even the '60s era stuff they did in the flashbacks is dead on -- then a little...off. If that makes sense. You can tell that there is an underlying affection for what they're making fun of. My favorite line: "At least we think was his vomit. You can't exactly dust for vomit."

bmfc1 Oct 21 2008 10:47 AM

"Talk about bun cakes, my girls got 'em." If I have to choose between Airplane! and Spinal Tap, my head will explode.

Frayed Knot Oct 21 2008 11:16 AM

Spinal Tap was the birth of great concept. Spaceballs was Brooks totally out of ideas so he just found a new genre to satire and, in lieu of a real plot, just threw 2-3 dozen jokes at you each minute meaning that even if most of them sucked there were still several chuckles per minute. But it was lazy movie-making which settles for a series of puns over any kind of substance and it's main redeeming feature is that it was miles better than the still-to-come 'Men in Tights' Tap wins by tap-out

Vince Coleman Firecracker Oct 21 2008 01:58 PM

It's part of a musical trilogy I'm writing in D-minor, which I always found is the saddest of all keys What do you call this? "Lick My Love Pump"

Methead Oct 21 2008 02:21 PM

None. None more black.

metirish Oct 21 2008 02:25 PM

Nigel Tufnel: (holding up a guitar) The sustain, listen to it. Marty DiBergi: I don't hear anything. Nigel Tufnel: Well you would though, if it were playing.

TheOldMole Oct 21 2008 06:23 PM

I can't believe anyone voted against Spinal Tap. Well, there's a fine line between genius and stupidity.

MFS62 Oct 22 2008 06:49 AM

Moichendizing. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 23 2008 07:00 AM

Spinal Tap 23, Spaceballs 3