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WSo8M Semifinals: Back to the Future v. Spinal Tap

Back to the Future

13 votes

This is Spinal Tap

16 votes

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 06 2009 09:37 AM

BttF representing the Lincoln Hawk Conference, meets its toughest competitor yet, Ricky Smith champion This is Spinal Tap. Make your case!

themetfairy Feb 06 2009 10:22 AM

I'm going with Spinal Tap - I think it was the more innovative film.

Vic Sage Feb 06 2009 12:15 PM

BttF was mediocre; TAP created a genre.

sharpie Feb 06 2009 02:16 PM

Yeah, I don't really get the love for BACK TO THE FUTURE. I mean it was alright, but it has met its match.

Gwreck Feb 06 2009 02:21 PM

="Vic Sage":1yh5gf5e] TAP created a genre.[/quote:1yh5gf5e] What genre? Edgy DC Feb 06 2009 02:26 PM Movies that don't suck. Nobody had thought of that before. metsguyinmichigan Feb 06 2009 02:51 PM ="Gwreck":14n918hl] ="Vic Sage":14n918hl] TAP created a genre.[/quote:14n918hl] What genre?[/quote:14n918hl] Don't want to speak for Vic, but I think he's talking about the fake documentary genre, because Tap spawned "Guffman," "Best in Show" and "Mighty Wind" and I guess you can include "The Office." It is a great film, but a collection of set pieces-- though brilliant ones that scored multiple catchphrases. That said, I voted for Future. I just like it better. And it had Leah Thompson. Vic Sage Feb 06 2009 03:08 PM The "Mockumentary", see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockumentary_film ]Examples of this type of satire date back at least to the 1950s... though the term "mockumentary" is thought to have first appeared in the mid-1980s when This Is Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner used it in interviews to describe that film Vic Sage Feb 06 2009 03:30 PM a dozen memorable mockumentaries: Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) Best in Show (2000) Bob Roberts (1992) Borat (2006) Fear of a Black Hat (1994) A Hard Day's Night (UK, 1964) Man Bites Dog (France, 1992) A Mighty Wind (2003) Real Life (1979) Take the Money and Run (1969) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Waiting for Guffman (1996) Zelig (1983) Nymr83 Feb 06 2009 05:00 PM I've seen exactly 2 of those movies lol metirish Feb 06 2009 05:03 PM I remember watching Tap for the first time , I was probably 12 or 13 and I don't think I enjoyed it all that much , but then again I wasn't in on the joke. Much more enjoyable when I found out it was a spoof. metsguyinmichigan Feb 06 2009 06:53 PM ="Nymr83":2wpm2juv]I've seen exactly 2 of those movies lol[/quote:2wpm2juv] I hope Guffman is one of them! It might be the least-known of the trilogy, but I think it's the best. themetfairy Feb 06 2009 07:04 PM Take the Money and Run was the first, and arguably the best. See Best in Show this weekend and then watch the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Monday and Tuesday - you won't be able to look at the dog show with a straight face. Fman99 Feb 07 2009 01:20 PM I voted for Tap. Sorry Lorraine, I heart you still.