Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)

[Zivouhr]

I hope the full movie delivers with some really funny scenes by some chance. It's not easy to recreate or match the creativity and comedy of the original.

[stvn1974]

There needs to be a scene where one of the characters says "Somehow...Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs returned".

[lesco]

Originally Posted by Mr. Chaverria

Ehhhhh. Feels like other films when they go back to a sequel. Insert modern day known artists, reflect on past, etc.

In other words, Eric Idle's 'do the same thing again but cheaper' Rutles sequel which got the drubbing it deserved. As far as fictional bands go, the Spinal Tap sequel will have the edge on that one.

[EvaDK]

Originally Posted by JoeKryten

One of the great things about the original film and the myths that have built up around it is that cause and effect get twisted around when it comes to inspirations for the bits in the film.

A prime example of this is the idea that "the Stonehenge gag was inspired by Black Sabbath's set for the Born Again tour in 1983". On that tour, Sabbath had an issue with the massive Stonehenge prop being too large for many of the stages that they played on. That this was an inspiration for that gag in the film is a fairly common idea in discussions about the film and is taken as being fairly obvious.

but....

The Tap Stonehenge gag was first filmed for the demo reel that they shot back in 1981. Pretty much two full years before Sabbath had that prop for that tour. The best guess by some is that the Stonehenge set gag may have been inspired by the set for one of Zeppelin's last tours that had a very "Stonehenge-like" set.

The Spinal Tap members have stated, that the Stonehenge gag was inspired by communication misunderstandings between rock bands and their tech staff at live gigs....

... and Led Zeppelin had a big early hit with 'Communication Breakdown' from 1968-69. So let the speculations begin...

[Martoto]

I'm not excited with what I've seen so far. Could this be a case of "none more hack"?

[Zivouhr]

SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES, in theaters and IMAX Sept. 12 - YouTube

This is really interesting for the origin of how they found the idea for the first movie.
There used to be a comedy show by Reiner apparently called "The TV Show", but I can't find anything on it as far as footage or clips.

[EvaDK]

Not gonna lie - it's bad when the people making a mockumentary film, has to partake in a interview and explain what they're doing.

[BluBonnet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIOunk3P3Qs

[Zivouhr]

EDIT: New interview:

The 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' Cast on Reuniting Again - YouTube

Spinal Tap 2 this Friday. I think it has potential but probably has to be seen as a whole to get the full scope of the humor, rather than just a brief trailer.

What is interesting is they're not showing them really on stage in the shoe-horned in show, where they replace a canceled show from someone else. I'd like to see this band on stage as old guys, trying to play and sing like they did from the 1980s movie and band concert movie.

The Set Up to this movie is very much like Guest's A Mighty Wind comedy.

A Mighty Wind (1/10) Movie CLIP - The Record Had No Hole (2003) HD - YouTube

The stuff in the clip about the lower grade distributor of their music was comical.

[Portista]

Surely it can't be too much longer before the reviews start trickling in for this?

[grmayshark]

Originally Posted by Portista

Surely it can't be too much longer before the reviews start trickling in for this?

The worldwide Imax screening is tomorrow so I would guess we will get reviews after that https://www.imax.com/es/es/movie/spi...-end-continues

They were still filming some scenes last month so Id guess this is just coming in hot.

[plissken99]

Pisses me off, my local LIEMAX is screening some Japanime bullshit instead of SP2.

[Martoto]

Is the gag at the IMAX screenings going to be that the projected movie will only be 50 inches wide instead of 50 feet?

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by Martoto

Is the gag at the IMAX screenings going to be that the projected movie will only be 50 inches wide instead of 50 feet?

No, the joke is it was shot on 70mm IMAX film, and they forgot they can’t project 70mm film anymore. Show is over an hour late and not started.

Fitprod

[fitprod]

Film screening in Dublin CA cancelled. Film wasn’t uploaded. Q&A still happening. But not paying for that, which won even happen for another half hour.

Fitprod

[CarbonUnitM78]

I saw the movie in IMAX along with the live Q&A Wednesday night. This movie is freakin' hilarious! I don't laugh out loud too often at the movies but I was with this film all throughout, as well as the audience! To me, this is just as funny as the original, brilliantly written and acted as well!

Before the movie they showed some ads for Spinal Tap merchandise and a couple of promos with celebrities talking about the original movie. Also they showed the "cheese rolling" trailer for the original movie. One trailer for Bone Lake (a Bleecker Street film) and something unexpected, a Downton Abbey spoof trailer that was absolutely hilarious! I wonder if Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer had anything to do with that. It's fitting since Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale was playing in the Dolby Cinema theatre next door.

The Live Q&A was great as well! They were all in character along with Marty DiBergi fielding the questions that the movie audience sent by scanning a QR code before the Q&A started. The question I sent was asking if Spinal Tap (and Marty Dibergi) would ever consider doing conventions as I would love to meet them and have them sign my Spinal Tap soundtrack album with the all black cover with black ink! Lol

After the Q&A event they showed a title screen for the event along with the statement "Thank You For Coming" with several Spinal Tap songs playing. I stayed until they shut the feed off listening to some great Tap music which sounded fantastic in the IMAX theatre!

I had a blast tonight and I'm so glad I had the chance to see it at my local theatre! I can't wait to see it again!

Let's boogie!

[HillSprinter]

I’m thrilled they’ve been inducted into The International House of Rock.

[energyturtle85]

82 minute run time. The same as the first movie. Movie credits at the end are often longer than they used to be, so I'm guessing 72ish minutes of film time? With the prices of tickets now, I don't know if it's worth the bother to be honest. I love Spinal tap, have the albums, etc... But I might just wait till it hits Blu-Ray.

[Martoto]

A good movie is always long enough. Even if it's under 90 mins. For comedies the margins are much narrower too. Comedies that are too long, even by ten minutes, really outstay their welcome.

[energyturtle85]

Originally Posted by Martoto

A good movie is always long enough. Even if it's under 90 mins. For comedies the margins are much narrower too. Comedies that are too long, even by ten minutes, really outstay their welcome.

That's not really what I'm saying. I'm trying to say it's not personally worth it to me, to drive to the theater (local one closed in January of this year) So I have to drive twice as far, then sit through all the ads/trailers. To watch a movie that is that short, when I could just wait and buy the Blu and watch it at home.