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(More customer reviews)There was a great debate about this movie in 83 when it first came out. Apparently they and the creators of Spinal Tap conceived this idea completely independently, had no contact with the other, and created both movies simultaniously. Spinal Tap, while much funnier (although the older I get the more depressing it is!) overshadowed this movie project in the US and Europe, but remains a hidden gem.
As this is British comedy, the humor is far more subtle but still a scream! The Young Ones take on new personas as a go no where heavy metal band touring in England. They've got everything from the scanky, unwashed denim jackets to the red spandex pants to the mullet wigs! And Rik is there too, who moonshadows as a white collar banker by day, then when the documentary crew comes calling he charges in, puts on his wig and metal T shirt while still wearing his suit pants, black socks and wingtips! I laughed so hard I cried! I'm just a poser too!
And they even made a hilarious comment, when the hip chick rock journalist asks what they think of a-ha. They make vomitting noises (I LOVE a-ha, thank you very much!). The Monsters of Rock concert was a real scream, as they had comments from other English metal luminaries like Ozzy and Lemmie - but they were probably so high they didn't know what they were talking about! Like all great bands, they lack the discipline, maturity, and sobirety to go on, so they split up right on the verge of success. A band is a marriage, and most are bound for divorce court. For those about to rock, we salute you...
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2004 UK reissue of 22-track album. Bad News were formed in 1983 by a group of comedians consisting of Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmonson and NigelPlaner with writers Peter Richardson, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders - they were a parody of a rock band formed for a Channel 4 series. EMI/Virgin.
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