What the hell? Did we just get completely hosed, here in North America? Are we not worthy of receiving this completely amazing Limited Edition version of This is Spinal Tap? Urgh…I’m so upset…
As you might recall from my recent review of the Spinal Tap Blu-ray from MGM (the version available her in Canada as well as in the US) I wasn’t all that thrilled with the special features included on the disc. It’s not like they were awful. Some of them were quite good, in fact. My issue was really with the limited number of them presented on the disc. For a 25th Anniversary edition of the film, a film that’s had many videos, documentaries and live appearances attached to it, the Blu-ray felt a little feature-light.
Optimum Home Entertainment, on the other hand, seems to have scoured every nook and cranny of Spinal Tap‘s history to bring the UK the ultimate box set collection of the film. This thing looks incredible! There are new documentaries, interviews with Ricky Gervais, Kasabian and more comedians and musicians, CDs of the bands music and so much more, stuffed into a box shaped like a Marshall amp that goes to eleven! Oh, and you’ll also find a very real, very tiny, (iPod speaker size) Marshall amp that goes to eleven inside the box. While I don’t have my hands on an official, detailed press release, here’s a run down of what we know so far:
THIS IS SPINAL TAP: LIMITED EDITION MARSHALL AMP EDITION (UK)
(September 7, 2009 – MSRP £69.99)
Special Features:
- Disc 1:
- • Brand new 25th Anniversary Documentary featuring Ricky Gervais, Eddie Izzard, Martin Freeman, Anvil, Serge Pizzorno and more (43 mins);
• Audio Commentary by the band;
• Menu commentary by the band.
Disc 2:
- • The Return of Spinal Tap Royal Albert Hall concert (57 mins);
• 2007 Live Earth footage & Live Earth reunion short film (4 mins 20);
• National Geographic Stonehenge interviews with Nigel (9 mins 1)
• Sprinkle some ****in Fairy Dust On It – interview with Reg Presley of The Troggs (6 mins 54).
Disc 3:
- • Outtakes (1 hr 7 mins)Original Trailers (7 mins);
• 4 x Music Videos (12 mins 27);
• TV Spots (1 min 37);
• Cutting Room Floor Deleted Scenes including Heavy Metal Memories, Flower People, Cheese Roll trailer;
• EPK featurettes (20 mins 50);
• Creative Meeting & Bitch School Videos (4 mins 33).
Disc 4:
- • This is Spinal Tap: The Original Soundtrack
Disc 5:
- • This is Spinal Tap: Up to 11 Edition (Blu-ray)
• Subtitles in French, German, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
• Audio Commentary
• This Is Spinal Tap: Up to 11
• “Sprinkle some ****in’ fairy dust on it
• 2007 Live Earth – short film and performance
• The Return of Spinal Tap
• Stonehenge Interviews with Nigel
• Original Theatrical Trailers
• Music Videos
• Creative Meeting and Bitch School Video
• Outtakes • TV Spots
• Heavy Metal Memories
• Cheese Roll Trailer
• Flower People Press Conference
• Featurettes
