some kind of monster
Added 11/5/2009
Interesting take on the band as well as the heavy metal industry. Shows a totally different side of Metallica and the business that is the band.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
some kind of monster - pretty cool
Added 10/19/2009
Overall, I wasn't wow'd with all kinds of new live footage and glamorous photos, but it was an insightfull everyday look at the band. I've enjoyed their music for decades and figured it wasn't all lights and action. This show lets you know its not just about banging strings on a board.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Spice turned Sugar
Added 7/24/2009
It was amazingly disgusting watching a band that i've grown up on idolizing as quintessential males turn into women off a common soap opera.
Metallica's earlier work will always be some of the greatest metal there is...and i will always stand by that!
"Some Kind of Monster" is a complete waste of time! It resembled "The Bold & the Beautiful". Half & hour down, I thought it was just Metallica with the Oprah-esk issues, only to find Dave Mustaine (to my horror) following suit... STRIKE 2
I come from an older school of metal, and this documentary contradicts everything metal was (or what I believed it to be!) in the 80's and 90's. It had but one plus point once it was over and done with...I felt compelled to listen to Master of Puppets beginning to end.
Barring this review, I've never looked back since!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Excellent View into the working of a Band
Added 4/24/2009
Upfront caveat: I have never listened to the music of Metallica, yet I consider this an excellent documentary that brings us into the heart and soul of how a band works together (or not) and creates music.
Maybe because I've never heard the music of Metallica, and know next to nothing of the band is precisely why I found this documentary so insightful and moving. I would say enjoyable, except that parts of it where the band members really bare their soul and open up to each other are like having a bandage ripped off a healing wound - very painful and exposes the raw nerves beneath it.
I am a fan of documentaries, and one of the things that fascinates me is how people work. Most work is boring, but not making music. In this film, you can actually see how a song is built from the ground up that starts with just a phrase or riff, and how the song slowly takes shape and morphs into something new and alive.
I thought the band members were fairly spoiled and self-indulgent, but then, who wouldn't be if you were adored by millions of fans and had millions in the bank? I was a little surprised that given the tensions within the band that they had even bothered to stay together - kind of reminding me of the Beatles last days, when they could barely stand to be in the same room together.
The drummer's father, an eccentric-looking avant-garde artist in his own right, makes a short appearance in the film, but he is truly one of the film's highlights. He listens thoughtfully to a new song the band has just completed. He frowns, then says in his heavy Danish accent, "I think with this song, just push delete". His son Lars looks at his father in a bewildered way and says plaintively, "But this is our best song". Very funny stuff.
In short, I think you might enjoy this film even if you are not a fan of Metallica's music.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Very entertaining
Added 3/28/2009
The film is a must have for a real Metallica fan. It isn't an ordinary movie, it is more of a documentary. I've watched it several times, and it never gets old.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
|
