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Metallica - Some Kind of Monster Actors: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett Directors: Bruce Sinofsky, Joe Berlinger Number of Items: 2 Format: Color Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Paramount Home Video Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 125 Average rating: 3.5 "Good movie, but the Metallica slamming needs to stop" This was an awesome awesome AWESOME movie and I recommend it to everyone, Metallica fan or not. But this message isnt about the movie, it is about something that needs to be addressed. I cant sit here and read these anti metallica messages any more. The following is to all the Anti Metallica idiots: I think that you are a jealous, ignorant fools. What happened? Are you a musicians who never made it or never will? All you can think to do is badmouth 3 guys who just so happened to make it big? I think that you people who are anti-metallica are a small and insignificant crowd. I know this because of the Metallica concert i went to in August that SOLD OUT (not a small venue-The Excel Energy Center). To me, that seems like there are just a few fans still out there. (Just a few). I think its amazing that you people doubt their success! Heres a figure that you should think of (since the Mustaine issue seems to make so many of you lose sleep). The Black Album still sells 1 million copies every year. Just remember that. To me, that isnt a mark of failure. You people need to keep your mouths shut and your eyes and ears open to the real facts about Metallica. I know that my one message isnt going to stop people from dissing metallica, but I just couldnt sit here and keep reading these lies and say nothing. "Therapy?!" Most documentaries on musicians rarely rise above the level of an episode of VH1's Behind-the-Music. They are either self-congratulatory puff pieces or tabloid fodder that dwells mostly on salacious aspects. Granted, the recent documentary, Dig is one of the rare exceptions. Residing somewhere in the middle is Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. This documentary chronicles the band's rocky road of making and releasing the album St. Anger. For a band that had a reputation of controlling every aspect of their careers (including the notorious battle against Napster), it was somewhat of a surprise that they would allow two documentary filmmakers, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, to show them warts and all. The first disc features two audio commentaries. The members of Metallica are on the first one and fall into the trap of watching the movie as opposed to commentating on it. Things pick on the second commentary track with the filmmakers, Berlinger and Sinofsky. The filmmakers recount many stories behind the doc and provide a good inside look at how it was put together, including their own internal strife that mirrored the one between James and Lars. As the filming went on Berlinger and Sinofsky closely identified with their subjects and what they were going through. The second disc features 28 additional scenes with some of them including optional commentary by Berlinger and Sinofsky. There is also a lot more footage of the band working on St. Anger as well as a good bit where Lars finally tells off Dr. Phil and Kirk goes to traffic school. "Festivals and Premieres" features footage of the filmmakers and the band participating at Q&A sessions for various film festivals, including Sundance. It is interesting to see the band clearly enjoying this new venue and how they view the film after some time as passed. "This Monster Lives" is 13 additional scenes, including an alternate version of the meeting between Lars and Dave Mustaine. Also included is a music video with footage from the documentary. Finally, there are filmographies for the filmmakers. "Enter Shrinkman" During the first ten minutes I felt pretty much like turning it off, which, is pretty much how I've felt about Metallica for more than a few years. Something compelled me to stay with it and 15 minutes into it I was riveted by watching the inner machinations of a shattered phoenix trying to pull itself out of not ashes, but muck and mire. Enter Shrinkman (sorry boys) in the form of a psychiatrist named Phil who starts opening doors the boys seem intent on keeping shut . . . indeed, James slams a few shut. Like voyeurs we're invited to watch egos dashed, pretension shattered, raw nerves at the fraying point and more than a little whining, self-pitying and prima donna posturing as the Metalliboyz grow older and are forced to cope with an ever changing music industry as well as life itself. One of the most moving moments is a confrontation/reconciliation with Dave Mustaine. A misty eyed Mustaine lays out plain and simple the pain he endured in the years since he (literally) got thrown out of the band. Watching an uncomfortable Lars try to come to terms and his full comprehension and realization of that decision - for good or ill - is stuff that cannot be scripted, cannot be acted it is life. To their credit they come out alive, stronger, wiser and full of hope, acceptance and promise. What this remarkable documentary captures is akin to watching the dead come back to life. This is raw, inspiring, powerful stuff, and in its own way, something of a miracle. "AWESOME FILM ABOUT ICONIC BAND" Even if your are not a heavy metal fan, METELLICA SOME KIND OF MONSTER (Paramount) is an absolutely mesmerizing epic documenatary that looks at 20 years of the ups and downs of this iconic band. Over 10 hours of extras. This is what documentary filmmaking is all about. And it sounds as great as it looks. Unrated. 140 minutes. "An Absolutley Wonderful Comedy - Two Thumbs up" This is an absolutely wonderful comedy starring James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich with Kirk Hammet in a riveting supporting role . This is comedy at its best. Three prima donnas who've got the world by the balls complaining about how difficult life is. The three most vain , self absorbed , egocentric men ( men ? ) in rock and roll. I'm a huge fan of Kill Em All , RTL and MOP , but im sick and tired of hearing these three whiney washwomen complian about everything from Napster to Jethro Tull. Grow up boys ... there are a growing number of us fans who are absolutley disgusted ( and amazed ) at seeing three grown men act like 12 year olds girls. Do ya think you could possibly take your faces out of your handkechiefs long enough to put a decent album out ?