Review of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) by Chloe A — 30 Mar 2010
"This is ridiculous...Uncalled for... Stupid...!!!
How can all these tough men sit around whimpering like pansies, with a therapist holding their hands?
Hahah! Metal Gods my ass".
All the above thoughts are only some of the ones any guy that likes metal music is bound to come up with while watching this documentary. Metallica fans have had it hard for a while. They had to forgive the band for cutting their hair, changing their sound, hiring a therapist.... even almost suing their fans for using ShareWare.
As the film progresses though, it becomes clear that this is not just another stupid reality show. The fact that the band have allowed its image to be deconstructed, so that it can be constructed once again should tell you all you need to know about the music business.
Luckily enough for the hardcore fans, this is not another MTV Family Ozzfest: to me it was enough to watch Hetfield parade through the first minutes of the film, looking utterly uncapable of being himself, to understand that the guy had really hit rock bottom.
Luckily enough for Hetfield, rock bottom is a bottom rockers are supposed to hit once in a while- if not ever so often in order to come out more the wiser!!!
This review of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) was written by Chloe A on 30 Mar 2010.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster has generally received positive reviews.
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