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Metallica – Some Kind of Monster Paramount Home Entertainment – 2004 Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky Featuring |
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| SOME KIND OF MONSTER is totally absorbing two
hours and twenty minutes. It is an amazing human portrait of one of the biggest rock bands
of all time. It will shock you that the success and amount of money these guys have made
does not provide them with any sense of security or allow a working environment to let
them flourish. Metallica has deep critical problems as band member’s egos; lack of
communication, emotional breakdowns, addictions, fatherhood and domestic duty pulls these
guys from all angles. This movie is not in any way, shape or form a concert DVD or focus on Metallica’s music. It’s about the band and the members within and how they interact with each other. Documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky have made a touching film that captures the chaos Metallica went through as they record their Grammy winning album St. Anger and the defection of bassist Jason Newsted. This was no small feat as the filmmakers had to endure the massive emotional turmoil Metallica was going through as well as having the endurance to sustain making the film over the long period of time. Heck, they had to wait for singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield to go through 1 year of treatment for alcohol addiction. The DVD is loaded with extra material. Within the 2-Disc Set you get over 10 hours of Metallica. This includes; 40 Additional Scenes, Interviews with Metallica about the film, Highlights from Festivals and Premieres, 2 Audio Commentaries (the band and the filmmakers), 2 Trailers and a Music Video. I’ve been impressed with Paramount Home Entertainment’s move towards making more significant DVD releases and this is another success in that direction. I also give Metallica a lot of credit for exposing their vulnerability and it gives me a new appreciation of what they are all about. Now if they’d just get back to their earlier sound… |
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