I saw "Some Kind of Monster"

[The Lithium]

Yes, it's true... I saw Metallica - "Some Kind of Monster".

No, I haven't downloaded it, believe it or not... As most of you know I live in Sweden, and Metallica is right now on tour in Europe... So they let us see it before US. This is 3 guys everbody should learn from... And I have to say that it's really big of them to show the whole world their weakes sides on cinema!

There's a lot of good quotes from this film, but I'll let you see it yourselvs... It's funny, it's sad, it's deep, it's heavy metal baby!! Ladies and gentlemens, give it up for METALLICA!!! :rockon: And a REALLY good film about relations and surviving! Great message, enjoy it, 'cause I did!! And I sure did enjoyed their concert here a month ago!!

[Higher_Desire]

Cool. I can't wait to see it!


H-D :pimp:

[Shadow]

Is it like Reality TV?

I would like to see it, but I probably will wait until it comes out on Pay Per View.

[Dogstar]

Way cool, Lith...I can't wait to see it!

[Dogstar]

Ok, I got to see it tonight in Philly courtesy of njcreedite, who won passes! Anyway, as Lith said, a very good film about relationships and surviving...here's a li'l recap:

These guys had serious b*lls to put it all out there the way they did. Very intense film. They basically let the cameras follow them through the making of St. Anger and the therapy sessions they had with this performance therapist (he counsels sports teams as well). It's basically two years of time, which includes James Hetfield's rehab for alcoholism. They seemed pretty honest about stuff. It was really interesting to see the dynamics of a band, the egos, the coming to agreements, a few very testy moments, tender moments and all. You really see where the roles are divided.

One of the most interesting parts for me was watching the music come together, and all the technical stuff involved and how unbelievably time-consuming it can be. They followed a couple of St. Anger tunes from start to finish, from just playing riffs and recording that to how they all sat around trying to come up with lyrics. I found that all very fascinating. It was quite a little window into the creative process. It was amazing how much influence their producer, Bob Rock(?) had in the creative process. The songs at the start did not sound like the songs at the finish. Just a really cool look at all of that.

The movie also touched on Lars' fight with Napster and the whole who-will-be-the-new-bassist situation. I didn't realize how many guys auditioned for that, among them Jeordie White (Twiggy Ramirez) from APC and Marilyn Manson. It was really cool to watch parts of their auditions. Here's something that was wild. When they picked Robert Trujillo, they told him there were giving him $1 million up front as incentive to kick ass...A million fricken dollars?!!!??? They must be seriously rolling in dough. Also, they were paying their therapist 40 grand a month to help them straighten out.

Another thing I noted was how friggin funny these guys are. Lars and James have great senses of humor and it was clear that Kirk was the peacemaker of the group. There were some very funny comments from them all. They also interviewed Dave Mustaine, who seemed really bitter that he never got a second chance at straightening himself out before he got booted from the band. It was really sad listening to him. He was still pretty angry with Lars and James (at this point, James was in rehab, so there was no confrontation with him and Dave and Dave made it clear he was not happy about not talking to James). I mean, he's done pretty well with Megadeth, but he basically said it sucked being No. 2 in the metal category. Jason Newstead also was in the movie, talking very frankly about why he left. He didn't go into details, but it was pretty clear to what he was referring.

There were a couple of cornball moments, but all in all, this was a really cool flick. I will be buying the DVD when it comes out...

[The Lithium]

Yeah, it's REALLY good... Metallica says it will only go up on Cinema, but of course we should be expecting a DVD!!

[Dogstar]

Oh, yeah!!! I'll be ordering that one for sure. I can't wait until it's released everywhere here. Supposedly July 30. I want to see it as much as I can :D.

[The Lithium]

Money, money, money...

[WeatheredWoman]

Although I'm not a 'tallica fan... I would love to see the movie from what I've heard so far!

[creedsister]

Yeah, it's REALLY good... Metallica says it will only go up on Cinema, but of course we should be expecting a DVD!! Just go ahead and rub it in :hammerlol I Will Have To Wait damn it!!!!!

[Dogstar]

It'll be worth the wait, creedsister. You're going to love it. Even non-fans I know loved it.

[creedsister]

I hope so it tallica For crying out loud :jam: :jam:

[farmgirl]

I've been a "tallica" fan for a long time and am looking forward to seeing this movie.

[The Lithium]

Although I'm not a 'tallica fan... I would love to see the movie from what I've heard so far!

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[creedsister]

:nut: DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:spank:

[The Lithium]

:silly:

[creedsister]

HaHa i know but your not to far behind me :D

[farmgirl]

The closest this movie is playing to me is Gurnee, IL and that's a bit far to travel for a freakin movie. :wtf: Hope it comes to Wisconsin soon. :dunno:

[The Lithium]

HaHa i know but your not to far behind me :D

What ever you say Sis!! :smokin:

[creedsister]

Ok :smokin:

[The Lithium]

Let's smoke!! :D :smokin:

[WeatheredWoman]

Look at these monsterrrrrrrrrs : http://www.metal-sludge.com/main/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=717

[The Lithium]

That's my band!! :D