Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Very Cool!!!

Absolutely Brilliant!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

The tittle said it all! Im a huge fan of Metallica and I'm 40 years old, so i've been listening them since the very beginning. No doubt we are talking about the greatest metal band ever and a main fountain of inspiration for at least 10,000 other successful rock bands. But the Metallica of today is not Metallica anymore, they are using documentaries that are obviously prepared to make us think all the bullshit they were saying in front of the cameras was for real... and it was everything scripted. This so called "Documentary" was just an effort to promote themselves and a horrible album. It is just sad what Metallica has become... this guys talked more about cliff than Jason... AND FOR GOD SAKES METALLICA.... you got at the top of your Everest WITH JASON not with cliff (which was an impressive talented bass player)You can go outside and ask someone what is Metallica and they will tell you: "james, Kirk, Lars and JASON... not cliff ... so please let the poor guy go! Another thing that makes me sick in my stomach is to see how Lars was selling his art collection for millions of dollars in JUST ONE night... the same guy who was responsible of killing Napster. A millionaire complaining about other people getting thing for free.... what's the different between you Lars and some other Wallstreet magnate? Metallica is pathetic right now, their music seems to be over worked and this documentary is maybe one of the worst Rock documentary that i have ever seen.... were everything was scripted to makes us thing those guys are struggling to keep doing what they do... with all respect... that is just B...S..t

A lot of people have mis-interpreted this film as a documentary about the rock band Metallica's latest studio album.What we actually have here is a psychological case study of grown men who have the emotional intelligence of pubescent teenagers... men who have not had to grow up simply because they existed in the right place at the right time with the right image and name.Their legend has grown far beyond their talents and abilities, and they are expected to turn out a quality product without a solid knowledge of songwriting or instrumental technique.We see constant sessions of "jamming" ostensibly to write songs but with riffs that are all essentially the same. Attempts at playing end in frustration over inabilities to execute simple instrumental technique.This is a cautionary tale about the kind of monster that has been created by our culture's overwrought adulation for popular musical acts and record companies' willingness to exploit people's emotions for personal gain.

Whether you like Metallica's music or not, this is an essential watch. It follows the bands recording of the 2004 'St Anger' album and goes through all the highs and lows of being in Metallica. It includes the search for a new bass player, James' battle with alcohol addiction and the band generally being at each others throats the whole time. It also includes exclusive footage of Lars talking to Dave Mustaine for the first time since 1983.This film shows also who has the power and control in Metallica, and how little others have. They even resort to hiring a personal phychiatrist to sort out their problems.A must see for lovers of Metallica and documentaries everywhere.

This documentary is a great portrayal of what happens to a metal band when they make it big and have too much time and money on their hands. They hire a therapist for 40 thousand a month and walk around like tortured James Deans slamming doors, looking troubled and making touchy feely comments while trying to make their next album.The best comment in the film came from ex-bassist Jeason Newsted: "week and lame". For the life of me I couldn't figure out what the heck the problem was. To be fair most of it seemed to emanate form vocalist James Hetfield who seemed excessively controlling and also got mad a lot for no particular reason. The steadiest person was lead guitar Kirk Hammett who typically kept his head down when the sparks stated to fly. However most of the film was based around the relationship between Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich.Then you have the therapist. It became pretty clear that this guy basically figured out he had hit the gravy train. At one point he was considering selling his house and moving out to the SF bay area to be close to the band. Shorter commute I suppose. Even when the band had come to the conclusion they no longer needed him, you could see him trying to convince them otherwise. I would be too if I had a cushy job like that.I'm sure any band that hasn't "made it" yet would be shown the door pretty quick with this act but I suppose if you have made a lot of money for the record company you can afforded to be troubled. In the end they were still able to get the job done and finish their album so I guess you can't complain too much given they earn their money. Rock on Metallica.