That was some kind of monster

last nite on vh1 classi I checked out the metallica documentary some kind of monster. I all ready saw it like two years ago but i really like. in fact i liked giving it another watch which is suprising cause both the band and the album that they made in the documentary arn't very good. but it makes for a great thing to watch.
The other thing is for that band alot has changed since i saw it. There producer in the film who seemed so close to the band was fired after the fans in an internet poll voted for a different producer (rick rubin). also that the record they spent tons and tons of time on was a complete faliure both commercially and cricically.
I do think the biggest thing about this film that makes it good is you don't have to have any intrest in the metallica or metal or anything with music to like this movie. film critics that hate metallica all liked the film.
this is also a good leason to film makers of rock documentaries. I remember dig came out the same year. I find that film alot less effective then this one. I never really got inside of anything. granted they are different films but some kind of monster structure and everything is a far greater film.
All the drama and fights and the fact that there are a almost 20 year band during the filming all makes this intresting. by the end you know them all very well and what they've been through and you don't need any flashback sequences to tell you about. it's just there.
you could actually compare this film to hoop dreams because the film makers were just plannign on showing metallica make an album and then alot of other stuff happened and the film was years in the making. a member going into rehab a band member leaving and finding a replacement. it's just simply remarkable they got to be there for maybe the most intresting parts. what luck.

I think my favorite part is when they have dave mustaine come in to there therpy session. a band member they kicked out in the 80's for drinking to much. they talk about this when another member is in rehab. if you like metal or know about the mustaine metallica thing this scene is shocking and intresting. if you don't by the time they get there in the film you'll care.

also if you see the time version there's a part when lars screams fuck for like a minute or something and it's just this long beep. I thought it was kida funny