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May 02, 2005
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster on DVD, 4/30/05
This was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. While it didn't really concentrate on the creative aspects of music, it did a great job of showing how the band stayed together with the help of a psychiatrist. I think the movie's most notable for showing how Lars and James did try to stay civil to each other while going through a lot of therapy. I'm not sure why the directors decided to show us the auction where Lars ends up making a shitload of money. That just reinforces how much of an asshole that guy is. Also, I liked that once they discussed the band problems, they jettisoned the therapist. I'm not sure why the therapist thought he was going to become part of their creative process.
Posted by deaconmf at May 2, 2005 10:18 AM
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