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100Anvil lives somewhere in that thoroughly entertaining gray area between self-parody and the triumph of human spirit.
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100The lyrics to AC/DC’s Long Way To The Top were never more appropriate. Anvil! is exactly what's needed to slap the recent rash of doomsayer documentaries in the face -- preferably with a studded, fingerless leather glove.
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100It's a hilarious, and unexpectedly moving, documentary about the greatest metal band you've probably never heard of.
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91A hilarious, touching, profound and inspiring film about art and dreams and self-belief and the goggle-eyed hope that you can will a miracle into reality through sheer effort and desire.
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91Yet in his despair, there's something Kudlow misses, and it's what makes Anvil! as moving as it is hilarious.
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90The most stirring release of the year thus far is a documentary.
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88Want to find the heart of rock & roll? You can hear it thundering in Anvil.
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88I can't imagine Anvil! not appealing to anyone interested in any aspect of showbiz, and the drug of fame, and the lives people lead in pursuit of the next fix.
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For Kudlow, for whom "music lives forever" - it's never over. And the opportunity to seize the day continues to present itself in this deeply human documentary.
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88Neil Young once said: It's better to burn out than it is to rust. But moviegoers are lucky Anvil didn't take Young's advice. Who knew heavy metal could seem like fine art when it rusts?
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88Anvil! is one of the sweetest, funniest films I've seen this year. Also the loudest and most foulmouthed.
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LyleS.10This is the best rock movie of all time - it is the essence of love for rock.
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This documentary was truly moving, it gave a perfect example of what bands really go through to "get to the top". You are rooting for them throughout!