Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
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Universal acclaim- based on 42 Ratings
- Starring: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
- Summary: Three years in the making, this documentary provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. (IFC Films)
- Director: Bruce Sinofsky
- Genre(s): Music, Documentary
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Positive: 27 out of 32
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Mixed: 4 out of 32
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Negative: 1 out of 32
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100One of the most revelatory rock portraits ever made.
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These are rich, aging men in a young man's game, and the discrepancy between image and reality, captured by the filmmakers, makes for engrossing material.
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60No matter how you spin Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's chronicle of headbangers on the couch, it sounds like a pitch-perfect parody in "Beyond Spinal Tap" mode. If anything, knowing it's no joke makes it harder not to giggle.
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20Simply put this is a TWO HOUR AND 20 MINUTE long documentary that consists of nothing more than millionaire rock stars bitching, whining and complaining about their problems.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 22 out of 27
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Mixed: 1 out of 27
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Negative: 4 out of 27
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