Metallica
DVD Some Kind Of Monster

THE REVIEW

It was originally supposed to be the story of the recordings of St. Anger, but instead...

Instead, it has become the most startling, unique, and honest historical document ever recorded about a band. The band in question is called Metallica and the importance of this documentary, which encapsulates almost 2 years of the lives of the three from San Francisco, increases immensely. The two directors, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, manage to uncover the deepest frustrations and lay bare the clashes between James and Lars, disputes that trace back to old grudges and silences from the past 20 years. All of this with the help of a psychologist called in by Metallica themselves. Well, in the DVD it becomes very clear what James' alcohol problems were and that because of these issues (as well as the grudges with Lars), the remaining three horsemen were about to break up. Over the 2+ hours of the DVD, you go from the split with Jason, to photos of James in Russia for a bear hunting expedition, to insults between Lars and James, to a conversation between an almost teary-eyed Lars and Dave Mustaine, to Lars returning to his Denmark, to Kirk horseback riding at his ranch, to auditions for the new bassist. One of the gems of the film (which shows us how they are just normal people) is James waiting for his little daughter at her ballet class. Besides these moments of daily life, we also have many segments of the recordings in the studio of St. Anger, a lot of footage, and a very rich second DVD with parts not included in the film and much more (I won't tell you what else so as not to spoil the surprise).

Watch it, it doesn't matter if you buy it or have a friend burn a copy for you or even just lend it to you, just watch it, you won't regret it.