Anvil
I scanned the description of this movie (not really reading in depth) and for some reason saw the name Robb Reiner and figured this was a comedy akin to Spinal Tap, so I put it on my ziplist.
Imagine my surprise when this movie was not a comedy, rather a documentary on the real group, Anvil (heavy metal) and their start to where they are now. And the Robb Reiner thing? That’s a guy in the band, not Rob Reiner the actor/director, so this was not the least bit comedic.
After about 5 minutes, I said to my snookey, “I don’t think this is a comedy”. “This looks like a documentary… I’m gonna see what else is on”. He said, “give it 5 more minutes and we can put something else on if we don’t like it”.
So we gave it another five minutes and then started getting into it. We watched the whole thing, all about the lives of the band members and how they were trying not to get screwed by the people who’d booked them for gigs. It kinda reminded me of my son’s band and the shit gigs they’ve played while never really getting much recognition for their talent.
Anyway, the movie wasn’t bad. I wouldn’t watch it again but it was interesting to learn about the band that supposedly launched other types of heavy metal bands and yet never got their ‘just desserts’.
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is the new 30. I want the world to close their mouths when they’re eating or chewing gum. If they don’t, I want to elbow them in the face.
That was funny