Anvil (the band) (and the movie) playing in NYC & LA

the only thing more pathetic than metal itself are metalheads who don't realize and/or refuse to accept that their time has passed.

"the only thing more pathetic than metal itself are metalheads who don't realize and/or refuse to accept that their time has passed."

Do you have any idea what you're talking about?

the only thing more pathetic than someone who puts down people based on what music they are into, is someone who does so anonymously.

Been wanting to see this movie, but so far it's only playing at the Angelica, which is a shitty movie theater. Who wants to pay $12.50 for the honor of listening to the subway roll underneath?

Yup, saw it at the Anjelika and couldn't believe what a crappy theater it was... $12.50 and subway noise, indeed. (This was the first time I've ever been there, since the films they usually screen are all nauseating mid-brow stuff.)

^comments 2 & 3 are from metalheads who refuse to accept that their time has passed.

Movie was pretty overrated anyway. And I don't been that in a "Brooklynvegan/everything's overrated" kinda way. It was just... OK. Shrug.

everyone I know that saw it loved it

boo-fucking-hoo! and there were bands that were doing the same thing as Nirvana before Nirvana became popular...and bands that were doing stuff like the Beatles before the Beatles became popular...and jazz musicians doing stuff like Wynton Marsalis before he became popular...and folk musicians doing stuff that Dylan ripped off...etc, etc. motherfucking etc. Who cares???

"boo-fucking-hoo! and there were bands that were doing the same thing as Nirvana before Nirvana became popular...and bands that were doing stuff like the Beatles before the Beatles became popular...and jazz musicians doing stuff like Wynton Marsalis before he became popular...and folk musicians doing stuff that Dylan ripped off...etc, etc. motherfucking etc. Who cares???"

And some people just like to enjoy a good documentary. IS THAT OK WITH YOU???????

"This was the first time I've ever been there, since the films they usually screen are all nauseating mid-brow stuff."

and because you just got here from Ohio

1:25 - readjust your definition of "good documentary" and i might agree with you.

This is a great movie. Haters, find another hobby than talking shit about musicians who work really hard. Make some music yourself and quit bitching!

"the only thing more pathetic than metal itself are metalheads who don't realize and/or refuse to accept that their time has passed."

Indie rock will burn out well before metal, which has stood the test of time since like the late 60's!
Indie Rock is a parody of it's self now. It used to be good with bands like Guided By Voices, Pavement, and Husker Du.
Now it's all disposible crap. A contest to see who can have the most Ironic clothing and vintage guitars/keyboards. who can have the stupidest band name, and who can make white kids dance.

3:41, and like totally slanted and enchanted bro. and uhm like music sucks. and everything sucks because im cool. and if i dont like it, it must not like, uhm, be any cool. get it? im like wtf yo. Lolzzzz ;/

nothing.>>>>> BVcommenters&Documentaries&IndieRock&the human race.

besides from the noise at the angelica,
there is the rumble, which shakes you and the whole theater
like an earthquake
and the theaters are only what 5 or 6 seats wide?
with an aisle!
smaller than most jets!

Heavy MEHtal

MEHndie rock

Saw it. Sucked. Bored me to tears.

everyone I know hated this movie. whats up

So many assholes BV commenters. Baffling.

What time is the WAVVES documentary playing?

^NOT FUNNY ANON 10:54 AM.

^not funny anon 10:55 AM

"Saw it. Sucked. Bored me to tears."

liar

anyonne who for a second believes the troll in here should look at this first:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anvil_the_story_of_anvil/

I read Robinson's comment.
It sucked.
Bored me to tears.
Total waste of time.

RottenTomatoes sold out two years ago, check Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/anvilthestoryofanvil?q=anvil

3:41 - stood the test of time since the late 60's?

Holy Hyperbole, Batman! We're now counting 40 years as "standing the test of time"? You know what has stood the test of time? The Great Wall of China...the Grand Canyon...Diesel combustion engines...Blues music...Baroque architecture...etc. Putting MEHtal in that category shows a high degree of ignorance and a thorough lack of perspective. Then again, you probably have a mullet and haven't ever had a girlfriend...so that should've tipped me off right there. My bad for taking your statement seriously.

Haven't seen the movie, but the Angelika theater SUCKS. I would go if they were priced a lot better than what they charge now. Constant subway rumble, bad seats, why is it worth $12.50? More importantly, why do they get the better indie movies and not the Landmark Sunshine. The Landmark is WAY better and is actually cheaper.

If a movie is playing at the Angelika, I wait for the DVD.

The only pathetic thing is when people give up on their dreams and on doing what they love. That is truly living death.

"everyone I know that saw it loved it"

Funny how most people defending it here haven't actually seen it.

Meanwhile, the NY Times called it "possibly the greatest film yet made about rock and roll".

That's certainly not overrated.

In reality, it's a movie that starts out interesting, goes nowhere fast, and then doesn't really have an ending. You stop giving a shit about these Canadian idiots about an hour in, which makes the rest of the movie kind of tedious. It's... just OK.

"You stop giving a shit about these Canadian idiots about an hour in"

Yeah, when I saw the movie about American idiots Metallica it only took me about 10 minutes to wish they would all die in a fiery plane crash.

I'll never give up my dream!

My dream is to be an anonymous asshole in the Brooklyn Vegan comment section.

Oh the stupid shit I would say!

If only.

Dream. Dream. Dream.

Well, if Gary Glitter says its just OK, then it must just be OK. Screw the hundreds of professional critics who said it was amazing.

You're right. Don't bother seeing it and having your own opinion. Critics said it was amazing, so amazing it is!

"it might be easy to mistake ANVIL! for a THIS IS SPINAL TAP mockumentary"

That, right there, says everything you need to know about this movie and this band...and MEHtal itself, for that matter.

"That, right there, says everything you need to know about this movie "

Exactly. The movie is hilarious!

I want to see it, but I will wait for the DVD

I saw it and loved it. If you were bored to tears by it, I would love to know which movies you consider not boring. Do you need explosions to keep you entertained?
Thumbhang!

I can't wait for the documentary about my other favorite Canadian idiots, RUSH. I think it's coming out this year finally.

Anvil is a lame metal band, but the documentary gives their story depth, more than you would imagine from a band whose whole genre and style is
not relative to anything current. Go figure.

Fuck the hype. Watch it if you want to, don't watch if you don't want to.

There's good and bad music in every genre but to write metal off point blank is pathetic (and depressing). It reminds me of the early 80's when people would say that punk and/or new wave was awful. From time to time I am lulled into thinking that the days of knee jerk reactions to subsets of music are over but then I'm reminded by some mindless comment that nothing much has changed in 30 years. Oh well!

Anyway, I don't like Anvil, the band, but the story in this doc is poignant. You get the raw ups and downs of the lives of the band members, and the full picture of what it's like to try to make a life in music over the long haul. And it's not overly sentimental, which I appreciated. I don't think there was anyway to really wrap up the ending because it's an ongoing story, so I was okay with that. Overall, I quite liked it.

Steve-O wore an Anvil T-shirt to the MEHTV Movie Awards. (Not that I watched the show; I saw a photo of him on the red carpet.)

"I can't wait for the documentary about my other favorite Canadian idiots, RUSH. I think it's coming out this year finally."

Ditto for my fave American idiots, Pentagram, if they ever get the money to finish the thing. But I wouldn't wish anything bad on Bobby Liebling. He's done enough to himself already.

"Steve-O wore an Anvil T-shirt to the MEHTV Movie Awards. (Not that I watched the show; I saw a photo of him on the red carpet"

Ohh good- for a second there I thought you weren't cool.

(who gives a shit?)

i really want to see this, but can't afford it, so i guess ill wait for dvd

Steve O:
http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wenn24392432.jpg

Saw this last night. The movie was quite moving and then to see the band right there in front of me in all their Metal Glory was such a blast!

Lipps introduced Sasha and thanked him for making his dreams come true. They both got emotional, tears flowed. Sasha introduced "Metal On Metal" as "The Heavy Metal National Anthem!"

They killed it, left us wanting more!

I definetly get the dvd when it comes out

theyve got the movies you mentioned above on youtube, but they're very bad sound quality

old rockers - the story, they are still as good decades on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMwYEkoLT1M

I just want to emphasize the good work on this blog, has excellent views and a clear vision of what you are looking for.

Ditto for my fave American idiots, Pentagram, if they ever get the money to finish the thing. But I wouldn't wish anything bad on Bobby Liebling. He's done enough to himself already.

Steve-O wore an Anvil T-shirt to the MEHTV Movie Awards. (Not that I watched the show; I saw a photo of him on the red carpet.)

Thank you for this article, very interesting! I will definitely share this.

Idols of my youth!

I can imagine the Envil madness inside their supporters and fans. I will surely stay tuned to their next album promo.