Wanna see a spiritual movie? Don't fancy The Passion Of The Christ? Steven Segal's On Dealy Ground not for you? Then check out Anvil - The Story of Anvil. It's about a heavy metal band, Anvil, that toured with the likes of Bon Jovi and The Scorpions in the early 80's. They predated the big four Thrash Metal bands of the time (Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax) by a year or two. They were highly regarded. They were inspirational trend-setters. Their lead singer, Lips, played the guitar with a plastic dildo. And they failed to make an impact.
Of course, then as it is now, many bands get their break and fail to make the big time (where would the 'line-up' round on Never Mind The Buzzcocks be without it. The difference here is Lips, and fellow founding member Robb, have never given up the dream. This documentary is funny (Lips is sliigghhty crazy), interesting, sad and quite touching as we follow the band trying to make it...one more time.
On every US sitcom you have to have the moment, near the end, where the characters realize moral of the story...you know, like 'never give up, despite the odds'. With out the sentimentality, Anvil IS that moment embodied in full metal glory.
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