![]() ![]() These people display a rare passion for what they do. ![]() It’s the latter two that form the comedic structure of spending time with Anvil. Timing, the unexpected, the pathetic, the absurd. The members of Anvil are likeable characters, Lips wears his heart on his sleeve and approaches life with boyish wonder, drummer Robb is more reserved and thoughtful but you can tell he truly cares about his best friend and their shared dream.Ĭomedy springs from many wells. It was funny because Ulrich and Hetfield are such dicks and we enjoy watching them fail. For instance, ‘Some Kind of Monster’ made for funny viewing, but this was overshadowed somewhat because it exhibited the members of Metallica in such an unpleasant light. I cannot help but take a closer look at the mechanics of why this is so funny, especially when it’s a heavy metal band. Unfortunately for them however, this means the overarching experience for the audience is comedy alongside some truly moving moments. ![]() They work hard at their craft and pour their soul into everything they do. Anvil are honest people who believe in following their dreams, even after decades of failure. This film has often been referred to as the real life ‘Spinal Tap’, but these Canadians are devoid of the British pretension and sense of entitlement that left audiences feeling that Spinal Tap were deserving of their many misfortunes. Despite Anvil’s many failures and some truly excruciating moments, we still find ourselves cheering these guys along. A dream that for these two aging rockers, should have died long ago.ĭirector Sacha Gervasi (a long-time fan of Anvil), manages to treat the film’s subjects with objectivity and respect, he avoids showing them in an overly sympathetic light, perfectly capturing some highly relatable human characters. We then cut to thirty years later, where founding members Lips and Robb are still working at menial day jobs, yet still following the dream of international metal stardom. We are treated to various soundbites from the likes of Slash, Lars Ulrich, Lemmy, and that bloke from Anthrax, explaining just how big they were, and how metal would not be what it is today without Anvil. The film opens with footage of Anvil playing at a festival in Japan to a packed out crowd back in 1982, on a tour with Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and Scorpions. ‘The Story of Anvil’, released in 2008, follows failed Canadian heavy metal band Anvil as they embark on a disastrous European tour and endeavour against all the odds to release their thirteenth studio album ‘This is Thirteen’. ![]()
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