I got something to say, I killed your baby today

Sheila, the roommate, the boyfriend of the roommate, li'l Suzy and myself saw Some Kind of Monster last night. I was hoping I could be lazy and just link to whatever Sheila had to say about it, but she hasn't posted yet.

It was better than I thought it was going to be, and I thought it was going to kick ass. First of all, I thought it was a very well done documentary. Watching the band evolve on both a personal level as well as musically to create an album was fascinating. It was unintentionally funny at times, and even touching at others. Some thoughts:

I had no idea Dave Mustaine was so bitter about being kicked out of the band. To hear him talk, you'd think he was a loser who had done nothing with his career post-Metallica. This surprised me, because I was a huge Megadeth fan.

I think the Jason Newstead trash-talking was terrible. He was in the band for 15 years, and they never treated him like anything other than a hired hand. To them, he was a temporary replacement for Cliff Burton. I don't blame him for wanting to pursue other projects. I hope they treat Robert Trujillo with more respect.

On the subject of Robert Trujillo, they were blown away by the fact that he could play the fast bassline on "Battery" so well. Um, hello? He was in Suicidal Tendencies. Of course he can play fast.

That band therapist is running one hell of a racket. $40k a month to hang out and watch the guys go at each other? At one point, James Hetfield said to the guys, "I think [therapist] Phil is starting to think he's in the band." Hehe.

I felt bad for Robert Trujillo once he joined the band. The guys are all sitting around the table and discussing their feelings, saying things like "When you…I feel…" and "What I'm hearing is…" and all sorts of other therapy catch-phrases. He had a look on his face like, "Dude, I wanted to be in the greatest metal band in history. I didn't sign up to sit around, eating salmon and talking about my feelings."

Kirk Hammet might be the nicest guy on Earth.

That's all I got for now. I highly recommend this film to anyone, Metallica fans and haters alike.