Metallica: Through the Never
Metallica: Through the Never
R | 27 September 2013 (USA)
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Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure.

Reviews
Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
ejamessnyder This film was released theatrically in IMAX 3D, just as it was intended to be seen. Unfortunately, I was unable to see it in that form and had to settle for the DVD. I still enjoyed it, however, but know it only would have been that much better to see theatrically.Metallica Through the Never is a very original film that is enjoyable throughout and doesn't require a lot of thinking. But it was not quite what I was expecting. The trailer for the film shows a roadie for the band going on a wild, action-packed adventure while the band plays a show elsewhere. The trailer is heavily narrated by the roadie and gave me the impression that his story would comprise a good half—if not the majority—of the film, while also giving a clear indication that Metallica's performance would play a large role.However, the roadie's story—which is intercut with the band's performance—feels like it only takes up a total of about ten minutes, with the rest being devoted to Metallica rocking. I got the feeling that the original intention was for it to take up more of the running time but things didn't work out that way. Additionally, the roadie's scenes contain almost zero dialogue and absolutely no narration. His adventure doesn't make a whole lot of sense, either. Or, at the very least, it is wide open for interpretation.None of these are bad things. They're just different from what I'd expected. I don't know if they recorded the narration just for the trailer or chose to cut it from the film, but I'm glad it was not included. The movie if far better without it. The audio from Metallica's performance plays seamlessly through the adventure and it always sounds great. While it may not make a whole lot of sense, it's immensely fun to watch, and if you're a Metallica fan you shouldn't be disappointed when it switches back to showing the band on stage. If you're not a fan, this probably isn't the film for you.One of my main concerns before watching this movie was the choice of songs. Somehow I'd gotten the idea that it would be more heavily focused on the band's more recent material, as if they were trying to market that stuff. I don't hate their new stuff, but I'm a fan of the classics. Fortunately, I was mistaken. The band plays songs from throughout its career and all but one or two of them were from the days when the year started with a one.I went to a concert not too long ago at a stadium. The band was not Metallica, but they were just as big and they had a lot of fancy special effects and screens showing images that went along with the music. I remember thinking it was all kind of neat and different in a way, but didn't really make the whole experience that much better. It was just a lot of superfluous flashiness. Well the same kinds of effects were used by Metallica in the concert footage shot for this film, including upward-facing screens on the stage floor. But here they are done right. They are shown and edited together in such a perfect way that it absolutely makes the music and the overall experience better, especially when they introduce "One."It's a feast for the eyes and for the ears. It is absolutely never boring. As a matter of fact, it may be the least boring film I've seen in years. Every nanosecond is insane and it doesn't drag on for one second too long. The ending is great too, both musically and from a story standpoint. The two work together to give the viewer a great feeling and a wonderful experience. Even though the story is somewhat ambiguous, it still wraps up nicely in its own way. We see everything we need to see. This is the kind of movie I could watch over and over again and never get sick of it.And the roadie's adventure includes numerous references to the band's songs that fans should enjoy. Even during the performance scenes there a couple fun, scripted things happening onstage that make the film more exciting and enjoyable. But by and large, it's a concert video with a twist. A concert video alone would be enough, but all the added stuff just makes it better. It's a fun and unique experience that is totally original and not quite like anything I've ever seen before. Metallica fans will love it.
collinmorgan7 WORST MOVIE I've EVER SEEN!!! This directer just took a perfectly good band and mixed them in a blender with complete sh*#. Its like mixing Beethoven with slip knot. Worst movie I've ever seen in my freaking life. Every time it like shows a billion life years of Metallica and then switches to the other crap that makes no freaking since theirs not even a plot for the story for only a second, then switches back to Metallica for hours!!! Don't believe the other reviews those are just stupid fan boys. I bet James,Kirk,Lars,and Rob don't even like the movie. I bet when they saw the reviews they were probably like "WHAT THE F*%#"!!!!!!!!!!
JaydoDre I have never seen a concert film before. After watching Through the Never I am not sure whether that statement remains true or not. I have seen snippets of what concerts videos are like and it seems like they are usually just that: videos of concerts shot from different angles. Perhaps a lazy overlay is thrown in every now and then but that's it. Through the Never on the other hand combines an awesome stage performance with a movie, like one very long awesome music video. I think Michael Jackson's Thriller lost its trophy for...whatever that was.Even when it came to the scenes of the concert itself I was not sure how much of it was real. Wiki says that Through the Never uses concert footage from a set of concerts Metallica held in Vancouver. If so, those concerts must have been the most amazing ever. The stage and light effects are breathtakingly good.The use of special effects was especially nice. They were not overused; there was just enough for a few cool scenes. Even though this is a concert film, I feel like this is the amount and quality of special effects that should be used in mainstream movies. Someone from Hollywood should be taking notes.The sound was particularly good. A live recording is often just a washed out incoherent version of the studio recording, but just like in their S&M album, the "live" music in Through the Never is of great quality and the heavy bass of the distorted guitars is Godly. Don't know if that means the music was simply recorded in a studio and then adapted to the stage video and frankly do not care - it's really good.Sadly, no new songs. I am not such a Metallica aficionado that I know their every song, but everything sounded familiar.
hisdroogness For me Metallica was finished on 09-26-1986 When Cliff played his last gig. However I did like the Garage days $5.98 EP. Having said that the concert is polished even though I did not know several songs at all as the last L.P. I bought was Master of Puppets and the last item I ever bought was Cliff 'em All DVD. By no means is this the worst film I have ever seen. For a concert film it is quite good. And as it is as the other Doyle put it its a nice trippy surreal experience. And for me I needed it to make the vapid and jejune music of most songs since Cliff died and James'heart broke tolerable. I would never pay for it in the cinema I watched it at a friends but IMAX 3D would have been superb. All in all it is worth a look even if like me you have not liked them since Master of Puppets. I may even buy it in 3D if its in the Used bin (which I'm sure it will be) at F.Y.E. when I'm in the USA. The direction on the "film" is nice and the cut away's are well placed and well done. And as far as Dave "republican shill" Mustane being the poster who hated itNaww he is too busy counting money and kissing government @$$ to care about this piece of film.