Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

No one is arguing about the rock ingenuity of Metallica, and if you're a fan like us, this docu is like walking on fire. If you think about it, in our daily lives, we spend at least 40 hours a week working with colleagues, some of whom are tolerable, some straight from hell, and if like me, you have a batting average of staying in a company for more than five years, the more I can imagine how it must have felt for them years in and out with the same crew. At one point contempt will just slowly sink in and then communication breakdown. If we can separate our idolatry of the band to seeing them as just human beings, then you'll be able to finish this docu. Who would have thought that the lyrical, devilish, energetic , stage and puppetmasters of rock will bare their hearts and souls whining about the tiniest, most insignificant things ? Personally I have difficulty understanding tough men imagos acting like they're made of marshmallow , definitely not monsters like the suggestive title but more like rescue kittens in a shelter and at one point with all the bitching -it almost became hilarious ( hey, but that's me ) . Luckily, they were able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and all's well that ends well. My love for the band didn't change but my husband's love for them , somehow.

wow I don't even know where to start so i'll start from my live Metallica concert May 86, on tour with Ozzy,,Ultimate Sin tour .. I remember James screaming and shouting, get the f__ back people,, just get the f__ back or w'ere not gonna play,, everyone was like well we don't care we just wanna see Ozzy. I've been a Metallica fan ever since that day. This movie is one of a kind I feel, one thing I hated was the shrink that the band hired.. I have my own beliefs on the band cutting their hair, selling out to mainstream America. all of that stuff, but as far this movie goes,, quite intriguing to watch all of the band members quarrel bicker and moan to put it nicely,, James goes at it with virtually everyone in the room,, it's so hard to imagine that during that time period there was a time when some of the band members didn't know if James was gonna make it back to the band at all or if there would even be a Metallica to come back to,, loved everything that this movie had to present,, the look and feel, the gritty feel of it all, it just all seems so intense and very real to me because I've been a Metallica fan since 1986 the night I went to that concert and had my first cigarette. , thanks James.

I bought this movie at the same time as U2's Rattle and Hum. I had thought they were more or less the same type of "concert-film". Unfortunately, that is not the case. Rattle and Hum is one of the best concert movies I own, but I doubt I will ever watch "Some Kind of Monster" again. It is a documentary on Metallica's creation of their latest album, "St. Anger". And what is very surprising, it shows over and over again how puerile the members of the band are. Lars is nothing more than a baby, constantly whining about things which would only concern kindergarten kids. It is absolutely no surprise that he so vigorously pursued Napster after seeing how he is in "real life", it was completely in line with his character. James Hetfield is not much better, although he would equate to a primary schooler rather than an out-and-out baby. He would pick fights for the smallest slight, and he and Lars would argue like pre-schoolers.There is not a single complete song heard in the movie despite many concert clips. Every song is cut-off about 30 seconds into it just to show some additional petty little fight the band is once again trying to work out. It is almost like Lars was only willing to give movie-goers a "free sample" of his music rather than the full song. I guess you also need to purchase St. Anger to hear the complete songs. It's the only "album-making-of" movie I have ever seen where you don't even get to listen to the songs! I am a fan of Metallica and have been since the days of "Kill Em All". I am also the opposite of most Metallica fans in that I think the Black Album is a great album. Metallica fans divide themselves along the Black Album / Bob Rock line; purists believe that only albums made before the Black album are any good, mainstream fans believe that ever since the arrival of Bob Rock has the band been any good. Personally, I like all of their music, from "Seek and Destroy", to "For Whom the Bells Toll", to "Master of Puppets". But I have to say that no album works as a whole as well as the Black Album, one of the finest pure rock and roll albums ever released. And if that makes me a Metallica "bandwagon heathen", then so be it. (For that matter, I also couldn't care less if Greedo shot first).I don't think Metallica should have made this movie. It just made me think they were a bunch of spoiled children. I would have preferred to continue to think of them as rock and roll superstars. I understand perfectly why Jason left the band, it would have driven me insane after 14 years of putting up with all of that garbage. There is a particularly funny scene where Lars is selling some of his art collection "to let others share the artwork" as he states. He then goes on about how it is not about the money, but it is much higher than that. Of course he doesn't donate his newfound riches to an art museum or anything like that, but when he sees some of the paintings selling for millions, he is laughing like a spoiled little rich kid.All in all, a waste of time. I expected a concert-movie, and instead got a documentary about a bunch of whiny children pretending to be adults.

Where should I start?James = Ego, need a Therapist because I can't connect to myself. But nonetheless I am better than you! Kirk = Have no opinion anyway, so it really doesn't matter. Lars = Well, let's just say the "$" went too his head. Otherwise, just a normal, Hollywood wannabe who thinks he is a somebody. And Finally,Rob = "Why the hell did I leave Ozzy for these guys??????????????" Rob, again = "Jason has a GREAT job now!!!!!!!!!!!"That pretty much sums it. Well, see you on the "RICH" side!