So here we go. Yes, I do like metal and various forms of metal, but it's pretty obvious I was not a fan of the party anthem, hair and glam metal scene so many people fell for. I prefer thrash, punk, hardcore, death and black....so to see the absolute verbal refuse flowing out of the mouths of the interviewees is just pure cringe.
Where to begin. It's pretty obvious the people interviewed for the film were delusional. While some of the same tropes were spoken about from Spheeris' previous film, it just didn't have the same impact as the primary motivation was fame and money. If part 1 of the Decline series was the rejection of capitalism, then part 2 is the abject bootlicking of that economic system. It's just didn't have the same impact, for nihilism seems much more "rock and roll" than trying to attain some shallow perception of "making it."
Everything about the film was rather pretentious, from Paul Stanley doing an interview with a bed full of models to just the ridiculous clothes that 90% of the people wore in this film. I guess one can say this was the 80s in a nutshell, and I can say this is example No. 1 of the outright emptiness of the decade.
I especially loved the delusion of Odin, from the fact they never really made it to the fact the lead singer sounds like Dr. Rockzo from Metalocalypse. The whole pursuit seemed aimless until they got some brevity from Dave Mustaine of all people, who's band Megadeth illustrated how superior they were to the brain dead party animals talking about trying to make a name for themselves. But that was metal in the 80s I guess. Alice Cooper implied making music that makes you think is a good thing...it's just you didn't see much of that in this movie that is for sure.
Where to begin. It's pretty obvious the people interviewed for the film were delusional. While some of the same tropes were spoken about from Spheeris' previous film, it just didn't have the same impact as the primary motivation was fame and money. If part 1 of the Decline series was the rejection of capitalism, then part 2 is the abject bootlicking of that economic system. It's just didn't have the same impact, for nihilism seems much more "rock and roll" than trying to attain some shallow perception of "making it."
Everything about the film was rather pretentious, from Paul Stanley doing an interview with a bed full of models to just the ridiculous clothes that 90% of the people wore in this film. I guess one can say this was the 80s in a nutshell, and I can say this is example No. 1 of the outright emptiness of the decade.
I especially loved the delusion of Odin, from the fact they never really made it to the fact the lead singer sounds like Dr. Rockzo from Metalocalypse. The whole pursuit seemed aimless until they got some brevity from Dave Mustaine of all people, who's band Megadeth illustrated how superior they were to the brain dead party animals talking about trying to make a name for themselves. But that was metal in the 80s I guess. Alice Cooper implied making music that makes you think is a good thing...it's just you didn't see much of that in this movie that is for sure.