If you haven't seen this yet, go and
watch it now. Go on. I'll wait.
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Back? Good. So how was it? Did it blow
your headbrain? YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT DID!
Ok. So I might be a little biased to
this film. Everyone has their opinions. It just so happens that yours
is wrong and mine is right. TDiTPoD (such a terrible acronym) isn't
so much a film as a journey. A journey that everyone should make.
It's like a pilgrimage.
The Pick of Destiny is a pilgrimage.
We follow JB (Jack Black) on his
journey to become a rock legend, where he meets KG (Kyle Gass) and
they form Tenacious D. When they hear of a mythical guitar pick, they
travel to a rock museum to try and find it. But you know the story,
don't you? Of course you know it. I'm not sure whether to class this
as a musical, or if it is just something else entirely. There are
numerous numbers throughout the film, courtesy of Tenacious D, so I
guess it's kind of like a 90 minute music video. And a damn good one
at that.
With JB and KG playing themselves, it
makes it a whole lot easier to understand the characters, even if it
is set in a fictional setting. They don't 'act' per se, but just.....
happen. That's the best way I can describe it. They just are.
The humour of the film comes mainly from the songs, something
Tenacious D are famous for, with a few others things thrown in for
balance. There is a story, but if you're a fan of The D, like myself,
you'll be sitting there waiting for the music to start again as soon
as it finishes.
The
film flows very well, better than some box-office big names. There
aren't really any moments when you are left confused, wondering what
just happened or why, and it keeps pace throughout, making it easy to
follow. The only 'break' is from the character played by Ben Stiller.
Now, I love me some Stiller, but I don't think he was suited for this
role. He has a very unique way of playing his characters, a way that
you know it's him, even if he is covered in makeup or prosthetics,
and I think that it wasn't in key with the rest of the film. Maybe he
was too intense, and the 'guitar guy' needed to be slowed down a
little, I don't know, but he didn't fit. Think of it as pushing a
square peg into a round hole. It might go through, but it isn't the
right piece to be perfect. Other than that, the film as a whole felt
like custard. I know that might sound weird, but hear me out. It's
not as smooth and flowy as water, but it's still smooth, just with a
few bumps. Ok. That made more sense in my head.
Basically,
this film is great and you should watch it. If for nothing other than
Dave Grohl dressed as the Devil. Yeah. He's the Devil. - 4 picks out
of 5
