Best movie ever!

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Metallica is my all time favorite band, and this has become my favorite movie of all time, the songs are great, and the small story is amazing when it's there. I Highly recommend it for Metallica fans.

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.

You can really tell a lot about a person based on the music that they listen too. If you were to go through my friends computer, you would be likely to find Nickelback and Queen. So with that, you can tell that he listens to a lot of rock, which means that he's very laid back, yet a true American conservative, as a lot of the music asks for a lot of freedom in style. If you go into my iPod, you may find a lot of music styles ranging from rock to classical. This would tell you that my pallet is large, and is very open to trying anything once.Going further into my content, you may come across the band known as Metallica. I have only been a fan for about two years, yet I find myself listening to their music a lot (except whenever I work). Yet the other interesting subject is that I don't listen to much heavy Metallica. Why is that so? I think it has to do with how the group tends to blur the lines of what kind of rock they will play. "With Nothing Else Matters" I get a hint of folk while "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is more thrash rock while "Creeping Death" even goes into Christian metal. I love a band that is open to exploring musical talent within their players.So if One Direction and Justin Bieber can get a concert film, then why can't a band as legendary as Metallica get one? Well my wish was finally granted with the bizarre Metallica: Through the Never. It's clear that this group wanted to make a concert film, but a different concert film. Attached to the set list is a narrative story. A story that sends it's audience into hell to the soundtrack of Metallica's greatest hits.As the band is preparing for big arena show, a young roadie named Trip (played by Dane DeHaan) has arrived to both work and enjoy a free gig. In the middle of "For Whom the Bells Toll", he is sent on a mission to pick up a bag that the band needs. He gets in his van, pops a pill and drives off. He starts his decent into madness when he's hit by another car. Getting out of that scrap, he comes across protesters, riot police, and a horseman that's out to kill him. At the same time, real footage of the band continues to play their songs, letting it guide the story of Trip.What have I gotten myself into? Though I'm happy to get a different kind of concert movie, Metallica: Trough the Never was something I was not expecting. It looked like that director Nimród Antal wanted to join the ranks of Pink Floyd's The Wall, by crafting something that may have a lot of deep messages. I just don't know what they were. As beautiful as the narrative scenes were (not to mention another good performance from DeHaan, fresh from Chronicle), they were vague and don't ad much to the real show, Metallica.Unlike the previous One Direction movie, Metallica gets an entire arena with a 360-degree stage. They take every advantage with cool props (they even manage to construct a lady of justice statue and let it crumble all under one song), coffin shaped video screens and even a multimedia floor that allows blood whatever the band needs for their songs. The concert was the best seat in the house to the IMAX group I was attending with as each angle captures the raw talent of the strums of the basest and beats of the drummer. Sit back and enjoy to hardcore music.I'll give this four deadly horsemen out of five. This will probably be a tough sit through for mainstream film audiences, but metal heads and fans of Metallica are going to love this. I hope that someone else can decipher whatever the narrative scenes were trying to get across.

I've just watched this and don't quite know what to make of it.Whilst I love my hard rock and heavy metal, I'm not a massive fan of Metallica however I'd heard about this and wanted to check it out. I must admit, I want to see them live now though! If this is an indication of their concerts and level of enthusiasm, I'm in!The concert stuff was great. The effects were amazing. Just not sure about the tie in with the story. It was OK, but it didn't grab me by the big ones and drag me in. It could've been so much more perhaps (but not sure what!!!)I'd suggest for the die-hard fans only....Oh, by the way, watch right through the credits!!!