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Tenacious D: The Pick Of Destiny [2006]
from Entertainment in Video
starring Colin Hanks, Meat Loaf, Kyle Gass, Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins
directed by Liam Lynch

Features:

• Anamorphic
• PAL

Editorial Review:

You don't have to be a munchie-loving stoner or an aspiring rock god to enjoy Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, but it helps. A dozen years after they introduced their mock-rock power duo on the Los Angeles club scene, Jack Black and Kyle Gass finally got the movie showcase (a partial spinoff from the D's short-lived HBO series) their fans had been waiting for, and it's a rockin' romp with plenty of crude laughs that will hit home for anyone who's ever played air guitar to Meat Loaf's "Bat out of Hell." It's a Beavis and Butt-head-like origin story, recalling the legend (ahem) of how JB (Black) and KG (Gass) met, bonded over bong-hits and rock-operatic guitar licks, then set out (on a tip from a crazed guitar-store clerk played by Ben Stiller) to find the mythic pick of destiny, used by all guitar gods and said to be fashioned from the tooth of Satan. Their quest includes a variety of well-cast cameos (including Tim Robbins, Meat Loaf, and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl as Satan himself), and there's plenty of flatulence, drug humour, at least one hilarious fantasy sequence, and outrageous sight gags too numerous to mention. Suffice it to say, it's about 90 minutes of lowbrow indulgence, and some of the jokes fall flat, but if you're a headbanger at heart, you'll know what Tenacious D is riffing on, and the sweet licks will sound that much sweeter. If you're not ready to RAWK, this potential cult favorite may not be for you... but give it try anyway. It may not be better than Citizen Kane, but if you're properly stoked, it comes close to rock & roll heaven. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Tenacious D: The pick of destiny
  Fantastic film. Jack Black's best so far. I never knew he could sing! The last scene is one of the best scenes in comedy. The competition with the devil was great and so funny. The lyrics in the songs are great. Meat loaf should stop acting though!

• Tenacious D ROCK!
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• A certain sense of humour
  You need a certain sense of humour to truly get the best out of this film, therefore its natural that it won't appeal to everybody - some people will find it crude and non-sensical others will appreciate that this is precisely what makes it funny. Before you buy though you should ask yourself 'do I get surreal comedy?' if yes you'll probably love this, Mighty Boosh is a good tester.
  A films plot should reflect the nature of the film and on that basis there can be no criticisms of the plot, it reflects... more info

• Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny
  `Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny' stars Jack Black as JB and Kyle Gass as KG and is a film about how "The Greatest Rock Band in the World" came together. The secret to being the best though lies with a secret magical guitar pick that is actually the tooth of Satan. JB and KG go on a quest to find the pick and become famous.
  I quite like Jack Black films like High Fidelity, Be Kind Rewind, King Kong and School of Rock and liked Tenacious D's album they released a few years ago, so thought I'd give it a... more info

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