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Dominican Rep. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988 
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Documentary
An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P.
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"This is a well-made, observant documentary, with attitude to spare and plenty of justifiable laughs at the expense of its subjects (...) this would make the perfect double bill with 'This Is Spinal Tap.'" | ||
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"Penelope Spheeris' documentary on the heavy metal bands of rock 'n' roll turns out to be much more graceful than its name." | ||
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"Spheeris shows us the insecurity, frailty and dim-bulb vacuousness behind the myth, in a film that is sometimes disturbing and always fascinating" | ||
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"The values stink, the music stinks, and Lemmy from Motorhead is a dickhead, but the movie is totally compelling. Rather like watching a car wreck on the opposite side of a motorway." | ||
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"Decline's redeeming grace is its jocular, damn-the-proprieties air (...) It's damnation is most of the music and its relative avoidance of heavy metal's darker corners: the pith and point that Alex Cox gave punk in Sid and Nancy." | ||
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"Even those who would never (...) dream of attending a film about the seamy world of heavy-metal music are sure to find Penelope Spheeris's The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years of unexpected interest." |
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