I said I had to review this movie so here it is. Right off the bat, it started with a flatulent animation of Jack Black (for the rest of this review he shall be referred to as the proper name Jables) and Kyle Gass (similarly referred to as Kage). The animation ended with THC, and a reminder to get baked. Which of course I did. So on with it – and the actual movie started off with a bang and the song Kickapoo. Now before we go any further, I have stated many times how much I LOATHE musicals. I truly cannot stand them – especially plays or “theater”. But this one was different – it was comedy plus kick ass music – and it starred THE GREAT JABLES. Anywho, in the opening scene, we met the first of many star cameos – Meatloaf as the young Jables’ father. And after young Jables (played hilariously by Troy Gentile) entertained the entire family with his fuckilicious song, Meatloaf responded in song and whipped Jables ass for all the fucks in his song. In tears, Jables made a desperate plea to his rock God, THE LATE GREAT Ronnie James Dio via a poster on his door. Dio came to life and sang the second song, which sent Jables on his quest to form the greatest band in the world.
Even the animated card credits that followed the opening scene kicked ass – Jiminy Christmas, every scene kicked so much ass my ass was sore by the end of the movie. Not to mention my melted face from Jables’ amazing vocals and Kage’s guitar prowess. I was basically a face-melted blob with a black-and-blue ass. The next scene took us to Hollywood (after a few detours) where Jables finally met Kage – and Kage had an awesome mane of hair. Then we met Lee (played by J.R. Reed) as their seemingly only fan. Jables’ scat singing to Kage’s guitar of Fur Elise was nothing short of amazing – oh hail yeah! The training scene was priceless, especially the final heckling practice. Then they finally went on stage, where they proclaimed that they will “come again in your ear pussies!” Good Lord, how high do you have to be to come up with this?
The Masterpiece sent us to another cameo, Ben Stiller as the Guitar Guy, who let them in on the pick of destiny secret. Master Exploder was another kick ass song and another “tribute” to Jables’ stunning vocal range. Amy Poehler and Tim Robbins appeared as a waitress and the stranger. Jables started to get hammy in this section (as of course he always does), but even his hamminess kicked ass! Then we got to one of my favorite scenes – after Jables unwittingly consumed magic mushrooms, the action became juicy. And we met John C. Reilly as Sasquatch, and another short but great song, which ended in a manner so hilarious I nearly pissed my pants – oh sweet baby!
“Car Chase City, that’s the name of my game. Car Chase City, now I’m takin’ a crap! If I go to prison I’ll hide the pick in my ass! Fuck this shit, it’s gone too far!” Just a few lines in another fantastic song and scene. But it only got better in the final song/scene (or should it be scene/song?) – Beelzeboss. And the final cameo, Dave Grohl as Satan. I loved his drumming. We finally yet sadly got to a satisfying and funny ending, but wait, there was more. Don’t turn it off as the credits roll, or you will miss THE GREAT THE METAL song at the end. And even after THE METAL, there was one last scene with Jables and Kage. And it was hilarious.
So in summary, can the GREATEST BAND IN THE WORLD who also wrote THE GREATEST SONG IN THE WORLD make THE GREATEST MOVIE IN THE WORLD?
I say… YEAH, close enough! This flick kicked ass. Thirteen pentagrams out of fourteen.