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In my
opinion, Jack Black has literally made the same movie 20 times over -
well, him and Denzel Washington - and for some unlikley reason, punters
keep on coming back for more. Surprisingly, when it came to Black
putting his biggest love on screen (that of his rock band, Tenacious
D), crowds couldn't keep far enough away from it.
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
was a considerable disapoinment at the Box Office, something which
Black attributes to the fact that "The D's"core audience probably being
far too stoned to get to the cinemas on the DVD commentary, and it's
comes as somewhat of a surprise - as this flick isn't half as bad as
some of Black's previous efforts.
Most will recognise Tenacious
D (Black and Kyle Gass) from their novelty hit from a few years ago
entitled "Tribute" (which was a tribute to the greatest song in the
world). The film seems to extend from the legend of the fabled “Pick of
Destiny”, which infuses every page of rock (and D) history.
As
the story goes, since the dark ages, this supernatural pick (the
chipped tooth of Lucifer himself) has been passed down through many
hands. The world’s most awesome composers. The hardest of hard rockers.
Many of the great masterpieces in music were due to this pick’s
powerful spell. Now, the time draws nigh when the pick will be passed
to the next generation of rock – the ones they call Tenacious D...
While
the story works well enough, which chronicles the meeting of Black and
KG and their quest to reach the heights of rock stardom, the jokes seem
to be almost non-existant. I was expecting a good dose of laugh out
loud moments, heck, even a few gags which need a little bit of wacky
tabacky to make them humerous seemed to be lacking.
The
celebrity cameos even seem to struggle, Ben Stiller get's several
laughs less than normal - while Dave Grohl is underused as Lucifer. The
songs work a treat however, with the opening Rock Opera involving
Meatloaf as Black's father is superb.
You can't really suggest that POD
isn't an enjoyable Friday night movie, because I would happily down a
pizza with the boys with this on in the background. It's extremely
watchable - but on the same token - extremely disposable. In the "Don't
want to have to think tonight" comedy market, even the most average of
offerings gives a few chuckles (or even a glimpse of cleavage for the
teenager in us all), but POD struggles to really reach the height it's so desperately aiming for. EXTRAS
Extras
here are pretty impressive actually, the makers are obviosuly aware
that 'The D' audience are more likely to serve the DVD market. There
are the usual deleted scenes and commentaries. There are some
insightful featurettes following the making of the movie, as well as a
fantastic one which looks inside the recording of the music for the
film. Not to bad at all. Conclusion:
Movie 67% Extras: 60%
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