Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008 123movies

Watch: Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008 123movies, Full Movie Online – Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal’s most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams..
Plot: At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the “demi-gods of Canadian metal” influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
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	7.9/10 Votes: 16,338
	98% | RottenTomatoes
	82/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 212 Popularity: 6.848 | TMDB

Reviews:

Aging speed-metal Canuck rockers having one more go at their dream
This is something as oxymoronic as a sensitive film about some aging die-hard speed-metal rockers, if you can believe it.

Did you ever hear of the Canadian rock band Anvil? Well, just possibly maybe. They had a brief flirt with rock and roll fame in the early eighties, just to disappear almost as quickly from the fan radar. They influenced some contemporary bands that went on to be stratospherically successful and were instrumental(!)in changing the direction of metal rock without ever reaping their just rewards.

In this beautifully photographed movie we get to know two immensely likable characters, Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner, founding members and the only two remaining from the original lineup. Closer than siblings they’ve pursued their common dream for 35 years. Aging and not in a place in life they ever wanted, they refuse to give it up – but after their 15 minutes of fame it was basically over.

This is a film about how to somehow continue to chase your dream even though it’s an impossible one – with some degree of dignity. True, a lot of what they go through isn’t exactly dignified, a lot of what they do certainly isn’t but somehow with Kudlow’s and Reiner’s personalities you cannot lose. No amount of bad breaks can ever really break their spirit and Sasha Gervasi never portray them as pathetic.

This certainly isn’t your standard from-ashes-to-fame Hollywood melodrama, yet it’s really fluid and beautifully done. It doesn’t matter if you ever heard of Anvil, or the bands they inspired or even like the music – it’s really hard not to be gripped and captivated by their story.

Dreaming That Dream
Still passionate as ever about their music, the two original members of 80s heavy metal band Anvil continue to try to recapture the fame they once had in this documentary from Sacha Gervasi (director of the film ‘Hitchcock’ with Anthony Hopkins). As one of the musicians’ wives says, they have kept “dreaming that dream” despite fading into obscurity and never achieving the recognition of bands like Metallica who they inspired. Now in their fifties, the two men hold regular day jobs and play whatever gigs they can on the side, while still recording albums to sell directly to their fans, since the demand is still there. While their never-ending passion is interesting, watching the pair argue while going from one low paying gig to the next is not particularly fascinating. Same goes for a sequence that follows one of the rockers while he tries to make it as a phone salesman. More history on the band may have been beneficial, with the film skirting over the period in between their 1980s fame and the present day, but when focused on the hurdles faced by them in the present, it is fairly compelling stuff. The interviews with their wives really enhance the material too, highlighting what their families have had to put up with as a result of their undying dreams of renewed fame and glory. Their music is also very decent, if only ever heard every now and again.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 20 min (80 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Documentary, Biography, Drama
Director Sacha Gervasi
Writer N/A
Actors Robb Reiner, Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, Tiziana Arrigoni
Country N/A
Awards 23 wins & 21 nominations
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Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
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