Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - 8th March 2011

Evening all! Tonights foray in film, takes us in the pursuit of the Pick of Destiny! Yes, it's the 2006 movie;

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

So, Jack Black and Kyle Gass team up in this mock-opera, come rock-umentary, come spoof musical quest movie.

The storyline is thin, but pleasing.
The music, if you like rock and metal is awesome.
The ratio of swear words is high.
And the laughs are there, but not too many!

I'm going to nick the plot summary from IMDB, as they sum it up quite nicely;

This is the story of a friendship that changes the course of rock history forever, of the fateful collision of minds between JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) that led to the creation of the precedent-shattering band Tenacious D, and of the two heroes' quest to find the fabled Guitar Pick Of Destiny...

I shan't bore you with the story, because there isn't one apart from what you have read above. As a story, they play it out as a magical quest to find the Pick of Destiny, a plectrum that will give the holder the power of the guitar riff. It's all a bit too far fetched.

However, as a vehicle to showcase the talents, musical and otherwise, of our two heroes; JB and KG, then it is perfect. Kyle Gass and Jack Black wrote or co-wrote a great deal of the music in the film.

Gass certainly looks unconvincing as a rock God, but his musical talent clearly shines through. And the vocal talents of Jack Black are also very evident.

In a way, it can be seen as a bit pretentious; "look at us, aren't we great musicians"? Look through that and you find a delightful film, with a cracking soundtrack.

Jokes and storyline were thin, but it is is an amusing romp.

Not sure that it's worth going out and buying, but if you spot it in one of the bargain bins, in your local supermarket, then give it a whirl.

Oh! And look out for Meatloaf at the start.