VHS : The Decline of Western Civilization Part II-The Metal Years
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starring: Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanleydirected by: Penelope Spheeris
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302725629
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302725623
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: June 21, 1994
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 7797
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Why isn't this on DVD?
Every single other movie, even the most crappy has gotten a DVD release, why not this movie that showed a slice of American rock n' roll history? Its a damn crime this isn't on DVD, whose brilliant idea was it not to release this with all the trimmings? Probably the company who released it originally because most companies have the IQs of a rock when it comes to making a profit. This music is coming back with Van Halen and Poison selling out stadiums, this movie is due for a come back on DVD and ... Read More
Rating: - A headbangin' good time, if you're old enough to have actually been there.
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Penelope Spheeris, 1988)
What is truly fascinating about this film is that there's so much more to it than there seems to be. While Spheeris seems to want this to come off as a sort of Errol Morris-liek "give 'em enough rope" documentary, the hand of the maker is very much in evidence if you look.
The greatest example of this is the amazing dichotomy between the bands we see interviewed and the bands we see perform. ... Read More
Rating:  - Every musician needs to see this movie!
This was a really powerful time in music. My jaw was on the ground the first time I saw it. These guys really were rock stars!
Rating: - Release it on DVD already
One of the very best movies on metal music by far. Deserves to be released on dvd...
Rating: - The Hollywood Club scene...
Features interviews with notables in The Heavy Metal genre, fans, groupies, and aspiring musicians, with performances by Odin, Lizzy Borden {still performing}, London {post- Nikki Sixx}, Seduce {who really did possess some talent there}, and Megadeth {before they mega-died}.
Questions range from the plans of the musicians if they are not successful {from what I have seen, most did not - considering their apparent adamance, I wonder how many of them actually became homeless, conformed, became ... Read More
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