A big disappointment for a big Tenacious D fan

Rating: 7/10 (23 November 2006)

I've been the biggest fan of The D ever since hearing/buying the 2001 album and purchasing/loving the Tenacious D Complete Masterworks DVD. I don't need to go into how much I invested myself into the band and its reign as the Kings of Rock.
After seeing the movie, I feel annoyed and upset. I've been anticipating this movie for two years, and it was a horrible let down.
Personally, the plot was too slow to keep me entertained.
Many of the songs in the movie (and soundtrack) do not have the magic creativity that The D brought with in HBO show and debut album. The big budget production only subtracts from the originality of their talent. Too many songs seemed forced, uninteresting, or unintelligible from any others.
Many gags and references from the HBO show and 2001 album completely took me out of the story. The movie seemed to be reaching out to its existing audience rather than expanding into another level of power.
I don't agree with the direction Liam Lynch took in telling the story, and that's nobody fault but his own. Movies are either entertaining or they are not.
And for me, unfortunately, the movie barely kept me smiling. It's a hard thing to admit, but this movie was bad.
I'm sure other people will love this movie. So I assume that my expectations for this movie were way too high to begin with.
I am seeing them in concert tomorrow night in Chicago at the UIC Pavilion. And I'm sure I will have a better time there.