The D rock forever

Rating: 7/10 (14 November 2006)

I am a HUGE D fan, and have been since the original sketches aired on HBO. If you haven't seen those, go right now and pick up a copy of The Complete Masterworks by Tenacious D, which also has an amazing live show on it, and as a package is pretty much worth 4 times what you pay for it. That aside, I was stoked to see that this movie was finally being released, and lo and behold at Michigan State they held a free sneak peek, which I just returned from. Overall, it was a bit uneven, but still rocked pretty hard. The cameos by Stiller and Robbins were both great, and Dave Grohl as Satan was awesome. A few of the shots are set up exactly like shots in the original sketches, and fans of the original will constantly be going "ah!". I was particularly pleased that they brought back the nightclub host, and Lee. The songs were pretty sweet as well, though you only get abridged versions of many of them and I am still waiting to hear the full album. From what I've just heard from the film, they aren't nearly as good as the original batch though (and the history of tenacious d, an old song, makes a couple of appearances). Jack Black is kinetic and basically lights up the screen, this has always been true and is never more true then when he has KG at his side. They definitely put on a great show here, and it's well worth your time to check out, and if you're a D fan then you really have no choice. As long as you're not easily offended, it's impossible to not love the D. Tongue-in-cheek lyrics aside, its clear they really do have an amazing love for rock, and they are more than capable of convincing anyone of it (and giving you a rockin good time along the way).