Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Plot synopsis:
As a young man, JB (Jack Black) leaves his religious family and oppressive Midwestern town for Hollywood on a quest to form the world's most awesome rock band. There he meets acoustic guitarist KG (Kyle Gass), who is performing on the street, and begins worshipping him as a rock god because of his skills and attitude. KG feeds JB's fantasy by pretending to be famous with a self-named band ("The Kyle Gass Project"), and exploits him to do work such as cleaning his apartment and buying him weed (under the promise that JB can audition for his fictitious band.) After JB learns KG is actually unemployed and living off his parents, the two become equal, and KG apologizes to JB by giving him a brand-new guitar. They create their own band: Tenacious D, named for birthmarks found on their derrieres. (JB has a birthmark which says: "Tenac", and KG has a mark which reads: "ious D".)
Soon JB and KG learn the deepest secret of rock: all the rock legends used the same guitar pick, The Pick of Destiny, which has supernatural powers. It was created by a dark wizard from a piece of Satan's tooth, as a gift to a blacksmith who saved his life from the great demon. The pick gives its holder unnatural abilities with stringed instruments. Infatuated by the prospect of becoming the next great rock star, JB immediately sets Tenacious D on a quest to steal the Pick of Destiny from a rock history museum. Along the way, the band briefly splits up, when KG decides that sex comes first in "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll", while JB wants to stick to the mission at hand.
But soon, JB and KG come back together when they realize they need each other as friends. The two manage to steal the Pick of Destiny due to incompetent security at the rock museum. Armed with this supernatural pick, they plan to use the winnings from a local bar's talent contest to pay their rent, but before they can go on stage, greed overcomes them, and they fight over the pick, snapping it in half accidentally. After a pep-talk from the bar's owner, they decide they are good enough to go onto the contest without the pick, not knowing that the owner is Satan in human form, looking for his missing tooth piece. Coming back outside (deciding they can both use half of the pick), they are confronted by Satan, who is "complete" when he places the Pick of Destiny back on his broken tooth, giving him the ability to use his supernatural powers on Earth. He threatens to make Tenacious D his first victim.
To save their lives, Tenacious D challenge Satan to a "rock-off", which he cannot deny, as the "demon code" strictly forbids him from declining such a challenge. As the bargain goes, if Tenacious D wins, Satan must return to hell on his own and pay their rent. But if Satan wins, he gets to take KG back with him as a sex slave. Ultimately, they lose (KG sings, "That was a masterpiece! / He rocks too hard because he's not a mortal man."), and Satan attempts to shoot KG with a bolt of energy. JB jumps in the way, and the bolt bounces off his guitar, blowing off a piece of Satan's horn. JB is able to send him back to Hell with a magical incantation. (As explained earlier, should Satan become "incomplete", he can be banished from the Earth with said incantation.)
The two turn Satan's horn into the "Bong of Destiny" and the movie closes with the two smoking from it as they write new songs.

Tags: bleak, cult, comedy, satire, entertaining

Review:
I saw this movie on a fluke.I was standing on 42nd street waiting for a bus to go home and a sister started passing out free tickets for a preview of this movie.I gave it a chance not expecting much.The promotional movie posters I've seen on the subway station walls do not give this film justice at all.The movie is about a young rocker who goes on a journey to learn the craft and art of heavy metal.I'll leave it there.The movie is a heavy comedy and lot's of fun.If your are old enough to remember when Heavy Metal dominated the music scene in the eighties you are going to love this film.Jack Black is an amazingly talented comedian and actor and assuming he really wrote and performed the songs in this film he is also a talented musician.Tenacious D is definitely worth a look!.
Admittedly, I was already a huge fan of the D's work - I loved the HBO series and listen to their music weekly (there's nothing better to sing along to), but this appreciation actually made me more apprehensive going into to tonight's screening (for we've all been disappointed one time or another by something we love when it attempted to make the jump to the big screen).
It is worth the extremely expensive price of movie tickets these days, as you will surely bust a nut laughing during the whole thing.Aside from the comedy, the glorious and divine music that flows from KG's guitar and JB's voice is awe inspiring.
If for nothing other than the music itself, this movie is worth the price of admission.With a wonderfully coherent storyline tying in almost all aspects of the traditional "D" history and hallmarks, great new songs, hilarious comedy, and some pretty awesome cameos, this movie ranks up there with the best!
JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass), joined together by fate, must travel to the Rock N' Roll Museum and steal the Pick of Destiny to become the greatest band on earth.
If you've heard their previous album or seen their HBO videos from the album, you can imagine the extremely foul-mouthed, rocking good time that is this movie which tells the fable of how the group Tenacious D came to be formed.Full of cameos, it not only gives a fictional account of Tenacious D but is a send-up of musical history as well.
Having watched 'School of Rock' not too long ago, perhaps I was expecting something on that level but to me the humour in 'Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny' did not work and I found most of it irritating..
Tenacious d in the pick of destiny was not only the best Music movie I've ever seen but one of the greatest movies of all time I recommend this movie to anyone that loves Jack Black or Kyle Gass or just the D in general also seeing the foo fighters signer being the devil was priceless GOO SEE IT YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED I PROMISE Unless you don't like funny movies then go see Saw or something, But this is definitely one of the best movies I've seen all year way up there with Click which was also a great movie i would tell you more but i don't wanna ruin the movie, also the movie music is a lot better than the first album because not only is there rock music but it also goes classical for all you oldies and, Some hardcore metalGO SEE IT :)Brendon.
And when Sabbath's Dio sings to JB to keep him informed of what to do via a poster, wow, it's ultimate classic rock, no Nirvana in sight, well, not for an hour and a quarter, because, of course, Dave Grohl, the Nirvana drummer, reprises the Devil for the film.After a brilliant start, the music keeps going as the credits are done using Tarot Cards, some which i have, due to the deluxe version of the soundtrack.
Lee here is just a simple Pizza dude, but heck, he's not too important in the film, it's just, it's Lee, he gets recognition.KG soon tolerates JB after a parody of what seems to be getting as hip as Scarface, A Clockwork Orange, but i can't see how a lot of people will recognise the spoof, rather think it's just a skit, but nonetheless, the comic disturbance of seeing Jables being beaten by Americans pretending to be English in white suits is nice, and with a Training Montage following it to level the pace, any uncomfortableness is forgotten.I haven't talked much about the music of a lot of it, mainly Kickapoo, but the music is top notch, rude, crude, classic, and also you rehear songs from the series, mainly History and the opening tune, and the first strummed part of Explosivo, but it's still amazing, especially on a huge screen.The story of the film is just crazy, to pay the rent, JB and KG, after finding their band's name, Tenacious D, on their arses, try to make a song that will win them the cash at Open Mic Night.
It starts off like Episode 1: The Search For Inspirado, but teeters onto crazy classic ness when they spot that every great rock band had the same Pick, forged from the tooth of the Devil in the Middle Ages, as we are told by Executive Producer Ben Stiller's Guitar Store Dude, and that the Pick is in the Rock and Roll museum in Sacramento.From this they travel to Sacramento, where they meet Tim Robbins' brilliant Tramp character, as perfectly done as anything, complete hilarity.
From this we get into the greatest call back to the TV series during a drug trip, in which JB finally meets Sasquatch.It's a road trip of a lifetime with less road, less trip, and more guitars, but it's pitch perfect, continuing the brilliance of the TV series the film gets every joke it wants to in, and has more laughs than Black claimed, there were more than 1 Orgasmic jokes here, and just watching KG and JB on the big screen is epic, but wait, there's the amazing ending to talk about.Having had to re film it as test audiences didn't recognize the Blues Brothers parody, yet Clockwork Orange was noticed?, it had to be re filmed, and, as much as i'd love to see the original, this is fantastic.Dave Grohl reprises his role as a Demon, here the Devil, from the video "Tribute", he is offered KG if he wins a rock-out, but otherwise would have to stay in hell AND pay their rent, we get an amazing song to end it.
Great lyrics to a brilliant song reveal what is the best song in the world that Tribute is based on, and believe me, it's pretty much there in my eyes.1:34 minutes long, starting and ending with fart gags, and including C*ck push ups and laser deactivation with genitalia scenes, Tenacious D is obviously not a film for the whole family, nor for Commercial Black fans, but for Fans of the series, it's the ultimate movie, clever, stupid, brilliant, rocking, and has great cameos.
Fans of the duo's rock-comedy album and cult classic television show, or the incessantly energetic Jack Black will have jumped at the prospect of an hour and a half of unfiltered Tenacious D madness, and those who generally would not gravitate towards such forms of entertainment will have already uttered a groan, and discounted any possibility of seeing the film.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly where the problem lies; in terms of content the film plays upon the same themes and plot points which made Tenacious D so crudely enjoyable in the first place, but the material feels a touch too familiar by this point, coming across as still enjoyable, but merely cute or chuckle worthy, rather than the real belly laughs which should have been evoked.
There may not be a whole lot of new material, and the songs may not be quite as caustic and catchy as in the past, but Black and Gass's collective enthusiasm is enough to guarantee that the legend of Tenacious D will keep on rocking for quite some time.
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny may not live up to its boast of being "the greatest motion picture ever made", but it does certainly guarantee a highly enjoyable, albeit forgettable hour and a half of inspired madness and head banging rock music.
Jack Black and Kyle Gass most definitely brought the thunder in this epic tale of friendship, hard rocking and destiny.Filled to the brim with unnecessary swearing in every sentence, toilet humour and the general rule breaking attitude, this movie is a must see for the hard core tenacious D fans of the world.We follow the journey of young Jables (Jack black) and Kage (Kyle Gass) as they try and recover the pick of destiny, to win the open-Mic night, and to become the greatest band on the planet.
The soundtrack is phenomenal and each song blows you away....And Dave Grohl plays a fantastic Devil.This is the perfect movie for those of you looking for a hard time and a rocking musical..
No fan will be disappointed, i guarantee, but people that don't really know Tenacious D, and are just going for a bit of fun, or because they like Jack Black (or even KG) they may not like it so much.
I was sure I was not going to like the movie as I was never a big fan of the band, and am fairly indifferent to the work of Jack Black.
And what I got was a fair mix of bad and good, but I was most definitely surprised at both how the film was so much better than I expected, and just how terribly random it is.After a short musical interlude about the sad and rock-impaired childhood of JB (Troy Gentile, the spitting image of Black) followed by a kickin' credits sequence, we move onto him as an adult (now Black himself) and his meeting with Kyle Gass (as himself).
Eventually Black finds out the truth, but decides against making his new friend hit the road.I have already said too much, but suffice to say that the newly formed band needs to create their "masterpiece" and sets out to acquire the 'Pick of Destiny' in order to do it.The film stays on course for the most part with a healthy dose of humour and musical interludes.
I am a huge classic rock lover, so I think that's part of the reason why I loved it so much, but the guys made the movie work and had great chemistry.JB is a kid who ran away from his religious family to become a rock star, when he gets to Hollywood he finds another old balding heavy set man KG who is playing his guitar on the streets.
KG lies and tells him that he's a huge rock star, but when JB finds out what a fake KG is, he forgives him and they find out what makes a band great and that is "The Pick of Destiny", so they must go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to find the pick that will make them play like true guitar Gods.It has funny music, some great humor and some gross, and the story just worked for a comedy.
The movie is a spin-off of the song, which tells the story of how Tenacious D was formed to become the world's greatest band by defeating Satan himself (played by the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl).
:-)If you like Rock music and good comedy, this is an excellent movie for you.
I am a huge fan of Rage Kage(Kyle Gass) and Jables(Jack Black), so naturally I loved the movie.
Many of their songs are referenced, such as Two Kings, Tribute, and Kielbasa to their many audio tracks like Cock Push-ups, every fan in the audience will be saying I remember that as well as new comers saying "That's F'ing hilarious!." I highly recommend this movie to any body that's ever rocked out.
If you have heard the new album and thought to yourself "this seems a bit substandard Tenacious material,it is like I a merely playing badminton with Satan, what gives?" Then this movie will elevate your appreciation for the music and you will marvel at this steamy satanic masterpiece.
The usual sheer greatness as any of the films that Jack Black has been in, more-so teaming up with his hard-rocking compadre Kyle Gass just made it even better.
He teamed up with his mate Kyle Gass and together the two of them created a 'cult' band.Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny is a film about the fictional account of how the band formed.The film starts off with a hilarious song sung by Jack Black, depicting his life as a child in a religious family who think of rock as "The Devil's Music".
The new partners in crime go on a quest for 'The Pick of Destiny", a guitar pick that has allowed all the legendary rock stars of today to play outstanding music that they had never heard before.The soundtrack features songs by Tenacious D and is a great addition to the film.
Any D fan will LOVE this movie (even though it's a tad short) and cameos from John C Reilly, Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins, Meatloaf and Dave Grohl (just about recognisable) prove that the D rock hard enough for anyone.
First of all, if your a Tenacious D fan or you like Jack Black then you won't be disappointed with this movie.
They got what they expected, a movie about JB and KG's Tenacious D mixed with some Rock 'N' Roll music the whole way through.The story starts with JB moving out of his parents house and travelling all the way to Hollywood to confront his dream.
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a fun movie, even not being so funny, the movie will give some laughs, and of course a lot of fun, I liked the chemistry of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, both are excellent, the cast is very competent, especially Tim Hobbins this very well, the opening scene is funny, and the final scene is quite bizarre, the makeup is good, the film has strange moments, the soundtrack is the strong point of the film, the script is problematic, some dialogues are very weak, not to mention having jokes sheepishly, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny is recommended, especially those who like Rock, the film is fun and guarantee a few laughs.
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a great movie with a really fun storyline and great performances from both Jack Black and Kyle Gass.This movie was a box office bomb when it came out,and I don't see why,I thought this movie was very enjoyable,it was really funny and had unbelievably good music numbers,and I thought Tenacious D would have a big enough fan base for this movie to make some decent money.I'm not a fan of the band,and I thought I wouldn't enjoy it unless I was,but I really did,and I also learned that Jack Black is actually a fantastic singer,and the rock off scene with David Grohl as Satan is something I will never forget.Fans of the band will definitely enjoy this movie and fans of Jack Black comedies will also.Two men interested in becoming rock stars head off on a quest to find a guitar pick that is actually Satin's tooth in order to become big..
Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny is a film that defines the perfectly the personalities of its two protagonists, Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
For those unaware, Tenacious D is a real rock band composed of famed comedy actor Jack Black and his best friend Kyle Gass.
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny has a love affair with four letter words, especially in the duo's music which is funny yet very juvenile.Jack Black and Kyle Gass have likable chemistry throughout the whole special, and nothing ever feels forced.
I didn't really know what to expect from this film, I kinda knew what the main story or theme was but I only wanted to watch it as I think Jack Black was hilarious in School Of Rock.
Tenacious D is one of the best comedic bands out there, and finally band members Jack Black and Kyle Gass have taken to the big screen in The Pick of Destiny.
It is more of a niche film, but if you are a fan of Jack Black, Tenacious D or the culture of hard rock, you will certainly find enough amusing moments to make it worthwhile..
TENACIOUS D IN 'THE PICK OF DESTINY' 2006 (JACK BLACK, KYLE GASS) DIRECTED BY: LIAM LYNCH ~ THE RUNDOWN: JB-Naysayers beware - the guy is actually very funny and completely proves himself in this absolutely hilarious, immensely entertaining, well-made and completely original comedic masterpiece.
If you don't know who they are, Tenacious D (or just "the D") is the rock band which comprises Jack Black and his buddy Kyle Gass.
See, a lot of the people who will go and see this are all probably all fans of black's previous works, like Nacho Libre & School of Rock, well I'm here to tell, this has nothing to do with those films.
In case you aren't already a fan and are thinking of seeing the movie I would suggest that you first listen to the soundtrack a few times as the film ends up being an excellent visual companion to the music, which is always the most important thing when it comes to the phenomenon known as Tenacious D.
I am a fan of Tenacious D and I was hoping against hope that this would be the one movie that would show the true talent of Jack Black and Kyle Gass.