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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 5036
Released: February 27, 2007 |
| Our Price: $2.72 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Actors/musicians Jack Black and Kyle Gass bring their infamous rock duo Tenacious D to the big screen! The hilarious story of how "The D" became the self-proclaimed greatest band on earth, Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny follows the pair's plan to steal a supernatural guitar pick on display in a rock-and-roll museum in order to create a masterpiece song that will cement their place in music history.
Description of Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny:
You don't have to be a munchie-loving stoner or an aspiring rock god to enjoy Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, but it helps. A dozen years after they introduced their mock-rock power duo on the Los Angeles club scene, Jack Black and Kyle Gass finally got the movie showcase (a partial spinoff from the D's short-lived HBO series) their fans had been waiting for, and it's a rockin' romp with plenty of crude laughs that will hit home for anyone who's ever played air guitar to Meat Loaf's "Bat out of Hell." It's a Beavis and Butt-head-like origin story, recalling the legend (ahem) of how JB (Black) and KG (Gass) met, bonded over bong-hits and rock-operatic guitar licks, then set out (on a tip from a crazed guitar-store clerk played by Ben Stiller) to find the mythic pick of destiny, used by all guitar gods and said to be fashioned from the tooth of Satan. Their quest includes a variety of well-cast cameos (including Tim Robbins, Meat Loaf, and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl as Satan himself), and there's plenty of flatulence, drug humor, at least one hilarious fantasy sequence, and outrageous sight gags too numerous to mention. Suffice it to say, it's about 90 minutes of lowbrow indulgence, and some of the jokes fall flat, but if you're a headbanger at heart, you'll know what Tenacious D is riffing on, and the sweet licks (also available on the soundtrack CD) will sound that much sweeter. If you're not ready to RAWK, this potential cult favorite may not be for you... but give it try anyway. It may not be better than Citizen Kane, but if you're properly stoked, it comes close to rock & roll heaven. --Jeff Shannon
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Reviews:
Nonstop Fun! 
2009-11-06 - TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY is the lamest movie I've ever seen. It's silly, nonsensical, perverse, disjointed, and features two rolly polly stars (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) who would look more at ease receiving wedgies in the locker room than being phenom rock stars. Black is over the top and Gass looks like a brigadier general at Nerd Central; the subtle sensual repartee between the two is really, really gross. But you know what? I love this movie, as I do all things irreverent that never, ever, take themselves seriously.
In their quest to become a rock 'n roll legend, JB (Black) and KG (Gass) must obtain the Pick of Destiny (one of Lucifer's long lost tooths); their journey is augmented by drugs and crime and foolish banter and interesting characters (including Meat Loaf and Ben Stiller) and lots and lots of music. And these guys can strum and Black has some serious vocal range; their musical numbers are a combination of kick arse acoustics and outrageous slapstick that had me grinning from ear lobe to ear lobe. Nothing in Tenacious D's repertoire is sacred or respected; everything is out in the open to be made fun of, especially Black and Gass in fantastic self-deprecation. TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY is dumber than a sack of rocks. . .and I enjoyed every tongue-in-cheek second of it. Rock on!
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning
AWESOME!
2009-10-17 - First off....i have to say that the first time i saw this movie was durring the worst time ive ever had in my life. This movie was the first little bit of lite i had durring the whole ordeal. Its hard to explain but i was in absolute hell and this movie lifted my spirits enough to make me realize life will go on and get better.For that i will be forever greatfull to JB/KG. I saw it the first time in nov 2007 on DVD.
For all the people that give it a bad review.....if you are not a musician or have not played in bands with any consistancy....you wont get it. Well, if your a real music fan you might. All i can say is this is an amazing rock musical from start to finish. You just have to watch it....its AMAZING! The first scene to the song "kickapoo" was just WOW! Meatloaf, DIO, that kid....they nailed it. I could watch the.....its just amazing. Even though its funny it has kind of a cool dark mythic side of it. The part where Ben Stiller is telling kg/jb the legend of the pick is just AMAZING.Its funny but entrancing at the same time.
The only bad part(and it is a major screw up) is the fact that the "master exploder" performance is in the middle of the film???? WHY?! It should have been made to fit in at the end....as the final climax after they beat the....well, i wont give it away. I seriously think they should rewrite it and re-release it. Even in theaters.Even with that major flaw it is a TRUE masterpiece of a rock musical. And i HATE musicals. They need to do a rewrite and re-release and/or a sequal. I LOVE THIS MOVIE! And it had a part in saving my life in rough times. Thank you Jack Black and Kyle Gass!!!
Feel good stoner rock comedy 
2009-09-12 - If you own the audio cds you'll love the movie. its better than inward singing.
In the right mindframe...
2009-09-12 - This movie is amazing. It's semi funny on any day... but under an influence.. it's great lol. Just kind of sucks that Ten D. doesn't seem to actually have a contact link on their website anymore. What's up with that, JB? Wiki tells me you were disappointed that this movie flopped, but you make it hard for fans to tell you they like it. I hear the the gig simulator going boo here. For the rest, get over it. Yes, there's "foul" langauge, so what?! It's not supposed to be a great epic; it's supposed to be funny! It succeeds there.
A Comedic Musical With Killer Music But A Predictable Storyline 
2009-09-01 - Synopsis: Jack Black (played by himself) goes to California to start the greatest rock band in the world. There he encounters Kyle Gass (also played by himself) and wishes to start a band with him. Giving off the charade of being musically superior to JB (having a fake band called The Kyle Gass Project), KG first brushes JB away, yet takes pity on him and gets JB into playing music together. Once KG is exposed for not having a band, amongst other things (like living off his mom, not having hair, etc.), JB and KG squabble until they realize that as equals, they are the greatest rock back in the world and they've called themselves Tenacious D (based on two complementary birthmarks left on their buttocks.) After extensive studying, they find that the most successful bands in rock history have used The Pick of Destiny, which is enshrined at a rock history museum. There the band travels cross country in search of The Pick of Destiny. Will the band get the pick of destiny? If so, will they be able to control its awesome powers? If not, will they make it anyway?
Now, I understand that this is loosely based off of Jack's and Kyle's adventures and misadventures together, but there's a few pieces of the story that just left me going "Oh man, seriously? Are they seriously going to go there?" The whole scene where the two meet as well as the college scene with KG reminded me of such. Nevertheless, there were still some high points of the movie. The supporting cast (which included Meat Loaf Aday as Jack Black's father, Dave Grohl as Satan, and Ben Stiller as the overzealous Guitar Center employee) was excellent in helping carry the movie along. Also, the music in the film was totally on par for what Tenacious D have become known for, which are comedic acoustic rock songs that know when or when not to turn up the volume. The Rock Off remains my favorite, but the music from start to finish was worth the price of admission.
This movie may alienate the casual movie viewer so I can't say its for everyone. But if you're a fan of music, are a musician, or like stoner comedies, then this may be up your alley. I highly recommend it to people who liked Spinal Tap because it does have a musicians' sense of humor throughout the film.
