Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

The greatest rock and roll picture of all times.

When you read "The greatest motion picture of all time" you're reading a true fact. Probably Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is the ultimate rock and roll movie, period. If you happen to be one of the few human beings left on earth that have not a clue of who Tenacious D are, I will give you a hand with a little explanation. Tenacious D is a comedy duet built around the fictional lives of two failed musicians. Jack Black & Kyle Gass are the names behind the creative force. Their show was so popular that eventually it was released on DVD and their songs where released in their first CD album. From actors  to comedians to real rock and rollers they had to have their own movie!

Tenacious D, in the Pick of Destiny is a 2006 epic movie directed by Liam Lynch and starred by, of course, Jack Black as JB and Kyle Gass as KG. The story has it, JB was a little boy who always wanted to become a rock star, but his christian family didn't let him rock, cause rock was satan's work, so little JB gets pissed and decides to compose the opening sequence song, that pretty much sums up his whole story in the town of Kickapoo. Once he makes his way into Hollywood (with  inspiration sung from Dio in a poster) JB turns into an adult and meets by chance another rock and roll dreamer, KG, an apparent rock veteran who had the life rock could afford, so JB eventually becomes his aprentice. However things aren't as easy as they seem, so JB finds out KG is nothing but a big fat loser, just like him. Here is where the film has its craziest turn, when they find out every legendary rock band has played their songs with "the pick of destiny" a pick that was built from a Satan's horn piece. It is believed the pick has special powers that allow musicians to become huge stars larger than life. The problem is, no one knows for sure the location of such pick. 

"in the city of fallen angels, where the ocean meets the sand"

"Two kings"

"My voice is fuckin' powerful"

I won't spoil it to you guys, I'd rather seeing you watching the movie by yourselves cause it's such a trip. However, I will highlight the elements that  make this film, the definitive experience for rock and rollers. The script is written around  every rock and roll fan's dream: becoming a huge rock star. Obviously, as most of the rock music fandom around the world, they don't make it, they try, but they never make it. The constant failure of  JB & KG is nothing but a smart parody of what really happens in the misleading road of fame, and only real rock music fans could write such an amazing script (Jack Black, Kyle Gass & Liam Lynch wrote the magnificent script all by themselves)  Another great element is how reality is mixed with every rock and roll cliché you can think of: stardom, ego, sex, break ups, satan, songs & satan again. The movie has a couple of very interesting scenes were real life rock stars do their part. Dio, the legendary Dio plays himself and even sings some lines in "Kickapoo" while, David Grohl plays the almighty Satan, perhaps the biggest rocker of all times in the world of rock clichés. 

"the pick of destiny"

"I'm the devil I can do what I want"

The soundtrack is another amazing element. Played in its entirety by the Tenacious D duet, the songs are pure rock and the soundtrack CD is definitely worth the buy. Jack Black does sing & play the guitar, and so does Kyle Gass  play the guitar & sing too. The songs feature David Grohl playing drums, playing the electric guitar and of course singing as Satan. What else? oh, yeah, the fictional story about the pick of destiny is very entertaining and as a whole, the film storyline is told in fast motion with the funniest gags you can think of. Also, the rock history references will entertain those who love the music genre. For instance, the rock and roll hall of fame scene is just epic, and if you wanna laugh your ass out, the scene where our guys dream of having the pick of destiny is pure motherfuckin' hilarious entertainment of the best kind.   

 Overall, a movie for rock music fans and fans of the entertainment only Jack Black can deliver.

Here's the cool movie trailer: