The second disc contains 41 additional scenes, 28 of them accessed by selecting "Additional Scenes" at the main menu, the remaining 13 accessed by choosing "This Monster Lives" at the main menu. Also on the second disc under "Festivals and Premieres" there is footage from a Sundance Q&A, a Sundance Press Conference, the San Francisco Film Festival, the documentary's New York premiere, and a Metallica fan club screening in New York.
The movie itself is what made this DVD set worth watching. Of course, there are plenty of bonus materials, including two separate commentary tracks. I found Metallica’s commentary a disappointment, but the one by the filmmakers was intelligent enough to be of interest.
Personally, I’d recommend the movie only as a rental, but Metallica fans might disagree and prefer to own it.
Below I've listed all the special features of the "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" DVD set.
DVD Details:
- Number of Discs: 2
- DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
- Feature Film Run Time: 2 hr. 20 min.
- Full-Screen (1.33:1), Color
- MPAA Rating: Not Rated
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- English Subtitles
- Spanish Subtitles
- Audio Commentary By Metallica
- Audio Commentary By Filmmakers
- Additional Scenes (41)
- Festivals and Premiere (5 segments)
- Music Video
- Filmmaker Bios (text)
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