HEAVY METAL
A film review by Lewis Butler
Copyright 1995 Lewis Butler
Well, it's been fifteen years, and the near mythical HEAVY METAL is finally out on video tape, and will be out on Laserdisc next month.
HEAVY METAL was never legally released on video, and the film has been tied up in some sort of littigation almost since it's release, if not before. I'm not up on the legal details,but I seem to recall it had something to do with the soundtrack.
Anyway, its scarcity elevated the film to a cult status that was probably undeserved. The film, enjoyable as it was, and is, is very much a product of the 70's, and it's age shows. The film (a group of vignettes, tied very loosely together) is uneven, though the animation is well done throughout.
People who haven't seen the film in 15 years might find they are disappointed, though it's not so bad that it won't be enjoyable. Still, you might leave the theater thinking, That was >IT
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