Genre:
Musical
Starring:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Running
time: 86 minutes
On
September 26, 1986, Metallica’s first bassist, Cliff Burton, died in a tour bus
accident while on tour with the band in Europe. He was only 24. Cliff ‘Em All,
an adaptation of Metallica’s first album title Kill ‘Em All, is a compilation
of video footage that was released the following year as a tribute to the
deceased.
On
Cliff ‘Em All, we see a lot of bootleg concert footage shot by fans. So, the
image quality is not always optimal, but the sound is usually still pretty
good. There is also so professionally-shot material, some TV spots and a lot of
good music.
In
1986, Metallica was young and filled with raw energy, and that is what we see
on screen here. Cliff Burton was a master of the bass guitar and it is great
that his brief passage on this earth can be documented in such a way. It was
also a nice to touch to see Dave Mustaine perform with Metallica before being
ousted. This is well worth a watch.
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