With any Artist, first and foremost, we love what we do, and we will always keeping doing what we do as artists as it's a part of our soul and our soul is our life. Now with that, it would be a false sense of humbleness to say you don't do it for the fans. As Lips said to the likes of, 'the fans are what keeps us going/alive'(to the likes of). We need an audience to be fully fulfilled as artists. As people we're always looking for that validation hence why we collect friends on Facebook and post photos on their, or why we care about how many views we get on YouTube. It's about getting seen, having validation for your being and your work. And with any Artist, we love what we do, but we want to get seen and get lot's of validation for our work and for who are. And we would like to make money doing what we love as well, no lie to that.With that, That is what the band Anvil has been in search of for 30 plus years. They have some good stuff, but Heavy Metal doesn't cater to everyone. As in Searching for Sugar Man, Rodriguez's songs cater more universally, where as with Heavy Metal, it only caters to some tastes. Myself, I love heavy metal and Anvil sounds great to me!A true testament on what it takes for a band to stick together 30 plus years whether they be successful or not. Showing what it's like to go on tour as a band that has been forgotten(or just some no name band), and showing the ups and downs of friendships within the band, and struggles within their own families. A great documentary to see for anyone who struggles with their dreams as an artist(how us actors can relate especially to the scenes where Lips is taking his demo in to different record companies), and just for anyone in general who has never given up on achieving their dreams. Rock on forever!

A documentary that makes a mockumentary, which preceded it by over 20 years, look irrelevant. THIS is Spinal Tap, only their name is Anvil and they are very real. As many have stated before, this is a film with amazing power. It really does make everything seem OK. Here are two men that refuse to give up on their dream or each other. Kudlow is a wonderful character and wonderful man, full of raw passion and a childlike confusion. The scenes where he approaches his peers in a fanboyish way make him truly endearing. He should be level with these men, many of whom he has met before but never remember the encounters. Sometimes you laugh at them, but in a way that can't be considered cruel. Kudlow and Reiner are a sweet couple and this is their moment. This is how people should live their lives, with responsibility, but always with one (and sometimes two) eyes focused on that dream.

A few years ago there seem to be a lot of odd documentaries around – quirkumentaries, if you will. They were on TV, they were in the cinemas and Anvil was one of them that appealed to me on this basis. Sold as Spinal Tap but real, I perhaps had too high expectations for this film but in fairness I suppose it is a sort of Spinal Tap as we take a metal band that never quite made it and follow them through a shabby European tour and other mini disappointments as they follow their dreams to limited success. As a story it isn't one that will be driven along by the events but, as with many films like this it is one that relies on the charm of its oddity to engage.Fortunately Anvil mostly does this and there is sufficient charm to appeal to those with no interest in the music itself (I'm no metal head to say the least). The ramshackle nature of the events are part of it but more importantly is that generally the people are cool and sort of just take it on the chin. There are a few fights and what not but Anvil is not "Basketball Wives" or something like that where it is all about fake drama and forced melodrama, but rather this is tension that is founded in a very normal reality of people. The focus on Steve is a key part of this working and the film is edited around him really well to give the story a human face throughout. He is an odd-ball for sure but he is a nice unassuming guy and it is hard not to like him and wish him all the best.Ultimately the film is a bit slight because it is more a mild journey than impacting documentary or narrative driven it does still work. Not quite as good as the Spinal Tap comparisons suggest, Anvil is still a charming and enjoyable little quirkumentary that gets by on the unassuming nature of the "cast" and their rambling journey. Not sure if it is worth it for metal fans, but for sure fans of things like King of Kong or other in this genre will get a kick out of this quirky little film.

The most of people in the world probably put a priority on the safey when they choose the most important aspect in their lives. "The safety for the own future" That's the life all about, isn't it? We just give up the dreams such as be a musician, dancer, or painter, and get boring "but decent" jobs in order to spent happy life in the future.But what is the happiness anyway? Isn't it sarcastic too many people work hard and do some crappy jobs to get "happy life" and end up being "unhappy" because of their work. Isn't it better if you chase your dream and end up poor but have no regrets in your life. In this film, Anvil prove that's one of the way of living.Chasing their dream and giving their middle finger to the safety for the future. After I watched the film it got me thinking for a while. Maybe Lips and Robb didn't get a big house and enough pension for rest of their life, and they did'nt even succeed as a band. But they've been doing what they wanted through their entire life and that's the thing we call happiness, isn't it? Anyway, the movie is just great. Everybody can enjoy the movie without knowledge for Heavy Metal History.