Lemmy

Film maker Peter Sempel takes us on tour with Lemmy and his band Motorhead, then around to meet some of his friends. The film itself is rather rough, which is appropriate considering the subject matter. There's lots of humor and loud music. Lemmy Kilmister, the lead singer and bass player of Motorhead, reveals quite a bit about himself in this film. His fascination with history, his lack of interest in politics, his back ground, why he became a Rock'N'Roller, etc. What comes through most is the mans sense of humor. I enjoyed it from beginning to end.

To put this upfront, I consider myself a Motörhead-Fan and as such was looking forward to some witty remarks by the Kilmeister as well as some interesting background info towards his musical and other career. Some of those funny and sometimes witty remarks can be found in this documentary. However, I also consider myself a film fan, and as such, I cannot recommend this film. Yes, it has live footage of some of your favorite songs and interviews with Lemmy and some of his companions, but it also looks like it was filmed by a blind monkey and edited by his retarded brother. Apart from shaky video filming and bad sound quality, the tidbits are also clumsily cut together, making it tedious to watch from start to finish. Furthermore, all those people (like Doro for example) who are mentioned in the synopsis don't always give interviews, some of them are only seen on stage for a short time. I give it 2 stars out of ten for some of Lemmy's comments, but I still think I could have spend those 6 Euros for the film on something more worthwhile.