Diagonaldi Very well executed
Steineded How sad is this?
Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" is a 16-minute documentary short film from 1986, so this one has its 30th anniversary this year. It was directed by John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and is probably still the duo's most (and only) known work 3 decades later. I don't see anything memorable in here. The title describes it perfectly. It is footage of interviews, video and audio recordings from a Judas priest concert that includes the audience members and they talk a bit about why they are there and how they fell. Very random stuff really. I also cannot say this is defining in terms of heavy metal. You could have made this film at exactly every other heavy metal concert by Judas Priest or another famous heavy metal band. I would even say that I don't really understand why this one is featured on IMDb and why so many people have seen and rated it. I would only recommend the watch to people featured in the video or maybe their relatives. I wish they could have recorded the concert instead, so at least there would be some music that some people like listening to. Anyway, luckily, it's over quickly. I give it a thumbs-down. Very easy decision.
dstamlaw Hair, Profanity, booze, being young and restless... Above and foremost, it was a time when hard rock n' roll was in its prime. Found a copy of it recently hiding in a deck among other music dvds in a "Public" Store and it made me listen to all 1986 records that I have. Hell Of a year for hard rock!!! "Zebraman" rules and without any doubt sums up the vibe of the era. By the way, my first concert was Saxon, May 1986 in Athens. They played a blinding set. Spitfire, a very underestimated Greek hard rock band(still fighting and giving great shows you know),was supporting. Judas Priest's of 1986 show was immortalized in "Priest Live" live LP and video too. It really got me rocking' in the summer of '87 when it was released...
DJJOEINC Heavy Metal Parking Lot - legendary cult film taken in the Capital Centre parking lot on May 31,1986 before a Judas Priest/Dokken concert.The throng is ready to party and loud-it is a fun time capsule with tons of unintentional comedy and mullets and enthusiasm.I had heard about this movie for years and finally found the DVD.The DVD has the inspired original 15 minute film,7 minutes of outtakes,featurettes about the movie and the Capital Centre and 3 sequels- Monster Truck Parking Lot ,Neil Diamond Parking Lot & Harry Potter Parking Lot - none of the sequels capture the raw gonzo vibe of the 86 short film.Check out "TVs from Outer Space" - it is a video the film-makers shot of a local band-very funny stuff.The DVD also has commentary and an alumni section.A fun time capsule. B-
Tommy Rock C'mon folks... This is the Spinal Tap fan-base without the script!!! Heavy Metal Parking Lots are now a thing of the past as cops patrol and the bands are more about being depressed and less about the RAWK! Back in the day, 20 years ago, the parking lot was where everybody was allowed to get messed up before a show. For those of us who lived it, the movie presents some of those people we met all those years ago.The editing is what makes this work. Sure, the film concentrates on the basest members of the band's audience, but it is really fun to laugh at how we ALL loved the rock and roll spirit in the 80s that had been handed down to us from the 1970s.A classic timepiece that needs to be treasured forever.Great movie.
