Some Kind Of Movie

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Metallica is hardly over its dysfunction. Towle still visits once in a while, and during the band's current 18-month tour, Ulrich says, "we've had two or three, well, blowups isn't the right word. But right away we were able to sit down and talk it through. We're never going to be the same people, but now we actually appreciate our differences." Those differences are in sharpest relief when they discuss Monster. Ulrich feels "liberated and proud." Hetfield, who began the movie as such an emotional recluse that he barely remembers assenting to do it, says, "It's such a valuable mirror to look in." Hammett still feels violated. He let the filmmakers know he was distressed by some unflattering scenes, including the moment when the band gives new bassist Robert Trujillo, 39, $1 million. Hammett also wishes he had "spent a little more time in the grooming department." But he was convinced that tinkering would hurt the movie. "The deeper philosophical message is that if you have problems with the people you love, you can't give up, man," he says. "You've got to be completely honest and work through it. This movie can help a lot of people, so I'll just have to get over looking like a dork. I can make that sacrifice." You'll thank him for it.