Fix (Doug Freel, 2011)

I was never a die hard Ministry fan although they were always around. Saw them live on few occasions over the years and they had disappointed every single time - always using so many samples and effects resulting gigs to feel phoney and band just using playback instead of actually playing their fucking instruments. So I didn't expect nothing special when I went to check them out few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised because they were really good! Intense, loud and focused with crowd going crazy for the whole time of 2+ hours set ending with some oldies-goldies hits from Psalm 69 record.

Few days after the gig I came across this documentary posted on one of my favorite blogs and it was too big of coincidence to ignore it. Seemed I just had to see it. And besides that I've heard some positive opinions about it when it was shown at the best film festival in the world.

And it's not bad at all. Very watchable and I'm sure that fans would enjoy it a lot. There's lots of music and behind the scenes footage from the 92 tour accompanied with bunch of interviews. Doug Freel really made more than just a decent effort of portraying band on the road but after halfway through you realize that you are watching just another tour film of just another rock band. Especially once you get over the initial shock of seeing Jourgensen shooting up heroin in front of the camera...

Total winner and show stealer is David Yow and I'm giving this flick at least one extra point because of him! We all know he's really crazy - especially comparing to Jourgensen who's ¨just" a junkie - and here he is at his best. His anecdotes are simply hilarious (stuff with him and Gibby Haynes selling their asses), shots of Al shooting drugs are nothing compared to Yow going crazy on the stage (and stage diving) in total nude. Brilliant and funny as hell: Oh yeah - and Buzz is also cool, no surprise there of course.

8/10