AshUnow
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Tymon Sutton
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"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.
Superunknovvn
This little bootleg-movie takes you back to another era, when rock dinosaurs walked the earth and there was no difference between the looks of a guy and a girl. "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" is a hilarious short documentary that gives us an impression of what it meant to be a metal fan in the 80's. The movie starts in the early afternoon as the first people arrive at the parking lot of a concert venue where a Judas Priest concert is going to take place later on. They come, they see, they crank up the volume of their car radios and get wasted. The whole thing is extremely entertaining to watch and also makes you a bit sentimental. In the end, you'll have to wipe a few tears from your eyes and come to the conclusion that metal fans just aren't what they used to be in those days.
Kristen Johnson (kristen-johnson2)
When I read about this flick, it intrigued me as a heavy metal fan, and as a short and indie film fan.Unfortunately, it isn't exactly the laugh a minute I expected it to be.It runs for 18 minutes, a lot of which is "montage" shots. The actual interviews are quite amusing if only for the clothing, hair and language.Possibly the funniest thing is the people saying "Metallica are the best metal band"... funny because Metallica aren't a metal band any more.Keep an eye out for a Nigel Tufnel lookalike dressed in a zebra body suit, with a distaste for punk and Madonna.
ktc-browndog
Jeff Krulik is the king of independent filmmaking in DC. "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" displays all his talent and charms: he actually seems to enjoy learning about and interacting with the subjects of his movies, while also reveling in how bizarre they are. A great way to spend a half hour, and a nice trip down memory lane for those of us unfortunate enough to remember all those hair bands.
