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The Filth and the Fury (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 35

Fresh: 33

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: A documentary about the British punk rock band the Sex Pistols, THE FILTH AND THE FURY puts the band's story in the context of 1970s Britain. Depicted as a time when pop culture was clownish and... A documentary about the British punk rock band the Sex Pistols, THE FILTH AND THE FURY puts the band's story in the context of 1970s Britain. Depicted as a time when pop culture was clownish and sociopolitical divisions were exacerbated by hypocrisy in the government and angst among the people, the film mixes archival footage of 1970s television broadcasts and commercials with live footage of Sex Pistols concerts, interviews with the band, and animated excerpts from director Julien Temple's classic 1980 documentary, SEX PISTOLS: THE GREAT ROCK AND ROLL SWINDLE. This filmic collage also provides comic relief when the band's nihilistic mantra gets heavy. Which is not to say that the movie makes light of the Sex Pistols story. Its intelligent, reflective narration is given in current-day voice-overs from band members John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, and manager Malcolm McLaren. Also included are interviews with bassist Sid Vicious, who died of a heroin overdose in 1979. The film puts the British punk era into 21st-century perspective, hitting on everything from management discrepancies to "over-partying" to the how and why of the way the Sex Pistols wielded such enormous influence with their anti-establishment venom. [More]

Starring: Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones

Starring: Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, Malcolm McLaren, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock

Director: Julien Temple

Director: Julien Temple

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"The Filth and the Fury" is the first punk rock documentary to lay out, in an editorial style, a thorough linear account of the last major musical movement of the twentieth century by way of that genre's fiercest example.

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Loaded with great music and classic Sex Pistols moments.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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A stylish, and engrossing look at the brief punk error.

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Unlike most rock documentaries that rely on abundant concert imagery and studio outtakes, Filth is less concerned with the music than the setting that produced it.

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Temple's repetitive style grows tiresome.

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A dazzling and challenging film, fully seizing the opportunity to make a documentary film burst with vitality.

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