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Director Penelope Spheeris neither champions, patronizes nor condescends to the participants' stylized fury. The result is a film that will appeal equally to the furious and the curious, assuming that both enter the arena with an open mind. May 10, 2019 | Full Review…
Director Penelope Spheeris neither champions, patronizes nor condescends to the participants' stylized fury. The result is a film that will appeal equally to the furious and the curious, assuming that both enter the arena with an open mind.
Richard Harrington
The ingenuity and appeal of this bizarre, riveting and compelling film lie in its value as reportage. April 27, 2018 | Full Review…
The ingenuity and appeal of this bizarre, riveting and compelling film lie in its value as reportage.
Bruce McCabe
A bracing, stimulating and technically superb close-up look at the LA punk scene, pic is pitched at a perfect distance to allow for simultaneous engagement in the music and spectacle, and for rueful contemplation of what it all might mean. March 26, 2009 | Full Review…
A bracing, stimulating and technically superb close-up look at the LA punk scene, pic is pitched at a perfect distance to allow for simultaneous engagement in the music and spectacle, and for rueful contemplation of what it all might mean.
Variety Staff
The interviews are mostly very funny, probably not always intentionally so. It's far from unmissable, but it's valuable rock history with some great noise. January 26, 2006 | Full Review…
The interviews are mostly very funny, probably not always intentionally so. It's far from unmissable, but it's valuable rock history with some great noise.
Simon Garfield
The Decline of Western Civilization' is a shrewd and engrossing documentary even for audiences who have absolutely no patience for the music it includes. August 30, 2004 | Full Review…
The Decline of Western Civilization' is a shrewd and engrossing documentary even for audiences who have absolutely no patience for the music it includes.
Janet Maslin
[A] still potent 1981 documentary about Los Angeles punk rock. January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
[A] still potent 1981 documentary about Los Angeles punk rock.
J. R. Jones
The Decline of Western Civilization remains an essential documentary and one fantastically weird slice of life. June 27, 2019 | Full Review…
The Decline of Western Civilization remains an essential documentary and one fantastically weird slice of life.
Lauren Humphries-Brooks
The film's greatest strength is Spheeris' knack for fitting comfortably in with her subjects; it's clear they trust her, which enables her to capture the rawness on tape. February 28, 2019 | Full Review…
The film's greatest strength is Spheeris' knack for fitting comfortably in with her subjects; it's clear they trust her, which enables her to capture the rawness on tape.
Naila Scargill
You can't put a price on a filmic document such as this one. February 13, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
You can't put a price on a filmic document such as this one.
Cole Smithey
This is the first in a trilogy of rock documentaries made by Spheeris that, viewed today, seem like valuable cultural documents. But your granny won't like it. July 18, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is the first in a trilogy of rock documentaries made by Spheeris that, viewed today, seem like valuable cultural documents. But your granny won't like it.
Robert Sellers
This often-fascinating slice of rock history wisely avoids high-profile punk groups, and instead opts for bands who are still struggling to pay their rent. July 18, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This often-fascinating slice of rock history wisely avoids high-profile punk groups, and instead opts for bands who are still struggling to pay their rent.
This was the first time anyone had seen a mosh pit on-screen, and Spheeris somehow gets right in the scrum, capturing a blur of flailing bodies. July 18, 2016 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
This was the first time anyone had seen a mosh pit on-screen, and Spheeris somehow gets right in the scrum, capturing a blur of flailing bodies.
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