Paul Cook,
Malcolm McLaren,
Sid Vicious,
John,
Glen Matlock
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Although their career lasted a bit less than two years, few rock bands have made a more dramatic impact than the Sex Pistols, who quickly rose to international infamy as the best-known British punk ba... read more
DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000
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September 22, 2009Julien Temple is a great music documentarian. This is one of my favourite documentaries but I guess you have to like the pistols to really get into it!
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September 18, 2008If you want to know what punk rock is all about, this is a must see.
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December 2, 2009Exactly what you would expect. Well produced and interesting if you like...well, if you like the Sex Pistols. I prefer Torpedo of Abstinence, myself, but the Sex Pistols WERE loud.
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October 3, 2009Very good documentary about the tumultuous existence of the famed punkers the Sex Pistols. Hardly romanticized, Julien Temple (of Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle fame, or infamy) is probably the best person to helm this project because of the personal relationships he had with the b... read more
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July 4, 2009A pretty insightful look at the carrer of The Sex Pistols told through recollections of the band members themselves. With old t.v. apperances, concert footage and an old interveiw with Sid Vicious. Pretty damn good accept that it could of been subtitles, as its hard to understand... read more
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July 29, 2008Classic footage of the band, their shows and interviews; started to feel a bit bad for Glen Matlock after seeing this. This and The Kids Are Alright are great to keep on the shelf for historical footage of British punk/rock.
Critic Reviews
December 28, 2010
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
April 13, 2009
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
"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 genr... Full Review
July 25, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Loaded with great music and classic Sex Pistols moments. Full Review
April 18, 2003
Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online
A stylish, and engrossing look at the brief punk error.
November 12, 2002
Jon Niccum, Pitch.com
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. Full Review
February 7, 2002
Jason Clark, Matinee Magazine
A dazzling and challenging film, fully seizing the opportunity to make a documentary film burst with vitality. Full Review
March 18, 2001
Gary Mairs, culturevulture.net
One can pay it no greater compliment than to say that it is worthy of its subject. Full Review
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Never mind the bollocks, this 'Pistols doc is the real deal. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Ed Kelleher, Film Journal International
Temple's visually inventive collage of newsreel footage, television commercials, weather reports and similar 'found art' fits neatly into the Sex Pistols saga. Full Review
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