Filth and the Fury

Pros: Choppy, disordered anarchic style suits the subject admirably
Cons: Current interview footage is backlit, very Rotten-centric

anarchy: utter confusion, lack of discernible order-Merriam Webster Dictionary

THE STYLE

Although they changed over time, and became very slightly more polished and commercialized, initially the Sex...

Pros: A fine introduction and gateway drug into punk as told through its most infamous act.
Cons: It's limited to the band's perspective; the DVD extras left me feeling cheated.

No past: Literally in the case of the lead singer and lyricist, he got meningitis when he was seven years old. The past years of his life escaped his mind and he had to start life all over again with the help of his Irish immigrant mother.No ...

Pros: Great Documentary Film from Julien Temple on the Sex Pistols.
Cons: None.

Throughout the 25-year history of punk rock, there have been many punk rock bands who came into the music world that stood up against the mainstream music world and at the same time, talk about their street life along with issues of politics and...

Pros: Good footage and interviews, great music and subject
Cons: Erratic editing and silhouette interviews make it a struggle at times

Whether you like them, loathe them or have no opinion about their music, it’s hard to argue that The Sex Pistols are one of the most influential bands in the last 25 years. This is even more impressive when one realizes that the band was only together...

Pros: Excellent use of archive and unseen footage; shocking; detailed
Cons: Some disturbing and pointless images and subject matter

In this age of glamour boy bands, sultry teeny boppers and one-hit wonders, there's never been a more appropriate time for "The Filth And The Fury." This is a documentary about The Sex Pistols, one of the most controversial and shocking bands due to the ...

Pros: soundtrack, rare footage, editing, all key members interviewed
Cons: may be offensive to some, depressing, not a comprehensive history

England has long had a class system. If you are born into the lower middle class, you aren't supposed to escape it. You are expected to spend your life alternating between miserable, low-paying jobs and stints on the dole. The education and...

Pros: Music, concert footage, interviews with member
Cons: Too many.

I love watching documentaries. I've always thought that they are so educational and interesting, even if you have little or no interest in who or what is being discussed. It's only human nature to be curious and interested in the journeys that others...

Pros: Great live footage
Cons: too much footage from "Swindle"

For folks who did not get the Pistols the first time around, this is a very important starting point. You can never get too much footage of the Sex Pistols. The film starts off with scenes of the British working class rioting all over the country and...

Pros: music, insightful, superb archival footage research
Cons: blurry camera style is a bit queasy

In 1976 I was an 11 year old kid living in rural England. I didn't know a lot. I knew that people were always on strike, that food always cost more and that we were probably all going to die when Russia and America attacked each other so it probably...

Pros: great footage, new interviews, lots of humor
Cons: surface analysis, a little confusing for those not in the know

The Filth and the Fury sets out to debunk the myth perpetuated by Malcom McClaren (or "The Manager," as Johnny Rotten/Lydon so snidely refers to him throughout the film) that the Sex Pistols were merely a publicity stunt he conjured up and...

Pros: good music, rare footage
Cons: sloppily put together, dull monologues

"The Filth and the Fury," a documentary recently released about the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols, is mostly a bore. It is an overlong film, with too many preachy and philosophical monologues from the band members, and too little editing....

Pros: All of it.
Cons: Malcolm McLaren seems to be a bit of a knob.

There are very few rock & roll films that can honestly be considered must-haves (A Hard Day's Night, This is Spinal Tap) and even fewer that are legitimate features about a band rather than simply starring one. When rock and film come together, the...

Pros: The Film Is Refreshingly Raw & Honest
Cons: The Film Leans Towards Superficiality In Presentation

"The Filth and The Fury" is the latest documentary on the punk rock band the Sex Pistols and it is as thrilling and repulsive as its subject matter. Director Julian Temple has taken an appropriately unconventional approach in chronicling the...

Pros: Great footage, a labor of love from Julien Temple, amazing interviews...
Cons: Could have been even longer...

I was a fat,nerdy boy with a terrible haircut and crooked teeth.

The year was 1978 and I was about as un-hip as un-hip could be. I didn't own one single KISS album, I didn't smoke pot (yet), and I spent most of my time eating junk food and...

Pros: Great music
Cons: disjointed feel

I am a huge Sex Pistols fan. I grew up in a small town and it took a kid moving to our town from Germany to bring a copy of “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols” in to our sleepy existence. Who knows? I may have owned the very first dub in...