Let's be realistic.

Best movie ever!

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Julien Temple's film about the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols. The title comes from a Daily Mirror headline. It has interviews with the principals but he only shows them in silhouette. It paints an image of the times by using old TV shows. There is plenty of old footage of the band. It is vivid in expressing the guys' view of the times. I'm not a fanatic of the band and cannot vouch for the accuracy. I don't think that matters because it's their telling of their own story. I do have a problem with the silhouetting. It distances their present day self from their story. Temple is trying something artistic but it's unnecessary. Overall, this is a good documentary for fans of the band or anybody interested in this era.

i never saw a documentary that so well reflects the artistic values of its subject. so well merging history and art into a very tasty presentation.back in the late seventies, the sEx pIstOLs caused a true pop revolution in england as well as in Europe. in those days the WHirLwinDs of the sixties had slowed down, while the industry kept on GoiNg. It all resulted in pop music mostly lacking FIrE.we all know that sEx pisToLs' music carried lots of fire. what Americans may not appreciate, is that this fire comes from a strong social undertone. the group really represented ENglAnd's lowest educated, socially backward youngsters, with almost no prospect for a proper job + a decent futUrE.that's what the sEx pIsToLs sing about -- love + sex hardly make a topic with them. their image and outfit are quite in line - we all know their torn-up clothing, their safety pins, and their FoUl language. called P U N K. It's all there in this gReAt documentary.

"The Filth And The Fury" Best punk rock documentary dedicated to the Sex Pistols, and this isn't that prestigious an honor, considering the number of ratty, bogus bootlegs in circulation--most of them tainted by the idol worship of Sid Vicious and the unhygienic walking sperm-bank and all-around diabolical c-nt that was Nancy Spungen. Director Julien Temple does a smash-up job of explaining the economic and political, class-based sludge that was England in the 70s, but the moments that detail the hardships of the actual life span of the band (under 2 years) and show how miserable being a "rock star" was during such turbulent times are the most riveting. The violence and hatred toward the group, the lack of money, the desperate tours, the phony fans who led to the posturing geek show that was to become the punk movement by the end of the decade, all these elements are given a proper, gritty screen examination, and a welcome one. Temple's montages and the band speaking on screen in disembodied voices with their faces disguised--as if fugitives from the law--is clever and funny. There's a good selection of songs and hilarious t.v appearances, including those of the British pop variety, performing alongside artists like the Bay City Rollers and disco, as well. This all makes the band's rise to infamy as exciting as it is tragic.

Anarchic and crudely thrown together documentary charting the rise and fall of the legendary Sex Pistols. Interviews with the surviving band members and some with those no longer with us (including candid footage of both Sid Vicious and Heroin groupie Nancy Spungen) make up the majority of this romantic yet regretful look back at the Punk-era. John'Johnny Rotten' Lydon has the most to say (no surprise there then) and it is quite moving to see another side to the quintessential anarchist as he breaks down when discussing Sid's death and the extent to which Sid's name has been used as a way of making money. Essential viewing for fans, every bit as shambolic as the punk movement.