The Filth and the Fury
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82 out of 100

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  • Summary: An English documentary by Julien Temple which details the short but tempestuous life of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols from the perspective of the band members themselves, unlike the 20-year-old Temple film "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" which focuses instead on the perspective of Malcolm McLaren, the band's controversial manager.… Collapse

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  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    A great, searching, incendiary chronicle of the Sex Pistols, the razor-hearted visionaries of punk anarchy.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    The filmmaker might be accused of preaching to the choir were the story not so compelling and the performances so strong.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    This loud and exhilarating documentary from director Julien Temple brings it all back in a vitriolic spray of spite, spittle and raw rock and roll that still hits like a heart attack.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    80
    The Sex Pistols themselves were bloody magnificent.

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