THE FILTH AND THE FURY. PART 1 HD

Good documentaries aren't hard to find. Great documentaries are few and far between the cracks of cinematic achievements.
The new documentary The Filth and the Fury ranks as one of the great ones. It chronicles the rise and tragic fall of the infamous British Punk band The Sex Pistols, and the cultural impact they have spread upon the world around us. Director Julian Temple takes the film far above the usual VH-1 retrospectives, recounting past glories, drug parties, and the way a musician found God in a motel in Alabama, thus bringing together the catalytic elements that resulted in the musical movement called 'Punk.' The Sex Pistols were the forefathers of that movement.

In the late seventies, Britain's social upheaval was severe. A stagnant economy, unemployment, race riots, looting, and strikes intersected with a strong distaste for royalty and the upper class. A working class revolution was in the works. Punk music was its Gabriel's Trumpet, and the Pistols were blowing with all of their might.

With this backdrop, the film then beautifully intertwines social commentary with television commercials of the time, footage of riots, and various news reports. The film then juxtaposes current and past interviews with all five band members as well as home footage of the bandmates' childhood (including a rare interview with Sid Vicious before his death in 1978). The intimacy of these interviews and the evidence of the social strife validate the actions of the members of the Pistols and really makes you feel what the band was trying to convey in the words and rhythms of its music.

Julian Temple was also responsible for the first film concerning the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols: The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. That film painted the Pistols as a brilliant marketing tool in the hands of their manager, Malcolm MacLaren. The Filth and the Fury sets the record straight for the first time. It gives great insight into the motivations of the Pistols, but it also gives the uneducated a great perspective on how the Punk movement began and how it all came hurtling to a blind halt by commercialism, social pressure, and the fear of individuality.

Eat the rich.

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[ThaG0DFATHER]

nice upload havent seen this before....my brother would like this...

[SexPistolsChannel]

@ThaG0DFATHER. You too we hope!

[jtbln]

Thanks for posting this I haven't seen it in so long!!

[SexPistolsChannel]

@jtbln No problems. Thanks for watching.

[amski5583]

that geezer makes me laugh he climbs out of the window and starts talking a load of bollox

[vollsticks]

@mastervoz Oooh contentious! With "popular" cultural movements, indeed all cultural movements, it's impossible to pin-point one person, group etc. as the originator. Or the sole reason for said movement existing. You could say that punk wouldn't exist without the Stooges as much as the Ramones, if you're into trying to make such "definitive" statements....

[vollsticks]

"We're not nice boys, we're nasty little bastards!" Great documentary, cheers for posting. Wish Lydon could get Levene and Wobble in the same room, though...

[stevenicholls1986]

thanks 4 this !

[1050ccTriumph]

@munkymusikrocks212

The tune is "Skinhead Moonstomp" by Symarip

[munkymusikrocks212]

what is this magic at 8:12 !?? who knows what song that is?

[Augiee31892]

This clearly isn't HD, but it's a good rockumentary anyway.

[mastervoz]

So as long as you have "punk" lyrics, short hair, a "punk" image and good production(?!), you're a punk band?

Wow.

Funny thing is, if Joey Ramone heard you compare his band to The Beach Boys he would take it as a compliment. Either way, i like the Pistols, they had a good album but The Ramones were/are the reason a "punk" genre existed and influenced every band that has EVER been put in a punk category a lot more than just some bad words and safety pins.

[WelshVegan]

@mastervoz The Ramones are also one of my faves, but even though they influenced the Pistols, The Ramones had long hair, sang above girls and love, and were like a punk Beach Boys. Compare the first few Ramones LPs with Bollocks, and the production and lyrics just don't compare to Bollocks. Even though The Ramones, NY Dolls, etc. influenced all the Brit punk bands, those bands just didn't have the influence on the image and lyrics of future bands. Lyrics are a huge part of punk, or should be.

[mastervoz]

@WelshVegan The Ramones say "hello"