Product: Filth to Fury [VHS]
Rating: 4.0
The Human Side Of The Sex Pistols?
No, "The Filth And The Fury" is not a concert movie, unfortunetely. What I wanted to see (and hear) were some of their rare live performances, but what I got was the album versions of their songs slapped on top of live footage--at least the music was remastered (it was done at Johnny Rotten's command). What I wasn't ready for was the honesty. Rotten finally admits that he respects Glen Matlock, and he even cries over the loss of Sid Vicious. The best part is the Sid Vicious interview which sheds much of the bogus rock n' roll myths that surrounds him. It's good to see that he wasn't as stupid as we all think, but rather a human being possibly victimized by the industry. "The Filth And The Fury," is good because you do see the human side of the band rather than the image their manager (and sometimes members of the band) had concocted.