Limited Series – Pistol

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Gareth v Entertaining enough but it does play it rather safe, unlike the band and it's music. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Vittoria S Great casting and amazing photography, a truly underrated hidden gem, perfect if you're into punk or the world of music bands in general, I highly recommend! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/24/23 Full Review Mauro L Forget the grotesque irony of "Trainspotting" (1996) and its sequel (2017). Although Lydon appears for the first time on set with the "I Hate Pink Floyd" t-shirt (true fact), Boyle probes the dark side of the moon, of music, of existence, yet another generational, epochal, historical catastrophe. Lydon himself has harshly criticized the miniseries, but sooner or later reality comes out: "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle". By losing the lawsuit against his former bandmates, the director was able to make use of their songs thus shooting the most similar thing to Stone's "The Doors" ('91). The biopic suffers from the narrative lengths of an episodic fiction and could have lasted 1/3, perhaps Chrissie Hynde is right when she tells of having had a single sexual relationship with Steve Jones, perhaps Siouxsie Sioux and Billy Idol were there or not: details. It matters that there is the irrepressible power of a group of guys who, precisely because they are unable to play and sing, have recorded only one album with which rock has been reset by bringing it back to its primitive and primordial chords and its lyrics as battle slogans. Stunning to hear the compositional quality they reached, impossible to calculate how many bands were born thanks to their influence, and unthinkable that they could be an exception to "Kill Your Idols". (Mauro Lanari) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Smc Are any of the actors actually working class? They sound like a load of posh boys to me- no real soul. I could not get into the show. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/22 Full Review michael m This has some good moments and some bad ones too, particularly some of the musical performances, aren't authentic - perhaps too polished and "clap alongy". Though this will vary on how much you already know the band's story and music. Overall it's worth watching and has some depth to the characters back story. Like how McClaren got cancer from a DIY asbestos removal job and Steve Jones swearing on TV was actually aimed at his abusive step-father. So it fleshes out the bones of the Sex Pistols myth...but at a double take...it's not the Pistols and there is a distinct lack of punk seediness. Though the acting was good all round and some entertaining moments. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Frozen 1 It has its moments but suffers from talking about important part of music history from a perspective of only 1 person. Most actors are a miscast and ironically the things that work the most are made up stories. It looks and feels like a half done project just for the sake of it. Origins of punk are important cultural history moment and if done properly could be a great show - presenting all the bands and their members and how this music changed the culture and the world. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/04/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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