D.O.A. (1981) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Lech Kowalski
Neatly edited documentary about the English punk scene, revolving round the Sex Pistols' aborted 1978 U.S. tour. Kowalski does an especially good job of connecting the punks and their music with the era of working-class despair that produced them. For the morbidly curious, or the just plain morbid, there's some creepy footage of a heroin-glazed Sid Vicious nodding off during an interview, while horror-show girlfriend Nancy Spungeon tries to goad him into something resembling consciousness and prevent his frequently dropped cigarettes from setting the bed on fire. D.O.A., for sure.
