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The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.

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Blake S 03 Aug 2009

I don't like Penelope Spheeris at all. I'm giving this documentary 4 stars, not because I thought it was great, or awesome, or any thing like that, but because there is nothing else quite like it. If you love the Germs and X like I do, this movie is the most you can get out of Darby Crash before it was too late. It also shows you how human the early punks in history were- and not just the actual punk rockers of Los Angeles- in a way that defied all the false assumptions most people had towards punk back then and perhaps just as much today. I also recommend watching "What We Do Is Secret" (the recent Darby Crash biopic) as a double feature, rather than with "Suburbia" or any of Spheeris' other "Decline" follow ups.

Richard G 19 Jul 2009

The opening credits to this film made it clear that this was a film that I would never forget and that I was always going to have a special place in my heart for. I had this movie on VHS forever. I asked my dad if I could have it when he had to close down his video store in the early 90's(fucking blockbuster opened up across the street) I let my one of my ex-girlfriends borrow it in high school and she kept it when we broke up, fucking bitch! I had to buy it a few years later on DVD(UK version which is region 2) on ebay for 35 dollars! which was worth it. The Fear and The Germs footage are still the best part of the whole film. "Gimme a Beer!" - Darby Crash

MacDara C 26 Oct 2012

Footage and interviews of the bigger bands that made up the uplifting and culturally diverse underground punk scene in LA in 1980. If you're not white and disillusioned, you don't fit in. The Germs really stunk. Interesting bit of history.

Carlos M 11 Feb 2009

Beginning in late 1979, Penelope Spheeris rolled film and over the course of six months and miraculously captured the best and most influential punk bands in Los Angelesâ?¦all of them in their infancy: Black Flag, The Germs, X, Circle Jerks and FEAR among others, and The Decline of Western Civilization was the result. The Decline is not only a priceless snapshot of the nascent LA punk scene but is also an essential piece of rock history since countless rock bands can trace their roots to the bands featured in this film.

Bruce McCabe 26 Apr 2018

The ingenuity and appeal of this bizarre, riveting and compelling film lie in its value as reportage.