Beat This! 2010 / Director: Julien Temple
Oil City Confidential
Julien Temple has made many movies about music – about the Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer and Glastonbury. But I don't think he's ever made a film as good, and purely insightful as this one, about the cult Canvey Island R&B band Dr Feelgood, who had their heyday of fame in the mid-70s pub-rock era that foreshadowed punk, before the band fell victim to infighting and a sad early end. -- His best rockumentary yet.
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Admittedly Dr Feelgood were never categorised alongside either the Pistols or The Clash, but their influence on the post-punk scene is every bit as vital: the percussive guitar playing of Johnson left a huge impression on Gang of Four among others.
– Mike Diver, BBC
United Kingdom (2009)
Duration: 104 min
Age limit: K11
Duration: 104 min
Age limit: K11







