Sad Vacation

2016

Action / Documentary / Music

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 328 328

Plot summary

The final days of Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious are explored.

Director

Danny Garcia Photo
Danny Garcia

Top cast

Bob Gruen Photo
Bob Gruen as Himself
John Lydon Photo
John Lydon as Self - Member of the Sex Pistols
Malcolm McLaren Photo
Malcolm McLaren as Self - Manager of the Sex Pistols
Johnny Thunders Photo
Johnny Thunders as Self - Member of the Heartbeakers
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797.56 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 2
1.51 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thalassafischer 7 / 10

More Polish, Less Punk but Informative

I prefer the atmosphere of a 2009 documentary about this topic, because frankly it "stars" many of the same people just almost a decade later. However, the level of organization is actually helpful to understanding the entire case and incident, along with official police reports and legal documents instead of mere speculation or intuition. I would guess that Sad Vacation owes it's existence to the earlier, lower budget and decidedly more authentically punk Who Killed Nancy? That being said I'm grateful Sad Vacation exists because it does clear up a lot of questions that linger from other sources.However just be warned that it sacrifices style in favor of a decidedly corporate sheen that is the polar opposite of everything the punk movement stood for (and continues to stand for).It was also INFURIATING and DISGUSTING to listen to 60 year old Boomers rag on the memory of a mentally ill teenaged girl. Nancy was twenty when she died! She was between the ages of 17-20 when they knew her, she was barely more than a child especially having schizophrenia and behavioral issues, despite her intelligence she was very immature for her age - more like a sixteen year old, really. It's just revolting the level of sexism and the lack of insight some of these characters have in their old age. Obviously you want to excuse them because of their youthful drug use - but truly, the former addicts and all of the women seemed MUCH more affectionate, loving and understanding of Nancy's personality and life decisions. Of course it was the most self-satisfied, snooty, "look at me I'm a normie" old man just tearing Nancy apart, blaming her for Sid's downfall til the last ten minutes of the documentary. Absolutely disgraceful, and I'm glad this person has been exposed for the misogynistic narcissist he is (if he is still living) to the people who know him.Sid - for all intents and purposes - likely had some sociopathic tendencies, there is more than one story of him killing a cat (one very disturbing and quite shocking) and there are reams and reams of evidence of him blinding people, cutting their faces open, and starting fights relatively unprovoked. I'm not dancing on his grave either, but come on ...how can anyone reach middle age and still be giving him a halo and Nancy the horns. As if.
Reviewed by KeithSuchland 7 / 10

Enjoyable Documentary, but Nothing New or Revealing

First off, I really enjoyed this documentary. The pacing was excellent, and there was plenty of anecdotes from those who knew the infamous pair, as well as vintage stills and clips.I'm not going to bore you with the particulars regarding John Simon "Sid Vicious" Ritchie and Nancy Laura Spungen as I'm fairly certain that anyone watching this documentary is, at least, somewhat familiar with them and their tragic end.Though no new definitive information is revealed, some of the familiar events are elaborated upon by those who were friends with the pair /or involved in the events leading up to their demise.Your not going to see any of the Sex Pistol alumni or the like, but you will hear from folks such as Sylvain Sylvain New York Dolls' guitarist) and Roberta Bayley (iconic punk photographer), Overall, stories are told, conspiracies and opinions are offered, fingers are pointed, and both were painted in a positive, if not flawed light, but there are no new, concrete revelations.Definitely worth a view and a perfect companion piece to "Who Killed Nancy?"
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