The Death of Stalin

[Bozo_Casanova 26462]

Just saw it Saturday. It's like a Soviet version of Veep, meaning a lot of people die.  

Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi, Jason Issacs, Rubert Friend, Michael Palin and Simon Beale as Malenkov, Krushchev, Zhukov, Vasily Stalin, Molotov and Beria, struggling for power immediately following Stalin's death. 

currently 96% on RT

Y'all see that.

 

Edited March 27, 2018 by Bozo_Casanova

[hobbes2702 13033]

Seeing it tonight actually. Really looking forward to it.

[C-Man 27229]

Somehow this escaped me. Hearing it's fantastic. I need to check it out. Is this streaming anywhere -- Amazon Prime, etc?

[kevwun 15789]

I watched it on flight a couple months ago.  It is very good.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

It was very good.

[pch 1259]

Tamboor was outstanding as usual.

[seven 1367]

really well done.  beria killed me

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Guy in the OP's trailer pic looks like he's dead and been stuffed for a couple of years.

[MagicSoccerSpray 1732]

I too saw this on the plane and thought it was very good. It is nice to see a good historical comedy. Tambor, Buscemi, and Isaacs were really good.

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Saw it last week on a flight to Dubai.  Excellent, despite the annoying make-up worn by everyone.

I get it, Russian bureaucrats are pasty but this was just absurd.  Other than that it was one of the best movies I've seen in the last two or three years.

[HoustonFrog 368]

Really good


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[Ben Tobin 374]

Loved it.  Great movie

[Guest Lobo]

Can't wait to finally see this movie when I have some time on business travel.

Random tidbit of information.  First U.S. Citizen to learn of the death of Stalin over legitimate means?  

Johnny Cash.  

[Bozo_Casanova 26462]

Can't wait to finally see this movie when I have some time on business travel.

Random tidbit of information.  First U.S. Citizen to learn of the death of Stalin over legitimate means?  

Johnny Cash.  

Really? What’s the story?

[Continental Op 3934]

The Great Karnak told him. 

[Guest Lobo]

I don't know the specifics.  Just that he was listening to some state radio in Eastern Europe during his time in the Air Force.  

I believe Carnac/Karnak held the envelope to his head and said, "Now Deader than the 20 million Russians he killed."

Then he opened it up and it read, "Joseph Stalin."  

[Hamttx 419]

It ain’t great “art”, but I laughed my ass off. SB stole the movie.

[Saint Austin 745]

Did all of us watch it on a flight??

It was hilarious. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26462]

When I said “no problem,” I meant, “no, problem.”

[fellside 1114]

There seems to be a trend of British TV comedy writers who are creating really smart drama in or around their comedy.

Auanucci - Veep/Thick of It to Death of Stalin

Charlie Brooker - Yearly Wrap to Black Mirror

Jesse Armstrong - Peep Show to Succession

[gecko 1104]

For those that watched it once and thought it was just "funny".....watch a 2nd time, it's hilarious....some of the best of this movie can be missed 1st time around

[Litig8r 414]

On 8/1/2018 at 1:51 AM, Saint Austin said:

Did all of us watch it on a flight??

It was hilarious. 

i watched two thirds of it... got cut off on landing...

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

It was damnable funny.

[DallasGatr 216]

Buscemi was made for this movie. Surprisingly hilarious and yes, I saw it on an AA flight.


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[MagicSoccerSpray 1732]

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I took Germany, I think I can take on a flesh lump in a waistcoat...

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Jesus Christ! Did Coco Chanel take a dump on your head?

LOL! Jason Isaacs killed it

Edited December 29, 2018 by MagicSoccerSpray

[demos 3003]

Rented this when it hit vulcan quite a while back and have rewatched it a couple of times now that it’s on tv. Great movie; really want to read the graphic novel.

 

[MagicSoccerSpray 1732]

Turns out the uncensored quote by Isaacs/Zhukov is:

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I fucked Germany, I think I can take a flesh-lump in a fucking waistcoat !

Still lol every time I watch it.

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[C-Man 27229]

So freakin’ funny

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1678]

Bumping this thread because I landed on this yesterday while bored on a Saturday afternoon. I didn’t know of this movie, wasn’t paying a lot of attention to what I was clicking on and thought I was clicking on a history doc for background noise. Funny as hell. I love this period of history and laughed the entire time. Isaacs, Buscemi, and Tambor were hilarious. Beria was a disgusting monster of a human being and I laughed at almost everything he said. 

This is available on Netflix. Watch if you can. 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

I’ve forgotten most of my Soviet history other than just the highest of high points, and I’d be kind of surprised if my wife knew the name Stalin. Will we still enjoy it?  

[TwiceHorn 31472]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’ve forgotten most of my Soviet history other than just the highest of high points, and I’d be kind of surprised if my wife knew the name Stalin. Will we still enjoy it?  

You don't really need to know the names.  A bunch of toadies jockeying for favor and to succeed him is all you need to understand.

[Dewey 3286]

Helps to know Stalin killed a lot of people who disagreed with him.

[kevwun 15789]

and that his total body count was actually higher than Hitler's.

[Macanudo 12979]

I watched this based on seeing people praise it here.

I was....

 

 

 

 

Underwhelmed.    I get the politicking and backstabbing to succeed Stalin.  But it just fell flat.

[Steamboat1874 4064]

7 hours ago, Macanudo said:

I watched this based on seeing people praise it here.

I was....

 

 

 

 

Underwhelmed.    I get the politicking and backstabbing to succeed Stalin.  But it just fell flat.

Wow  really?

 

Just a question here......do you like Cohen brothers movies?

I know this is not from them but just curious.

[dogbreath 434]

11 hours ago, Macanudo said:

I watched this based on seeing people praise it here.

I was....

Underwhelmed.    I get the politicking and backstabbing to succeed Stalin.  But it just fell flat.

Curious to what your reaction was to Iannucci's other film "In the Loop"   In the Loop was an instant comedy classic.   

[Macanudo 12979]

Cohen Brothers movies are hit and miss for me.  I have not seen the other movie either.

I didnt hate it.  I was just expecting more.

[lateshow 1304]

I loved it. Buscemi was greatness. 

[C-Man 27229]

Cohen Brothers movies are hit and miss for me.  I have not seen the other movie either.
I didnt hate it.  I was just expecting more.

Coen — Sorry. Seeing it twice made me respond.

I love the Coen Brothers though I must admit I haven’t seen several of the newer ones — Hail Cesar and the one with Poe Dameron.

I loved it. Buscemi was greatness. 

He’s great, as is Jason Isaacs, who almost steals the movie.