(i have forgotten most of the Soviet history i knew in college)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
nearly assuming the audience knows what the NKVD was is plenty confident for this era
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
the palin committee meeting stuff was actually painful bad and well beliw the rest of it
― the last famous poster you were surprised to discover was actually (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
You didn't need to know anything about Soviet history. Imagine watching a Italian comedy where they talk like Cubans.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
"or the titles calling 1953 "the midst of the great terror""I didn't notice this at the time and I was looking to pick at this thing, cos I can't fucking stand Ianucci's style and the rest.. anyway absolutely fab post there, DLH.
― calzino, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
the CC scenes are actually not far from Python's People's Front of Judea in Life of Brian
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 20:37 (five years ago) link
Imagine watching a Italian comedy where they talk like Cubans.
is this a Scarface reference
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
Just finished on BBC2, what a piece of pointless crap.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
yep. A self-satisfied Iannucci gag fest no less, with some good and bad actors enjoying themselves much more than the poor viewer.
― calzino, Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
It's not good on many levels but I enjoyed a couple of the performances. I don't much care about movies having a point either but yeah, this is waste, especially compared to Khrustalyov
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:21 (three years ago) link
It was simultaneously too light and too dark and ended up as nothing. Not funny. I grinned once.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:25 (three years ago) link
It really doesn't work as a comedy
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:26 (three years ago) link
And it definitely doesn't work as a drama, apart from the last 5 minutes.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:28 (three years ago) link
Plus I'm sorry the bit where Beria has a hissy fit and starts shouting accusations at the other committee members was just a pale shadow of Glenn's "I AM MAN" meltdown in "Rise of the Nutters".
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
There was an 80's brit tv comedy drama about Stalin that pissed all over this, but I saw it years ago and can't remember the name of it, and then there is the darkest of dark comedy of Khrustalyov My Car which isn't going to be for everybody but goes more into the anti-Semitic "doctors' plot" violence at the end of Stalin's era, which much more interesting than doing shit comedy versions of famous Soviet commissars in *hilarious* UK regional accents. Actually maybe the latter could actually be funny if it was done by anyone but fucking Iannucci.
― calzino, Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:51 (three years ago) link
Having Paul Whitehouse play Paul Whitehouse, Michael Palin play Michael Palin and Jeffrey Tambor play Jeffrey Tambor was a bit lazy.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:56 (three years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/14/khrustalyov-my-car-review-visually-amazing-russian-gem-aleksei-german
lol Khrustalyov is the recipient of that highest of movie accolades, a five star P Badshaw review! tbf on him it is a decent little review.
― calzino, Monday, 21 December 2020 00:43 (three years ago) link
Fuck off back to Georgia, dead boy.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 13 September 2021 22:18 (two years ago) link
finally watched this. not funny at all apart from isaacs
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 September 2021 06:48 (two years ago) link
i mean there's a line of people being shot in the head and then news of stalin's death reaches siberia and the next guy doesn't get shot. that isn't funny and it isn't satire
it's reveling in misery
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 September 2021 03:19 (two years ago) link