The Kingdom

I love the title song they had on the UK release. And the way Dr Hook presented the Eurovision when it was in Denmark.

I have 1 through 5 sitting in my DVD tray right now.

I went to London for the day just to see the second one. 5 hours sat in the ICA cinema. Loved every genius minute.

Sadly the actor who played Swedish doctor matey (Ernst-Hugo Järegård) died in 1998 so I doubt there'll be any more.

In the dark.

Just watched both series in about a week. Fantastic stuff. So sad that the actors who played Helmer and Mrs Drusse and the male washerupper all died not long after the second series, I can only imagine how the third series would've unravelled.

\m/

I have no idea how it actually works in the Danish language, but I am prepared to take the goooool mit der oooooool

i have been tempted to shout "dansk jevlar" while standing on my roof

p sure this is the best thing LvT has done.

yep

it's back baby

https://thefilmstage.com/lars-von-trier-returns-to-the-kingdom-for-next-directorial-project/

Best wishes to Von Trier, but the drop in quality from the first part of The Kingdom to the second is the most drastic I've ever experienced with a sequel.

Really?

Yes, with the caveat that most of the films I watch don't have sequels made. I have seen all his features except the last two, and I would rank Kingdom Season 1 as second-best, and Kingdom Season 2 as worst (even below Manderlay). The tension he built up in the first season just vanished, and the pacing became totally leaden as it trudged through arbitrary plot points.

‘The Kingdom Exodus’ Review: Lars von Trier Is Back to His Old Tricks, Unleashing Hell on a Danish Hospital
https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/the-kingdom-exodus-review-lars-von-trier-1235356627/

Don’t want to read. How can I watch?

DANSK JÄVLAR!!!!

Ha! Exactly.

Okay, coming soon from MUBI along with reissues of the first two seasons.

First ep is fun.

Of the new one?

Yeah, it went up today.

Did you rewatch the others?

Had this idea I was going to rewatch first but maybe it’s best just to dive in.

Yeah, I remember little of series 2 but it’s not hard to follow (yet).

finally catching up with this (just finished s1, started s2)

i knew abt it on first UK TV broadcast in the mid90s but missed it (video not working? i can't recall) and kicked myself at the time bcz it sounded great

it's more broader and slapstick than i imagined (which is fine)

i loved K1, never saw K2. am looking forward to a rewatch ahead of exodus.

riget ii is very silly, i am enjoying it

tbh im glad im not just a routine patient at this hospital

An American star shows up in the new ep posted today (was already spoiled for me).

are there any Danish ilxors?

Watching episode 10 right now and already I’m thinking that Exodus is just far, further out than what season one or two could ever have done. Not too dissimilar in how Twin Peaks: The Return is higher-octane distillation of the original TP. Of course this is something that happens with aging.

Also, it’s funny as fuck.

We’re still critiquing the Swedish Anonymous segment in ep 10 w.r.t. sexual harassment at Zentropa and I suppose the fact that we are means that Lars has won. Glad to have him back.

are there any Danish ilxors?

― sarahell, Monday, 5 December 2022 02:44 (twelve hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

well…

NYT has more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/24/arts/television/lars-von-trier-the-kingdom-exodus.html

are there any Danish ilxors?

― sarahell, Monday, 5 December 2022 02:44 (twelve hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

well…

Don’t know how I feel about this Either/Or guy.

Naver.

I guess maybe the way to do this is watch the new episodes first as they appear and then go back and watch the old ones as time permits.

Also good way to brush up on my Danish.

I like how I can’t always be sure if somebody is a replacement of sorts or from the original cast, although as far as I can tell there are only the two obvious successor characters. No, make it four.

Five

Danskjävlar!

dane here

have not seen the new season, my friends are mixed in their reviews

I wonder how much of this is informed by Lars' experience in the global health care industry

https://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/kingdomexodus-S02-freeshit.jpg

https://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/kingdomexodus-S02-painisyourfriend.jpg

So this wrapped up in a pretty Lars-like fashion, alright.

This reminded a little bit of the X-files with the arrogant science vs funny spiritualism thing between the Swedish doc and the old lady. That keeps the first series going for me.

Any sense of that is abandoned, it becomes a lot more random by the 2nd season, real "what can we fuck with?" vibe but I end up not caring. Not sure I can get to the end of it.

Really one of the best things Trier has ever done.

I love the whole "my name is Lars Von Trier and I wish you a good evening" stuff at the end credits.

my name is bugs von bunny and i wish all empty meme template a very what can we fuck with vibe

Hail Satan

My name is Bulder, I own a cauldron and a vat.

Free Shit is more satanic than Satan itself