The Trotsky

[Bostana]

I'm gonna watch it. Any thing to look out for?

For those who are unfamiliar The Trotsky is a film based on a highschool boy who believes he is the reincarnation of Leon himself

[Caj]

It's kinda meh. Some parts are moderately amusing.

[RedGrunt]

I thought it was pretty much all meh.

[Brosip Tito]

I, for one, liked it quite a bit.

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

One of the worst films I have ever seen. It´s just embarrasing.

[Bostana]

lol
I am at the scene where he thanks the homeless guy for not pissing on him

[marl]

I watched it half asleep and it was good, but upon looking back on it it's not good.

[The Jay]

I liked it a lot! If you're comfortable laughing at yourself it's really funny. It's better than most other movies that come out at any rate.

[blake 3:17]

I'm gonna watch it. Any thing to look out for?

The parody of the Odessa Steps sequence is very smart. The movie is more than good as an entertainment.

Here`s a link to the original Odessa Steps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jebW5-G2HTs

[Bostana]

Lol
Are you my Stalin Dwight?

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I liked it quite a bit,was amusing to say the least.

[Bostana]

Yeah just finished it. I cried and laughed at the end. Sad moment him saying goodbye. Then his dad gave him Mao's little red book. I started cracking up

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I hope they have a second one because my mind was gasping at the comedic possibilities with Leon being with a reincarnated Lenin.

[Bostana]

A reincarnated Marx would be hilarious

[Manifesto]

I really liked it, it had comedy that you are only going to get if you know history.

[Raúl Duke]

It was meh all around...

[Althusser]

You should watch Good Bye, Lenin! It's really funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye,_Lenin!

http://stagevu.com/video/zwgvmpclypgi

[jookyle]

I found it very entertaining. Keep in mind it's a bit absurdist.

[pluckedflowers]

It was a cute idea executed in a rather mediocre manner. I found myself wishing it had been made by Wes Anderson.

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

Should I pay the $$$$ to rent it, or will I be better off playing with my own poop all night long????? $4 on the line. I'm freaking out :p

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Should I pay the $$$$ to rent it, or will I be better off playing with my own poop all night long????? $4 on the line. I'm freaking out :p

...or you could be a leftist and "download" it. ;)

[NewLeft]

...or you could be a leftist and "download" it. ;)
We'll call it.. direct action. Diversity of sources. ;)

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

Should I pay the $$$$ to rent it, or will I be better off playing with my own poop all night long????? $4 on the line. I'm freaking out :p


...or you could be a leftist and "download" it. ;)

I can't do that on mah iPhone.....or can I????

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Lol
Are you my Stalin Dwight?

Are you my Trotsky [insert Trotskyist here] ?

[ComradeOm]

It's a decent movie. Not very memorable and not laugh out loud funny but pleasant enough to sit through. Don't be dissuaded by this faint praise because it is worth spending two hours watching


I can't do that on mah iPhone.....or can I????Having an iPhone is a very bourgeois characteristic... To the guillotine!

[Rusty Shackleford]

it was good for a few laughs but really i wasnt too impressed. reminded me of all the people who try to "be" people like lenin trotsky or stalin and it just killed me inside.


and from the outside, it makes people like us look like loons.

[The Jay]

it was good for a few laughs but really i wasnt too impressed. reminded me of all the people who try to "be" people like lenin trotsky or stalin and it just killed me inside.


and from the outside, it makes people like us look like loons.

That's what it was for I think. I get the feeling that it was written by a leftist that liked to laugh at himself. I may be wrong but that's what I took away from it and why I found it funny and genuine. Leon was insane though :D

[Raúl Duke]

You should watch Good Bye, Lenin! It's really funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye,_Lenin!

http://stagevu.com/video/zwgvmpclypgi

Yep, that was better film.


I found myself wishing it had been made by Wes Anderson.

I'm not a particularly big fan of Wes Anderson...but I agree. I feel his style would have paired really well with the concept, extremely well. It'll be kinda like Rushmore, but more commie.

[Permanent Revolutionary]

I found it to be quite funny, but could have delved a bit deeper into Trotsky's ideas, and the Dwight character could have been more prominent.

[eyeheartlenin]

I, for one, liked it quite a bit.

I'm with Brosip T. I thought The Trotsky was wonderfully entertaining. I only just discovered this thread a few minutes ago. Earlier today, I was at the comic book store, looking for a used copy of The Trotsky to buy. I was intrigued by the idea of forming student unions, which now seems obvious, at secondary schools.

(I am guessing the family name of the actor, Jay Baruchel, is actually from Hebrew; if so, it means something like "Blessed is G-d." Anyway, Baruchel the young actor is great in this movie.)

[Yuppie Grinder]

It was a cute idea executed in a rather mediocre manner. I found myself wishing it had been made by Wes Anderson.
I was about to watch this movie before I read this. Thanks for warning me.

[ComradeOm]

I was about to watch this movie before I read this. Thanks for warning me.You only watch films made by Wes Anderson?

[KurtFF8]

I enjoy the film. I did an interview with the director for my website about Left wing films http://leftfilmreview.net/2012/01/27/left-film-review-exclusive-interview-with-the-director-of-the-trotsky/

As well as a review of the film of course http://leftfilmreview.net/2010/11/08/the-trotsky-2010/

/shameless-self-promotion

[Permanent Revolutionary]

Great interview, comrade :)

[KurtFF8]

Thanks. Obviously I'm not necessarily a professional media critic or interviewer but it was neat.

[Yuppie Grinder]

You only watch films made by Wes Anderson?

I hate Wes Anderson films.

[Permanent Revolutionary]

Now, now. The Royal Tanenbaums was pretty good.