@@theycallmeklutchkidI disagree about Chernobyl though. I found those English accents really annoying and distracting, especially Dyatlov carrying on like a cockney git.
@@theycallmeklutchkid Chernobyl was a bloody good show. If you enjoyed Jared Harris and subjectively-accurate historical TV, may I recommend 'The Terror'? Also stars Caesar and Brutus from HBO's Rome (Ciaran Hinds and Tobias Menzies respectively).
@WBstein45 He was more like the quiet, confident type. Analyzing the situation before he made his move. If you want a good portrayal of this. Check out the Death Of Stalin comic that the movie is based on.
@@JuniorBecker87zhukov was an incredible commander and military intellectual. But he wasn’t very big & boastful about it. He knew better than to do that with killers like Stalin still at the helm
@@Lem0nsquid That’s interesting. Perhaps this is the directors way of portraying that the man had possibly been withholding himself due to that fact, that someone like Stalin was in charge. But now that the old man is dead, he can finally be as confident as the field marshal of the red army should be.
@Asmallcorneroftheinternet I really loved Jason Isaacs' portrayal in Death of Stalin, but thanks to your comment I've been looking more into the real man. It seems you're correct in that his demeanor was much more reserved. I also found it hilarious that one of the things I learned was that in the movie they gave him less ribbons and medals on his uniform as they felt the number he actually had in real life would look too ridiculous, lmao.
That immediate, smooth, absolute 180 heel-turn of "obstruct any member of the Presidium in the process of _look_ _at_ _your_ _fkin_ _face_ !!!" Face, body language, vocal tone, all of it. Sends me every time. That delivery could not possibly have been better!
@vladcraioveanu233 lmao sure guy, he fought in both world War one and 2. He took part in the Battles of Moscow, Kursk, Stalingrad,Lenningrad, and Berlin. He was first awarded his hero of the Soviet Union award (1st of 4 he was given) at the battle of Khalkin Gol against the Japanese. He also participated in the Vistula offensive. Stalin himself was threatened by Zhukov due to his popularity amongst the military and civilians alike. He is literally the most prolific military leader in Russian history.
@@svenskhund3603 Excatly! Most westerners have no clue about actual history! 😂 He was loved the by military & civilian population! If there was anyone Stalin was threatened by it was him!
@@vladcraioveanu233 Arguably without Zhukov the Soviets lose the war. We can debate the number of medals he should have gotten, but he earned just about every accolade that they could give him.
Especially since Stalin wasn't a fan of his popularity after the war. Taking any of the praise off Stalin, even unintentionally, could be very...hazardous...
Stalin may have been the leader of soviet russia but zhukov was the leader of the soviet army, after stalins death zhukov was called the kingmaker because whoever had the support of zhukov had the support of the red army
I heard about this movie but never took particular interest in it. However after I saw this short I knew I have to watch this one. And boy was I not disappointed. But this is the most memorable scene for me, the accent, the transition from seriousness to laughter, the look on Buscemi face, the quip about washing hair, it's perfect:).
Jason Isaacs has had many iconic roles, but I will always remember him as Field Marshall Zhukov. The level of confidence and humor he brought to this role is absolutely golden. Even if it isnt a perfectly historically accurate Zhukov, he totally nailed the tone of the character in this dark comedy.
After his work on The Patriot I thought he could do no wrong, even if I didn't necessarily like every project he did but this movie just further reinforced his GOAT status.
But he wasn't even in Paul Bart Mall Cop or Paddington so i don't know how any sane person with taste could ever consider him as "iconic". What a terrible standards.
the way the entire tone of the movie changes when he arrives is something special. we go from all the snivelling and conniving government bureaucrats to a man who is absolutely positively 100% about that action shows how serious but also ridiculous the story is about to get.
I dont know why but a lot of western societies has stopped mocking bald men. My best mate is bald and recently returend to our country.. I gifted him a bunch of combs and a hairdryer as a welcome home gift. He has less hair than Nikita does over here.
@@rustomkanishkai can tell(very none sarcastically) that you are indeed that guys best friend as thats gold, only friends would spend money on a joke 😂😂
I've watched the whole film a few times but I've watched the bits with Zhukov dozens of times! Jason Isaacs is just brilliant in this, and bloody funny.😂
I read that the different accents make sense because the Soviet Union was similar. Members of the Politburo came from different areas of the country so they all spoke with different accents.
@@paulbell4062 Actually, they'd still matter...to a Russophone. Russification under Lenin and Stalin meant that Georgians, Chechens, Ukrainians, Belarussians, Khazaks, etc, all had to speak Russian to get anywhere in USSR politics...so they'd have accents, when speaking Russian. Accentation of course is harder to detect and pick up by folks who don't speak the language...there are acceptions of course, it's pretty easy for non-Anglophones to pick up the difference between someone speaking English with an American accent and someone speaking with a Scottish brogue or an Irish lilt. Less easy, picking up the difference between an American and Canadian (even to Canadians and Americans sometimes, regional variance means YMMV).
Some people steal scenes, some chew the scenery, but Isaacs drops trowsers and mounts every scene in this movie he's in. This is Les Grossman kinds of screen dominance.
The sad reason this movie isn't more successful is that one needs to know a lot about Russia of that time to really appreciate the movie's genius. Comedy and thriller at the same time.
Yeah everyone I recommend this too never end up watching as they thinks it’s going to be something they won’t understand. In retrospect they are correct along with your comment. So much funnier when you know the madness behind the parody. Like all the doctors shitting themselves, or the pure fear and paranoia the committee have against each other even though Stalin is Dead 😂😂😂
@@jeffreyval9665you'd be probably better off not knowing what Beria was known for, but if you do you understand why Everyone was so Passionate about making sure he won't be around long
First I've ever seen of this... Whatever it is I know it's gonna be great. His timing there was so good and I can tell just by those few seconds that I'm gonna have as much fun watching him in this role as he likely had playing it. He was a commoner all along!
Movie is called The Death of Stalin, and it's played as a dark comedy. FANTASTIC cast and laugh out loud funny again and again, with lots of casual violence mixed in. 10/10 movie.
Amazing that they could reimagine the Bolshevik terror machinery as comedic and fun. Of course, Hollywood and bolshevism are bloodline twins. The era was fraught with terror, both within and without, where bolshevism continued to butcher Russians behind the iron curtain and their hidden good time brethren BUTCHERED America culturally. McCarthy had em figured out and they took him out,... Same way they took out Stalin.
I remember watching this at a mystery screening. At first I was severely disappointed, 30 mins I was in awe. The thing that stuck with me was even after his death, the fear that Stalin provoked was crazy.
Later in the movie when they attack Beria and his guards run away Zhukov calmly tells his men, who were just chatting with Beria men to go kill them. And they do
You’re bang on the money there - there is a joke among Russians that their leaders always alternate between bald and hairy, going back to Tsarist times.
The funny thing is that they actually reduced the amount of medals Zhukov wears in this film because they thought people wouldn't take it seriously if they showed the amount of medals he actually wore
This is the scene I remember most from this movie. I recommended this to some family members, completely forgetting how fucking dark it is, especially in the beginning. Apparently we don’t have the same sense of humor. Lol. Fantastic movie!
This movie is the best blsck comedy ever and belongs on a bill with Dr Strangelove, Vice and The President's Analyst. If you watch all four in one day your brain will change and you won't look at US or USSR the same way the next day.
This movie is beyond belief because it's so believable. Stalin died of laughter reading a letter from someone emptying their soul because he murdered their family. Just *chefs kiss*
There were Chinese emperors who would kill all 73 members of a family; then I read of another emperor wiping out over 73,000 members of a person's lineage, look it up, all history happened in China first, they're number one!
Daniel is fucking Hilaroussss idk what anybody is bitching about. One of my fav guests. Jokes were hilarious. Actually interacted with the guests and gave advice that dude is awesome
This is one of my favorite movies of all time! Looove Armando Iannucci and the cast selection for this movie is impeccable. Jason Isaacs is brilliant as Zhukov.
Randomly caught this on netflix last week... absolute gem!😂😂 Fantastic ensemble, whitty and still maintains historic accuracy (in terms of the events). Classic!
I loved this film for how they portrayed Zukov. I don't care if someone loves USSR or hates it, but you have got to respect Zukov. He was one hell of a leader, beat the Japanese so badly that for the rest of the 2nd WW, the japanese never bothered the Russians. According to his biography,(which I think was heavily modified by the Soviet authorities) you can see how it is clear that he was brave enough to object to Stalin's plans and was also someone to whom Stalin listened to. He was so popular that Stalin was afraid of him. He was the first to enter Berlin, and that was his first ever visit to a foreign nation. He deserved each of those medals.
One OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER MADE. WRITTEN BY an Italian guy who loved to Scotland and became a Scottish citizen. Movie has mainly American actors. It's genius. What a movie! Largely follows the actual history too. Beria was one big asshole. Horrible man. He strangled an old party members mother who was being "purged"... the man pleaded that his very old mother be taken care of with part of his pension now that he knew he would die in the Siberian Gilags. Beria said ..."sure I'll take care of her"... then Beria literally slowly strangled the old lady in front of the innocent old party member (fought with the Red Army during Russias civil war. Beria did a lot of things much much worse. He deserved to die many times over.
Zhukov was easily my favourite character in the movie. The first time you ever see him when he throws his coat back….one of the best character intros ever. Love it. Just sets the tone for the character for the rest of the movie.
