The Death of Stalin - Blu-ray Forum

Rixx · 11-07-2017, 10:09 AM

Pre-order is up for The Death of Stalin

rapta · 11-07-2017, 02:15 PM

Been meaning to check this out at the cinema the past couple of weeks. Iannucci is one of my comedy heroes, along with Palin and Whitehouse, so this is definitely my kinda comedy. I will also watch anything with Steve Buscemi in, even if it's bad, so I don't know why I'm slacking really (just been busy tbh).

Foggy · 11-07-2017, 06:43 PM

Found it a lot of fun, I might wait for it to drop a tad on price depending on what else comes out when it's released.

TheHutt · 01-24-2018, 12:25 PM

After it got banned in Russia yesterday, I am even more curious about the film.

javi92 · 01-24-2018, 03:01 PM

Who has distribution rights to this in the US?

Dean learner · 01-24-2018, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by javi92

Who has distribution rights to this in the US?

IFC, not sure when they're releasing it but the trailer is out.

The iTunes version has a commentary and making of amount its extras. Excellent film, Iannuci can juggle tones like few others.

Dante20161 · 01-24-2018, 03:07 PM

I've got an link for the release date for the US film release of the death of stalin
It comes out on 9th March 2018

http://www.looper.com/99750/death-st...-release-date/

Chevron · 03-26-2018, 09:22 PM

Does anyone know if this comes with a slipcase? I ordered it from amazon uk and it didn’t have one. Thanks.

Edit. I looked at eBay and there are some slips with hmv stickers on them so I guess at least hmv have them.

Aunt Peg · 03-26-2018, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevron

Does anyone know if this comes with a slipcase? I ordered it from amazon uk and it didn’t have one. Thanks.

Edit. I looked at eBay and there are some slips with hmv stickers on them so I guess at least hmv have them.

I pre-orded mine from Amazon and it came with a slipcover.

Chevron · 03-27-2018, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aunt Peg

I pre-orded mine from Amazon and it came with a slipcover.

I contacted amazon last night and they said they would send one with a slipcover. We’ll see...

Sky_Captain · 05-02-2018, 09:06 PM

This needs more love, the dialogue is delicious.

Gorgon · 05-03-2018, 05:29 AM

Ordered.

NoFro · 05-03-2018, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

This needs more love, the dialogue is delicious.

Agreed one of my favourites from last year.

Joe Pineapples · 05-03-2018, 02:35 PM

Worth it just for Simon Russell Beale but its all lovely stuff.

billy pilgrim · 06-01-2018, 03:17 AM

Okay, I just finished watching my copy of The Death of Stalin. I just have one word for this film: brilliant!

I had hopes for this, but I have to say this film far exceeded my expectations. A funny and bleak film, covering the power vacuum created in the Politboro and security forces by the sudden unexpected death of Stalin, this film has some of the wittiest dialogue it's been my pleasure to experience.

With amazing sets, intricate framing and tracking shots, and boasting a group of over a dozen main characters, it is filled to the brim with actions, comments, and asides that are so frequent they can be easy to miss. It helped immensely for my enjoyment of the film to enable the subtitle option.

With a dream cast, anchored by a completely engaging performance by Steve Buscemi who is great as, of all people, Nikita Khrushchev.

Other standouts in a truly talented group are:

Simon Russell Beale as the slippery, scheming and sadistic head of the NKVD, Lavrenti Beria;

Jeffrey Tambor as the cadaverous Georgy Malenkov;

a hilariously addled performance by Rupert Friend as Stalin's crazy, alcoholic and spoiled son, Vasily;

and, my favorite:

a strutting, jack booted bull of a performance by Jason Isaacs as the great Russian war hero, Field Marshall Zhukov.

All of this is brought together by the director, Armando Iannucci, who I was previously unaware of but seems to be someone well worth following in the future.

Boy, if you love intelligent, fast paced films and like your humor bleak and sharp as a knife, you'll want to check this one out.

Best new film for me this year, and, no doubt, this one is a stone cold classic.

bigbadwoppet · 06-03-2018, 07:00 PM

Opening scene was very promising but the whole thing degenerated into really badly scripted "comedy".

I thought the British were famed for their subtle humour. I've seen lots of American "dumb" comedies that made me laugh more than this.

Pacing was horrible. It felt like a TV series edited down in length to sell as a feature film. Didn't help that the cinematography was TV level, too. The Americans in the movie were embarrassingly bad. Buscemi can only play Buscemi. Tambor made me think this was an episode of Arrested Development (it had that kind of odd pacing that may work on TV but not cinema).

And Mr Beale must be the most overrated British actor in history.

derl30 · 06-20-2018, 10:07 PM

Would this blu-ray work on a US PS4? For some reason it doesn't seem like the film is getting released on anything other than DVD in the US, and I'd much rather get the blu-ray if possible.

Thanks!

Sky_Captain · 06-20-2018, 10:18 PM

Nope.

derl30 · 06-21-2018, 12:10 AM

Damn! DVD it is.

James Luckard · 09-13-2018, 01:26 AM

Does the UK BD include the commentary that was a bonus with the UK iTunes version?

I'm in the US, where we didn't get a BD at all, just a DVD with a making-of and deleted scenes, which I didn't buy. I'm considering buying the UK BD.

11-07-2017, 10:09 AM	#1
Rixx Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 Location:UK 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1118 DVD collection:463 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:41	The Death of Stalin Pre-order is up for The Death of Stalin The Death of Stalin - Blu-ray

03-26-2018, 09:22 PM	#8
Chevron Member Member since:Aug 2013	Does anyone know if this comes with a slipcase? I ordered it from amazon uk and it didn’t have one. Thanks. Edit. I looked at eBay and there are some slips with hmv stickers on them so I guess at least hmv have them. Last edited by Chevron; 03-26-2018 at 09:36 PM.

11-07-2017, 02:15 PM	#2
rapta Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Hants, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:5430 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	Been meaning to check this out at the cinema the past couple of weeks. Iannucci is one of my comedy heroes, along with Palin and Whitehouse, so this is definitely my kinda comedy. I will also watch anything with Steve Buscemi in, even if it's bad, so I don't know why I'm slacking really (just been busy tbh).

11-07-2017, 06:43 PM	#3
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3589 DVD collection:47	Found it a lot of fun, I might wait for it to drop a tad on price depending on what else comes out when it's released.

01-24-2018, 12:25 PM	#4
TheHutt Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Trading Score:1	After it got banned in Russia yesterday, I am even more curious about the film.

01-24-2018, 03:01 PM	#5
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	Who has distribution rights to this in the US?

01-24-2018, 03:07 PM	#7
Dante20161 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2016 Location:Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK 4K collection:180 Blu-ray collection:709 DVD collection:91	I've got an link for the release date for the US film release of the death of stalin It comes out on 9th March 2018 http://www.looper.com/99750/death-st...-release-date/

05-02-2018, 09:06 PM	#11
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	This needs more love, the dialogue is delicious.

05-03-2018, 05:29 AM	#12
Gorgon Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Great White North Trading Score:32	Ordered.

05-03-2018, 02:35 PM	#14
Joe Pineapples Member Member since:Aug 2016	Worth it just for Simon Russell Beale but its all lovely stuff.

06-01-2018, 03:17 AM	#15
billy pilgrim Active Member Member since:Nov 2016 Location:3rd Stone From the Sun 4K collection:333 Blu-ray collection:6446 DVD collection:264 Trading Score:2	Okay, I just finished watching my copy of The Death of Stalin. I just have one word for this film: brilliant! I had hopes for this, but I have to say this film far exceeded my expectations. A funny and bleak film, covering the power vacuum created in the Politboro and security forces by the sudden unexpected death of Stalin, this film has some of the wittiest dialogue it's been my pleasure to experience. With amazing sets, intricate framing and tracking shots, and boasting a group of over a dozen main characters, it is filled to the brim with actions, comments, and asides that are so frequent they can be easy to miss. It helped immensely for my enjoyment of the film to enable the subtitle option. With a dream cast, anchored by a completely engaging performance by Steve Buscemi who is great as, of all people, Nikita Khrushchev. Other standouts in a truly talented group are: Simon Russell Beale as the slippery, scheming and sadistic head of the NKVD, Lavrenti Beria; Jeffrey Tambor as the cadaverous Georgy Malenkov; a hilariously addled performance by Rupert Friend as Stalin's crazy, alcoholic and spoiled son, Vasily; and, my favorite: a strutting, jack booted bull of a performance by Jason Isaacs as the great Russian war hero, Field Marshall Zhukov. All of this is brought together by the director, Armando Iannucci, who I was previously unaware of but seems to be someone well worth following in the future. Boy, if you love intelligent, fast paced films and like your humor bleak and sharp as a knife, you'll want to check this one out. Best new film for me this year, and, no doubt, this one is a stone cold classic.

06-03-2018, 07:00 PM	#16
bigbadwoppet Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Blu-ray reviews:1	Opening scene was very promising but the whole thing degenerated into really badly scripted "comedy". I thought the British were famed for their subtle humour. I've seen lots of American "dumb" comedies that made me laugh more than this. Pacing was horrible. It felt like a TV series edited down in length to sell as a feature film. Didn't help that the cinematography was TV level, too. The Americans in the movie were embarrassingly bad. Buscemi can only play Buscemi. Tambor made me think this was an episode of Arrested Development (it had that kind of odd pacing that may work on TV but not cinema). And Mr Beale must be the most overrated British actor in history.

06-20-2018, 10:07 PM	#17
derl30 Junior Member Member since:Jan 2016	Would this blu-ray work on a US PS4? For some reason it doesn't seem like the film is getting released on anything other than DVD in the US, and I'd much rather get the blu-ray if possible. Thanks!

06-20-2018, 10:18 PM	#18
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Nope.

06-21-2018, 12:10 AM	#19
derl30 Junior Member Member since:Jan 2016	Damn! DVD it is.

09-13-2018, 01:26 AM	#20
James Luckard Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:397 Blu-ray collection:1805 Blu-ray reviews: 34	Does the UK BD include the commentary that was a bonus with the UK iTunes version? I'm in the US, where we didn't get a BD at all, just a DVD with a making-of and deleted scenes, which I didn't buy. I'm considering buying the UK BD.

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