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Jul 25, 2022Jtulsa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very interesting story. Being rich isn't everything that you think it could be.
Dec 22, 2018
The Queen of Versailles is a documentary about the excessive lifestyle of a billionaire couple. David Siegel is the elderly owner of Westgate, a massive resort time share company that rakes in billions of dollars from “Joe Lunchbucket”,…
Nov 18, 2015Curiouskind rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
No one could have guessed that the Great Recession was just around the corner, except perhaps the people who set it into motion, along with policymakers that they influence, but who ultimately didn’t take responsibility for the casualties…
Jul 06, 2015mexicanadiense rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
One of those rare films that kind of defies categorization. Is it an anti-Wall Street polemic? A cautionary "riches-to-rags" tale? A Kardashian-esque "lifestyle" piece? A Michael Moore-ish takedown of the "timeshare industry"? Or just…
Feb 27, 2015daysleeper236 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fascinating documentary about the effects of jaw-dropping excess, entitlement and greed. Highly recommended.
Sep 26, 2014VRMurphy rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Where to start, in talking about this film? Technically, I think it's quite good, and thematically, it does give quite the glimpse at how some people live. The negative, for me, is the choice of the filmmakers not to challenge or present…
Apr 23, 2014ashleysears rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I thought the case said this wasn't based on real life, that it was a spoof type of movie. Either way I could only watch it for 20 minutes then I had to turn it off. Pass on this one unless your super fans of these people.
Jan 25, 2014franzkafka rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
He helped George Dubya steal the presidency using "non legal"means. They're friends with donald Trump and the thing that lives on top of his head. It evokes no sympathy but she really deserves a facial and all over the obvious…
Jan 13, 2014badgirls rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Oh the poor super rich! Just imagine you might not be able to complete your 90,000 square foot home/palace aka "Versailles" 'cause the "bad banks" wouldn't give you anymore money? Sometimes you have to wonder why some films/docs receive…
rslade
Jul 30, 2013rslade rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Completely and utterly pointless documentary about stupid rich people.
May 27, 2013blueskies100 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
It is very diificult to feel any sort of empathy for these people. Google Westgate timeshares and then try to have any empathy for them. The ultra wealthy get tax breaks and other perks the working people can only dream of. Even…
Apr 02, 2013britprincess1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For those who saw this on the shelf, it has an appearance of something akin to the Real Housewives of wherever, but don't be deceived -- that is miles away from the actual content. And thank heavens for that. THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES is…
Feb 28, 2013sdelao rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent documentary! Very well-done, Laura Greenfield! Follows the Siegal family before, during, and after the 2008 recession. I thought I wouldn't like Jackie Siegal, but actually, her husband is the one I really ended up being…
Feb 24, 2013
An extra-ordinary and fortunate view into excess wealth, through the demise after 2008. The Seigel's are the extreme American Dream family, including the flagrant disregard for costs, and living as both a hoarder and extreme…
Feb 19, 2013RainbowRabbit rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The story of a billionaire and his arm-candy spouse struggling through the 2008-2010 recession. In a review of the film, The Economist called it "an uncomfortably intimate glimpse of a couple’s struggle with a harsh new reality,"…
Feb 17, 2013macierules rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Money with no class. They should bring back the guillotine in Florida.
real_thing
Feb 16, 2013real_thing rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
add this to the wall street disaster. recommend the documentary enron, lots of suiccids in it
Feb 16, 2013SemioticsSurfer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was a pleasure to watch in the sense of exposing the absurdity of taking the quest for materialism as far as one can ... a billionaire that is ... in this documentary.
tradlibn
Jan 16, 2013tradlibn rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This documentary was surreal. It's the story of a wealthy family in Florida who set out to build the largest single family home in America called "Versailles." This is not your typical family. The husband is in his 70s and the CEO of a…
Jan 16, 2013
The genius of the filmmakers is that they hook the audience's own American Dream expectations with the spectacle of extravagant wealth. Then when it becomes a train wreck we're already hooked and can't look away. The husband got done in…
mmg2681
Dec 31, 2012mmg2681 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I watched this movie in its entirety but I am not sure why. This movie stands for everything that I am against. As I watched the movie, I got increasingly irritated and angry. C'mon...at what point do you say enough is enough (when it…
Dec 26, 2012ThelmaPickles rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Vulgar, obscene, entertaining and disturbing.
Dec 24, 2012Daylight62 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I found this movie very interesting. It was like a documentary/reality show which depicted the life of the very rich who did not cope well with the downturn in the US economy.
Dec 23, 2012Saint_Mirin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
P.S. Check out her fingernails at 1:00:31. Nasty. Critics call it "hilarious" and "wickedly funny" but this isn't a comedy and I only laughed once. At first, Jackie is somewhat likeable and far from the dumb blonde you might think her…
Glencoe_Mike
Dec 20, 2012Glencoe_Mike rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
It's pretty fun but eventually it settles into reality fatigue.