Louis and the Nazis

It's comforting to discover through Metzger's segments that the far-right is laughably slipshod and ineffective, but seeing three generations of Gaedes---and three generations of brainwashing---is acutely depressing.

Very good TV documentary. I love Theroux's style, and it's especially visible here. It's almost like he's playing a game of chess with his interviewees, and these nazis are clearly no match for him.

Incredible interesting look into the lives of modern-day Nazis in America. It really manages to capture how people are indoctrinated into that belief system. Louis Theroux amazing ability to get people to open up to him about their lives is really put to the test here as his personal belief system comes heavily into conflict with his interviewees. Still he manages to get some great material and this is well worth watching to see modern Nazis as people, misguided people, but still people.

Tom Metzger being catty about who's hotter Denzel or Kobe. American Nazis are a hoot and a half. Musical racist thing another hoot: Just imagining some Brian Wilson going insane trying to make Pet Sounds over "JEWS GROSS< GRRR BLACK PEOPLE"

Theroux might be a bit of an acquired taste. His style is to feign ignorance of people's true motivations, even when their motivations are extremely clear. It seems a bit ridiculous, but it really makes people open up to him. Towards the end of his documentaries, Louis usually at least partially confronts his interview subjects on their beliefs. The most depressing part of this particular documentary is watching the indoctrinated, not to say brainwashed, children.

Theroux's style of documentary seems to be to just pick out an easy target and try to take a non-judgmental view. It's entertaining but not exactly groundbreaking or that informative. The Lamb/Lynx stuff was pretty boring to me as I have already seen Nazi Pop Twins, which handled that stuff much better.

This is just so good. I genuinely think that Louis refusing to say if he’s Jewish or not is some of the coolest journalism I’ve seen. The family starts getting pretty aggressive and he holds his ground so well. It’s also so satisfying seeing him rip into them all on his last day there. That manager is such a cartoon man.

It got real dicey there for a moment and I was worried for Louis' safety. But while there's an element of danger at times, the nazis largely come off just as stupid, pathetic, and pointless as they are. I always feel so bad for the kids born into these fucked up families

Had to re-watch this last night for a more classic Theroux feel after watching his re-examining of Saville and I gotta say I still love this. It's a rarity that one man can keep you so entertained with such simplicity. It's like Bob Costas or Larry King but it doc form.

Just play the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" theme music anytime Louis tells Nazis that are being interviewed that he might be Jewish.