You've Been Trumped (2012)

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This a great little movie with everything an excellent documentary needs; pathos, drama, tragedy and humour. Anthony Baxter comes across as a very sympathetic and empathetic filmmaker who gets to know the subjects of him film - the residents of Balmedie - very well and obviously gains their trust and friendship.The theme - ordinary people being steamrollered by corporate greed - is a classic one, and as the central figure of Trump so typifies the careless, thoughtless greed of corporate America it makes for one hell of a drama. Great film. Well worth watching. And look out for the sequel!

You must be saying to yourself what does this douchebag have to do with LOTR? I was in my hotel room channel surfing while I waited for the evening to come so we can go out and came upon this gripping engaging documentary. Boy is this yet another indictment against this self-absorbed idiot! Going back to why LOTR, where is the connection? In the Two Towers we meet the Ents and watch how the Orcs as they take a wholesale approach to destroying trees setting the Ents on fire etc. In this documentary we see bulldozers uproot beautiful trees and then BURYING THEM to make way for the"greatest golf course." WOW who knew the donald will have yet another dubious moniker after himself: AN ORC!

'You've been Trumped' tells a true story that should make everyone very angry indeed. Donald Trump proposes building a new golf course in Scotland; the potentially lucrative nature of the deal lies in getting planning permission to build where otherwise would not be allowed. He duly gets permission, and it's hard to avoid concluding that the man's ego, reputation and bombast are actually his company's key assets: that he can get the opportunity to cash in on the change of use when a better (but less well promoted) proposal would have been automatically rejected (in fact, Trump's proposal only got through after the Scottish government specifically intervened to over-rule the local planners). But let's assume the development is economically justified. We still live under the rule of law; and it's natural to hope that the police would be on the side of the little guy threatened by the force of overwhelming money. But not a bit of it: we see how, when Trump disputes his boundary with a neighbour, the police come to protect not only Trump's property, but also his freedom to damage his neighbours'; while the film-maker gets himself arrested for doing nothing illegal but simply for documenting this unequal fight. That the authorities refuse to appear in the film to justify their actions makes the point eloquently. It's sad (in my opinion) that the beautiful dunes at Balmedie have been destroyed; but even more alarming for the side government is ultimately on to be so starkly revealed.

This is an incredible story of how an egomaniac scumbag trampled all over people who had no way to fight back. What's worse, he was actively aided and abetted by the entire Scottish government, from the local politicians and local police all the way to the highest levels who knew full well that Trump was cheating and stealing over and over. Both he and the Scottish Government officials are sickening. NO lawyer stepped forward,NO politician had any attack of conscience, NO ONE of any influence at all stepped forward to help. Everyone was bought and paid for. You should not miss this movie.