David Gordon Green's "Undertow"

[Just Withnail]

Yeah, okey. I realize that definitely was overpraising, but it wasn't exactly the entire point of my post. And of course nothing is perfect, but if I honestly see no flaws in them (I do realize that other people do), can't I be allowed to call them perfect? I realize you were adressing the lack of objectivity, but I wasn't writing a thorough review, just a little mention of them. I guess I could've said "near perfect", but the post works just as good if I change 'perfect' to 'great', so I see no problem if people want to replace it...editing the post would kind of ruin the point of the last two.

(I do realize that I just wrote "I realize" four times)

[SHAFTR]

Green has made two GOOD films.  No film is perfect, and his are far from perfect.  Still, I look forward to this one, because of his unique style.  I would say voice, but he really doesn't have one yet.

I don't think you can take the subjective quality of film criticism.  Now, most think george washington is his best but I think All the Real Girls is amazing.  Reason being I can identify with a young man dealing with love, much better than the life of some black kids in a poor neighborhood.

[ono]

I don't think you can take the subjective quality of film criticism.

What?

[SHAFTR]

I don't think you can take the subjective quality of film criticism.

What?

hmmm, that's wrong.  I meant to say that "I don't think you can ever take away the subjective aspect of film criticism."

[modage]

One of the most egregious offenses at this site is the oversell/overpraise/over-whatever.

yeah, i have to agree here.  how did that get started for DGG anyway?

[ono]

ebeaman, best I can remember.

[El Scorchoz]

This movie's pretty much a straight ahead thriller. Not much like his other 2 films which I think were slower b/c they were more character driven. This baby's a plot driven movie and it seems like he's trying to get some asses in the seats so he can go back to making slow ones again.

[Alethia]

u saw it??

[El Scorchoz]

u saw it??

read it

[Pozer]

well then you ain't seen nothin

[modage]

Ebeaman mark your calendar.  According to the new Premiere, Undertow will be released sometime in October.

[MacGuffin]

From Entertainment Weekly:

Green's follow-up to his lauded indie All The Real Girls features two brothers (Bell and Alan) in the Deep South on the run from their convict uncle (Lucas), who's after their bag of gold coins. Sounds like a tall tale, and that may be the case: The plot originated with a phone worker on a help line for runaways. "He got a story from this kid that sounded so far out that we all assumed it was -- it sounded like a Robert Louis Stevenson book," says Green. The tale got passed on until it landed with director (and Undertow co-producer) Terrence Malick, who tapped Green to cowrite and direct.

The dark film features Bell in his first starring role since Billy Elliot. The 18-year-old recalls his off-kilter casting meeting with Green: "He played me some music [metal-country like 16 Hoursepower and minimalist Arvo Part] and said, 'If you can imagine pictures of this music, this is what I want the film to be.' I thought, This guy has got some crazy ideas, and I want to be a part of what he has to do." Ultimately, Green describes Undertow as similar to "a boys' adventure novel of the 50's -- I wanted the poster to be [someone] holding a lantern and pointing at the staircase. I think it's a little too campy, but that's the vein we were going for."

Ebeaman mark your calendar.  According to the new Premiere, Undertow will be released sometime in October.

Oct. 29

[Pedro]

oh shit that soon.

[hedwig]

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[modage]

Ebeaman mark your calendar.  According to the new Premiere, Undertow will be released sometime in October.

Oct. 29

uh oh, a new DGG movie opening the same day as Zooey Dechanel's EULOGY!??!  whats an ebeaman to do?!?!