David Gordon Green's downward spiral.
12-06-11, 12:05 AM
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David Gordon Green's downward spiral.
Is it possible for a filmmaker's films to actually get worse? The Sitter looks like a far cry from the days of All The Real Girls and and George Washington.
12-06-11, 12:13 AM
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i somehow knew this was gonna be about this. I figure its either him doing fun/stupid movies to pay the bills (as i don't think art movies will) or it could be a so called 'one for the studio, one for me' deal where fox or fox searchlight will finance his next movie whatever it is
12-06-11, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
i somehow knew this was gonna be about this. I figure its either him doing fun/stupid movies to pay the bills (as i don't think art movies will) or it could be a so called 'one for the studio, one for me' deal where fox or fox searchlight will finance his next movie whatever it is
I own both of them. But they just aren't going to make a lot of money.
12-06-11, 12:28 AM
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The only problem with the "1 for 1" theory is that he's done three of these comedies in a row. Pineapple Express, Your Highness, and now The Sitter. And Black Jack (a TV movie, no less) doesn't exactly look promising, either. While I kind of enjoyed Pineapple Express the first time I watched it, I really didn't think too much of it upon a second viewing.
If he's given up on "art" films entirely, then that's kind of a bummer.
If he's given up on "art" films entirely, then that's kind of a bummer.
12-06-11, 12:45 AM
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He did do some very funny Eastbound and Down episodes, but I have not found anything funny about his feature film "comedies".
12-06-11, 03:09 AM
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Re: David Gordon Green's downward spiral.
From an interview with Time Out:
I can understand why it can feel unrewarding to make a good film that no-one watches, and how rewarding it feels when a lot of people see your work and enjoy it. I would assume he's just tired of the challenge of financing his mood-driven dramas and would prefer to have a cache of successes in his pocket to make it easier to tackle his more personal projects in future.
Getting reflective, Green believes the typecasting came long before his stoner-comedy phase. “I made four indie movies that very few people saw,” he says, pausing. “And it was really challenging to find money for my taste in drama.” (The director refers to them, affectionately, as his crybaby movies: George Washington and All the Real Girls, along with 2004’s Undertow and the depressing 2007 domestic drama Snow Angels.) When an opportunity to step into a Hollywood production came around, he lunged at it.
“It does get disheartening making movies that nobody shows up for,” he continues. “The best thing was to try to make a comedy and, within a few meetings, it was surprisingly easy to get Pineapple Express going.”
“It does get disheartening making movies that nobody shows up for,” he continues. “The best thing was to try to make a comedy and, within a few meetings, it was surprisingly easy to get Pineapple Express going.”
12-06-11, 10:12 AM
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I thought Pineapple Express was great, Your Highness was ho-humm but watchable, and hopefully The Sitter is decent.
I'm calling this his Danny McBride phase, though that would have started with All The Real Girls.
I'm calling this his Danny McBride phase, though that would have started with All The Real Girls.
12-06-11, 02:28 PM
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i kind of remember David Gordon Green in an interview ripping Kevin Smith a new one for making shitty toilet-humored movies, and well... that's in a similar vein with Green's last few movies. sounds hypocritical in a sense.
even though i liked Snow Angels, i think that film marked a downhill trot for his more "indie/arthouse" films. The film was mostly watchable because of Sam Rockwell's unusual performance.
as riotinmyskull says though, at least we DO have Jeff Nichols for small-town slice-of-life art films.
oh, btw, whatever happened to that Suspiria remake that David Gordon Green was supposed to write?
even though i liked Snow Angels, i think that film marked a downhill trot for his more "indie/arthouse" films. The film was mostly watchable because of Sam Rockwell's unusual performance.
as riotinmyskull says though, at least we DO have Jeff Nichols for small-town slice-of-life art films.
oh, btw, whatever happened to that Suspiria remake that David Gordon Green was supposed to write?
12-06-11, 02:30 PM
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I think he went to college with Danny McBride and became good friends and that's why they work together so much.
12-06-11, 02:55 PM
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I can't imagine a single Kevin Smith movie even remotely as godfuckingawful as "Your Highness". And I'm not a Kevin Smith devotee by any stretch of the imagination.
12-06-11, 02:58 PM
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I can't imagine a single Kevin Smith movie even remotely as godfuckingawful as "Your Highness". And I'm not a Kevin Smith devotee by any stretch of the imagination.
12-06-11, 03:01 PM
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I really liked Pineapple Express, but hated Your Highness. And yeah, it was worse then anything from Kevin Smith, even Jersey Girl.
12-06-11, 05:04 PM
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Re: David Gordon Green's downward spiral.
Originally Posted by TheySentYou
i kind of remember David Gordon Green in an interview ripping Kevin Smith a new one for making shitty toilet-humored movies, and well... that's in a similar vein with Green's last few movies. sounds hypocritical in a sense.
12-07-11, 01:06 AM
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I liked the trailer for Pineapple Express more than the movie, however in a bored at home watch it on cable way Pineapple Express wasn't bad. Your Highness on the other hand was just bad. I didn't even finish it.
