Undertow (David Gordon Green)

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From acclaimed director David Gordon Green, Undertow. Coming to Blu-ray on March 22. Courtesy of Olive Films.

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https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=18217

With the drama thriller Undertow, director David Gordon Green proves once again his ability to navigate any genre (the romantic All the Real Girls, the dramatic George Washington, and the comedic Pineapple Express) with ease.

Following the death of his wife, John Munn (Dermot Mulroney, My Best Friend's Wedding) moves to Georgia with his two sons Chris (Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot) and Tim (Devon Alan, Simon Birch) in hopes of making a new start for his family. Once there, rebellious Chris finds a kindred spirit in his Uncle Deel (Josh Lucas, American Psycho), who recently left prison and still holds a grudge against his brother for marrying the woman he loved. Resentments soon boil over with tragic consequences sending Uncle Deel in hot pursuit of his fleeing nephews in the dramatic thriller Undertow. Undertow, directed by David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls) from a screenplay by Joe Conway and Green, based on a story by Lingard Jervey, co-stars Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Robert Longstreet (Pineapple Express) and Terry Loughlin (October Sky).

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[Dragun]

Awesome! I bought this on DVD at Big Lots years ago, but never watched it. Hopefully someone (that isn't Twilight Time) releases "All the Real Girls" on Blu-Ray.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Dragun

Awesome! I bought this on DVD at Big Lots years ago, but never watched it. Hopefully someone (that isn't Twilight Time) releases "All the Real Girls" on Blu-Ray.

Hopefully it IS Twilight Time, because they'll actually include subtitles whereas cheap-o Olive still discriminates against the hard of hearing.

[ThePhantom]

Yes! Can't wait to have this on Blu.

I hope we also get David Gordon Green's beautiful All the Real Girls on Blu-ray soon.

[asabreed]

The commentary and documentary on the DVD are pretty awesome.

Bummer they probably won't be ported over.

Because of mostly bare bones releases I don't give Olive a lot of business, but I'll be buying this for the PQ/AQ upgrades since DGG is an all-time favorite and I love this underrated film.

[Christian Muth]

I really love this film (Terence Malick co-produced and you can feel his influence) and the DVD had some nice extras. Looking forward to having it on Blu!

Chris

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[blueskeeper11]

Liked this movie. Bought the DVD for $5.00 a couple of years ago. Will likely keep the DVD for extras unless Olive includes them in the blu-ray.

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

Great news. Undertow is an excellent film - I remember seeing this in the theater back in 2004/2005 (limited release). Not quite sure how to classify this movie - possibly Southern gothic?!....

[ThePhantom]

Originally Posted by AnamorphicWidescreen

Not quite sure how to classify this movie - possibly Southern gothic?!....

Most definitely, just like one of its inspirations, the great Night of the Hunter.

[MTRodaba2468]

One of my favorite DGG films. I hope All The Real Girls gets upgraded as well...

[Dragun]

I'll keep the DVD, then. I hate that Olive never includes any extras. Maybe some foreign release will include them.

[SleazyForWeasley]

I'll keep my DVD for the special features, but I've already pre-ordered. This is a criminally underrated film from Green. Jamie Bell's strongest performance other than Billy Elliot, and Pat Healy's cameo is brilliant!

[asabreed]

$12.99 on Amazon right now FYI!

Great price. Locked it in.

[newginafets]

No English sub?

[oubukibun]

Hey all. I watched the Blu of Undertow last night and here's the deal: the only extra ported over is the trailer, albeit in AVC and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, identical specs to the film itself. No subs/captions of any kind, and 9 chapter stops.

The Blu-ray cover is what has been shown, which is the gorgeous one-sheet for the film itself. The only menu is a still of the two brothers chasing the train down to jump inside. No warnings/logos save for the Olive Films show up before this menu.

As for the transfer itself, after steeling myself for it with Olive Films and its reputation for receiving the "lesser" transfers from studios like MGM, etc.... I was absolutely floored by how beautiful the film looked. Ages beyond the still-okay DVD, with the grain preserved entirely, albeit with some light noise. Color reproduction is wonderful, and the blacks are very deep. Truly, this will never look better, and I am thankful one of my favorite films was found in such great shape. Thanks to Olive Films for releasing it and for doing as right by it as they could.

I checked periodically and I'd say the Mbps for the video never went under 25 and stayed around the 28-30 area. Considering the only thing on the disc is the film and the 2-minute trailer, compression looks to be good. Nicks and scratches on the film aren't rampant, but some are still there.

Anyway, just thought y'all would wanna know. For $12.99, you really can't go wrong, especially if you're already a fan. Southern Gothic doesn't get much better than this.

[nathanzachary]

Originally Posted by oubukibun

Hey all. I watched the Blu of Undertow last night and here's the deal: the only extra ported over is the trailer, albeit in AVC and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, identical specs to the film itself. No subs/captions of any kind, and 9 chapter stops.

The Blu-ray cover is what has been shown, which is the gorgeous one-sheet for the film itself. The only menu is a still of the two brothers chasing the train down to jump inside. No warnings/logos save for the Olive Films show up before this menu.

As for the transfer itself, after steeling myself for it with Olive Films and its reputation for receiving the "lesser" transfers from studios like MGM, etc.... I was absolutely floored by how beautiful the film looked. Ages beyond the still-okay DVD, with the grain preserved entirely, albeit with some light noise. Color reproduction is wonderful, and the blacks are very deep. Truly, this will never look better, and I am thankful one of my favorite films was found in such great shape. Thanks to Olive Films for releasing it and for doing as right by it as they could.

I checked periodically and I'd say the Mbps for the video never went under 25 and stayed around the 28-30 area. Considering the only thing on the disc is the film and the 2-minute trailer, compression looks to be good. Nicks and scratches on the film aren't rampant, but some are still there.

Anyway, just thought y'all would wanna know. For $12.99, you really can't go wrong, especially if you're already a fan. Southern Gothic doesn't get much better than this.

Thank you VERY much for the detailed review. I was holding off on this one, but it sounds like a winner! Love the film, so I'm going to pick it up.

Thanks again!

Cheers,
Nathan Zachary

[oubukibun]

You're very welcome, dude.

I didn't mention in my mini-overview, but detail is pretty superb as well. The film was always pretty grainy and hazy thanks to the filters DGG and the cinematographer opted for, but truly, the Malick influences have never been more present than in the colors of this Blu transfer. Wow. I am still left mightily impressed by its treatment.

Buy away!

Oh, and as for the 2.0 sound mix... Eh. I'm not very knowledgeable in that area, but it sounded pretty much how I've always heard it. Crisp, clear, and perfectly adequate.

[nitin]

there are caps at cap-a-holic, personally I dont think they look great but very much doubt this will get a better release either.

[oubukibun]

Originally Posted by nitin

there are caps at cap-a-holic, personally I dont think they look great but very much doubt this will get a better release either.

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=767...81&i=1&l=0&a=1

lol Worth visiting just for the comment on the page. Maybe one of the many many experts would like to take a gander and give their professional opinion... But considering how small the audience for this film was back in 2004, this transfer is pretty friggin' awesome.

I mean, Twilight Time released Titus. According to some of the consensus around these here parts, that master was more of an Olive Films release than a TT one. So this must be a damned revelation in comparison!

Meh. Anyway, Undertow looks lovely in motion. I strongly urge everyone who wanders into this thread to buy without hesitation at it's current price on Amazon (well, if you're a Prime member, 'cause it's only available as a Prime buy)!