I don't know what exactly made me so ambivalent about this at first, especially as I gradually got a somewhat better idea of who the director was. I honestly wasn't put off by the Disney brats in "adult" situations or of the debauchery of the Spring Break mentality. I think I was just under the impression it wasn't going to ultimately be that big a deal, certainly not like everyone else was saying, concerning a subject that seems played out and so obviously worthy of criticism, even though I can get how the whole "freak-lover" deal might be insightful (I haven't watched it yet, but his earlier work "Gummo", which the few indie friends I have are citing as one of their favorite films, looks, even just from the poster, nightmare-inducing).
I honestly went into this review with an odd cynicism, daring Bob to call it a "masterpiece" - that he basically did blatantly was surprising, but the rest of his review, especially at 4:11, is filled with a tone of genuine love I can't remember hearing from him maybe ever, even for the damn Avengers.
Long story short, I'm considering seeing this now .
I honestly went into this review with an odd cynicism, daring Bob to call it a "masterpiece" - that he basically did blatantly was surprising, but the rest of his review, especially at 4:11, is filled with a tone of genuine love I can't remember hearing from him maybe ever, even for the damn Avengers.
Long story short, I'm considering seeing this now .