In addition to boasting one of the most astonishing opening sequences in the history of extreme-sports filmmaking,
Billabong Odyssey offers a breathtaking survey of big-wave surfing at a pivotal stage in its evolution. With the advent of Jet-Ski Waverunners used for "tow-in" access to gigantic waves that paddle-surfers could never reach, this three-year, globe-trotting quest for the world's biggest waves is nothing less than spectacular. As documentaries go it's a bit cruder than 2003's other surfing movie,
Step Into Liquid, and many of the same world-class surfers appear in both films (including 49-year-old Ken Bradshaw, still going strong). But
Billabong is unrivaled in its abundance of jaw-dropping footage--most of it shot from helicopters hovering in close...
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