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Thanks to Dana Brown's delightful Step Into Liquid, the surfing scene in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, should get a healthy boost. That's because Brown, in the tradition of his father, filmmaker Bruce Brown (The Endless Summer), has captured dazzling images of surfers riding curls in some of the world's most exotic--and sometimes unlikely--places. Besides the action on Lake Michigan, Brown leads us to Costa Rica, where the sport's senior elite (including Summer star Robert August) prove they still have the moves, and Oahu's North Shore, where the legendary Pipeline inspires this quote: "It's so scary, maybe you die a little." Most entertaining is a segment in County Donegal, where the American Malloy brothers startle the locals and meet their Irish counterparts on the grayest ocean imaginable. Great personal stories here, including the tale of Northern California's Dale Webster, who has never missed a day on the waves in 30 years. --Tom Keogh
I am in complete awe of this movie. I was able to see it in a theater which is an even better experience. I've never seen any film like it. They take you from Wisconsin to Tahiti, Texas to Vietnam to the Pipe to the middle of the ocean. Truely extensive and amazing.
Something Everyone will like.
This movie has no story and no special effects, but you will like it no matter what age or background you are. The scenary is just enthralling and the characters are special people. Even if, like me, you are a responsible person who has a real job, you have somehow always wanted to be free like these folks. The kids will love it too.
'Just about to drown
While living for 16 years in Costa Rica, my family and I noticed an ever-increasing flow of bronzed surfers through the country's main airport. Then my sons started to surf.
I figured I'd better pay attention.
This remarkable video employs gorgeous footage to illuminate the surfer subculture and the waves they catch on the way to pure joy and the occasionally bloody death.
This one is for seeing over and over again. The surfer's characteristic carefree spirit and devil-may-care attitude towards risk are endearing. The waves they ride with such grace are enthralling.
You don't have to know anything about surfing to enjoy this fabulous documentary. All you need is the capacity to admire.
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... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ken Bradshaw - Ken Collins - Brian L. Keaulana - Brad Gerlach Director(s): Philip Boston DVD Release Date: Released the 27 January 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Riding Giants is more than another blissful surfing movie. It's an outstanding documentary about one era in American alternative lifestyles, when surfing was well-suited to a radical culture of social dropouts. Using an amazing array of amateur film clips, shot for the most part in Hawaii and California from the late 1950s and early '60s, director Stacy Peralta traces the rise of surfing's appeal to young men looking to test themselves in an unorthodox (and sexy) milieu--of "living life to the fullest," as former surfer-turned-screenwriter John Milius (Big Wednesday) puts it at one point. Lengthy chapters on the glories of Oahu's Makaha and the "superstition and dread" that accompanied the big-wave challenge of Waimea Bay are riveting and sometimes heroic, particularly told... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Stacy Peralta DVD Release Date: Released the 04 January 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The definitive surf movie, this 1966 documentary by Bruce Brown is beautifully shot and thrilling to see in its portrait of youthful freedom on the world's shores. Brown followed two surfers around the globe in their quest for the perfect wave, finding it eventually on a remote beach far from home. The narration by "Big Kahuna Brown" cuts through the reverence a bit, being cheeky in tone. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Hynson - Robert August Director(s): Bruce Brown DVD Release Date: Released the 23 May 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I just bought this DVD and am very disappointed. Yes, the soundtrack is good, however the footage is very boring. Some sections of the movie (like the surf session with the old "singlefin green") are nice for the soul content, but the rest is very, very substandard surfing (nothing really amazing on the wave size or on the "gnarliness" of the moves). I haven't watched the bonus video yet, but I don't think it'll be that good to change my rating. If you're looking for soul content, you're much better off buying "Singlefin Yellow". If you want to buy this for the soundtrack, then buy the CD. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jack Johnson DVD Release Date: Released the 25 November 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Twenty-eight years after directing the hit documentary The Endless Summer, Bruce Brown went on a similar quest with two surfers to find the perfect wave. With a bigger budget and more sophistication in the production, this sequel is even more spectacular. What is lost in innocence--which The Endless Summer was rich in--is made up for in stunning looks at pristine beaches on exotic and even unlikely (for example, Alaska) shores. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Patrick O'Connell (III) Director(s): Bruce Brown DVD Release Date: Released the 30 September 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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