Big Wednesday
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Movie Reviews of Big Wednesday
Movie Review: Cover misleading - needs better cover
Summary: 4 Stars
BIG WEDNESDAY is, as many have stated, so much more than just a surfie movie. It explores the friendship of three friends over a 10 year period who just happen to all have a surfing passion. A film overlooked by many, yet has a great story to tell with excellent performances by Katt, Busey and Vicent. The surfing aspect is a small part of the overall storyline.I think the marketing people should have released this DVD title with a different cover as it is misleading and cheapens the movie to a great degree. It is so much more deserving than that.
Movie Review: An American Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
What makes this a great movie is the cinematography that was executed back in 1978. The viewer will appreciate the complexities that the filming crew had to probably endure. While there were some stupid and silly scenes in the movie, I particularly enjoyed the overall theme and the music mainly from The Shirelles. Everyone should have the opportunity to watch this movie!Movie Review: Big Wednesday
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie came out when I was a kid and I thought it was the greatest movie then. Now that I am grown, I still enjoyed it but it definitely not one of my top ten. I am stoill glad that I got to watch it again and maybe share it with some of my nephews who are surfers.Movie Review: Disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
I was disappointed with this movie. I did not expect the surfing coverage of "Endless Summer", but I expected more plot than "In God's Hands". Unfortunately, this movie was less than either. The actors definitely had greater skills and there was some plot, but it was more like "Porkys" meets "In God's Hands". If you want the good parts, you have to go about 90 minutes into the movie. In fact, you might want to do that after watching the intro until it gets slow. I liked the (very brief) aerial shots and some of the tube shots. Overall, though, I was disappointed.Movie Review: Should be called 'Big Buzzkill'
Summary: 3 Stars
Big Wednesday is more of a coming of age film than a pure surfing movie. There is less than 10 minutes of actual surfing in the entire movie (mostly at the beginning and end). Unfortunately I did not fast forward the film and instead watched the depressing storyline. What ensued were silly bar fights, lost girlfriends, alcoholism, and the death of a friend. On the upside, it was cool to see how much Malibu has changed since the early 70's and the folklore about the Bear - a famous board shaper. It is not a movie to buy (like Endless Summer I & II), but a good rental from Blockbuster.