Blue Crush (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Blue Crush (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: After this, you can't help but want a vacation in Hawaii!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw Blue Crush when I was bored and there was little else to see on TV. Boy, after seeing this movie, I got online and ordered the DVD. It was a great movie!While I am not a real fan of chick-flicks, I thought the movie was great - everyone should see this film. The acting was good, the surfing footage was great!
Kate Bosworth plays a great character (Ann Marie)who has had some hesitancy to rejoin the competitive surf crowd after a near drowning. Now taking care of her little sister Penny, she has to balance work with surfing - along with being a surrogate mother as well. She is responsible, playful, and well balanced.
While on vacation, an NFL quarterback stays at the hotel that Ann marie works at and the magic begins. The director/writers made this new relationship seem more plausable than the normal fantasy lovers of most other movies. Matt Davis plays the football player and he is very supportive of Ann Marie and her goal to win the Ladies PipeMaster competition. Along the way, he learns to surf and enjoy a great vacation in Hawaii.
Ann Marie does not win, but she wins in ways that are far more valuable. She overcomes her fears, she has the love and support of her friends and sister, along with the respect of her new NFL guy....
The movie tells us about struggles in life and that if we want something badly enough, we simply must take risks and pursue what brings us happiness. Along the way, we sometimes can find unexpected things that enrich our lives without even knowing they existed.
Movie Review: Blue Crush
Summary: 3 Stars
The above named movie I am to critique "Blue Crush" directed by John Stockwell. "Blue Crush" was produced in a Universal studio in 2002. The stars in "Blue Crush" are Kate Boswell, Michelle Rodriguez, and Matthew Davis."Blue Crush" took place one the beaches of Maui, Hawaii in modern day time. The star Ann Marie, played by Kate Boswell, is a young women tring to succeed in the surfing world, and raise her younger sister by herself. Ann Marie and her two friends work in a fancy hotel to make money to pay the bills and put her sister through school. After Ann Marie and her friends are fired from there job, the meet a pro football player that was staying in the hotel. The pro football player, played by Matthew Davis, wants to learn how to surf and offers to pay the girls $150 a day for lessons. Ann Marie soon falls in love with him and begins to drift away from the pipe compition. All of Ann Marie's friends believe in her but she has a fear, due to the near drowning incident that happened three years earlier at this same location. If Ann Marie could pull off the compition she could gain exposure to the pro surf world, and make enough money to pay for her little sisters college. During the competition she begins to lose her train of thought until her boyfriend arrives.
"Blue Crush" is a Drama/Romantic Comedey in a Color production. A sound track by Lenny Kravitz has DTS surround sound 5.1 in English.
I rated this film a 3. I based my rating on the fact the movie didn't have much momentum until the final scene at the pipe competition.
Movie Review: i love the movie Blue Crush
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay well i am 14 but felt like using the kids way cause it was much easier, haha. Anyway i love Blue Crush. I watch it all the time. The plot is awesome! This summer i am going to learn how to surf because the movie made it look like so much fun! I also am in love with the Eden boards and some of there clothing that isn't just in ordinary surf shops. This is one of my favorite movies, but i have seen some of your others and i like those too. Keep up the good work... i can't wait to see your next movie!Movie Review: Surf chicks on boards...that's not boring
Summary: 3 Stars
Blue Crush (2002) Kate Boswell, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodiguez, Sanoe Lake, Mika Boorem, Chris Taloa, Kala Alexander, Ruben Tejada, D: John Stockwell. Susan Orlean's magazine article, Surf Girls of Maui is stretched into a feature-length chick flick that does catch some credibility from the girls' blue-collar jobs as hotel maids and their bonding. Hard-hitting surfer Boswell bunks with her fourteen-year-old sister and childhood buddies (Rodriguez, Lake) in an island shack and being the best of the three, she takes a risk by entering a contest among the hotshots to surf the world's biggest wave, the Pike Master, with the danger of colliding against the reef; Davis plays her NFL-football crush whom she gives surfing lessons and could affect her chances to win. Remains conventional and equivalent to any teen movie with not enough substance to last longer than its article basis. Not a total wipeout from good wave footage filmed in Oahu, Hawaii. Running Time: 104 minutes and rated PG-13 for sexual content, teen partying, language, and a fight.Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this film would have alot more surfing than it did. I mean, it did have surfing, of course. In fact, the entire plot was loosely centered around the sport, I just figured it would ONLY be about surfing. Thinking back, I realize that probably would have made for a pretty boring and repetitive two hours. I'm glad the film had a plot, I just wish it had been stronger and not quite so questionable.
This film was pretty good I suppose, but not something I would see again. The plot wasn't bad, but it seemed just a little strange to me. It seemed odd that Anne Marie (the main character, played by Kate Bosworth) was invited to compete in Pipeline when she didn't seem to be a very good surfer. I mean, she had been previously injured, and although she was physically healed, she wasn't yet emotionally restored. It seemed like everytime she caught a wave, she would become frightened and wipe out. I realize this is natural for even the most talented athletes in any sport, but Anne Marie was invited to compete in pipeline after this injury. Why would she be invited when she could barely even surf anymore? Actually, Anne Marie's best friends Eden and Lena (played by Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake, respectively) seemed to be better surfers than she was. So why was she competing when they weren't? Also, if getting a surfing sponsorship and winning Pipeline had been a dream of hers for so long, why would she let a guy she just met stand in her way? I guess it wasn't quite the female empowerment film they advertised it as being. The end was a bit too far-fetched for me as well, but, let's face it, that was to be expected.
Anyway, if you're looking for a real "girl power" movie, this definitely isn't it. Seriously, despite the fact that it's all obviously fake, even 'Charlie's Angels' (the first, of course) would be a better choice for that. If you're looking for something that's just plain surfing, you might want to check out some sort of surfing documentary. If you're bored and just want something to watch, that's when I would finally come around and recommend this film. Though I would advise you to rent it, not buy it. I can't imagine it's something one would feel the need to view a second time.
THE FINAL VERDICT: 70%