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Movie Reviews of North Shore
Movie Review: THIS DVD IS FANTASTIC!!! just what i was hoping for
Summary: 5 Stars
I've long been a fan of this movie. It's the typical 'teen, summer, gotta win the contest and the girl' coming of age story, and yet, it somehow transends the genre.The story, as you might have guessed from the other reviews is fairly standard,'boy comes to hawaii to surf the season before college..meets kooky characters, falls in love and enters the big surfing competition...but that is what the genius of the movie is built on..
on top of that basic premise, the movie offers
* charming memorable characters,
* more quotable lines than even 'swingers'..and that's saying alot..
* a cute love story...
* some of the best surfing footage ever shown in a theatrical release...including recent fare like 'blue crush'
now..this is a dvd review....
the new dvd release has some GREAT interviews with the cast. Not old file footage either, but new, as of last month type stuff...excellent interviews...you can see what the cast looks like today...and WOW...unbelievable how young they all still look....
very enjoyable extras like the interviews, deleted scenes...and my fave...a very awkward alternative ending with the original casted female lead...lets just say you can tell why she was let go...pretty, and most likely a good actress, but wow..ZERO chemistry with matt adler...and hey...for gods sakes..would someone cast him in a new movie?...i heard he's friends with george clooney...come ON george..get this dude a role!...
anyhow..this dvd is absolutely fantastic, and for all of you fans, this is a MUST OWN....the quality is first rate, the transfer and clean up really blows me away, the sound is crystal, and wow..seeing it finally in wide screen was worth the wait...absolute perfection...
a 10!
SHAKA!
Movie Review: 'i've seen bigger waves in a toilet.'
Summary: 5 Stars
this movie is just plain awesome. why? just look at the ingredients: 1) awesome underdog hero; 2) awesome hot babe; 3) awesome goofy sidekick (and true star of the show); 4) awesome zen-master surf teacher/surfboard maker; 5) awesome surfing photography; 7) laird hamilton as aweseome 'bad guy;' 7) some of the awesomest one-liners ever; 6) real sufers make really awesomely bad actors; 8) some awesome songs by pseudo echo; 9) awesome surfing competition; 10) great scenery; 11) the awesome pidgeon dialect; 12) more of the most awesome one-liners ever.
add it all up and you have cinema gold. i remember being about 14 or 15 years old and watching this movie every single day during the summer. who DIDN'T want to be matt adler, arizona surf-tank champ, and move to hawaii, shack up with nia peeples, make some surfboards, design a cool logo, hang out with a cool cat like turtle, let gregory harrison bestow some surf zen wisdom on you and enter a surfing competition with the big names of the day? what else could you possibly want from a movie?
i've not seen this movie in about 15 years. i'm sure the dialogue is laughable, the acting horrible, and the plot silly and inane. but who cares? it's absolutely hilarious and just a whole lot of fun. after watching this movie you'll want to move to hawaii, make a big gun, learn pidgeon, become a soul-surfer, surf all day long, and make out with nia peeples.
dangit, i'm going to buy this DVD right now. it's awesome.
Movie Review: Great for Surfers, So-So for Rest
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is great for surfers (five stars), but only so-so for the rest (three stars). The surf scenes are really good and they let them play out (ala "Endless Summer") instead of doing cut/thrash/spin like many modern-day movies. Almost all of the shots are of Pipeline, which is great for that, but I would have liked to have seen more shots of other areas (I would have liked a five-hour movie, too, but there wouldn't be many Hollywood viewers then).The "plot" is very thin (think of a watered down "Karate Kid"). Fortuntately, the "romance" is toned down although it is a factor. The ending seemed to go a little too fast, possibly due to budget constraints, but it works. Yes, the one-liners and names are great and really give a warm fuzzy feeling to the movie.
Although this was low-budget, it is still pretty good. There are a couple scenes with poor dubbing, but most of the other editing is very good. The water shots are great. The acting is very good, except for a few instances (they probably didn't have the budget for reshoots).
The transfer to DVD is excellent. I had seen it when it first came out and several times when it came out on video. The DVD version is excellent quality and could easily pass for a very good quality film today.
Definitely a feel-good movie, enjoyable alone, with a date or with family.
Movie Review: Occy, Curren, Hamilton and the kid from Teenwolf...
Summary: 5 Stars
...and that old guy from TRAPPER JOHN, M.D.Ok, so this movie is from the Hot Tuna era of surfing when Billabong was lost in neon colors. So what? It's brilliant. Featuring some of the best surfers of the time, and the best surfers of our current time...with epic Pipeline surf. Get it just to have the chance to see Laird Hamilton decades before he became the big-gun town-master of Jaws Maui or TO' Tahiti.
Slightly cheesy lines...yes. Turtle...he's the man...the greatest...movie moved him so much he became a surf instructor. I'm so glad to finally have this movie on DVD. My tape version of it wore thin years ago.
It's simply a great movie that even non-surfers can appreciate. Even though I've surfed for over 20 years now, I still find this movie enjoyable despite it's "Gleaming the Cube" vibe....it's truly far better than that.
Also...when the heck are they gonna release Endless Summer 2 on DVD??? Every single Bruce Brown film ever made is on DVD but that one! What gives!?
Sorry for that...get this movie, get this movie, get this movie. You'll thoroughly enjoy it and get to capture a period of surfing not captured many other places.
Movie Review: Finally, a review from a non-surfer...me!! Great movie! A++
Summary: 5 Stars
First, I think most of the reviews here are by surfers and guys. Well, I'm not one of them. I've never been on a surf board. I don't even live anywhere near the ocean, and I'm not a guy either. But I still love this movie. I've never surfed, but I've always loved to watch it on TV. It seems like such a blast.
This movie is majorly cheesy and a bit far-fetched, IMHO. Like I said, I'm no surfer, but I would imagine that a guy who has never surfed on 'real' waves would never be able to master the Pipeline waves in just a few weeks. Those waves have taken down great surfers so that part was a bit unbelievable. But in the end, it doesn't really matter because this movie is so much darn fun. Sure, it's cheesy and the acting is sub-par, but it's beautifully filmed and just a blast to watch...especially if you like to watch people ride the waves.
So even if you aren't a surfer, this movie could be for you...at least if you enjoy watching surfing. If you don't like surfing and don't like watching it, then bypass this movie 'cause you won't like it. But for a bit of fun, this movie rocks!