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Surfing Film Reviews and Cool Vids

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  • Registered Users Posts: 340 ✭✭dermo909


    I agree with your opinions on September sessions. Very chilled out movie and the soundtrack is excellent. Going on a trip like that is what we all dream of.

    Riding Giants also gets a big thumbs up from me. Great story, great narrative and enthusiastic interviews with footage of some serious waves.


  • Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭keryl


    Watched One California Day, surprisingly good. Thought it gave a positive view of Cali rather than a full on soundtrack and attitude.

    Also watched Blue Horizon, really liked it. He's passed but my God did Irons love the money. I suppose it was good as it showed the difference between him and Rasta.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Big Screen release to wait for

    Called the Drift:D

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  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Surfwise.

    Its a doumentary about the Paskowitz family. Basically a guy and his wife decide to live their whole life out of a camper van and just surf, they have 9 kids who are all raised in this fashion, it's not a surf movie more a documentary about a family. The first part is steeped in the idealism of their lifestyle but as it goes on and the more they talk to the now adult kids the more the cracks show in what was actually a pretty messed up family. It was very well made and kept me interested for the whole run time, the only thing was I felt it didn't go hard enough on the father, it didn't delve into the darker aspects as much as it should have but was still a good documentary.

    here's the trailer:


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,162 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Surfwise.

    Its a doumentary about the Paskowitz family. Basically a guy and his wife decide to live their whole life out of a camper van and just surf, they have 9 kids who are all raised in this fashion, it's not a surf movie more a documentary about a family. The first part is steeped in the idealism of their lifestyle but as it goes on and the more they talk to the now adult kids the more the cracks show in what was actually a pretty messed up family. It was very well made and kept me interested for the whole run time, the only thing was I felt it didn't go hard enough on the father, it didn't delve into the darker aspects as much as it should have but was still a good documentary.

    It's odd because the guy is regarded as a surfing hero but to me he came across as a sociopath at best. If it happened here the kids would have been taken into care. The oldest kid was seriously memssed up especially when he sings the song about his father.


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  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    It's odd because the guy is regarded as a surfing hero but to me he came across as a sociopath at best. If it happened here the kids would have been taken into care. The oldest kid was seriously memssed up especially when he sings the song about his father.

    Yea that was a pretty powerful scene. I don't know how anyone could regard him as a hero, though I identify with some of his philosophy to an extent I don't agree with putting the kids through all that. Sociopath pretty much sums it up I think.


  • Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭[Rasta]


    Blue Horizon by Jack McCoy

    Very enjoyable movie documenting both Andy Irons' and Rasta's surf career.
    Some great footage and the contrast between the two guys makes an interesting film.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento




  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    rodento wrote: »

    thanks really enjoyed that, bit of braveheart music in the mix too, can't be beaten!


  • Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭OuterBombie


    rodento wrote: »

    Nice, a trip to Scotland is definitely on the cards for the future.

    If we doing web flicks, check out:

    http://thechive.com/2012/01/13/the-most-beautiful-waves-ever-surfed-video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FZdSV+%28theCHIVE%29

    I had a link to this from the surfers path website but it wasn't working.


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  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    God Went Surfing With The Devil

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    Watched this today. Its a documentary centred around the small surf communities in Israel and Gaza and follows the efforts of the Surf 4 Peace charity to get 23 surfboards into Palestine. Its not bad but not as good as I was hoping it would be, it spends too much time in Israel (although that probably couldn't be helped) with a lot of interviews that don't really say all that much. The best part of the film is when they finally get into Gaza but this is only the last 15/20 minutes or so. Its good to see both sides but I just found the parts in Israel lacking any real impact for the most part. Worth a watch but not for the surfing footage which there isn't very much of.


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Bustin' Down the Door:

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    Gave this a look on Netflix.This is about the birth of professional surfing in the 70's. Its a pretty well made documentary, moves a long at a good pace, has a good story and is even pretty moving in places. It tells the story of a group of 6 Australians and South African surfers incuding Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew, Mark Richards and Shaun Tompson, who moved to Hawaii's north shore to try and make a career out of their sport. Some really good vintage surf footage in it. Worth a look even if you're not a surfer. Narrated by Ed Norton.




  • Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento




  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    video of mullaghmore tow in session 2012
    i'll call it how it is. a load of self indulgent ****e. most of it's either out of focus, way too far out or filler material (a van plashing a puddle!). in their defence i believe cameras that were meant to get out didn't make it due to problems launching boats in the conditions. i thought this would be the high quality in proper position footage i thought would surface but there mustn't be any. a real wasted opportunity.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭stevire


    promethius wrote: »
    video of mullaghmore tow in session 2012
    i'll call it how it is. a load of self indulgent ****e. most of it's either out of focus, way too far out or filler material (a van plashing a puddle!). in their defence i believe cameras that were meant to get out didn't make it due to problems launching boats in the conditions. i thought this would be the high quality in proper position footage i thought would surface but there mustn't be any. a real wasted opportunity.

    Didn't get a chance to watch this yet but footage might be a bit better than what has been released so far:
    http://vimeo.com/39821073


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Worth a look, some Irish footage in it too.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    nice 25 min piece on some big wave PADDLE IN surfing with greg long. these paddle in guys are heros, big time....
    http://www.outsideonline.com/blog/adventure-video-of-the-week-the-psychology-of-big-wave-surfing-with-greg-long.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    watched chasing mavericks tonight
    based on a true story of a young boy becoming a man as he prepares to surf mavericks.

    surf scenes are mostly good, some continuity stuff that is hard to get away from, but some lovely aerial sequences at some smaller breaks than mavericks itself. think it's a cameo of the guy who pioneered the wave?

    some of the big wave footage is impressive and the wipe outs look like they really took them on the head for the cameras.

    lot's of "be the wave" type of stuff but it works ok if being a bit cheesy.

    i won't give too much away but some touching moments in this.

    def worth a watch


  • Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭OuterBombie


    Agreed,

    Watched "Chasing Mavericks" last week as well and thought it was a good show. For a Hollywood take on surfing it has to be up there as one of the best, thankfully the cringe factor was kept to a minimum.

    Myself and some mates spent some time in Santa Cruz the summer of '95, the season after the winter glorified in the movie, so it was a nice trip down memory lane ;) Now I feel old though so need to go and surf....


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Looking forward to watching it, shame it didnt seem to get a proper cinema run here.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Freedive Ireland


    Jesus lads 6 pages and no sign of Endless Summer or did I miss it? Classic. watch it before anything else.


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Few nice recent ones on vimeo.

    Mainly Aileens in this one: http://vimeo.com/61082631

    This one is in 2 parts:

    Part 1: http://vimeo.com/61545174
    Part 2: http://vimeo.com/61567729


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Few nice recent ones on vimeo.

    Mainly Aileens in this one: http://vimeo.com/61082631

    This one is in 2 parts:

    Part 1: http://vimeo.com/61545174
    Part 2: http://vimeo.com/61567729

    some great sligo and donegal in there. is that mostly the peak in the first part? it's absolutely firing!!!:eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭snowyeoghan


    I think Chasing Mavericks is probably one of the better Hollywood surf films - does get a little cheesy at times.
    They were often shooting the film while I was in the lineup, pretty surreal having a hollywood crew hanging around.
    I often see Frosty Henson (as played by Gerard) in the lineup out here.

    Not a film - but I found some time & made a short video of Santa Cruz & Mavz surf this winter: http://vimeo.com/59090010

    That Aileens clip makes me want to move home.

    @promethius, that's not The Peak


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    cheers buddy, must be an off the beaten track one so i won't ask :-)


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    I think Chasing Mavericks is probably one of the better Hollywood surf films - does get a little cheesy at times.
    They were often shooting the film while I was in the lineup, pretty surreal having a hollywood crew hanging around.
    I often see Frosty Henson (as played by Gerard) in the lineup out here.

    Not a film - but I found some time & made a short video of Santa Cruz & Mavz surf this winter: http://vimeo.com/59090010

    That Aileens clip makes me want to move home.

    @promethius, that's not The Peak

    Some very nice footage there, fair play. Good choice of music too! Would love to see a wave like that up close someday but unlikely to ever have a go at catching one at this stage :D


    Here's one I just saw on facebook: http://vimeo.com/61260054#

    Nice to see an irish vid that's not clare or donegal for a change :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Storm Surfers 3D on tonite in Lighthouse cinema Smithfield Dublin, 10.30pm

    http://www.onlinecinematickets.com/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&eventCode=9537


    " STORM SURFERS 3D is an epic, character-driven adventure documentary following two best friends on their quest to hunt down and ride the biggest and most dangerous waves in Australia. Aussie tow-surfing legend Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world champion Tom Carroll enlist the help of surf forecaster Ben Matson and together they track and chase giant storms across the Great Southern Ocean..."


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    promethius wrote: »
    cheers buddy, must be an off the beaten track one so i won't ask :-)

    Is that the insurance thingy /mully clip:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    northshore, absolute cheddar fest
    Hoaulis, wise old board shapers, angry locals, a beautiful love interest, nagging mother, it's all in there!
    if that's not enough it features laird hamilton, lopez and mark fou
    acting is terrible but some nice wave action and a nice feel good vibe!
    full film is on youtube
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK2W9dTksZI


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  • Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭keryl


    promethius wrote: »
    northshore, absolute cheddar fest
    Hoaulis, wise old board shapers, angry locals, a beautiful love interest, nagging mother, it's all in there!
    if that's not enough it features laird hamilton, lopez and mark fou
    acting is terrible but some nice wave action and a nice feel good vibe!
    full film is on youtube
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK2W9dTksZI

    "Hey, who is that guy"

    Occhie's acting is top draw stuff....

    I love that film:D


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