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Off White
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Tenino, WA
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Jan 13, 2009 - 12:04am PT
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That documentary made my 15 year old daughter sad that all those guys had to go and get all old & ugly.
Edit: oops, my mistake. I realized it was Dogtown & Z Boys that made the daughter person all sad & wistful. In this one, all that vintage footage was just stunning, amazing to have it around.
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Jan 13, 2009 - 12:10am PT
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A brilliant, heart stopping film.
Unbelievable footage and camera work.
Five Stars for sure.
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drljefe
climber
Toostoned, AZ
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Jan 13, 2009 - 12:13am PT
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Awesome movie!
I prefer smaller waves, myself.
Dogtown, did you get my message? If not- thanks bro.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Jan 13, 2009 - 12:21am PT
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Funny, I think what those guys and gals do is nuts (and I have done some surfing). I got lots of respect for it though. At the same time some of them look at what we do as climbers and think the same thing.
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apogee
climber
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Jan 13, 2009 - 12:28am PT
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Yah, that's a great flick- so is Dogtown & Z-Boys. Love the footage of surfing b/w the pilings of the old Santa Monica pier, and talk of finding carburetors and sh*t laying all over the place.
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Rudder
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Jan 13, 2009 - 01:03am PT
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"""A brilliant, heart stopping film.
Unbelievable footage and camera work.
Five Stars for sure."""
Ditto that!
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nutjob
Stoked OW climber
San Jose, CA
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Jan 13, 2009 - 01:10am PT
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I've had the stuffing beat out of me in 7 foot waves, been totally hammered bloody in 10 foot waves on deep sandy bottoms, and just can't imagine the power of waves 20+ feet. It seems like so much force that people should just plain die if they don't make the bottom turn. That is some sketchy business.
And yes, Riding Giants is a stirring and awesome film. For a totally different surf film experience, check out the original Endless Summer or the sequel.
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drljefe
climber
Toostoned, AZ
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Jan 13, 2009 - 01:14am PT
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The cool thing about big wave riding, and especially tow surfing, is that it's a team effort now. Where as "normal" surfing is kind of a selfish pursuit, those guys' lifes are in eachothers hands, from take-off to rescue- and the consequences are heavier. Definitely more like climbing. It doesn't help that many of the big wave spots are totally sharky! Nuff respect for all those guys, especially the paddlers.
Edit- true, nutjob.
also there are some really nice soulful surf films-
Thicker Than Water
September Sessions
-With the Malloy Brothers and Jeff Johnson, who is a climber. They just did the NA Wall.
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dogtown
climber
Cheyenne,Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 13, 2009 - 01:19am PT
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Drljefe; I did. It's cool, I'm glad you have a new dog. Good luck with him or her.
Apogee; The shots I think you are talking about on Z-boys are at the old P.O.P (Pacific Ocean Park) pier which is no longer there. Burned down in the late 70's for the final time. P.O.P. was between Santa Monica and Venice which is Dogtown.I surfed and lived there back in those days. Hence my nickname. A real ghetto back then.
Where the debris meets the sea. Bah ha ha ha
Bruce
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MisterE
Trad climber
Raising Arizona
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Jan 13, 2009 - 01:45am PT
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That is rippin' footage - thanks.
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Wonder
climber
WA
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Jan 13, 2009 - 01:48am PT
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When the filmed Lords they build a copy of the old POP and the dogbowl.
Now Riding Giants I saw at IMax. That was the best.
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jan 13, 2009 - 10:50am PT
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another cool surf flick- the far shore- great movie about surf exploration. Naughton& peterson discover many famous breaks in their travels.
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poop_tube
Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
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Jan 13, 2009 - 01:32pm PT
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Strong swell coming in this weekend in SOCAL!!!!
Ooooooohhhh
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jan 13, 2009 - 02:19pm PT
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Have never surfed and I'm not really much of a water guy, but I actually went out and bought that movie after seeing it. It's pretty awesome.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Jan 13, 2009 - 02:33pm PT
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Cool movie.
Litmus is good (sorta artsy)- awesome footage of guy ripping 2x overhead, and heavy, surf in rural Ireland.
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Gunkie
climber
East Coast US
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Jan 13, 2009 - 03:23pm PT
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I liked 'September Sessions' better. But 'riding GIANTS' is a great film and it's sitting on my desk right now. Maybe I should watch it again.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Jan 13, 2009 - 03:32pm PT
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Louie Louie.....
We gotta go!!!
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