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Summary: Great movie, dumb dvd
Review: I read the review where someone said this movie is full frame, so I referenced this movie on dvdplanet.com. Sure enough, it says it's full frame!! Unforgiveable !! I think this is 1 of the best movies ever. Who is the bird brained gremmie responsible for sabotaging this dvd ? Grrrrrrr. I was going to buy this dvd, but now I will just record from my ES II laserdisc onto a dvd.
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Summary: Widescreen DVD?
Review: I went to buy this new dvd and come to find out that Montery Video did NOT transfer it in widescreen which the movie was shot. In fact Montery doesn't state either way what format the movie come in so as (in my opiion) to get the possible customer wondering if or if not what format it is in. PLUS, it doesn't tell you if it is in Dolby Digital or 5.1, etc.. This leads me to assume it is in momo which would be a huge dissapointment considering that the soundtrack is as good as the movie and goes hand in hand. WHY does Montery Video AVOID stating what format and sound the dvd has? This is rediculous in my opinion and I will avoid buying this dvd untill I know what it is like from other reviews. If you ask me this is bad business practices by Montery Video and the Brown family should've chosen a better more professional company to release all their dvd with. "Endless Summer" the original was a dissapointment on dvd also. Non-widscreen and not remastered. All Bruce Brown dvds are done this way and a huge dissapointment in my opinion. Especially because I am a huge fan of all his movies. Hopefully someday they will re-release the dvd movies professionally instead of saving a buck. They won't get my money untill they do. I'll give this dvd 2 stars just because the movie itself was great.So far I give the dvd 0.
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Summary: very pleasing documentary
Review: For the most part, surfing movies only subtly delve into the totally experience of surf adventures. You may see an airport scene here, and a flat tire on the rental car there. But viewers may not get the full essence of a real surfing adventure. Endless Summer II is a tremendous mix of awesome footage at beautiful breaks, interesting experiences from the cast, and delightful break from the typical surf film. If you have any bit of surfing blood in you, you will be extremely pleased with this pick.
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Summary: Get Stoked on Life!
Review: Until I met my surfer boyfriend, I didn't even know which side of the board was right side up ...(Ouch! Those fins hurt!!)
My boyfriend recommended Endless Summer 2. What I particularly loved about the film was the casting of Patrick O'Connell who is described as the "happiest surfer on earth." His infectious grin and gleeful antics on and off the board is an inspiration to pursue some of that joyous abandon.
Even if you're not a surfer, may this splash of fun and friendship from distant shores and the warmth of an endless summer enhance you life with a longboard of joy!
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Summary: Surfer's Dream
Review: This is the all time movie, every time I watch it, it brings back memorys of surfing at Blacks in San Diego California, this is a great movie. I can't wait untill it comes out on DVD. This is the best surfing movie that Ive seen, its great, thats the only way to describe it, oh yeah its got a tight soundtrack, ..., Im gonna go look for that now...
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Summary: Endless Summer II
Review: I thought this was the most awsome surfing and most awsome senery in a documentary I have ever seen. It was mesmorizing to watch the size and perfect shapes of some of the waves. The camera shot were great also. It was a relaxing movie to watch. It makes you want to go look for the perfect wave.
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Summary: Not as good as the first, but still good.
Review: My how things change from the 1960s to the 1990s! The boards are smaller, the fashions more elaborate, the girls-well they are still sexy- and seem to have reduced their clothing somewhat-and the waves have gotten bigger, meaner and hollower. Something else has also changed in surfing-money. There is plenty of it here-surf boats, surf camps, professional surfers (what are they?, -I hear the voices of the 1960s echo- Getting paid to surf?, surely not!), and charter planes. Well, the film was well financed, but the average surfers these days have more of these options as well.In Endless Summer 2, places visited in the original 1966 film include only a few: eg South Africa-Cape St Francis, and West Africa-except that its Elands Bay this time and Namibia, not the Ivory Coast area and Senegal(?), as in the 1966 film. Most of the places are, however, new ones, as the best surf spots in the world have mostly been discovered since the original film was made. In this film we get to see good quality surf in: Fiji (Tavarua and Restaurants), Indonesia (Grajagan of course), Hawaii, Elands Bay and J-Bay (very good 6 foot surf), and Cape St Francis (all South Africa), (note: if you are ever in South Africa don't miss Kitchen Windows (in my experience its under-rated) and 'Jungenfentein' (or something like that)), several in Central America (I'm not familiar with these spots, but they are near Panama I think). They also go to France and Australia, but the surf doesn't oblige when they did the filming in these two places. It is particularly a pity for the Australian segment, where they didn't get much surf, as they went to some of the best surf spots in Australia on the north coast of NSW (eg Lennox, Angourie, Cabarita, Broken Head), and southern Queensland (eg Snapper, Burleigh, Kirra). (The last 3 times I have been to these areas I have got 6 foot surf each time-must have been lucky). Overall a fun and interesting expose of world surf culture in the 1990s, with some of the better-known world surf spots, and a bit of humour and some very good quality surf thrown in, especially at Grajagan (G-land), Tavarua, and my favourite-J-Bay.
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Summary: The Perfect Sequel to the Perfect Original
Review: Know what I did the other day? Woke up with the theme song from Endless Summer in my head. It was snowing up and down the east coast, so I popped in Endless Summer II (on VHS - still waiting for that DVD), turned up the heat, cracked open a couple Coronas with my roommate, and instantly was back in the sun, on the beach, in the kind of place where deeply spiritual connection to people and place combines with waves and nice looking girls in bikinis (or less if you're in Biaritz, Fr.), the kind that only comes from surfing. The thing about this movie: it puts you there through the footage, the people themselves, the locations, and of course, the great music. Being from Dana Point, CA, this is nice not only in January, but anytime I'm not there in person. The thing I really love about the film is how it remains true to its original roots: too guys travel the world surfing low budget style; one's a brash, outspoken blond, the other dark-haired, more reserved but equally stoked. This time around, it's Pat O'Connell from Dana Point, CA, and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver from Santa Cruz. This masterpiece of surfing video -- in a time when many think surfing videos are considered bland, recycled delivery mechanisms for punk bands and spoiled surf-brats -- is a breath of fresh air anytime, anywhere. I think the commentary and participation in this one by the likes of Jerry Lopez, Shane Matthews, crazy Laird Hamilton, Kelly Slater, Tommy Curren, Walter the Zulu, and others makes it really special, since they show us how different surfers can be and still retain such kinship and passion for the ocean. What could be more fittingly ironic than Pat and Wingnut tromping over the same dunes at Cape St. Francis that Mike and Robert did 30 years before to find luxury homes, but still some great waves, only a few miles from Jeffries Bay? Add to that the innocent and inspiring surfing of 5 year old TJ Barron of HI and you've got not only something for surfers, but something for anybody. Bruce Brown has always been lauded for his colorful, witty, tongue-in-cheek humor, and this is no exception (though it is exceptional). He's also an innovator in the field of capturing the beauty and essence of surfing and the ocean itself on film. The underwater scenes in Fiji and elsewhere are truly beautiful, and the soundtrack fits together with what's going on onscreen better than Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon with the Wizard of Oz. The footage of Wingnut's footwork and amazing -- I mean truly genious -- moves on his longboard (shaped by ES I surfer and legend August) in any conditions are unparalleled. Pat's surfing was so great at that time many thought he was really headed from greatness, and it shows in the shots. And let's not forget the side-footage of the places themselves: the people, the ecology, and of course, the food, the last of which is a huge part of the surf experience. You'll know what I mean when you check out the South Afica experience part with John Whitmore. Thanks be to Bruce, Wingnut, Pat, and all the others involved in shooting and being in Endless Summer II. You've provided the surf culture and the world at large with a gem: true to Endless Summer I, true to the way things are now, mindful of the past, living in the present, stoked for the future. Now watch the movie and go surfing!
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Summary: The Endless Summer 2
Review: The sequel to "The Endless Summer" has much better surf footage than the original and I think that the soundtrack is a tad better than the first as well...but both movies are excellent...makes you wonder when they will do "The Endless Summer 3" !!! Take me along for the third installment !
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Summary: Viewed over 100 times
Review: I rented this video for my 13 and 15 year old sons and their friends everyday for an entire summer! I kept thinking, "this is the last time they'll want to see it" NOT SO! I could have saved a bundle if I'd just purchased it the first day. I made a joke about putting it on a loop so it would never go off. I did not tire of having it on because the music is pleasant, the narration smooth, charactors likable and the scenery & surfing breathtaking. We've since purchased a couple of copies each of Endless Summer 1 and 2 (along with movie posters). The boys are 16 and 19 now and we still love the videos. One son took a special detour to Biaritz France, just to see where they surfed.
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