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Summary: Fabulous
Review: My son's and I have rented and watched this video more times than I can remember. Although the acting is far from the Academy Awards level, this is as true to life as it gets. Anyone who has surfed big waves can relate to this movie. The waves, music and intense cinematography grasp and hold on to you. It brings out the dreams in all of us ---that search for your perfect wave and how far you are willing to go to fullfill that dream. Unfortunately, I have never been able to fullfill that dream but hope my boys will continue in my footsteps. Thanks, Mike, John and Ryan.
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Summary: A kick ass movie for those who surf or travel, or want to!
Review: I loved this movie! They are so hot, the waves are huge, and the scenery from around the world is to die for! An awesome movie that made me want to pick up a board and follow their lifestyle, however dangerous it was.
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Summary: An epic adventure from home for all surf lovers
Review: Three surfers, monumential waves and a great look into the hearts of unspoken friendship. In God's Hands shows how the passion for surfering leads three men across the globe to incredible locations and a friendship that not even death can break
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Summary: so hardcore
Review: this movie is awesome.. and i like that it's REAL surfers in this movie and not just stupid little girls who can't surf and know nothing about it... like blue crush... it's another surfer movie everyone has to see! plus, shane shane shane... (we really need to see a movie totally on bruce irons though...
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Summary: The Worst Surf Flick Ever. Really.
Review: I bought this once, and watched it as many times. Live and learn, life is suffering. The short review is: this thing sucks. If you want truely great surf entertainment, stick to Jack Johnson's amazing work and, of course, The Everlasting Series. Okay, now the long version. The film quality is impressive, but there's nothing worth watching. I don't blame the surfers; they're not actors, after all. The entire concept is at fault here. It's like a psuedo documentary with delusions of dramatic grandeur. From the moment the movies starts with a guy (who shall not be named because it's probably not entirely his fault) and a girl, both on a train. The lame dialogue and cheesy camera work sets the tone. It's like the director is screaming: "This is dramatic, this is so intense -- but you gotta be cool with it, because this chick obviously wants you big time, so you gotta be cool. But remember: drama, drama, drama!" Another memorable moment is the fist fight in Bali. Anone who's actually been there and seen more than Legian bars and shirt-shops will surely shake their heads in utter disgust. There are a few (very, very few) good moments, like when the guys are in Hawai'i getting ready to paddle out. Intense. That's about the only part of the film that came off as honest, and for that very reason it stood out against the hokey story line, stupid plot "developments" (the fist fight in Bali -- ridiculous!) and absurd acting attempts. These guys just aren't actors. And the director (the term is used loosely) couldn't put togther a decent porno with Coppola's film crew and a year in a finishing school for sex maniacs. I'd rather sit through Beach Blanket Bingo. Seriously. At least then you expect any surf references to be insipid, insulting and irritating. Maybe next time the people who brought this sad piece of crap to life ought to concentrate on what surfing actually is, and leave the cardboard idiocy to Hollywood.
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Summary: Just a bad surf movie (hate to admit it)
Review: Like most surfers, I'm a true addict of ANYTHING that has waves in it - and will justify, defend, and make excuses for any production that shows off waves and surfing; regardless of how crappy or cheesy it is (North Shore, Point Break, I don't care). But I finally discovered a surf movie that is just too lame to stomach: `In God's Hands'. As with any bad surf movie, essentially it needs to be reviewed from two perspectives and you can draw your own conclusion. Can you endure the pure stupidity and incredulousness of these characters as they are presented (just another day in any `real' cool and radical surfer's life, right?), for some good wave sequences (Hawaii in particular)? In this case, the pandering to armchair surfers who want SO HARD to believe that there is a real `James Bond as Socrates as Prodigy Surfer' fantasy waiting for them, is enough to wreck even a spectacular Maui swell. We all realize it's just a movie, but this is wholly crap. There isn't enough surfing to offset the nausea and embarrassment created by the rest of the film. Poor acting and plot are the least of the problems here.
Two stars for some good waves, but otherwise skip this flick: I wouldn't even recommend showing it to your surfer buds unless they're just dreamers who've never been on safari OR big waves. It's an embarrassment to surfers - unless your 13 and need to believe its anything like this....
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Summary: Real surfers... but not a real surf story
Review: Sorry, while many of the shots are spectacular for both the scenery and the surfing... the attempt to be philosophical ruins the entire picture. Apparently the script writer is not a surfer and has never met a real surfer. The entire film comes off as a cross between a soap opera and a documentary. It reveals nothing of why people surf at all much less why they surf dangerous waves. And, the film does a discourtesy to South East Asia showing a beautiful area in a shallow manner.
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Summary: MYSTIC SURF
Review: IN RESPONSE TO Sam Kim from SoCal/Baja:Have you ever surfed!? I mean, come on. The only movies you listed that are surf movies are Endless Summer I & II. SS
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Summary: In search of the ultimate wave...
Review: IN GOD'S HANDS (USA 1998): Three world-class surfers (played by real-life surfing champions Patrick Shane Dorian, Matt George and Matty Liu) travel to various far-flung corners of the globe in search of the 'ultimate wave', a spiritual adventure which ends in tragedy and redemption...
Best known for a series of po-faced softcore dramas (TWO-MOON JUNCTION, DELTA OF VENUS), director Zalman King here employs his unique, fractured filmmaking style to explore the spiritual dimension which underpins the sport of surfing. Anchored from the outset by Dorian's quiet authority figure (whose non-performance can be read as meditative and, if nothing else, allows the viewer to luxuriate in his exquisite beauty), the film's meandering plotline is developed not by characterization and drama (despite game performances by George and Liu), but via a succession of extraordinary sounds and images, culminating in spectacular - and often terrifying - surfing sequences. Non-surfers may wonder what all the fuss is about, though everyone else will be captivated by King's obvious reverence for the subject, and by the sheer physical beauty of the production. An ode to the wonders of Nature, and the silent calling which draws surfers to challenge its fury on some of the most awe-inspiring waves in the world.
Photographed in Super 35 by John Aronson, the film is reproduced in a glorious letterbox (2.35:1) presentation, alongside a full-screen version which - for the most part - simply opens up the image at top and bottom, throwing off the compositions and disturbing the essential visual dynamic. Stick with the widescreen version. Ultimately, this is the kind of movie which deserves to be seen on a BIG screen, but the DVD is a fair representation of the original experience.
97m 37s
2.39:1 (Super 35) / 16:9 enhanced
[Full-screen 4:3 version also included]
DVD soundtracks: Dolby 5.1/Dolby Surround 2.0
Theatrical soundtracks: Dolby Digital/SDDS
Optional English subtitles and closed captions
Reg. 1
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