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Summary: Not what you'd expect
Review: I went into this movie expecting it to be like Coyote Ugly - lots of barely dressed women prancing around with an equally barely there plot. But what looks like another excuse to show lots of skin is actually a great, feel-good movie. It's not going to win any Oscars, but it's a great, laid-back, summer-fun movie to enjoy with friends of any gender.
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Summary: Catch this Wave!!
Review: I had planned to see this film simply because I have a deep interest in surfing. I think that it is a cool sport riding those fierce waves on nothing but a board. Must take tremendous athletic prowess, bravery and skill.However I did not expect to like the movie itself. Given Hollywoods lousy track record lately (especially with stuff like this) I expected it to be another rubbishy teenage film. Boy was I wrong! Apart from the visuals (surfing and cinamatography). I was tremendously impressed that they decided to go so deep into the characters themselves. I especially like Anne Marie the main character. I thought that she was fine young woman. She was strong yet still flawed and vulnerable. I got the impression that she was a former wild child who was trying to do good. Trying to fill in the mother duties and see that her little sister went to college. Wanting to win the contest so that she could "pay her bills" on time every month. I found it really touching. I also liked the female bonding between Anne Marie, Lena and Eden. They were like a family and looked out for each other. I found it far more real and noble than the promiscuous antics of the girls in "Sex and the City". They really loved and cared for one another. There was no cattiness or jealousy. Sure they fought but it was the kind of fighting you see among siblings who have disagreements. As opposed to see who would be #1 princess. I found it really neat the way that at the end of the film all those young girls were gathering around Anne Marie in order to get her autograph. I think that she was a great role model. Sure she had problems, but the difference is between her and heroins in other in such movies is that she works through her problems and doesn't fluff them off. How refreshing! The audience I saw it with were absolutely captivated. It was not one of those films where you can sense the restlessness of the audience, everyone was absolutely riveted. Blue Crush is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. It will inspire you.
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Summary: Sexy Woman Losing Focus Of Her Dreams
Review: When this young lady was one of the very best young surfers around (boys and girls), she even got put on the front cover of a magazine. She was destined to be a great surfer. Then, her dream of surfing a wave called 'The Pipeline' came one time at the beach when she was to surf it (which was one of the hardest waves to surf in the world). She had 2 or 3 really close girl friends that always did everything together and she kept on telling them she would never let a man interfere with her life long passion. On the contrary, it almost certainly did. After she found out more about this jerk, she realized her dream was fast approaching and she better get prepared rather quickly. It was probably a 5 star flick, but I hate to give hardly anything 5 stars. It was the quarterback of a football team that was staying at the hotel that swept her off her feet (the girls even worked there as house cleaners; she got fired). She was insubordinate, to put it mildly. Well, anyway, at the end, she realized on the very last night before 'The Pipeline' was to take place to do it and on her very last attempt @ surfing the huge wave, she succeeded. It was a truly amazing accomplishment for anybody, especially a girl.
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Summary: WHAT A SURPRISE! THIS MOVIE IS TERRIFIC!
Review: WOW! I went expecting a dumb surfer movie-but thought it might have great surfer footage. This film is amazing on all levels. The music is right on and the acting and script are SO REAL,you think you're watching real life-not a movie. Character development is awesome and the surfing footage..well..just wait till you see it. This film is the BEST!
(and I don't like alot of stuff-ex:Signs blew/Blood Work-mediorce) Go see this! You will be surprised how good it is!
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: This film was a real surpriseon the positive side. I expected the average summer teen film--but Blue Crush was a lot more than that. First of all, it is a "girls rule" movie. These young wonmen, led by Kate Bosworth, can and do fend for themselves. Not there are not bumps in the road, but the girls handle them all. The surfing scenes are just fantastice. Overall, this is a just a great film. A must see!
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Summary: The Best Movie Ever
Review: This is by far one of the best movies ever made! Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake work wonderfully together. I don't see this movie as "just another teen flick" but as a story of overcoming your fears and following your dreams. Sure the plot has been done before (what movie plot hasn't?) but never in such an invigorating way. The ocean scenes coupled with the exhilarating soundtrack will get you pumped and ready to take on any wave of your own...even if you've never surfed before!
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Summary: I was left "blue" and truly "crushed" after watching this
Review: John Stockwell's "Blue Crush" is a film I can basically sum up in a few words; there are hot girls for the guys, guys with no shirts for the girls, monster waves for both and nothing else. That's right, nothing else. Bad plot, no character involvement, no fully drawn characters, weak dialogue, and no energy. The film actually reminds me of a film that came out earlier this year, "Crossroads". Obviously the two films have nothing in common as for as story goes, but, they both seemed to have taken the same approach in regaurds to the way the characters are set-up and the flow of the movie. Both films I think proved to be missed opportunities. "Blue Crush" I suppose could of been a good film, and it's not that the acting is bad or that the directing is off and there's bad cinematography that leads me to dislike the film, it's just that what exactly does this movie do? Where lies it's purpose? The movie just lags around, and I truly hate when that happens with movies.
"Blue Crush" tells the story of a local surfer, Annie Marie (Kate Bosworth) who was on her way to the pros when an accident causes her to take time off. Now, everything in Annie's life is not perfect. Her mother left her and her younger sister Penny (Mika Boorem) on their own and now Annie has two of her friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake) help her pay rent and get by. But, the thing that looms largest in her friend's and Annie's life is surfing. That is untill Annie meets a guy. Now Annie has to decide what means the most to her? Will she see where this romance takes her. Or will she continue to surf in order to enter a big tournament.
Now, I don't want to give away the movie's story. Because I wouldn't want to spoil anything for anyone. But, I think the movie is fairly predictable. One wouldn't have to watch it very long in order to know which direction the story is going in. Though, in all fairness, I must give "Blue Crush" it's share of credit. The waves are amazing and though it may sound funny the audio sound is great. This is a movie that should get a nomination for best sound and I swear I'm not joking around. But, over-all "Blue Crush" is a movie that just isn't worth anyone's time.
Bottom-line: A slow moving poorly conceived mess that trys to entertain us by showing us big splashy waves. While the acting and directing is fine, there nothing else to enjoy.
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Summary: what a movie!!
Review: as a fellow strugling girl surfer looking for some respect in the waves, i went to see this movie.. what a night it was.. first of all, i got in free, i got free popcorn, free cokes, free parking and a official movie sized poster of blue crush. i was stoked, and to top it all off, the movie was most most most excellent. i thought that the writers would turn it into a love story or a corny story about surfing, that would get bad reviews, but the great acting and footage from the pipe in hawaii was marvelous. the plot was great, it kept you going right until the very last second of the movie. i was apalled, i didn't think it would be that good. i'll be adding it to my DVD collection as soon as it comes out.. great filmography, great location, great storyline, great music, great actors, great sport, great film. go see it.
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Summary: Great tropical movie!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. I saw it the day it came out, and it really put me in a great, care-free summer mood. It's a perfect summer movie! Furthermore, the camerawork and shots of the waves are truly unprecedented. I highly recommend this movie. :)
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Summary: Almost The "Bring It On" Of The Surfer Genre
Review: I had hoped this film would become to surfing what Kirsten Dunst's "Bring It On" is for cheerleading, a theme movie of the highest quality that champions a great endeavor. It fell a tiny bit short, though, but not without a good fight. The girls were all cute, they looked to be in good physical shape (even though their nutrition habits were lousy), and most of the surfing scenes were breathtaking (the main question being, "Wow, how did they film THAT?). The girls, whose encounter with a school official left the impression they had never been very academically inclined, eked out a living as hotel maids, pushing an equipment cart through the hallways and cleaning up all the horrendous messes left by wealthy, trashy guests. It's good their occupation was not portrayed glamorously, and this movie likely won't encourage bunches of American teen girls to skip to Hawaii to surf and become hotel maids. We never saw what the young surfer dudes did for a living, but their intellectual stature appeared about equal with that of the girls, so it's probably safe to assume they weren't neurosurgeons who surfed in their spare time. The most poignant touch was a scene wherein surfer hotel maids expressed disdain for stupid football players. Talk about irony there and back again!
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