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Summary: Great for Surfers, So-So for Rest
Review: This movie is great for surfers (five stars), but only so-so for the rest (three stars). The surf scenes are really good and they let them play out (ala "Endless Summer") instead of doing cut/thrash/spin like many modern-day movies. Almost all of the shots are of Pipeline, which is great for that, but I would have liked to have seen more shots of other areas (I would have liked a five-hour movie, too, but there wouldn't be many Hollywood viewers then).The "plot" is very thin (think of a watered down "Karate Kid"). Fortuntately, the "romance" is toned down although it is a factor. The ending seemed to go a little too fast, possibly due to budget constraints, but it works. Yes, the one-liners and names are great and really give a warm fuzzy feeling to the movie. Although this was low-budget, it is still pretty good. There are a couple scenes with poor dubbing, but most of the other editing is very good. The water shots are great. The acting is very good, except for a few instances (they probably didn't have the budget for reshoots). The transfer to DVD is excellent. I had seen it when it first came out and several times when it came out on video. The DVD version is excellent quality and could easily pass for a very good quality film today. Definitely a feel-good movie, enjoyable alone, with a date or with family.
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Summary: North Shore, good stuff, ya.
Review: This DVD rocks. There is nothing funnier than the alternate ending. Packed with extra goodies like interviews with Laird, Gerry, Turtle, doesn't get any better. Gotta go, I gotta sand Burkhart's board all night...
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Summary: Chandler's daughter
Review: "go get it Roger" C.D.
"mommy, where's daddy?" C.D.
"he's with Rick. Surfing" Chandler's wife.
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Summary: THIS DVD IS FANTASTIC!!! just what i was hoping for
Review: I've long been a fan of this movie. It's the typical 'teen, summer, gotta win the contest and the girl' coming of age story, and yet, it somehow transends the genre.
The story, as you might have guessed from the other reviews is fairly standard,'boy comes to hawaii to surf the season before college..meets kooky characters, falls in love and enters the big surfing competition...but that is what the genius of the movie is built on..
on top of that basic premise, the movie offers
• charming memorable characters,
• more quotable lines than even 'swingers'..and that's saying alot..
• a cute love story...
• some of the best surfing footage ever shown in a theatrical release...including recent fare like 'blue crush' now..this is a dvd review....
the new dvd release has some GREAT interviews with the cast. Not old file footage either, but new, as of last month type stuff...excellent interviews...you can see what the cast looks like today...and WOW...unbelievable how young they all still look....
very enjoyable extras like the interviews, deleted scenes...and my fave...a very awkward alternative ending with the original casted female lead...lets just say you can tell why she was let go...pretty, and most likely a good actress, but wow..ZERO chemistry with matt adler...and hey...for gods sakes..would someone cast him in a new movie?...i heard he's friends with george clooney...come ON george..get this dude a role!... anyhow..this dvd is absolutely fantastic, and for all of you fans, this is a MUST OWN....the quality is first rate, the transfer and clean up really blows me away, the sound is crystal, and wow..seeing it finally in wide screen was worth the wait...absolute perfection... a 10! SHAKA!
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Summary: Go Ahead...Go Shred!
Review: I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it on cable back in the late 80s! I taped it, wore that one out, bought it again, watched it a few hundred more times and now, just purchased the DVD. In short IT ROCKS! Features include an alternate ending, a few deleted scenes and, my personal fav, interviews with the cast and crew. It's interesting seeing what they look like now (Chandler and Kiani look exactly the same) and how the movie changed the courses of some of the stars' lives. If you love surfing or the ocean, GET THIS MOVIE! You won't regret it!
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Summary: He so haoli, he don't even know he haoli
Review: This is easily my favorite movie. When my VCR busted, I almost went out to get a new one just so I could watch this movie. Imagine my joy when I found out that they were actually going to release the think on DVD!!!!
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Summary: barno, barnyard, a haole to the max a kook in and out of the
Review: this is the greatest movie of all time. the story is gnarly and so is the surf footage. rick kanes is the man. watching this movie just puts me in a good mood. it has such a good story. it may not be an in depth one but it just is fun and mellow. plus kiani is so hott. later haoles
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Summary: North Shore is a funny movie, but it shows what Hawaii ...
Review: This movie may be laughable Surfing, but the cultural aspects of this movie is very accurate. I lived in Hawaii for 6 years, and believe it or not, the Hawaiians really act that way towards the mainlanders. The only thing more dangerous than getting on the wrong side of Hawaiians is getting on the wrong side of Samoans!
The "Pidgen" language is accurate, and the Hawaiians are very proud of being decended from Kings (Kamehameha).
I will buy this DVD when it comes out just to remember the fond, and happy memories of Hawaii!
Mahalo!
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Summary: "I Only rate movies one way....."
Review: "I Only rate movies one way.....the right way." This movie rocks!. The day the dvd is released, it's mine.
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Summary: Stash it kook!
Review: This film is one of the all time classics! I've watched it a million times with my friends and we know the complete script. The one liners are hilarious and the surfing shots are amazing! How about the shot where Rick gets in the pipe in the second day of the contest!
With all the surfing legends starring in the movie and the awesome soundtrack you'd be a barney to not to buy.
Shaka-to-ya-frada-cause-you're-nothing-but-a-bradda.
I've composed a soundtrack to this film, 'I'm going to surf the big waves of North Shore, you are in there Rick!'
Competitions bring out the worst in the human animal so learn, appreciate and ride the waves as a soul-surfer.
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