North Shore

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Summary: this movie is awesome
Review: i though this movie was very good. It had a lot of surfing in it and lot of good action. It was awesome funny because there was good one liners in it. Like "Later barney" Which i use all the time. This movie was just the right lenght. It had real surfer in it and real surfing clubs. Like oai hai and Garry Lopez. This movie was great because it showed a lot of surfing in the North Shore and other parts of Hawaii. I also like it because of the standing wave i thought that was awesome

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Summary: Awesome surfing scenes, fun flick
Review: This is a movie that could benefit from release on DVD. The surfing scenes ARE the movie! The plot is thin, the acting weak, but the waves and cameos form real pro surfers make it all worthwhile! Check it out. It's a great rainy day indoors kind of movie!

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Summary: A movie that makes you want to surf.
Review: While most movies with bad acting would make you run for the door or your remote control, North Shore uses excellent scene sequences and quick action to make anyone want to learn to surf. Turtle is by far the best actor in this movie, playing the role of the misunderstood local surfer. Watch this movie not with your intentions on being emotionally moved by the acting, but rather the story that is told. Great cameos by pro surfers. Great shots of the waves.

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Summary: for those who don't always have to have a deeper meaning...
Review: Why does every movie critic have to evaluate a movie in terms of its impact on our lives and its artistic content? North Shore entertained me immensely. I can't surf - I've never tried, but it's fun to think I could by watching this movie. The surfing footage is awesome, it's a believable enough story, and the girl is hot. What more could you ask for on a sunday afternoon? I say watch it, what do you have to lose? Exactly my friends.

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Summary: The Zen of Surfing
Review: This movie has a Zen element that I find quite attractive. Rick Kane begins to ride the waves the moment he steps off the jet in Hawaii. And while he tumbles, wipes-out, and is slammed into the reef both figuratively and literally, the movie never loses its meditative feel. At the films conclusion one feels a sense of loss-kind of like when a powerful wave diminishes-it was a great ride but we all know it must end. Perhaps this is as "corny" as the lei Chandler hangs on Rick at the end, but not to worry, everything fits calmly into the peaceful motion of this movie.

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Summary: Chandler Surfboards North Shore T-Shirts Rule
Review: "Chandler teach me how to big wave surf not even" Turtle
"Here on the North Shore we treat friends mo better" Turtle
"Yeah, design thing...design me right out of the picture howle"
"He one bad ripper yeah. I hear he break his stick he shred so bad"
"Scrub it kook!"
And the list goes on. If you love the movie you can quote every line. The DVD rules. Kudos to the company for actually believing in this film, after all of these years, and including interviews with the original cast.
This film touched a nerve in a whole generation of surfers and wanna be surfers alike.
If you love it like I love it, send an email to [e-mail]. I'll send you a pic of the tribute Chandler Surfboards North Shore Hawaii T-shirt like the one Rick Kane (Matt Adler) wore at the end of the movie. Maybe one can be yours.
Later Barneys.

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Summary: A Cult Surf Movie that I'm glad to see on DVD - FINALLY!
Review: North Shore is definitely a cult surf film. Although it is a bit unrealistic, it was a surf film so unline other surf films in the 80's (everyone remember "Under the Boardwalk"). As "Endless Summer 1 & 2" and "Big Wednesday" are ultimate films, "North Shore" was a blast because you had Occy, Laird, Derek Ho and many more surfers involved with this film. Anyway, enough with the film, let's talk about the DVD.

One of the coolest things about this DVD is when they talk to the cast of the film like 15 years later to see how the film has affected them or how the film has reached cult status. A lot of cool info. of the behind-the-scenes of the making of this film.

It does have an alternate ending but it's from the first woman who played the main character and was later released.

Anyway, it's one of those surf films to keep and just have fun watching and showing other people.

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Summary: Occy, Curren, Hamilton and the kid from Teenwolf...
Review: ...and that old guy from TRAPPER JOHN, M.D.

Ok, so this movie is from the Hot Tuna era of surfing when Billabong was lost in neon colors. So what? It's brilliant. Featuring some of the best surfers of the time, and the best surfers of our current time...with epic Pipeline surf. Get it just to have the chance to see Laird Hamilton decades before he became the big-gun town-master of Jaws Maui or TO' Tahiti.

Slightly cheesy lines...yes. Turtle...he's the man...the greatest...movie moved him so much he became a surf instructor. I'm so glad to finally have this movie on DVD. My tape version of it wore thin years ago.

It's simply a great movie that even non-surfers can appreciate. Even though I've surfed for over 20 years now, I still find this movie enjoyable despite it's "Gleaming the Cube" vibe....it's truly far better than that.

Also...when the heck are they gonna release Endless Summer 2 on DVD??? Every single Bruce Brown film ever made is on DVD but that one! What gives!?

Sorry for that...get this movie, get this movie, get this movie. You'll thoroughly enjoy it and get to capture a period of surfing not captured many other places.

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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...