Sunday, August 18, 2002
i tried to surf in Goleta around sunset tonight, there was nothing there, but someone responded to my request to write a review for "Blue Crush" so here it is, thanks Wayne.
"Aloha Fellow Santa Barbara Surfing Bros! You mentioned that you would like a review of "Blue Crush." Having surfed for 35 years and spent a lifetime painting surf scenes, I feel I have something to contribute.
First of all, this is not "Citizen Cane" or a movie for film critics. However, it's not that bad. If anything, this movie will definitely empower young women throughout the USA. Not just because our heroine is a surfer, but the fact that a young woman, with enough courage, can do anything just as good as the guys.
The surfing sequences and sound track are...for lack of an over used word...awesome! I mean, when a 15 foot Banzai Pipeline "bonecrusher" breaks, the entire theater shakes. Even a non surfing person from Minnesota gets a glimpse into what a wipeout feels like. Or the rush of screaming down a 15 foot face and getting locked in the tube. The photography in this movie is exceptional. As luck would have it, both the producer and director are surfers. So there's none of that lame "Beach Blanket Bebob" stuff going on.
This was the first day the movie played and the theater in Calabasas, California was packed !!! That's a good sign for future surf movies that I've heard are in the works. They were mostly women, with their teenage daughters. The plot is somewhat lame, but then again it really doesn't matter. Seeing the surf and the women that ride them is good enough for me and hopefully anyone else. I give it about 3 stars out of a possible 4. Girl Power !!!
Sincerely, Wayne D. Roten
to read some other reviews, check out Rotten Tomatoes. why am i so interested in this and what does it have to do with SBS? i don't know, but it is pop-culture, and it's effecting how others will see our world of surfing, so i find it intriguing.
link to this
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