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Peel: The Peru Project - A Surf Odyssey Presenting the newest film from the family that made surf-film history, (Bruce Brown, Endless Summer, Dana Brown, Step into Liquid) Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack take us on-location to the beautiful waters of Peru where surfing is a way of life and surfers are worshiped as National Heroes. ALL SURFING DVDs
Rip Curl: Fanning The Fire He's good competitively. "He's exciting as a free surfer. Mick's got a big future for sure." Kelly Slater (Typically bland). "He surfs that good it actually pisses people off." Joel Parkinson (typical Ozzie) "I always thought he'd be a world-class surfer. It's happened quicker than I thought." Mark Occhilupo (typical bullshit...). "Mick Fanning rips. This video rips" Bun (Saltwater Dreaming) ALL SURFING DVDs
BLACKWATER: The Story of a Place Called Teahupo'o Blackwater is the story of Teahupo'o, a humble Tahitian village and a coral reef wave made from equal parts beauty and terror. The wave is undoubtedly one of surfing's most challenging and awe-inspiring waves, as Chris Malloy comments "That wave has changed surfing forever." 2005 SURFER Poll & Video Awards Nominations: BEST TUBE RIDE: KELLY SLATER WORST WIPEOUT: DAMIEN HOBGOOD WORST WIPEOUT: SHANE DORIAN The movie features fantastic surfing and commentary from a who's who of surfing, people such as Vetea David, Manoa Drollet, Shane Dorian, Kelly Slater, Tom Carroll, Mark Occhilupo, Bruce and Andy Irons, Layne Beachley and the Hobgood brothers to name a few. For the first time you can see and hear it all - the myths, the facts, the history, the stories, the consequences, and most of all, the unforgettable waves. ALL SURFING DVDs
Laird Hamilton: DVD Box Set Laird - The footage shocked the world. Had it not been captured, no one would believe it was possible, but there it was. Strapped - For years, big wave riders have watched massive waves break on the outer reefs. The physical size and speed of these waves prevented conventional equipment and surfing techniques...but in 1992, eight watermen formed Strapped. Their goal was to develop a strategy which would enable them to safely break this barrier. Tow-in surfing would be realized on one of the biggest waves in the world, and you#ll be there to see it all! ALL SURFING DVDs
Thicker Than Water Compared to other surf DVD films being flooded into the market these days, this is not bad. Music is good, footage is good (note: SHOT ON FILM, not video). It was somewhat hard to figure out where they were. We have clear scenery change, but no indicator to tell us where they really were except for the traditional Irish folk music that obviously indicated they were surfing Ireland. Director's commentary is witty and insightful and gives us perspective that few surf films give us and basically provides a good reason to watch it again -- and again. ALL SURFING DVDs
Kumbaya: The End of the Road Project: Corey Lopez The Spring 2003 Tahiti sessions saw forty-four of the world's best touring surfers, a handful of hellmen and the local crew meet The Swell From Hell head-on. Meanwhile, at The Right, death-defying barrels are forgotten for an afternoon as Chris Ward, Kalani Robb, Joel Parkinson, Shea Lopez and Taylor Knox blow the tops off of some of the best high-performance waves the world has to offer. And the reason everyone's here in the first place: The Billabong Tahiti Pro goes off in epic conditions. Andy Irons, Shane Dorian, Cory Lopez and crew score perfect barrels with Kelly Slater weaving through mind-blowing sections in an epic final against Taj Burrow to claim his second Teahupo'o win. Commentary by Shea Lopez and Pat O'Connell. ALL SURFING DVDs
Harvest : Bruce Irons J-Bay going off its nut with Rob Machado, Shea & Cory Lopez, Occy and the rest of the boys. Andy Irons sick full-rail carves at maxing Haleiwa & Sunset. Bruce Irons dominating Pipe. Andy, Mick Fanning, Damien Hobgood, Danny Wills and the rest of the WCT pushing limits in all-time 6ż-8ż Bells. Wardo, Sunny, Jamie OżBrien and heaps of others perfect Backdoor and the Rocky Point playground. Big, heavy Mavericks with serious drops and serious penalties. Shane Dorian on a mission, pulling into giant death barrels at Waimea during the Eddie. perfection at Teahupożo during the Billabong WCT. Harvest is the only video with footage from the first-ever Tow-In World Cup, held in monstrous 40-foot plus surf at Jaws on Maui! ALL SURFING DVDs
Biggest Seller Billabong Odyssey This Surfing dvd came out in theatres last year and the opening sequence, with Mike Parsons riding a 70-foot wall of water, was possibly the most exciting beginning to any film I have ever seen. The film chronicles the ongoing search to find and ride the world's biggest wave by eight hardcore surfers of tremendous courage and discipline. Their expedition takes them from Oregon to Australia, from Tahiti to Hawaii to Mexico, and Europe in between. The best surf movie, and one of the best action movies I've ever seen. ALL SURFING DVDs
Blue Horizon Blue Horizon is a surf movie with a new angle. For the last two years Jack McCoy follows the lives of current world surfing champion Andy Irons and 'soul surfer' Dave 'Rasta' Rastovich. The movie looks at cultural differences between the worlds of competition surfing and free surfing. The film has a backdrop of the history of surfing, as well as, visiting some amazing surf locations around the globe. ALL SURFING DVDs
Bruce Laird biggest waves From letting go of the two rope to rocketing into the channel in a gale of compressed air and spray, the apex of one man's life all came together in a mere ten seconds which shook the surfing world. In August of 2000, Hawaiian big wave waterman Laird Hamilton, one of the creators of tow surfing, was pulled into the largest wave of the day by jet ski in the sleepy town of Teahupo'o. Hamilton's feat including being sling shot over a thick ledge where the wave hit the reef and almost tripled in size, which would have ended in severe injury or death if not successfully executed. ALL SURFING DVDs
Step into Liquid This movie really takes you back to the REAL reason we surf and that's the joy of the ride and being one with the wave. What an incredible thing to see big waves on the big screen too! Even non-surfers would greatly enjoy this movie, it's funny and at the same time it really taught me some life lessons, not just surfing ones. I would recommend it to anyone. And if you do surf and you want someone you know to understand why you do it, show them this surfing DVD movie, they'll get the picture. ALL SURFING DVDs
Kelly Slater - Black and White DVD In Black and White is an in-depth profile of 6-time world surfing champ, Kelly Slater (Riding Giants), before he went on to be the most dominant and influential surfer of all time! In Black and White is arguably one of the best surf films of all time on the most exciting surfer in the world! ALL SURFING DVDs
Rip Curl's "Search" Classics Box Set Surfing DVDs Sorry this one is out of stock The Search Classics Box Set Includes: The Search (1992): An Indian Ocean Sojourn. Search 2 (1993): See explosive surfing at big J-Bay, perfect Indo & secret spots Beyond The Boundaries (1994): Filmed in the world's of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Australia, Hawaii, USA & remote tropical islands. Feral Kingdom (1995): Watch days of endless perfection blur into weeks of mindless gouges and deep pits, get down and dirty with a band of the world's best surfers as they turn their backs on society. Searching For Tom Curren (1996): The definitive portrait of the Master on The Search. "Tom Curren's surfing has impacted every surfer in the world over the last 10 years." Kelly Slater Inner Visions (2005): Starring Mick Fanning, Jamie O'Brien, Ben Dunn and Three-Time World Champion Tom Curren rolling the dice and scoring insane waves in uncharted waters
Exploration, epic waves and some of the world's best surfers going crazy! ALL SURFING DVDs
September Sessions. An amazing movie with only the best surf footage ever released onto a 16mm film. Jack Johnson not only a gifted surfer, and singer/songwriter, but also a movie genius. The visual aspect of this movie is great, the surf adventure is amzaing, and it even has an awesome soundtrack to back it up. Rad job Jack I give it 2 enthusiastic thumbs up! Other surfing DVD's by Jack Johnson
This Way Up From Mick Fanning tearing at J-Bay to Jamie O'Brien barrelled at Backdoor, Deeper, faster, harder, higher' From Mick Fanning tearing at J-Bay to Jamie O'Brien barrelled at Backdoor, Fresh from the success of his profile video FANNING THE FIRE, the world's fastest surfer joins Pipeline charger and new-school aerialist, Jamie O¿Brien, to lift the levels of surfing progression. A tight, fast, well-edited surf video, with teen sensation Dane Reynolds boosting at Trestles, Australian prodigy Travis Lynch letting loose in Indonesia, and European junior champ Pablo Gutierrez threading throaty barrels off the coast of Africa. ALL SURFING DVDs
Longboard Fever The action never stops in this surfing DVD Kevin Connelly's amazing footwork winning him the MSA Club Classic contest at Malibu; one of the best days ever at Swami's; Cardiff, Rincon, and even the Wedge going off; Joel Tudor free-surfing Cardiff and styling his way to victory at the US Open at Huntington; and an hilarious section featuring a radio a controlled surfer ripping HUGE (to him) gnarlburgers. "Longboard Fever" is a must have. the DVD also contains 20 minutes bonus footage! ALL SURFING DVDs
Endless Summer 2 Twenty-eight years after directing the documentary The Endless Summer, Bruce Brown went on a similar quest with two surfers to find the perfect wave. With a bigger budget and more sophistication in the production, this sequel is even more spectacular. What is lost in innocence--which The Endless Summer was rich in--is made up for in stunning looks at pristine beaches on exotic and even unlikely (for example, Alaska) shores. ALL SURFING DVDs
Chords: J Bay, Naturally: Kelly Slater Jeffreys Bay is one of the natural wonders of the surfing world. A perfect right point break en route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town on Africażs southern tip, Starring: Kelly Slater, Mark Occhilupo, Damien Hobgood, Joel Parkinson, Mick Fanning, Taylor Knox, Dean Morrison, Taj Burrow, Dan Malloy and moreż Music By: Blood of Abraham, Dynamite Boy, Phunk Junkeez, Richmond Sluts, Jay Soul, The Hangmen, and Get Set Go. ALL SURFING DVDs
Surfing for Life DVD An incredible film for young and old. A tribute to the fact that life doesn't end after 60. A healthy mind and attitude can carry a person well into their 90's. "Doc" Ball is an example, still surfing at the age of 93. There is joy, laughter, and even a few tears, a film that is touching and filled with the Aloha Spirit. ALL SURFING DVDs
Doc Ball ~ Surfing's Legendary Lensman COOL SURF MOVIE!! Doc's photography was published worldwide in The Encyclopedia Britannica, National Geographic Magazine, Life Magazine and the London Dailey Mirror. Lensman covers Doc's relationship with the Father of Surfing, Duke Kahanamoku. Includes a breathtaking sequence of Doc skateboarding down a a steep hill at 92 years old. ALL SURFING DVDs
This one feed to your dog! Extreme Surfing Warren Miller's attempt at creating a good surfing movie has failed here. He should stick to filming snow sking that he's best at.Some great surfing highlights are on this tape but it's attempt at drawing in much interest is weak at best.If you want to see plain old surfing highlights (and a few big waves), then this isn't all that bad. The music, the direction and fun are not in this one though like you'd get out of most Bruce Brown surfing movies. ALL SURFING DVDs
Learning to Surf DVD with Surfer Joe (Includes Part 1 & 2) Learning to Surf with Surfer Joe is a three part series intended to take you from solid ground (with information you need before you jump in the ocean and invest in equipment) through basic surfing skills and finally to advanced surfing in Part 3. ALL SURFING DVDs
Siestas & Olas - A Surfing Journey Through Mexico Follow four world-class surfers living the lifestyle most only dream about - for three months these adventurers drive their Chevy Suburban from dusty Baja to tropical mainland's Puerto Escondido. "Siestas & Olas", Spanish meaning 'naps' and 'waves', beautifully captures the true travel experience. ALL SURFING DVDs
Surfing Hollow Days The fourth surfing movie Bruce Brown made travels to Mexico, California and Florida, along with a trip to Australia and Hawaii with Phil Edwards. Features a fifteen-foot shark checking the line-up at Rincon and the first wave ever ridden at Pipeline. Time to hang ten with another of Brown's outstanding surf. ALL SURFING DVDs
Blue Crush (Surfing DVD Documentary) Not to be confused with the 2002 feature film of the same title, Blue Crush is billed as the original all-girl surfer's movie, and it's guaranteed to please devotees of the sport. It's a mixed blessing, however, because it assumes familiarity with the sport and its superstars. ALL SURFING DVDs
Surf Crazy VHS Tape:$9.98 The second film by the grandfather of surf movies, Bruce Brown, Surf Crazy focuses on a surfing trip to Mexico in 1959, a time when surfing was so obscure that most of the Mexicans encountered along the Pacific shoreline had no idea why the crazy young Americans had long wooden boards strapped to the roof of their cars. ALL SURFING DVDs
I have never seen this concert by the Beach Boys and I am a big fan. It starts out as a documentary on surfing, going into the whole history of the wave-riders, and it's got some great 1960's surf footage. It's really cool! And the Beach Boys are the soundtrack- how perfect is that? But the end of the DVD is where it's at... an entire lost concert by the beach Boys from the early 1960's
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