Dogtown & Z Boys
17 August 2005 - 11:23am
I know it came out a while ago, but this movie is the shit !
Just rented it, and if you hav'nt seen it i highly recommend it.
If you enjoy a good doco about pioneering spirits this is a modern classic. The birth of modern skateboarding, these guys were the Hells Angels of skating !
17 August 2005 - 2:52pm
#2
that movie is wicked isn't it
some of the footage of them surfing and skating is absolutely amazing
i love that move every time i see it i just want to go bomb hills :twisted:
and how cool arethe moves they do on their boards
i could watch it over and over again
17 August 2005 - 4:29pm
#3
There is a hollywood movie coming out based on that era, starring Heath Ledger. A few of the skaters in the doco had some input into the movie, but I am not sure to what degree. No doubt it will be dramatised and not as good as the doco. Anyone seen it? Any good?
18 August 2005 - 7:52pm
#4
There is a hollywood movie coming out based on that era, starring Heath Ledger. A few of the skaters in the doco had some input into the movie, but I am not sure to what degree. No doubt it will be dramatised and not as good as the doco. Anyone seen it? Any good?
Haven't seen it but it came out today officially. Lords of Dogtown is what its called if anyones interested. Apparently its good though. Some sick old school skating and surfing in it and not too 'hollywoodish' which is always a good thing. Hopefully going to see it tomorrow so I'll post the verdict sometime... :D
22 August 2005 - 3:48pm
#5
so dragon, what was your verdict??? is the hollywood version any good at all or will it just kill me love for dogtown?? :cry:
22 August 2005 - 5:52pm
#6
Well you see, didn't actually end up going because I couldn't find anywhere in ChCh that was playing it. Now this could've just been me, but otherwise thats just weird because the only Hoyts thats playing it is in Auckland which poses a small problem...
But I got the blurb off the site if anyones interested...
"In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, CA pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-boys paved the way to what is now referred to as "extreme sports," and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all of this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business."
I will get myself to it asap though, and when I do I'll definately let you know what its like. You'll probably get to see it before I do though.
22 August 2005 - 7:53pm
#7
Yeah it seems that none of the cinemas in Chch are showing it. Which is strange given that it was advertised nationaly! Maybe it'll just take a couple of weeks.
17 October 2005 - 8:23pm
#8
I saw Stacy Peralta and Tony Alva in London when they were on tour there in the late 70s so I must be a part of history.
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We even put that on the underside of our decks. Radical. Top movie too.
17 October 2005 - 8:25pm
#9
Move the t w n to the right one space...got it?
19 October 2005 - 7:58pm
#10
yeah. got it... :D one of my friends bought a old second hand skater off trade me a month or two back for $50 or something. turned out to be an original dog town board worth $500 or something. :shock: You'd be stoked aye... :D
oooh. ive seen that one. very good
Let the flaming begin...