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Directed by: Dana Brown Starring: Tons of Surfers No special effects. No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close. quote:This documentary directed by Dana Brown smashes any preconceptions that the surfing community mostly comprises buff blondes and hardbodies. Zigzagging from the waters off Ireland to Da Nang in Vietnam and Oahu's ripping North Shore, Step Into Liquid profiles the diverse and fascinating characters who have devoted their lives to catching the perfect wave. Visuals: These waves are amazing. Mostly shot in 24p HD, you go all around the surfers as they're ripping waves. Above (thanks to a often used helicopter), and below thanks to a couple of underwater cameras. It's amazing to see a surfing from the inside of a wave. One shot stands out in my mind where one of the girls in Tahiti is surfing by and reaches into the water brushing her fingers right past the camera lens. Also, props go out to the cameraman who had to be holding onto a camera while being bounced around by giant waves these people are surfing on. Sounds: Awesome soundtrack, each location had a different song that while similar in sound, still managed to be the perfect choice for each local. Obviously there was a chance to overuse the thundering bass for giant 50-foot waves, but this was not the case. Everything sounds great in 5.1, you feel very engulfed. Content: The whole film isn't just about, "Holy poo poo look at those waves." It's more along the lines of "holy poo poo people surf there?!" Step Into Liquid doesn't stick just to Pipeline or Mavericks or what have you, it bounces all around the world. Who would've thought there was a hardcore group of people in Wisconsin who go out and surf on Lake Michigan every chance they get. Or following a father and son as they travel to Vietnam to try and find their own surfing spot. The Vietnam surfing club has a guest sheet, and after the crew's visit, it was up to 24 in a ten year history. A group of big wave riders from Half Moon Bay Travel to Hawaii to hit up large waves in warmer waters, which provides an incredible shot of a guy surfing a 60+ foot wave. It really is the variety of people that make this documentary interesting. The segment that showed nothing but Pipeline (Oahu) wipeouts was great. Extras: No comment (yet). Haven't gotten a chance to watch them all left, but there is a bunch. 4.5 stars: I would've loved to see more visuals of people surfing, even though that wasn't really the focus of the film. And more underwater footage, that stuff was hot. RATING: 4.5 PROS: Amazing visuals, great soundtrack, CONS: Limited release documentary on surfing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308508/
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Jul 29, 2004 02:42
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This movie needed more surfing footage, and less aging surfers waxing nostalgic about that perfect wave. Seeing all the different surfing locations was amazing however.
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Jul 29, 2004 17:49
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I agree need more visuals but the stuff you do see was pretty good
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