Lords of Dogtown

'Lords of Dogtown' is far from being a complete fluke, miss and disappointment. I actually fairly enjoyed it until the very end, but it is shallow and empty in some aspects, and by that i mean story in particular. It had... Full review

I am an avid surfing enthusiast, and follow those that ride the giants...this film offers a superb bio of the Dogtown Boys, the local California (what else?) group that led the revolution in surfing, and using skateboards in a pioneering way.... Full review

"I kind of agree with Ebert on this one amazingly! I fully understand this film and know that it's sad and true, but I still didn't like it very much."... Full review

More so than Girl Next Door, I think this movie had the potential to launch Emile Hirsch to where he should be in the Hollywood hierarchy. It's sad that my peers wrote it off as 'The Hanson movie' due to the... Full review

I met the director/writer today in the Los Angeles Film Fest and decided to rent the film. I really enjoyed this film. It had a great script filled with good satire and a fun stay at home film. I defiantly recommend... Full review

Lords of Dogtown rolls on by with a touching storyline of friendship and an inspiring performance given by the great Heath Ledger.... Full review

Another one with my love, Emile Hirsch. There is not one bad thing I can say about this film. The seventies westcoast culture, and the phenomenon that is the skateboard.... Full review

Though many people are trashing this movie, I am willing to stand up for it. This movie represents a certain time and place and it certainly has its own style. The acting was excellent, especially considering most actors had little to... Full review

It's our time bros i'll hang myself if you will. totally sick bros. It was like tony hawk meets teenage mutant ninja turds. It was stupid. I saw to many guys and there wasn't enough drugs or teen pregnancy in the... Full review

How skateboarding started, the true story. This film demonstrates the closeness of friendship to the separation of jealousy. Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Stacey Peralta growing up in the the 70's with the only common denominator, their skateboards. Skip Engblom (Heath Ledger)... Full review

Rebecca De Mornay uglies up to play Adams' trashy mom and she has some nice moments, she also looks like the most realistic character to the era. It takes place from 1975-1978 and was written by Peralta, thus offering a certain bias, and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (2003's 'Thirteen'). ... Full Review

Lords Of Dogtown is actually probably a better film then I'm giving it credit for, however I won't know for sure until I view it again. The film starts off rather slow and the script seems somewhat weak and jumbled until at least thirty minutes into the film when we finally realize which three of these 'z-boys' were going... ... Full Review

Otherwise, the picture is excellent.....a few delineation problems during some nighttime scenes....Great picture...." Lords of Dogtown " is not as good a film as the documentary which inspired it....This movie is a nice companion piece to the documentary..... ... Full Review

The skateboarding and surfing scenes are impressive. ... Full Review

The skateboarding and surfing scenes are impressive. ... Full Review

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Film Worth: $13.00 The documentary Dogtown & Z Boys - about the birth of the skating movement in the seventies - is one of the best you'll ever see. ... Full Article

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