15 out of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Amazing

Mina Murray from Manchester, England, 24th September, 2005

I loved this film! It follows the passions and dreams of a group of boys in a skateboard team. When they win competions and get signed by the big names,friendships and the reasons they started in the first place are threatened. Don't see this if your only interested in Jonny Knoxville or Tony Hawks though cause they only have cameos.I left the cinema with a sudden urge to go and buy a skateboard. This film is cool.

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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent

yolanda palmer-melin from London, UK, 12th February, 2006

Excellent film, strongly recommended. Superbly acted by the three leads, especially Emile Hirsch as Jay Adams. An absolute must see for anyone with a passion for skating and the 70's. It is also accompanied by a great soundtrack. Also a must see is the documentary (Dogtown and Z Boys). I would recommend to watch it first if you are not familiarized with the story.

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7 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Great..and not just for the teens...

PaulaWestwood from , 10th May, 2006

Well there are no 'stars' and it's about skateboarding...if you've already stopped reading it isn't for you...BUT it is a great 'true story' movie.

With some fantastic '70s tunes mixed in.

Admittedly It does get slightly bogged down at the end, but is still well worth a rent.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Better than I expected

Paul Hird from Nottingham, 7th February, 2006

Not a bad film. I love Dog Town and the Z-Boys and was expecting this to be hard to sit through all jazzed up by Hollywood but came away nicely surprised. I love the way they show Jay Adams, obviously going down the wrong road while Stacy and Tony Alva made the cash, but still showed him to be skating, not, like in the documentary, a lazy drug head who just quit skating and wasted his life. He didnt do as well as the others, but he kept kicking ass and made a few bucks on the way. The film could have been so much better had the film company not been bothered about ratings and reaching a bigger audience, but that aside, it's well worth watching.

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See this film

filmfilmfilm from , 10th April, 2009

Great film - not cheesy as some surfer/skateboarder type films can be. Well acted and the fact that it's basically a true story makes it all the better. Loved it.

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A little known Gem!

A Customer from Nottingham, 7th April, 2009

I was very surprised by this movie! Based on a true story this film is more than just a skater movie, it really brings you into the world of the people all joined by their love of surfing and how that transfers to the discovery of urethane wheels allowing them to be able to do the same on the empty pools in peoples back gardens. The film is really well shot and avoids looking like a typical skater film, you fly around the streets and pools as if you're on a skateboard with them! Its a real visual treat. All the cast give fantastic performances which is a real plus (Hirsch and Ledger are revelations). You can tell this is a project that everyone believed in rather than just paycheck. I would recommend it if you want to see and learn about something different!

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Lords Of Dogtown

A Customer from Falkirk, 27th February, 2009

goog flick! some good stunts

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0 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Lords of Skateboards

donkeyscot from from Guernsey, 10th February, 2009

Enjoyed this film as it was based on a true story and Mr Heath Ledger was in it and I was not expecting him in it so that was a bonus and RIP Mr Ledger you are very sadly missed!!!

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