
Action sports documentary that follows the industry's best big wave surfers as they travel the world searching for the largest waves that nature has to offer. The journey spanned 18 months, 6 continents and produced up to 70 foot waves.... (Full plot summary below)
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Action sports documentary that follows the industry's best big wave surfers as they travel the world searching for the largest waves that nature has to offer. The journey spanned 18 months, 6 continents and produced up to 70 foot waves.
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| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubAs exciting to watch as any Warren Miller ski film, Billabong Odyssey also has the sensibility of a good PBS documentary. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyNarrower focus may lend this less crossover appeal than "Step Into Liquid," which was practically a recruitment poster for the surfing lifestyle. But such a tight focus might also make Billabong a repeat must-see for more dedicated boarders and wannabes. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile Billabong Odyssey ultimately resembles an infomercial more than a coherent cinematic exercise, its spectacular images of well-toned athletes battling with the world's largest waves should find a receptive audience of those so inclined. |
| L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasMade up largely of vivid aerial shots of those folks doing the things they do, the film is a less philosophical, introspective look at contemporary surfing than Dana Brown's recent "Step Into Liquid," and is pitched at a smaller, niche audience. |
| The New York TimesDave KehrWith its emphasis on global positioning devices, Jet Skis and computer-designed surfboards, Mr. Boston's film is very much concerned with the stuff and very little with the spirit of professional surfing as practiced today. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher Nulltoo strange of a conflagration of PBS and MTV to be effective |
| TV Guide MagazineAngel CohnThe slim story gets swamped by the stunning visuals. |
| Village VoiceEd HalterPretty much everything here -- tow surfing, hydrofoil boards, token bit on women surfers -- already appeared in this summer's equally halfass "Step Into Liquid." |
| New York PostMegan LehmannFollows a narrative arc as choppy as a messy windswell, and the result is a dog's dinner of profiles, repetitive narration, safety tips and banal "insights" into the joys and dangers of cresting waves that sometimes reach 70 feet. |
| User ReviewGina FI've never seen surfing footage like this. You are really in the action. It's also the best tow surfing coverage I've ever seen. Plus, everyone is equally nuts. I was even scared for the guy in the helicopter filming! Amazing stuff. |