Sub-titled "The Birth of Extreme", this documetary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film follows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it's 70's heyday, its decline during the 80's, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90's.... (Full plot summary below)
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Sub-titled "The Birth of Extreme", this documetary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film follows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it's 70's heyday, its decline during the 80's, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90's.
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| Hot ButtonDavid PolandThere is something I find deeply disturbing about a documentary made about one's own life that never acknowledges its first person status. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelPeter BernardAt times, however, Dogtown and Z-Boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow, or care about. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff Vicethe subjects are all charismatic and interesting - any of them could have been the focus of their own documentary |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)The people in Dogtown and Z-Boys are so funny, aggressive and alive, you have to watch them because you can't wait to see what they do next. |
| Village VoiceMark HolcombIts spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing. |
| Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeA wild ride with eight boarders from Venice Beach that was a deserved co-winner of the Audience Award for documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawIt's impossible not to admire his joie de vivre -- and this movie's joie de vivre, as well. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittThe people in Dogtown and Z-Boys are so funny, aggressive and alive, you have to watch them because you can't wait to see what they do next. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperEven if you couldn't care less about skateboarding, Dogtown and Z-boys serves up an intriguing slice of American culture. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheySkateboard-legend-turned-filmmaker Stacy Peralta rips open the paradigm of the documentary form in much the same way that he and his young Santa Monica Zephyr Competition Skate Team revolutionized skateboarding in the mid-'70s. |
