
A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.... (Full plot summary below)
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A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.
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| Richmond Times-DispatchMike WardIt's possible that the whole thing was ad libbed, with the actors dashing moments of silence with bro and stoked instead of ughm and err. |
| PajibaJeremy C. FoxNo skater needs to be told to see Lords; no non-skater should waste his time when Z-Boys is so readily available on DVD and video. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseIt's hard to shake the feeling that Hardwicke's film is a stunt itself, with talented young actors dolled up in skater drag to peddle Peralta's...self-mythology. |
| CHUDDevin FaraciI walked out of Dogtown almost bouncing...it's a rush, a kinetic spectacle that puts you right back into your own 16 year old shoes... |
| The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Mark PalermoIt's played at a level of youth film energy that I never felt director Catherine Hardwicke reached in her previous effort Thirteen. |
| KWQC-TV (Iowa)Linda CookYou don't need to know a grind from an ollie to appreciate "The Lords of Dogtown," the story of the birth of modern skateboarding culture. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyAs the three friends separate via commercial successes afforded them, "Lords Of Dogtown" becomes a distinctly youthful American anecdote about the nature of friendship and success. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekThere are times when even a director's worst impulses aren't enough to sink a movie, and somehow Lords of Dogtown stays afloat, largely because many of its actors transcend Hardwicke's heavy-handed storytelling. |
| Supercala.comJohn VenableLots of fun for its target audience; skaters both old school and new, and high schoolers. |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperTo call this movie a dog would be to insult my friends of the canine persuasion, so I will just say it stinks |