dogtown
Lords of Dogtown went to second run theatres with impressive speed. Why? Is this part of a strategy to move it to cult classic by artificial means? The DVD could be smoking. I think this is a great movie. There is a story; it is all story: lots of action, character development, romance. This is the kind of docu-drama that has something for everyone. Even guys. Yeah guys.
Story of a time and place, and a happening. Something changed forever. My life, those wheels. and the sport that evolved from another sport, and became part of a lifestyle that did not depend on access to surf. Brought it inland to urban America.
I criticize the cloths (costumes too clean, new, neat, obviously modern), the PG13 rating (so not true of what was really going on) and Heath Ledger's teeth. Very distracting. His acting was fantastic but those damn false teeth got in the way of my accepting him in character. That was a mistake.
I lament that so few people will sit through the credits. My movie partner did so this time, under protest. One other person behind us stayed. The music was great and the credits ended with shots of the original Z Boys skating. Stay for the credits folks.
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