Product Description
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BLUE CRUSH They’re three friends with one passion: fulfilling
their dream of living the ultimate adventure amid the island
paradise of Hawaii’s fabled North Shore! Hailed as an
exhilarating “fun ride” by People magazine, Blue Crush is an
adrenaline-powered story of heartfelt friendship and non-stop
action that The Washington Post raves is “a big, sexy,
sun-splashing thrill.” NORTH SHORE The adventure of a lifetime
begins. Featuring breathtaking surfing action and some of the
most dangerous waves on Earth, North Shore is an
adrenaline-powered look into the high-performance sport of big
wave surfing. With the help of a surfing guru (Gregory Harrison)
and the love and support of a local girl (Nia Peeples), teenage
surf champion Rick Kane (Matt Adler) conquers his fears, gains
the respect of his adversaries, and discovers the real secret to
mastering the powerful waves of Oahu’s North Shore. Also
featuring appearances by wave legends Gerry Lopez and Laird
Hamilton and World Champions Shaun Tomson, Derek Ho and Mark
Occhilupo.
Bonus Content:
Disc 1 - Blue Crush:
* Feature Commentary with Director John Stockwell
* Feature Commentary with Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriquez and
Sanoe Lake
* Three Friends, One Passion: The Making of Blue Crush
* Deleted Scenes
* Filming Blue Crush
* The Female Surfing Revolution
* Wipeout!
* Riding the Waves
* Skateboarding
* Blue Crush Promo
* Surf Fashion
* The World of Surfing
* Lenny Kravitz "If I Could Fall in Love" Music Video
* Theatrical Trailer
* Production Notes
* Cast and Filmmakers
* DVD-ROM Features
* Recommendations
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Disc 2 - North Shore:
* Feature Commentary with Director William Phelps and Executive
Producer Randal Kleiser
* Deleted Scenes
* Alternate Ending
* North Shore Unscripted: Talking at Home with the Director and
Cast
* Theatrical Trailer
* Recommendations
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Blue Crush
With refreshing energy, Blue Crush is the kind of movie that
girls and young women deserve to see more of. It's mostly for
them (although nice tans and bikinis will attract the guys), and
it rejuvenates the surf-movie tradition by showing real girls
with real friendships, coping with absent parents, borderline
poverty, rocky romance, and the challenge of raising a kid
sister. For young Hawaiian Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), those
responsibilities are motivations to excel as a champion-class
surfer... if she can overcome the fear of drowning, which she
nearly did in a previous wipeout. Supportive friends (Girlfight's
Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake) help her reach the climactic
competition on Oahu's infamous Bonzai Pipeline, and like Saturday
Night Fever, this engaging film uplifts the working class without
condescension, riding high toward the joy of achievement. Himself
an amateur surfer, director John Stockwell (Crazy/Beautiful)
captures the extreme thrill of the sport while respecting the
forces of nature and human behavior. --Jeff Shannon
North Shore
The dialogue is laughable, and the plot is by the numbers. But
if you're a surfer (or an armchair surfer), this ultra-silly
movie may prove hard to resist. It's the one about the kid from
Arizona (Matt Adler), who's surfed only on artificial waves in
that landlocked state, coming out to spend his last free summer
hitting the serious water of Hawaii. He falls in with a mystical
surf guru (Gregory Harrison), one of those surf-Zen masters
obsessed with the cosmic significance of hanging ten, but he's
also tempted by the flashier stunts of the younger surf crowd.
Oh, and the Arizona kid also gets romantic with the prettiest
girl on Oahu (Nia Peeples), which precipitates trouble with her
resentful native family. If the story's no winner, the surfing
action is excellent, with many real-life surfers contributing
their talents. For shredders, a guilty pleasure. --Robert Horton