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Johnny Tsunami [VHS]

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a great movie! Johnny's parents are not very good "listeners," but his Grandfather is completely there for him. It's a Disney movie formula, but there's some truth to it...a kid doesn't really require a " village," but he does need one adult in the world that he is really connected with.

Johnny Tsunami also has a lot to say about surfing and skiing and what it's like to be the new kid in school.

CLM

HELLO people!!! It was VERMONT that he moved to NOT ALASKA!!!!! The movie was actually pretty decent for a Disney movie.

I felt so bad for hime went he had to leave paradise for the cold and snowy mountains of Vermont.

This was a great Disney movie...and true to Disney form, GREAT for the whole family.

Yuji Okumoto does an AWESOME job as the conflicted father who moves his family from Hawai'i to Vermont. (He certainly has come quite a ways from his days as playing a villan in Karate Kid II...Okumoto is rumored to be the upcoming epic Pearl Harbor).

All in all a GREAT FILM. 5 STARS!

Tsunami is easily the greatest movie I have ever seen. The battle between the Skys and Urchins is only the start of this phenomenal plot. Surfing world champion Johnny Kapahaala moves from Hawaii to Vermont. Johnny's Dad is played by Karate Kid Two's Chosen and he does a great job! His grandfather is Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat and he catches some huge swells. There is a lot of action in this movie- great surfing and snowboarding sequences! It is a must see. I would write more but I don't want to give away the movie.

This movie is great! Johnny's parents are not very good listeners, but his Grandpa is. All a kid needs in life is one grown-up who really cares.

It's also a great story about surfing and snowboarding and what it's like to be a new kid at school. It's a movie that works for both kids and adults.

Clementine Morse

ok if you like anything that has to do with snow or a beach u will die for this movie, such a killer movie with amazing soundtrack, no other movie like it best of all

this was a great movie you can learn things from it and use what you learned in your life

I just bought Johnny Kapahala-Back on Board on DVD, but this movie is still not available that way, I want both on DVD, not the 1st. on VHS and 2nd. on DVD.

Johnny Kapahaala is living the good life: friends, beach, and awesome surfing. The only thing that threatens to ruin his fun is his dad, who approves of surfing just as much as Johnny would approve of being bitten by a shark. When the Kapahaalas make an unexpected move to Vermont, Johnny's father encourages him to make friends and do well at his new school. But Johnny would rather daydream about surfing, and talk to his grandpa in Hawaii while wishing that he was there to surf under the sun, too. Will Johnny ever get used to his new oceanless home? Maybe, just maybe, he could find a way to surf WITHOUT the water.

This is an okay movie. Some parts were pretty unrealistic, and the whole "father just doesn't understand" thing can get just a teeny bit old sometimes, even though it makes things interesting. There was nothing "special" about this movie. It's mostly just a movie that you watch when there's nothing better to do. Overall, I would only buy this movie if you're a die hard fan of Kirsten Storms (she's in it) or one of the other actors in it. There are better tween movies out there, not to mention that you can watch them and "Johnny Tsunami" on Disney Channel for free.

This movie was a pleasant kids film with lots of action scenes--surfing & snowbording. Good, original plot, and a great character in Johnny Kaphaala, since he is a young man with integrity, smarts, kindness & courage.

What disturbed me most about this film was the sterotypes of the Black friend, Sam, and the white rich kids, the Skys. I don't understand why the Black guy always gotta be the "hip" one, saying things like "it's all good", etc. (actually Johnny says that but you know what I'm talking about). Like that one Black character said in "Not Another Teen Movie". It was ridiculous that the Black kid was the epitome of cool, with his "dreadlocked" snow hat.

Then the rich white kids' leader, Brett, was the nastiest of nasties. Rude beyond belief. I don't know, I just didn't like the portrayal of good vs. bad in this film. They coulda mixed it up racially more, but hey, I guess it was Vermont...(am I stereotyping Vermont now? lol!)