Customer Reviews

Longboard Fever - A Pure Surfing Experience

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

 

 

Great DVD. I really like being able to see some of the best surfers in the world ripping as well as great spots going off. I love that DVD gives us instant access to any section of a movie. I keep repeating the Kevin Connelly section. I can't believe how long he rides the nose. All his footwork is amazing. The Joel Tudor at Cardiff was also a study in style. Seeing Cardiff going off left me dreaming of perfect long lines. The Rincon, Malibu and Swamis sections also added to those fantasies. My only problem with this movie was I don't get to surf waves that good all the time, but that's true of all good surf movies. I find myself constantly repeating the sections on CJ Nelson , Jimmy Gamboa, Dane Peterson, and Oliver Parker to study their styles. The wipeouts and the giant Wedge sections were brutally funny . The remote control surfers was pretty wild too...I want one. I should also mention how good Julie Cox and the kid phenomenon Christian Wach surf. I highly recommend Longboard Fever to anyone looking for an all action surf movie.

If you want to see a movie that will get you our of your chair and want to hit the water, Longboard Fever is it......

The music is soulful and upbeat with great footage of classic Cali breaks; makes me want to jump on a plane and hit the water.

Rich Lehrer has scored another winner!

JT

Rich does it again!
If you ride a Surfboard,Skateboard,Boogieboard or even a Snowboard you gotta get this movie!The best of the best surfers are in in it on great days.The Swami's section is worth it just by itself!!Be ready to get STOKED!!

I've watched a million movies. The quality of the filming was horrible. There were whole segments from Huntington filmed from the pier. Watchign a surf video from the top down is bad enough but did they have to catch the hand railing in the process, REPEATEDLY? The soundtrack was repetitious and boring. I would have to compare it to the first generation of short board videos featuring Machado and the likes. It looked like it was shot with a camcorder. One song scenes, like one of those high energy, punk rock surf videos. Crappy waves overall. No interviews or commentary. If you liked September Sessions, Single Fin Yellow, Longer or other high quality flick, this is as far from that as you can possibly get. Did I mention that I hated it? OH! There was a good part. A 2-3 minute section from the wedge. That was good. So if you need to spend alot of money for 2-3 minutes of fun, then this is your movie.

Richard has built a legacy of cool down-and-dirty surf videos (dvds). These are no BS collections of quality surfers, both known and less-known, doing what they do best and having a good time. What's exceptionally cool is that much of the footage also gives you a chance to soak in classic California surf spots. This video is another great evolution in his vedeo line. Appreciation for longboarding gets no better. Get inspired to surf and listen to some great music by The MiGs, The Insect Surfers, Spooky Pie, The Black Widows and more ...

In my opinion, a great movie has to have a few main ingredients; great surfers, great surfing, and great waves. Of course, the camera work and music also has to be excellent too. This movie definately delivered. Focused on California, Longboard Fever shows California the way I like to surf it. I love riding long lined up waves and seeing Rincon, Cardiff and Swami's looking that good, really blew my mind. Joel Tudor at Cardiff alone was worth the price of the movie. I really liked the radio controlled surfers and the giant Wedge too. I could go on and on but my advice is to just go out and buy this movie.

lots and lots and LOTS of streaming video with the camera on the shore following any given surfer down the line. Big deal. No narration, no real comments from the surfers, no real reason to put this DVD on other than for a backdrop at a party. Shot on VIDEO, not film, this is an example of how not to make surf films. The filmmakers were lazy and overall it was an insult to longboarders. I am keeping this DVD only to add to the collection and poke fun at. Inexcusable.

I like this style of video...all action. My favorite part of any surf movie is the surfing and Longboard Fever delivers with many of the best surfers. With a crew including Joel Tudor, C J Nelson, Jimmy Gamboa, Dane Peterson, and Kevin Connelly to name just a few, the quality of the surfing is amazing. I also love seeing the girls and groms ripping as well as lots of the guys I see photos of in the mags but never get to see in motion. The sections on the wedge and the remote control surfers as well as the wipeout part were really funny. The rest of the movie was mostly the endless peeling perfection of Rincon, Malibu, Swamis, and Cardiff. I liked the camera work as well as the music.This is the kind of movie I watch over and over for enjoyment and to help me improve my surfing.

This is not so much of a movie as it is a collection of footage from different beaches and surfer. No commentaries, interviews or anything. Just a soundtrack and the waves rolling in, organized by breaks and/or themes. I don't find it too entertaining to sit and watch the whole thing but I'll stop to watch some sections (the Wedge footage is priceless, plus other cool breakes like Swami) and I'll also leave it on while busy with something else.

For a longboard enthusiast it'll be great but if you're looking for an amusing Endless Summer knock-off this is not it.

This was a very disappointing purchase... very bad quality... the people backing this movie probably know these people/surfers hence LOVE the movie... it's a very poor quality movie... waste of money.