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Volcom The Bruce Movie DVD

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Bruce Irons tends to be a rather private person with an open disdain for interviews and "stupid questions." In spite of this, we are subjected to, "Where were you born," and "Are you a vegetarian?"

The film tries to get around his need for privacy by shooting 80% of their footage showing him getting barreled and nothing else. Maybe 5% of the film consists of interviews with people who really know Irons like friends and family.

What's left is a bizarre and brief Q&A with him in his truck with the interviewer and camera man as passengers.
Perhaps the goal of the film was to expand on Bruce's ability to remain enigmatic and keep us guessing. Is he a party animal who's cocky enough to leave his WCT requalifications up to Pipe every year, or is he a quiet person confused about his career and baffled by the admiration of fans? This movie wont tell you.

Unlike Blue Horizon, where we're given candid face to face interviews and allowed to observe the guys interacting with people in their lives, The Bruce Movie fails to capture anything that Irons stands for, believes in, or is passionate about. Where's the man whose face lights up at the mere mention of... golf?

Omitted from the film for unknown reasons is the annual contest that he sponsors with his brother, Andy, in an effort to give something back to his community. Also left out is his not-so-private struggle with anxiety, mentioned in articles, along with his early years where he seriously debated his career choice.

I found the footage of his surfing ability to also be limited - almost no aerials (he's considered one of the best!) and only light ripping. The real film is a little gem of footage, available on You Tube, made by Run Man and included as an extra feature. That's the Bruce we know and want to see more of. The music on that reel more closely matches his musical tastes as well.

Buy this dirt cheap and definately add it to your surfing DVD collection. Hopefully there will be a more insightful follow up to this grainy and vague attempt to capture one of the most respected and fearless surfers in history.

yeah we've all heard that bruce is the best free surfer in the world, but i was i bit sceptical to give him the credit he deserves until i saw this flick. the guy really is a sick mother f***. his barrel riding ability is just insane. right up there with kelly and tom curren. my only compaint about the film is that I wished it was a bit longer. I guess that is what you get when a film only documents one surfer.

Very good, good music, good waves, compact, not much to say, as Bruce is...