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Pretty Good

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Lords of Dogtown (2005): Dir: Catherine Hardwicke / Cast: Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, Rebecca De Mornay, Johnny Knoxville, Nikki Reed: Set in the mid 1970's about a small group surfers and skaters. The film chronicles their true story rise to fame, those who refused, and those who were robbed of the success they deserved. It is realistically portrayed by director Catherine Hardwicke despite it being sometimes distracted or unfocused. The cast bring realism to characters who struggle with fame, upbringing and death. Emile Hirsch plays a skater who was rejected by locals yet gains success before being turned in the wrong direction. Heath Ledger steals scenes as a skateboard manufacturer who produces the team but despite all efforts he ends up watching them all depart to disappointments elsewhere. Interesting that Ledger is intelligent enough to remain true to himself and his work. Rebecca De Mornay plays a hippie mother on dope. Perhaps more screen time would have benefited. Johnny Knoxville is featured as someone out to steal a team promising fame and fortune. The role is straight forward but different for Knoxville. Nikki Reed is featured as a female romantic interest but thankfully the characters are written in a realistic manner in terms of their enthusiasm. Great skateboarding action and strong conviction of fame, success, betrayal, friendship, and the passion behind it all. Score: 9 / 10

"Lords of Dogtown" was a really great movie, it did a good job of telling the story of the Z-Boys and keeping the viewer interested in the movie. The acting was great and Heath Ledger was a good addition. As the movie progressed it got somewhat dry at portions, but picked back up. It was visually pleasing with great angles, and the whole look and demeanor of the characters really represented the movement of the time period. Overall I recommend this movie if you are a fan of skateboarding or biographical movies about popular culture figures. I rated 6 out of 10 just for the reason that there are portions of the movie that become slightly less interesting. Tony Hawk was a funny addition considering what he does. - Christian J.

This was recommended to me by a friend, and it just happened to be on Crackle, so I decided to watch it. Skateboarding has always been interesting to me but not something I'd find myself doing, but this is still a good movie. It shows the rough times the boys go through as they try to figure out what's more important, friendship or fame.Heath Ledger was quite the charmer, and I was a big fan of Emile Hirsch. Since the other actors weren't in that much of the film, I don't have much to say about them. (Keep a look out for Mitch Hedberg though.) I did love the first competition scene a lot, and all the scenes with the pools.

I am not a fan of surfing or skateboarding (although learning to surf is on my bucket list), but I decided to watch this film due to some of the names on the cast list such as Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, and a small appearance by Jeremy Renner. (Heath Ledger... what talent!)The film begins as a surfing movie, then transitions into skateboarding, but the execution is amazing. I hardly watch movies without checking the time left, due to my incessant need to know everything, yet I didn't feel inclined to do so during this film. What that means is that the film has a perfect flow, it will keep you interested throughout the entire film.It's a fictionalized film of "The Z-Boys" and how they revolutionized the sport of skateboarding. The film has much to do with skateboarding, but the main scenes are coming-of-age related and it really shows the simplicity of life that we take advantage of. There's many things you can take from this film: from fame, fortune, and success to humbleness, health, and friendship.I thought this film would be a somewhat decent, but I was so wrong, it is an inspirational and interesting piece of art. I highly recommend this film if you have an open mind. If you aren't moved by the end, then you aren't human.