Blue Crush/North Shore Double Feature

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Product Description ------------------- 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 * 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 ]]> .com ---- 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