Ride The Wild Surf DVD

 I always loved it
It was a 'real" surf movie - always enjoyed it and now have visited where it was made!
Submitted by hoyerae (N Olmsted, OH) 
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 Best of Its Kine
My father took me to see the movie when it came out. It inspired me to become the king of canvas mat surfing in Destin one summer in the sixties. Like another reviewer said, it's a real surf movie. And while the closeups during the surfing competition suffers from laughable or non-existent special effects, the actors take it seriously. And, as everybody says, the long shots are very good. Overall, this movie is far above the level of the Avalon and Funicello flicks. In any case, the movie's worth the price just to see the amazing resemblance of actor James Mitchum to his father, Bob. Again referring back to the comments of a previous reviewer, I also had the pleasure of visiting Waimea some 20 years ago and some 20 years after the movie was made. Unfortunately, I had just lost a contact lens to the surf at Sunset, and I was trying to get a rental car back on time, but I did get a somewhat blurry view of whatever that tower is in the movie. I still plan to go back for a better look at the great setting for this picture.
Submitted by billcurry (Lafayette, LA)
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 Surfing Classic!
The "boys" head over to Hawai to try the BIG waves. They clash with the locals who view their competition (the boys) as inferior. Our hero, Fabian, falls for Shelley Fabares, but almost loses her trying to compete with himself. Several sub-plots are held together fairly well. Barbara Eden does a great job as the free-spirited Augie who "bests" Peter Brown at the opening clambake. Simplistic acting to go along with easily as simple of a plot, but that's part of what makes this movie so appealing. As the description says, the long range surfing shots of big breaking waves are great. The final competition of "last man standing" to determine the king of the waves has some great surfing in it. It's a fun romp along the beach back in the 60's and one of my favorites. If you like happy-ending Elvis movies, you won't be disappointed with this one!
Submitted by Charlie (Tomahawk, Wi, USA)
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