Billabong Odyssey

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Billabong Odyssey

Starring: Ken Bradshaw, Ken Collins, Brian L. Keaulana, Brad Gerlach
Directed by: Philip Boston
Binding: DVD
Published: 20 April, 2004

$11.23


Features:

  • Color
  • Closed-captioned
  • Dolby
  • Digital Sound
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Billabong Odyssey

Billabong Odyssey

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.4 / 5.0

Astonishing Footage:

Worth the price of the DVD for the opening sequence alone - it is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on film.
A significant weakness of the film: for those of us who have minimal access to surf and can only surmount 3-4 foot waves, it is impossible to conceptualize the moving mountains that these surfers conquer. Perhaps it is beyond the scope of any camera to capture what it must feel like to float atop, as one of the mavericks guys says "an avalanche moving 40 mph". Beyond the incredible... more info

Mind-blowing! As inspiring as anything I've ever seen!:

This came out in theatres last year and the opening sequence, with Mike Parsons riding a 70-foot wall of water, was possibly the most exciting beginning to any film I have ever seen. The film chronicles the ongoing search to find and ride the world's biggest wave by eight hardcore surfers of tremendous courage and discipline. Their expedition takes them from Oregon to Australia, from Tahiti to Hawaii to Mexico, and Europe in between. I found the personal insights revealing-if you've ever wondered why men... more info

Poor Mans Step into liquid:

This movie sucked. There was hardly any surfing footage. I've seen more surfing footage in Hawaii five O . They totally try to ignore the fact that Laird Hamilton invented surfing. They try and say it was Ken Bradshaw that invented tow in surfing. Then they have some fruity poser looking guy trying to tell us that he invented the hydrofoil surfboard. We all know it was Laird. This movie just plain sucks. Way too much talking. If your going to talk through the whole movie at least show surfing footage while... more info


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