Riding Giants (Special Edition)

This is one of the most entertaining compelling and down right fun movies that I have ever seen. I have watched several surfing movies and this one is the best. There is an actual progression of thought and intensity as the film progresses. Unlike other surf films where mutch of the time surfers do their thing and that is all (some zenlike experience of these supermen on surfboards pulling halucinogenic moves in some far off land) this film had a direction, a progression, a logic that takes the audience along with the people in the film. Greg Noll is definately the comic relief, however, he is also the most exposed emotionally. yes he does curse a little bit. It is somewhat distracting, but the film is soooooo worth it if you choose to ignore his verbage. As a whole the cinematography and creative 3D re-creations of photos are inspiring. The truly astounding sizes of these waves are something to be dreamed about if you are in one of those land locked states. Please watch this movie. This movie will, as Greg Noll put it, make you fall in love with the sea and surfing even if you haven't ever surfed or even touched an ocean. Inspiring.

I really enjoyed the video aspect of this movie. The waves were awesome. And having lived in Hawaii where some of this was is taken from (filmed) it brought back great memories of riding the waves and alse getting pounded (wipeout!).

But, the language from Greg Noll really ruined this movie for me.
He cusses like a sailor, and made it impossible for us to watch this movie with our young child. He, and he alone, was the only person to use this foul language, and came across as being nothing more than a big mouth. No one else in the video cussed once that I remember... Again, the laguage ruined it for me.
I would have liked to have allowed my son to watch this movie, but Greg Noll's language made this impossible. This is why I gave the movie only 4 stars and not 5, the language from Noll.

When I first was given the opportunity to see riding giants I was blown away. I lived at 719 C wielepo st. in the 70's and charged some big waves in my own time. Stacy did such a great job of putting togethere the big wave riders of that time that I will never forget the bro's that went before me and changed the way that we all look at surfing. One of my fovorite movies of all time. Way to go Perelta, and maybe someday I will see you at Seal Beach and we can just hang and talk about the good old days. God bless you and my cousin Van M.

Although I've only surfed once in my life, at wakiki, wave height 3', I have visited the best known sites in california and hawaii in 1960. The film puts me in the same frame of mind I enjoyed at that time and I watch a little every couple of days to escape and relax. It also shows the history of the sport, some of the famous surfers and down to earth interviews. A real pleasure to view

This DVD is a MUST for every surf enthusiast. Even though I'm not a surfer myself, this DVD is an ultimate masterpiece. Not only that it gives you a good insight of the history of big wave surfing, it also transmits the feeling and aura these people are vitalized and spirited with, and what makes this whole "real" surfer scene so special and enjoyable to watch.
Again it's just a must and probably one of the best dollars spend.
Enjoy, 'cos you will!