Review of Riding Giants (2004) by Noefel A — 11 Jun 2007

Great movie, made me want to become a big wave surfer, when I watched it. Laird Hamilton by the way ROCKS!

This review of Riding Giants (2004) was written by Noefel A on 11 Jun 2007.

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