Review of The Endless Summer (1966) by Matt H — 18 Jul 2007

The original surf movie. definetely the best.

This review of The Endless Summer (1966) was written by Matt H on 18 Jul 2007.

The Endless Summer has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Endless Summer

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Steve S (3,182) on 22 Jul 2012

Now I get it...Surfs UP! The Pipeline in Hawaii is ferocious…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Nolan R (12) on 22 Jun 2009

The narration is painfully bad, but the story is really interesting and considering the doc is over 40 years old it holds up incredibly well…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Almar Haflidason (66) for BBC (137) on 16 Jan 2012

A cheesy but good-humoured voiceover adds to the charm, while the events on-screen can often be exciting and fascinating to watch…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Gregory W (1,059) on 16 Sep 2008

Classic doc on surfing, vintage Bruce Brown...Also part travelogue, with a great soundtrack…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Alex T (1,057) on 23 Oct 2009

The Triumph of the Will of post-colonial neo-imperialism. The grim nuclear age analogue to The Grapes of Wrath…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Joel A (1,152) on 23 Jun 2014

The perfect example of real world adventure and discovery, featuring amazing locations and an easy listening narrative…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Mildo . (71) on 08 Jan 2010

You just wanna go back in time and hang out with these two dudes…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By David B (3,254) on 09 Jul 2009

Don't surf. Doesn't matter. Beautiful movie…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Sylvain F (38) on 10 Apr 2009

Great film, helped me decide to leave Michigan for the Tropics. Saw it for the first time in my 10th Grade Earth Science class…

Read Review

Review of The Endless Summer (1966)

By Popi P (31) on 14 Aug 2009

The Endless Summer is a great movie to watch when you just want to relax and see a good movie…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Riding Giants (2004)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Aug 2004

There is plenty here to enjoy for beach bums and fans of bikinis and six-pack abs, but others are likely to find themselves hopeless wet blankets…

Read Review

Review of Bra Boys (2007)

By Jackie S (211) on 26 Dec 2009

I wish I hadn't watched this. It was a poorly made doco with all the cliche trade-marks of an amateur home-made doco…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Endless Summer

1966

80%144 Reviews

Rush Hour

1941

72%491 Reviews

Normal Life

1996

56%17 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

2016

53%1,042 Reviews

My Date with Drew

2005

59%288 Reviews

Fire Dragon

1983

49%3 Reviews

The Wrath of God

1972

50%4 Reviews

Morbius

2022

53%340 Reviews

White Squall

1996

61%239 Reviews