Review of Riding Giants (2004) by Johnny C — 05 Aug 2007

Awe inspiring, will leave you with goose bumps.

This review of Riding Giants (2004) was written by Johnny C on 05 Aug 2007.

Riding Giants has generally received very positive reviews.

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For those who do enjoy being smacked around by the ocean, for those who thrill to the romance and hype of extreme surfing and dig the outsider…

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By Matt S (1,994) on 18 Jan 2009

Beautiful film about spirituality beyond religion, while telling the tale of Big Wave Riding. A must see…

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This documentary is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen, highly recomend even if not into surfing…

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By Torch M (1) on 04 Aug 2008

This is a great documentary about big wave surfing. If you are curious at all about the sport, this is the film to see. Way cool…

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