Review of Riding Giants (2004) by Marcus S — 20 Jul 2007

Dogtown and the Z-Boys for the surfing world - awesome.

This review of Riding Giants (2004) was written by Marcus S on 20 Jul 2007.

Riding Giants has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 28 Aug 2008

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By Dev S (32) on 10 May 2011

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Surf''s up' - & Up & UP in this intelligent & moving film (..want to get both your feet wet & your eyes) - it recounts surfing's earliest…

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By Bill Gallo (195) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 04 Aug 2010

Stacy Peralta may think otherwise, but this 101-minute homage to the heroes of surfing is nothing if not a monument to their self-absorption--and…

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