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05/03/02
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Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)
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Reviews Counted:92
Fresh:84
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Dogtown and Z-Boys is a colorful, exhilarating look at the skateboarding subculture.
Theatrical Release:Apr 26, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,187,606
Synopsis: In the late 1960s, a group of burnt out teenagers from broken homes ambled together and began to surf along Venice, California's Pacific Ocean Park pier, a ghostly shell of a former amusement park... [More]
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Reviews for Dogtown and Z-Boys
Top CriticA high-flying kick for anyone who enjoys a good road rash and wind rushing through the hair.
05/03/02
Top CriticDoes a terrific job of evoking the electric magic of an extraordinary era.
05/03/02
More than simply a portrait of early extreme sports, this peek into the 1970s skateboard revolution is a skateboard film as social anthropology...
05/02/02
The people in Dogtown and Z-Boys are so funny, aggressive and alive, you have to watch them because you can't wait to see what they do next.
05/02/02
Peralta captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the Dogtown experience.
05/02/02
This flick is about as cool and crowd-pleasing as a documentary can get.
04/30/02
Filmmaker Stacy Peralta has a flashy editing style that doesn't always jell with Sean Penn's monotone narration, but he respects the material without sentimentalizing it.
04/26/02
Top CriticUnless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm, you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party.
04/26/02
Top CriticThe movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture, the L.A. beach scene and the imaginative (and sometimes illegal) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults.
04/26/02
A thrilling look at the mostly unknown history of the original extreme sport.
04/26/02
Even people clueless about skateboarding can enjoy Dogtown and Z-Boys.
04/26/02
Whether you're a grind god or an ollie newbie, you'll want to watch this doc like a Tony Hawk.
04/26/02
You don't need to know or care about the skateboarding culture to enjoy this free-wheeling ride through a dog-eared section of '70s-era Los Angeles.
04/26/02
A dazzlingly crafted documentary.
04/26/02
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04/26/02
It is impossible not to be seduced by its hard-edged vision of an endless teenage summer.
04/26/02
Top CriticIf the sign of good documentary is its ability to enthrall you regardless of your prior interest in the subject, then Stacy Peralta's hugely entertaining film earns high marks.
04/25/02
Energetic and fun film ... the most memorable parts of the movie are all of the editing tricks.
04/25/02
Gives a detailed and fascinating picture of the Z-Boys phenomenon.
04/25/02
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