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Step Into Liquid (2003)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 79
Fresh: 65 | Rotten: 14

A perfect companion piece to The Endless Summer.

90

Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 3

A perfect companion piece to The Endless Summer.

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Second generation surfing documentarian Dana Brown (son to Bruce Brown, who directed The Endless Summer 2) strikes out with his own original piece of filmmaking with his 2003 ode to the world's surfing enthusiasts entitled Step Into Liquid. Part travelogue, and part attempt to redefine surfing's image, Brown travels to some of the ordinary surfing locales -- such as Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States -- as well as some rather unexpected ones, including the west coast of Wisconsin on

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Documentary, Sports & Fitness

Dana Brown

Apr 20, 2004

$3.6M

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All Critics (84) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (14) | DVD (11)

[Brown] collects some fascinating stories.

March 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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An awe-inspiring survey of global surf culture.

March 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety
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When Step Into Liquid remembers that it is indeed all about the wave, it pulls us right into it.

September 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
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In any sport, whether it's whacking a ball into a cup or your opponent into submission, the majestic and the absurd are very close cousins, and Brown is generous enough here to give us a long look at both.

September 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail
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Step Into Liquid could very well be the perfect surfing movie.

September 5, 2003
Orlando Sentinel
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Step Into Liquid is the perfect way to end the summer.

August 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee
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All about the sights, which are glorious.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

The footage is amazing, and the human element makes this more than a sport documentary.

June 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

Simple-minded though it is, it's wonderful entertainment.

October 7, 2004 Full Review Source: tonymedley.com

Some of the images are breathtaking, particularly the underwater shots looking up through the water to the surfers on the surface.

January 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope
Laramie Movie Scope

Step Into Liquid is not only about passion, it demonstrates it through a deep and loving knowledge and respect for the subject matter.

October 26, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Views

The cinematography is stunning, the camera so close to the surfer that it takes you inside the wave, beneath the falling crest.

October 14, 2003 Full Review Source: About.com
About.com

Produced with an insider's knowledge and affection, but surfing's moment as an exotic pop phenomenon with a big curiosity factor for landlubbers has passed...

October 6, 2003
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Absolutely unlike any documentary you've ever seen, Step Into Liquid nearly qualifies as a religious experience.

October 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle

A surfing documentary that offers a satisfactory amount of thrills within a tsunami of platitudes and hyperbole.

October 1, 2003 Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY
eye WEEKLY

A wonderful commercial for everything that makes surfing so enjoyable for many people.

October 1, 2003
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Audience Reviews for Step Into Liquid

For the surfer, if it exists within you. For those who aren't fascinated by the surf culture, it is just a well pieced together documentary..without any really interesting revelations.
October 24, 2012
John Ballantine

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Beautifuly filmed Surf Documentry. I love that it's not cliche. Personaly I feel a sense of freedom watching it. Even tho I've only surfed a handfull of times this doc really validates my connection to those times. Good soundtrack.
June 9, 2007
Jasen LaBorde

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