Riding Giants (2004)
Bodacious Bods: Laird John Hamilton, Jeff Clark, Buzzy Kerbox
Why So Cool? Stacy Peralta's surfing doc feels so real because Peralta himself was a former skater and wave-rider himself.
Hitting up some of the legends of the culture to explore its origins and highlight its heroes, Peralta shows off some incredible footage.
While some of it is recreated, it's the archived adventures of Laird Hamilton that really impress. Gliding through a gigantic wall of water, he makes it look like he was born to do - which he was, when you consider his dad was a surfer...
Wipe Out Words: "Not only were you riding down this mountain, but the mountain is chasing after you and you need to figure out how to escape it., but also use it."
Like This? Then try...
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter here.
Follow us on Twitter here.
Comments