Highwater (Blu-ray)

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Blu-ray Details

  • Encoding: Region A
  • Released: April 12, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2008
  • Label: Image Entertainment

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Directed by
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Screenwriting by
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Entertainment Reviews:

Rotten43%

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Total Count: 14

Upright69%

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Rating: 3/5 -- Has enough magical shots of surfers standing deep in the curl, their hands rippling along the faces of giant waves, to keep you watching. Full Review
New York Times
Aug 27, 2010
In a way, Highwater is the antithesis of The Endless Summer, the film made by Brown's father, Bruce Brown, more than four decades ago. Full Review
KPBS.org
Sep 6, 2010
Rating: 2/4 -- Everyone is a saint in Brown's eyes, and few are especially interesting as a result. Full Review
San Francisco Chronicle
Sep 2, 2010
Rating: 2/5 -- The film ends up as a cliquish circle jerk that flatters those in the know and leaves neophytes little to mull over. Full Review
Time Out
Aug 25, 2010
Rating: 3/4 -- [Director Dana] Brown's main talent is the way he blends stunning cinematography and crisp editing into you-are-there immediacy. Full Review
New York Daily News
Aug 27, 2010
Rating: 3/5 -- Pipeline footage of star surfers makes 'Highwater' required viewing for anyone who pursues or want to pursue the sport, but the film also entertains those who just like to watch superb sports performances. Full Review
About.com
Aug 27, 2010
Rating: C- -- The big waves of Bruce Brown's famous '60s surfer movies like "Endless Summer" recede in son Dana Brown's piecemeal documentary about the 2005 Oahu North Shore Triple Crown surfing competition. Full Review
ColeSmithey.com
Sep 8, 2010

Product Description:

This documentary details a 55-day surfing competition that draws the best in the sport to the North Shore of Oahu. In addition to offering up a wealth of exciting action footage, director Dana Brown details how this event is considered by many to be the driving force for the vast economy that supports the sport year-round.

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  • UPC: 014381681253
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