Lords of Dogtown
Drama • PG-13 • 2005 • 1 hr 47 min
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Great retelling of the story on the birth of modern skating. Is pretty accurate to the real history. All actors did a great job.
Surprisingly informative about the history of Skate Culture
Such a solid skateboarding movie that really captures the culture of the movement and the times.
High drama, low stakes. Cool interpretation of the story behind modern skateboarding. Ledger and Hirsch are both solid.
Excellent skater indie movie, superbly crafted and worth seeing
It would be on TV at the most random times. I also used to confuse it with “Alpha Dog” but they are both great.
I've seen this at least 5 times, very entertaining movie about successful skaters with an amazing cast.
It’s a good movie that you can’t stop watching over and over again.
Definitely captured the 70s vibe. Interesting group - would prefer a documentary to this fairly uneventful dramatisation though.
Pretty entertaining movie, good performances from the cast. Pairs well with documentary about these guys
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