Billabong Odyssey

Billabong Odyssey
by Philip Boston

Billabong Odyssey
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Actor: Brad Gerlach, Brian L. Keaulana, Ken Bradshaw, Ken Collins, Shawn Barron
Director: Philip Boston
Brand: SURFING
Producer: Alvaro Otero
Producer: Ivan Chea
Producer: Jay Van Hoy
Producer: Jorge Guimaraes
Producer: Maricel Pagulayan
Producer: Rosaldo Cavalcanti
Producer: Vincent Leone
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
  • An extreme sports adventure! Top professional surfers scour the world's oceans to ride the biggest waves on the planet. Experience the thrills and spills of action-packed big wave surfing.Running Time: 92 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?SPORTS/GAMES Rating:?PG Age:?085393431921 UPC:?085393431921 Manufacturer No:?34319

DVD Reviews of Billabong Odyssey

DVD Review: Billabong Odyssey
Summary: 4 Stars

perfect for anyone who is familiar with the mavericks crew and likes big wave surfing i love this movie its pretty great

DVD Review: Can that be real??
Summary: 3 Stars

Worth it all for the first 3 minutes; can that be real?....It is. Overall not quite as entertaining as "Step Into Liquid", but a great time none-the-less.

DVD Review: A Mix of Incredible Surfing Imagery and Intro to Surfing Basics
Summary: 4 Stars

The opening sequence of surfer Mike Parsons dropping down the face of a gigantic wave is mesmerizing. That sequence alone is almost worth the price of purchase, but there is plenty of other amazing, jaw-dropping video to admire that makes this video attractive to anyone with affinity for wave and board sports. You do get a chance to let your attention drift from time to time as the story drags on the less interesting filler. The pontification about wave formation and rescue training for the Billabong team is a bit overdone, but these section allow the adrenaline to subside a bit before launching into more spectacular footage. The short pieces on kite boarding, wind-surfing aerobatics, and hydroplane boards are interesting filler, too. This is a good video both for those already deep into the sport and for those who only want to frolic in the water for a while.

DVD Review: Interesting. Great footage.
Summary: 3 Stars

Great footage. Not really a very in depth movie. I think I was hoping for surfing/tropical beaches - a "take me on vacation from the comfort of my couch" movie. It is not. But it is a really interesting documentary on big wave and tow-in surfing.

DVD Review: i'm no expert
Summary: 5 Stars

i don't surf, but i enjoy this movie. there aren't a lot of girls in bikinis in billabong odyssey, which will bother some people, but i appreciate it (if you want to see girls in bikinis, watch blue crush).

Description of Billabong Odyssey

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Genre: Sports Highlights
Rating: NR
Release Date: 20-APR-2004
Media Type: DVD
In addition to boasting one of the most astonishing opening sequences in the history of extreme-sports filmmaking, Billabong Odyssey offers a breathtaking survey of big-wave surfing at a pivotal stage in its evolution. With the advent of Jet-Ski Waverunners used for "tow-in" access to gigantic waves that paddle-surfers could never reach, this three-year, globe-trotting quest for the world's biggest waves is nothing less than spectacular. As documentaries go it's a bit cruder than 2003's other surfing movie, Step Into Liquid, and many of the same world-class surfers appear in both films (including 49-year-old Ken Bradshaw, still going strong). But Billabong is unrivaled in its abundance of jaw-dropping footage--most of it shot from helicopters hovering in close proximity--showing the sheer, terrifying scale of breaking "tubes"--some reaching 100 feet--at the most challenging big-wave locations on the planet, including Maverick's at Santa Cruz, California; Cortes Bank off the Pacific Coast; "Cyclops" in Australia; Mundaka, Spain; and the treacherous "Jaws" reef on the coast of Maui, Hawaii.

While touching on various hot topics such as safety training, serious wipe-outs, swell-tracking technology, female surfers (like the great Layne Beachley), and hydrofoil surfboards (billed as "the future of the sport"), director Philip Boston applies a casual, competitive structure that's too diffuse and lightweight to have much impact. But when the film focuses on the climactic "Jaws" showdown between Carlos Burle and Mike Parsons, Billabong Odyssey achieves a state of raw power and spiritual intensity, culminating in Parsons' best-ever 10-point ride on a massive tube that constantly threatens to consume him. As dozens of adrenaline-junkie surfers strive for new horizons of unprecedented skill, Billabong Odyssey chronicles their efforts with amazing bird's-eye cinematography. For surfers and non-surfers alike, this movie must be seen to be believed. --Jeff Shannon

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