Laird (White Knuckle Extreme)
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Actor: Laird HamiltonDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Laird (White Knuckle Extreme)
DVD Review: Came in tact, in time
Summary: 5 Stars
Product was sent in time for Christmas as promised and in tact.DVD Review: it's not just about surfing
Summary: 5 Stars
Other reviewers have discussed the surfing in this movie -- it goes way beyond that, however. This movie is about transcendant involvement -- being a part of something larger, greater. Anyone who watches this can see and feel it -- and then, hopefully, look for it in their own life -- without having to ride huge waves. If it's all One, then it's available everywhere!DVD Review: Surfing on Steroids: Laird as ET Jesus + Genuine Critique
Summary: 3 Stars
First I will submit to the all the superlatives of Laird Hamilton and this footage. Now: What is wrong with this film. 37 minutes -- too short. Secondly, the foil fin sequences and the build up of this being the evolution of surfing, I don't think so. This should have all been eliminated. That leaves us with about 25 minutes. The DVD also needs to be re-edited as there are some waves that just don't belong there. Further, you don't really get the perspective of just how big, fast, and powerful Jaws is, because much of the footage is shot from above the waterline. The other omission is that yes, while Laird is likely the King of Jaws and tow-in -- uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. There are lots of other tow-in greats. I've known Laird since the 70's, when the flying saucer dropped him on the Earth to lead the charge into the beyond of surfing. I will be fascinted to watch his evolution in his 40's and 50's. DVD Review: A film for non surfers as well
Summary: 5 Stars
I showed this film to some friends who have never surfed and their jaws just hung open (I thought they were trying to catch flies.)
It's the Mount Everest of surfing. Mistakes on waves like these are deadly, the human body simply can't take a 500 ton washing machine ride.
Laird doesn't have a death wish, he just thrives on pushing the envelope of human achievement.
DVD Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
Whether you surf or not, you cannot help but to be awed by the surfing skills of Laird Hamilton. I recently popped this DVD into the player when a family cookout got rained out; initially there were cries of dissent, but after the first 20 minutes or so, the room was met with a hushed awe. Everyone there (and of all ages) enjoyed the film immensely; it's a real keeper and guaranteed to please.
Description of Laird (White Knuckle Extreme)
Teahupoo, Tahiti. On the 17th of August, 2000, a line was drawn in the sand and Laird Hamilton stood alone. Engulfed in the vortex of the heaviest wave ever ridden, Laird Hamilton stood where no man had ever stood before. Death was the only outcome if a mistake was made. The footage shocked the world. Had it not been captured on film, no one would believe it was possible. It was a moment shadowed only by the journey of his life as a waterman and explorer of the most pure form of energy on earth. This amazing film, shoot on both High Definition and 35mm, won numerous awards at the 2002 X-dance Film Festival. This is the extreme movie of the year, quite possibly the decade. Music By Ben Harper, Moby and Bender!He stands 6-foot-5, with long golden hair--and he still looks minuscule when photographed against the backdrop of the mammoth waves in this outstanding surfing documentary. Laird Hamilton travels to Hawaii and Tahiti in search of the biggest waves anyone has ever tried to ride. Skimming across the side of a wall of water, he's harnessing both gravity and the power of the wave in a death-defying balancing act. There is something almost therapeutic about watching the endless slow-motion images of Hamilton riding one wave after another, meticulously photographed to capture both the pounding force of the water and Hamilton's daring ability to tame it. The footage is set to a contemporary score, featuring musical acts as diverse as Moby, Ben Harper, and Bender as the backdrop for Hamilton's startling feats. --Marshall Fine
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