A brilliant film! This movie is great.

The film 'travels'to Hawaii through and to present day - mingling the origins of surfing, providing Mother Nature and her children a whole new level of Love and Respect for 'one-another'. 2004 PG-13 1h 41m Blu-ray / DVD ... Watch and repeat. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. And finally Hawaii's Laird Hamilton, the prototypical "extreme" surfer, a rare breed of athlete/innovator considered as the best big wave rider who ever waxed a board.

Inspiring for anyone who does not want to 'follow the crowd'.

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The must have/watch if you are an enthusiast of big wave surfing Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2009

The deeper and spiritual meaning that these surfers found is easy to be engrossed in as this film invites you in. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links on this page. If you're inclined to regard the sport as important and its practitioners as heroic, … Make your movie list and get Blu-rays and DVDs conveniently delivered to you with free shipping both ways. It will impress the general public and satisfy the professional. I used to read about these surfers in Surfer magazine and yes, they became legends.

Riding Giants's songs: Listen to songs by Riding Giants on Myspace, Stream Free Online Music by Riding Giants Blu-ray: For those with a solid home theater setup, definitely worth upgrading to Blu-ray!!! Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Watch Riding Giants starring Darrick Doerner in this Documentary on DIRECTV.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. With the success of Stacy Peralta's (famous skater and one of the original Dogtown Z-Boys) award-winning documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" in 2001, surfer/skater turned filmmaker Stacy Peralta went on to work on his next documentary in 2004 titled "Riding Giants".Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2012 I'm a surfer from the UK so I don't deal with anything quite on a level featured in this documentary film.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Goes back in time to the earliest days of big wave riding in Hawaii and how over the years surfing has changed through sheer nerves of steel, and tow-surfing is awesome.

Riding Giants is a documentary made at the right time for preserving the history of big wave surfing. It has some of the most incredible shots that I have ever seen, but what really makes it is the way it comes across as so personal, with some really interesting, moving interviews with some of the worlds greatest surfers such as Greg Noll, Jeff Clark and Laird Hamilton, and their relationships … There's Jeff Clark, Northern California's lone frontiersman, who, after discovering the massive waves of Maverick's near San Francisco, rode there alone for over a decade. This is a broad examination and if it misses occasional anecdotes it is because it focuses on the real pioneers at each step.

I say partially because I came in half way through whilst channel surfing and still thoroughly enjoyed what I saw, which I think in anyones book is a good indicator of a quality film. It has some of the most incredible shots that I have ever seen, but what really makes it is the way it comes across as so personal, with some really interesting, moving interviews with some of the worlds greatest surfers such as Greg Noll, Jeff Clark and Laird Hamilton, and their relationships with the waves.

This thing is insane!!

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Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Then came along Laird Hamilton who could be the best surfer in the world. Waking the beast! Peralta lays out the evolution of big-wave surfing from the '50s to today, touching upon … Free returns, plus no due dates or late fees. I watch it occasionally because it is always so much fun. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote.

You will be caught up in an addiction to getting an eye full of waves that are given the mainpart of screentime in this film.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. It includes interviews from most of the big wave surfing personalities and does it sympathetically.

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The Super Stars of Surfing are seen in true humility-loving the ocean, living NOW for the waves that seem to know-who-they-are.

Having grown up in Santa Monica and surfing at Malibu, the Hollister Ranch, Rincon, Trestles, and other points along the California Coast in the early 50's, this film brings together a visual history of surfing about which I had no idea was so interesting.

99% of surfing films and just action-packed, adrenaline filled clips that are good to view, but once you're finished, you just think...."yeah, that was good fun", and then move on. Never tire of watching this. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, Riding Giants uses its dynamic, cross-generational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. -- Sam George, Global Editor SURFER Magazine He invented the surfboard fin foil which allows surfers to get longer and faster rides.

My brother and I were just amateurs who enjoyed playing in the surf for a few relaxing hours.

Riding Giants on the other hand is this (don't get me wrong!

Read on for our full review of the Giant Stance 29 2. From its early Hawaiian roots to its current status as a recreational lifestyle enjoyed worldwide, bigwave surfing is given the definitive exploration by acclaimed director Stacy Peralta (Dogtown andZ-Boys).