The Endless Summer (Blu Ray) [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C]

If you're in to surfing then you've got to be able to say that you've seen this. It's probably THE classic surf documentary, following two guys on their global search for the perfect wave. Made in the sixties, the fact that it is so dated (in the narration, set-piece scenes and also what constitutes a perfect wave) makes it even more enjoyable. If Alan Wicker had made a surf travel documentary....

The reason I travelled round the world surfing was this one film. Upgraded format to blueray is an improvement whilst still retaining that old tape feel. If you surf or interested in surfing and haven't watched this film/documentary then you're missing out. Give it a go and I bet you will want to pack in the job, book a flight and travel... surfboard under arm. :)

This is a beautiful package, Second Sight do this sort of thing so well. The matt feel hard case feels luxurious and the colours of the classic design are sharp & vibrant. If you want this film on blu-ray, this is the one to get.

Charts the surf booming and lifestyle in the late 60's/70's. One for the purists, not sure modern day society would appreciate it but worth a viewing if you have any passion for this activity and culture!

The original surfers in search of great wave movie. Although slightly more like a documentary much of the time. The commentary is funny and the surfing footage great, especially given this was filmed in the early 60's. Finally although not directly connected with these comments. There is or at least was an endless summer beach bar in Santa Barbara near the marina and worth a visit if your in that area. It has some memorabilia from the film. I used the upstairs bar rather than the proper restaurant which seemed more fitting with the theme of the place

Well this is the movie and it’s great to have the extras Information about making a movie

Fairly quick delivery. The product description says it's sent from Germany, it doesn't say the cover etc is in German

Nostalgia at it's best!!!!!!

un film godibile da tutti, non solo da surfisti, anche per chi ama il mare, le onde.

「Endless Summer」と「Endless Summer'U」のインポート盤を同時に購入しました。 サーフ映画の先駆けとなった「Endless Summer」はロングボードサーファーが世界各地の波に挑戦するもので、もうかなり前の作品になるので歴史を感じさせられました。古き良き時代の匂いがいっぱい詰まってます。「Endless Summer'U」はロングとショートの２人のサーファーが世界各地の波に挑戦する内容です。比較的最近の作品であり、ショートボーダーの自分としては純粋に楽しく見ることが出来ました。ただ、「Endless Summer'U」はDVDプレーヤーでは見ることが出来ず、パソコンでの視聴となりました。インポート盤だからかな？

A movie you don't want to end, even non surfers will love it. Surfing, humour and travelogue, it has it all.

Although the boards may change size, the wry humour sound a bit corny, the fashions change, the places they visited in the 1960s become more developed and lose their charm and innocence, the waves still break over the same points, the wind blows the same way, and will do so, long after the surfers have come and gone. The movie follows a couple of surfers as they chase waves around the world in the burgeoning 'surf safari' culture that developed in the 1950s and 60s. This film led a whole new brand of adventurous surfers out to surf the world's remote places, to find their own little paradise, and of course, surfers still do. It's charm is its innocence, and beauty, the thrill of searching wild places for the first time, and seeing different lands and cultures in the relatively innocent late 1950s and 60s. Modern surfers will note such places now more well-known for their surfing in: SW Australia, Bells Beach (Victoria), Sydney, Cape St Francis (South Africa-there is an intersting side story here-see below), Raglan (New Zealand), Tahiti, and places still relatively unknown fo surfing: eg west Africa. Their visit to Cape St Francis has an interesting side-story here. They were the first to surf it, thinking they had found a really fantastic and remote point break, when in fact an even better wave (one of the world's very best, if indeed not the best- outside perhaps Grajagan in Java, as most surfers think), was just around the corner at Jeffreys Bay. (I have surfed both J-Bay and Cape St Francis, and it is amazing that these two waves are so close to each other, and yet that they went half way round the world and unfortunately missed the far better one). Innocent and full of charm and 60s-style rebellion, it is one for the collection, and to reminisce on times gone by. For the keen surfer it is definitely worth a look, especially if you plan to go on surfari-the spirit of adventure never changes. The sequel (1994) is not rated as highly by some, but it has some good updated surf culture and surf spots such as: Tavarua, Grajagan, Burleigh, Elands Bay, Namibia, J bay (of course), Central America, and even Alaska (for the novelty, not the surf-even though Sitka has a spot rated highly-but very hard to get to-and very cold). The 'endless summer' will continue, even after the surfers are gone.

Ich habe schon ewig von dem Film gehört, ihn aber nie gesehen. Obwohl er so alt ist macht es immer noch viel Spaß ihn anzuschauen. Die Art und Weise einen Film zu machen hat sich natürlich verändert, aber der Witz und Charme ist unbestechlich. Ich kann ihn nur weiterempfehlen.