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Dominican Rep. The Lords of Dogtown
7,835
Drama
In the mid 1970's, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their ... [+]
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"Lords of Dogtown is as beautifully structured as one of the Z-Boys' graceful and intricate maneuvers." | POS |
Canada |
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"Lords of Dogtown is a fictional feature that tries hard to mimic the sun-baked realism of the documentary that inspired it. But mimic is all it does." | NEU |
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United States |
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"A love song to the counterculture." | POS |
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United States |
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"Superficial and disconcertingly conventional." | NEG |
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United States |
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"It's hard to think of a movie since 1950's Sunset Boulevard that has gotten more dramatic impact out of a pool." | POS |
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United States |
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"Lords of Dogtown will have limited interest for those who exist outside of the skateboarding community." | NEU |
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United States |
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"Unlike the documentary, the movie is reluctant to delve too deeply into the darker side of its protagonists." | NEU |
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United States |
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"A strong companion to Dogtown and Z-Boys." | POS |
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