The previews for this movie were a little weak, Don't be fooled, its a great movie

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2005)

This was one of the best movies this year. I am a teenage girl and i admit that i originally went to see this movie to see Emile Hirsch who i thought was hot. Within the first half hour of watching it I was sucked into the story of the film and my friend and I no longer turned to look at each other with raised eyebrows when Emile(who plays Jay) came on the screen. The acting was very well done, with little known actors so that the characters seemed more real and there was little confusion at the beginning by holding them to their previous roles, since i had seen only one movie with one of them in it. Heath Ledgar even does a great job. He realistically played this role and left all his bomb movies and chick-flicks behind. When the movie ended everyone in the theater (sadly only about a dozen of us, though it was Monday about lunch time) just stayed in their seats. Everyone seemed to be as floored as me and my friend. The fact that it was a movie was forgotten, and we sat there to really soak in the story. The fact that footage of the real Lords of Dogtown were played during the credits had us staying even longer. Such a wonderfully done film that surprised me as it did many others. If you thought that the previews for this movie seemed a little weak, do not be fooled, it was a great movie. I actually loved it so much i went out and bought the soundtrack. My dad shortly afterwords took it and put it in the car to listen to since he grew up with all of the great music on the album. I highly recommend seeing this movie, and i am about to go see again in a couple days with some new friends to introduce them to a wonderful movie. Don't be put off by not liking skateboarding or surfing. I am unable to do either, and don't like watching it really but this movie is about so much more than just introducing skateboarding to the masses. It's about the feeling of the 70s and how a group of teenagers were given a change to live their life doing what they love and portraying the ideals of the time so well. Guys and girls will both love this movie, so will older people that grew up in the 70 and the teenagers of today.