Blue Crush 2

Plot synopsis:
After looking through her dead mother's diary filled with pictures of her time surfing in South Africa, Dana (Sasha Jackson) decides to leave California to travel there, surfing everywhere her mother did as well as Jeffreys Bay, where her mother always wanted to surf but never did. Dana leaves while her father (Gideon Emery) is away on a business trip taking a wooden carving with her. On her plane ride there, she meets Grant (Chris Fisher) and he tells her to look him up if she is in his area. After landing, Dana gets on a bus headed for the beach and is followed by a man that tries to take her backpack. When he tries to sit next to her, she calls to a girl around her age that just boarded the bus saying she saved her a seat. Pushy A.K.A Dan Wigmore (Elizabeth Mathis) introduces herself and they go surfing together after Dana puts her backpack in a locker. On the water they meet Tara (Sharni Vinson), a stuck-up Roxy surfer. After some confrontation, Pushy leaves and Dana beats Tara for a wave. On the next wave Tara cuts in on Dana, causing her to break her board that was her mother's and cannot be replaced.
Once back on the beach, Dana finds that her locker was broken into and her money and wooden carving (belonging to her mother) were stolen. Pushy takes a depressed Dana back to her place, a group of huts on the beach where she and other surfers live. Tara also lives there and continues to be mean to Dana. At the same time, policemen arrive and give the surfers one week to vacate the premises. Dana meets Tim (Ben Milliken) and he instantly takes a liking to her. After a nap there is a party that night and while Tim is trying to talk to Dana she spots Grant from the plane and dances and kisses him. The next day she tells them about her mom and how she wants to take pictures of herself at all the same places her mom did. Tara bets her a hundred dollars that she won't be able to do it and Pushy agrees to travel with Dana on her "odyssey". Grant lets them borrow his truck in exchange for working at his restaurant. As they are about to leave, Tim gives Dana a Polaroid camera so that the pictures will be the same and her board that he repaired. After each surfing destination they return to the beach house and soon there is only Jeffreys Bay (J-Bay) left where Dana will fulfill her mother's dream and Pushy will try out for the Roxy team.
While waiting for the right weather to leave for J-Bay, Dana works and one day she thinks she sees the man that stole her possessions. He is talking to Grant but Grant says he doesn't know the man. That night Dana and Pushy travel to the part of town Pushy is from to go dancing. While there Dana is confronted by the man who stole her possessions and she and Pushy follow him and find Grant's truck filled with elephant tusks. The men chase them and they barely get away. Pushy then gets mad at Dana and says she is dangerous and on her own for J-Bay. After their fight, Dana rips down all the odyssey pictures from the wall. The next morning the police come back, this time with bulldozers, to tear down the illegal beach hut where they live. After getting out, Dana and Pushy reconcile. Tim gets his bus working and they decide that everyone will drive to J-Bay. On the bus Tim has the odyssey pictures that he saved from the demolition and he and Dana grow closer. One night while everyone is gathered around a fire Dana and Tim go off and he sings her a song he wrote her and they kiss.
Meanwhile, Dana's father finds her gone and comes to South Africa looking for her. He ends up at the torn-down beach hut and is told they went to J-Bay so he flies there to find her. Dana's father then finds her and they get in a fight. While Tim and Pushy are consoling her they run into a beach party that Grant and Tara are at. Tim confronts Grant about the elephant tusks (Tim works with the elephants) and they get into a fist fight that Tim wins. The next day Pushy tries out for the Roxy surf team and wins using that 360 aerial move that Dana has been teaching her. Tara puts aside their differences and congratulates her. Tara also returns the wooden carving to Dana that she found amongst Grant's things. That night Dana's father comes back and after making up she shows him the pictures of her odyssey and gives him the wooden carving. They then go to the beach and drop her mother's ashes out the carving (an urn). The next day Dana goes to surf J-Bay that has very big waves and is a boy's club. Once out there Grant gets the guys to let her stay and after getting crushed on her first wave and has a great ride with Tim, Pushy, and her dad watching her. They then take a picture together and her dad says that he is proud of her and that her mother would be too. The film ends with Dana and everybody back on the bus singing "All Star".

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Review:
Blue Crush 2 isn't an imitation of Blue Crush...
It is a coming of age story of a young surfer girl traveling to "find herself".
Blue Crush 2 isn't an imitation of Blue Crush.It is an entirely different story.Blue Crush 2 is a traveling/coming of age story.
A young surfer girl goes to South Africa to follow in her mother's footsteps and in the process find herself.The acting isn't great.
But that isn't the point is it?
The movie is about surfing and traveling to great surf spots in South Africa.Yes it is a cheap direct to video sequel.
They don't have the budget of the original and they don't have the same star power as Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez.
However is the movie still enjoyable?
Does it tell a good story?
Do you enjoy the surf scenes?
Do you enjoy meeting her "beach family"?I think so.
Perhaps it is because I wasn't looking for an Oscar caliber film.
Perhaps it is because I wasn't even looking to replace Blue Crush and I'm not offended that Kate Bosworth isn't in it (the other reviewer obviously is crushing on Kate badly.) Perhaps it is because I've gone through my own life change recently and am envious of our lead character's ability to travel South Africa and surf the legendary surf spots.The movie for me, is good fun, and helps me keep "life" in perspective.I'm looking to start my "Odyssey" soon..
Not that bad, not the best bet, I'd still want to watch it again.
This movie was fun for me.
I saw adds for this on TV and the fact that is was straight to DVD made me doubt it's potential, but being a fan of the original I figured I give it a chance, so when I saw this on Netflix I thought it'd be something to watch to pass the time.
I was impressed by it, granted it definitely wasn't the greatest acting and lines were cheesy here and there but I did enjoy it.It was an entirely different story from the first and I enjoyed that fact, they weren't trying to continue off a story that people forgot about a decade ago.
The story is about a California girl trying to find her own and the only way she knows how is to retrace her mother's surfing footsteps in South Africa, with only a picture album to go on she flies SA and starts her journey, but it's not as simple as she thought it be and immediately doubts herself and her journey.
However she manages to make new friends that help her with her goal to walk in her mother's footsteps.I find movies like this really entertaining, they know they won't be making the Oscar's or win awards but they do the best they can.
It's a very chill and relaxing film, paying homage to most surf films which is basically a "chill or be chill" vibe which in it's own right is a very attractive scenario, at least for me.I give this film 8 because the acting isn't the best and it get's cheesy in some parts but overall this is a great film it's worth a watch if you like surfer flicks and it's something relaxing enough to watch on a lazy day.
Like I said in the title, not the best but I'm still going to watch it again..
Played out like one long episode of One Tree hill.
You've got a bunch of barely out of high school kids living the life out in Africa.
A surfer movie, which still tries to put in a bit of crime solving, a bit of a road trip, a bit of a love triangle and a bit of family drama.
The acting in many parts was pretty mediocre, only a few highlights in there.
Especially one scene where the father argues with the daughter sounds so rehearsed it's just ends up feeling weird.
Another one was the in a tryout for a sponsorship contract in which the commentators sounded so bored you wondered if they hadn't been given their dose of Red Bull.
The only thing this movie is consistent about is the use of music in almost every scene.
There is no surprise in how the movie plays out, but on the other hand I guess it doesn't really try to be anything other than what it is: a feel good surfer movie.
If you're into surfing you'll have loads of scenery to watch, and probably also get quite a bit of inspiration out of the waves.
Others may just as well come up with something else to watch..
The original 'BLUE CRUSH' is a guilty pleasure of mine but everything about this film just feels like a stale imitation 'wannabe'..
'BLUE CRUSH 2': Two Stars (Out of Five)I'm a big fan of the original 'BLUE CRUSH' (from 2002), it's kind of a guilty pleasure of mine.
I'm not really into surfing or surf movies but I do highly enjoy that film and it's probably my favorite of the genre (other than maybe 'POINT BREAK').
Now, nine years later, comes another direct to video sequel.
Another sequel in name only (merely cashing in on the brand name of the first movie) as the film has nothing to do with the original other than it's about surf girls trying to follow their dreams of being surfers.
It was directed and produced by Mike Elliot, who's produced a slew of direct to video sequels ('DEATH RACE 2', 'SMOKIN ACES 2' and 'AMERICAN PIE: THE BOOK OF LOVE', just to name his most recent) and directed one ('BEETHOVEN'S BIG BREAK', his only other directing credit).
The film was written by Randall McCormick who's made a name for himself writing 'B' movie sequels (like two 'SCORPION KING' films as well as 'SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL').
This time the film stars three lovely young ladies by the names of Sasha Jackson, Sharni Vinson and Elizabeth Mathis.
The girls are beautiful eye candy (especially Vinson, who also recently starred in the excessive sequel 'STEP UP 3D') but they're not nearly as interesting or memorable as Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and pro surfer Sanoe Lake from the original.
Everything about the film just feels like a stale imitation 'wannabe'.
This chapter tells the story of a young rich girl named Dana (Jackson) grieving over the death of her mother and absence of her father's love.
She knows that her mom always dreamt of surfing Jeffereys Bay in South Africa so she decides to leave the security of her Malibu home behind and venture to Africa in order to fulfill her mother's dreams.
Once there she meets two other young female surfers by the names of Pushy (Mathis) and Tara (Vinson).
One, Tara, is a successful 'Roxy' surfer and the other dreams of being one.
So Dana and Pushy decide to conquer their surfing dreams together, while some bitter rivalry ensues with Tara.
The first 'BLUE CRUSH' made Kate Bosworth a star (before that she was pretty much unknown), it also made her one of my favorite actresses (along with her work that followed but 'CRUSH' definitely introduced me to her).
I thought she not only obviously looked great but gave a good performance (as did the other two leads).
That film definitely made you care about their characters.
You don't have that with this film.
The girls look cute and they might be able to act, if given a chance in another film, but here they're not relatable or interesting in the least.
That's probably due in large part to weak directing and a poorly written screenplay (more so than the girls' acting).
The story just isn't involving and the surf scenes aren't visually interesting or thrilling at all.
Hardcore surf fans still might enjoy this movie (as well as obsessive fans of hot surf girls) but everyone else will mostly be bored.Watch our review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8oXDJoapdc.
Blue Crush is a junk production.
I know several people that was involved in this production, and lots of them are disappointed and were not aware it's going to be such a bad movie.
It's really an insult to South African surfing, contains bad acting and there are lots of big continuity errors.
For instance, the culminating competition in the story held at Jeffreys Bay was shot at a KZN South Coast spot (Look at the jet ski's registration number) You've got actors that can't surf and surfers that can't act.
Why cast Twiggy and Jordy in non surfing roles?
Then you have the girls take off on a wave, and suddenly when they zoom out, it's clearly visible they are on completely another wave, at another location.
This is not the error of the cast and crew, I believe this is the error of the people that produced and directed this movie.
I guess their only goal was to sell a couple of DVD's to unsuspecting buyers and make something from rental outlets.
If you have that kind of budget, why no produce something of more significance and a high standard?.
vastly inferior to the original.
Dana (Sasha Jackson) is a rich California girl.
Her father is pushing her to settle down but she is restless to follow her surfer mother's footsteps back to her home country of South Africa.
She surfs the waves and takes the same Polaroids as her mother.
She befriends a black surfer named Pushy (Elizabeth Mathis).
She is confronted by alpha dog Tara.
There is a community of surfers who is squatting on the beach.
Tim is a nice photographer.
Grant is the charming surfer but he could be bad news.
While chasing down her mother's stuff that was stolen, Dana and Pushy discover something darker.This is more or less a TV movie that is vastly inferior to the original.
The original's cast has charisma and spunk.
Sasha Jackson is a really pretty girl but she is mostly a Polaroid copy.
Going to South Africa has some potential but mostly it is indistinguishable from countless other beach movies.
There is plenty of pretty people on the beach and surfing.
Then it tries to add some tough drama but it plays more like an after-school special.
Even the surfing doesn't seem as exciting.
The drama feels manufactured, the thrills are light and the actors don't stick..
Not good....
"Blue Crush 2" is the sequel of "Blue Crush" and this one has to do with a girl who is haunted by the memory of her deceased mother and she goes to South Africa to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing in Jefferys Bay (J-Bay).I did not like this movie as much as the first and I think that this movie is a repeat of the first because and in the first movie we had a girl who was haunted by her own daemons and she was trying so hard to get rid from them and fulfill her own dream (this is a difference).Finally I think that this movie It's not as good as the first one I believe that the only interpretation that was good was Sasha Jackson's who played as Dana..
Not the best yes but Enjoyable.
Obviously I haven't watched the original 2002 Blue Crush but I don't wanna compare anyway because then this one would be under the shadow as I am seeing in these reviews.
I enjoyed the movie not only because Pushy's Zulu name is Nokuthula(which she couldn't pronounce very well by the way) but also because as the first surfing movie I've seen, it was a great experience.
I am tired of all those cheer leading movies and football and all other common sports.
It was nice to see something different for a change.I must say I liked the combination of race(specifically imitating African black as opposed to any black race).
The flexibility of Dana's character kept the storyline nice because I expected her to rent a hotel or something but she settled nicely in those shacks getting along with those poor pple.
It was interesting for me.
I wasn't expecting much for this movie; however, as I watched my expectations lowered very quickly.
The acting is sub-par, as is the plot in general.
The plot is not very complex; although by seeing the commercial for this film that secret is already blown off.
It seemed as if the directors just plucked outgoing teenagers from the region where they were supposed to be from, shoved them into bikinis, gave them a script, and then recorded.The most frustrating quality of this movie is the volume.
Around every 2-3 minutes I had to adjust the volume.
Hardly any redeeming qualities.
I turned it off after about 60 minutes.
Did not like this movie..
Low budget= dedicated actors/actress but bad accents.
Blue Crush 2 tried to show the hard life of a surfer girl.
The new approach of showing the hard life of a rich girl instead of a poor Hawaiian who just wanted to make it big, like they did in Blue Crush 1, wasn't a big thing for many people.
The acting was good enough to keep you involved in the movie but the only thing that could have been better was the accents of the characters.
Sasha Jackson constantly had her original dialect slip in the movie, which made it noticeable because she was playing the American surfer girl Dana.
Elizabeth Mathis and Gideon Emery had convincing parts as Pushy and Dana's father and the characters of Tim, Tara, and Grant completed the story well.
The acting of Sasha Jackson was OK but if they really wanted her as the rule they should of changed the storyline cause her accent sucked in the movie.
The big plus was that the main actors/actress did do a decent part of their surfing.
All in all the movie wasn't that bad, and in fact I bought it on DVD because I love when a low budget film does a good job of showing the storyline.
Formulas And Clichés Instead Of Surfing.
Blue Crush 2 is a direct-to-video surfer film that is a sequel to Blue Crush.
The screenplay is unrelated to the original movie.
It features Sasha Jackson, Elizabeth Mathis, Ben Milliken, Sharni Vinson.Mike Elliott directs the the film.Frustrated with her privileged life in California, Dana has decided to run away to South Africa to find her late mother's spirit on the waves, embarking on a surfing trip to a foreign land.
There she meets Pushy, a like-minded surfing soul who offers the brash blonde a place to stay when her belongings are stolen.
Greeted by a community of surfers and beach bums, Dana finds love with singer and animal sanctuary volunteer Tim, rubs rival Tara the wrong way, and is targeted as an object of lust by shop owner Grant.
With her water skills tested and her heart aching, Dana finds the trip refreshing her soul, while her nosy behavior uncovers a few ugly secrets held by the locals.What is rather ironic about a surfing movie is the fact that it doesn't actually feature an overwhelming amount of surfing footage as it prefers to deal with painful melodramatic detours like involving Tara's disapproval, Pushy's surfing fears, and Dana's father, who's come to South Africa to find his wayward daughter.
It is packed with plot that is basically unnecessarily padding the run time to fulfill a full cinematic meal.
Simplicity is lost, along with any entertainment value, as Elliot labors over moronic conflicts while supplying disappointingly routine surfing footage.
What is so sad is the fact that the movie would rather spend time on formulaic plots and clichés rather than spend time with outdoor surfing..
Nowhere near the original "Blue Crush" but has some redeeming qualities..
This appears to be a direct-to-video movie release.
It was shot on a small budget and on a short schedule and using mostly unknown actors.
Still, we enjoyed it for the fluff of a diversion, with some cute girls in surfing mode.For me the biggest surprise and the most interest is British actress, trained in Hollywood and with a good American accent, Sasha Jackson as Dana.
This is Dana's story.
She is 18 and not ready to fulfill her wealthy father's dream of her college education.
Dana's mother, a surfer girl originally from Soith Africa, died of cancer when Dana was only 5.
Her memories of mom are mostly from the photos she has.
When dad is on a business trip, and Dana at 18 is an adult and apparently has full access to their wealth, leaves a note that she is headed to South Africa.
As the story unfolds we learn that she wants to visit the places her mom knew, and surf the same waves.
A southern California girl, Dana is an accomplished surfer.Sasha Jackson brings a fresh face and a ready smile to the screen.
Her acting is a cut above the others and I can only hope she gets better roles.
I read her biography on IMDb and she apparently was a high level diver and trampolinist in England, and learned to surf for this role.
She is the best reason to see Blue Crush 2.Her journey is NOT without surprises.
She makes friends with a girl named "Pushy" and also with a couple of guys.
She ends up living temporarily with a group, a "family" of sorts, of beach bums.
But for a low budget it has a nice look to it.
Elizabeth Mathis is the new friend, Pushy.
Ben Milliken is the new friend with the old bus for a home, Tim. Australian Sharni Vinson is the bitchy primadonna surfer Tara.
(But she does soften up at the end.) SPOILERS: Dana's dad hops on a plane and eventually looks her up at the final beach of her journey.
They make up, and it seems that Dana is ready to put her mom's death behind her and get on with life.