Surfer, Dude

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There are a couple main plot points here: some business type money hungry former surfing bastard is trying to harsh his mellow and get Surfer dude to sell out and it's been weeks and then months without surf in California and thus pushing Surfer dude to do things he doesn't want to do. I didn't expect much from this movie but I got a lot out of it. I really loved it. Maybe it's because I was trapped on a plane and this was sort of an escape. There is a little bit of deep meaning in this movie if you think about it. If you are looking for one of those modern dumb comedies with hilarious laughs this is probably not it. If you like the stoned out surf culture and can laugh at it but still can see the heart in surfing and the deepness in it and in not selling out, you will like this movie a lot.

I really enjoyed Edtv, so I was interested in seeing McConaughy and Harrelson together again. Unfortunately this was all kinds of bad! This is pretty much a stoner movie, focusing on Steve Addington (McConaughey) who is a world famous surfer who decides to return to his hometown. He is then pursued by a company to sign on to a surfing video game, which he doesn't want any part of. The storyline and acting is horrible in this! I was also interested in seeing Nathan Phillips in this being a fellow Australian.. but he really is an atrocious actor! If you like surfing then this might be for you, but don't expect anything amazing as it was painful to sit through! My Rating: 3.5/10 For more Movie and TV News, Reviews and Rumours go to: www.facebook.com/tvmovienews

This is by far one of the worst movies I've seen in my life. The word "dude" is used so much it starts to wear a person down after about the first 10 minutes of the movie. The plot is weak, the whole story line is lame and the ending is the only great part of the entire movie. It means the movie is over and you can go back to watching something worth spending time on. The whole movie reminds me of someone trying to re-invent a small part of Hunter S. Thompson's life. The idea of a moron walking around spurting out the word dude all the time, stoned and drunk out of his skull and trying to find a wave to ride makes no sense what so ever. Avoid this piece of crap at all costs.

There are a lot of mixed reviews about this movie. Some surfers rate it negatively because they think the movie is about surfing, and feel it does not portray the majority of surfers well, or feel offended by it. The movie is about ONE surfer, and the way he looks at life, not wanting to be part of the capitalist system others try to include him in. The plot is that. People trying to get the main character to do what they want, and him refusing to cooperate, brining upon him the hardships people with money can give you if you go against them.Nonetheless, the surfer in the movie stays true to his principles and doesn't give in. This is not a movie about surfing, or surfers, but about how the main character thinks surfing is all there is to life, and how he doesn't want to get involved into anyone's game, or be anyone's monkey. The film contains very nice shots, and a very nice soundtrack too, as well as some very funny moments. This is a movie to sit back and relax, and it might help you trivialize some things, like the state of your bank account.

Hey Matt, just because you sport board shorts & a eight pack, doesn't give you a license to be a Douche Bag. Please come down to the pier so I can throw a Burrito at you! you are better suited playing Harvey Milk, than surfer dude, and if its about a dude, why wasn't Jeff Bridges involved in this fiasco, Dude! Stay in Austin, smoke dope, and fling cow pies, yippe ki yay! Take your husband screenwriter with you along the way to surfer dude hell. also please give back the paycheck for this film, I want my money back dude!I If you wanna be a ken doll join Chippendale's. Hey Matt, the only thing you got right was the soundtrack! Dude, your 3rd Eye Vision when it comes to surfer dude

This film is about a world famous surfer who tries to live according to his ideals, and resists a very generous offer to endorse a surfing video game. The plot of "Surfer, Dude" is paper thin, so thin that is almost non existent. The film is just 75 minutes long excluding the credits, and there is not even material to cover half of the screen time. Usually when the plot is non existent, there is something else to make up for it. In "Surfer, Dude" there is no fun, no humour, no moral teaching, no witty lines and not even nice scenery to look at. The only thing that they could come up with to keep viewers interested is plenty of nudity by numerous topless women. And seriously, does Matthew McConaughey really need to be topless all the time? "Surfer, Dude" is hence reduced to a narcissistic vehicle for him to expose himself. "Surfer, Dude" is a boring disappointment.

The abortion of thought that went into this film will shock and astonish you. For Mathew McConaughey, studying a role requires little more than his imagination. Rather than given an insightful view of a surfer's life, the audience is simply subjected to an hour and a half of what McConaughey THINKS is a lifestyle that everyone will fall in love with. Surfer Dude lacks all logic and structure. There is not enough substance here for a full movie, and yet, somehow, they managed to record SOMETHING for 85 minutes. The level of contempt McConaughey has shown for his audience is appalling. The movie starts out giving you the gut feeling that they are faking it, that they are some how cheesing it up to make fun of a horrible stereotype. Very quickly you find out that they are absolutely serious, and like a child finding out Santa isn't real, all hopes for a decent movie are lost. About half way through the film, the faint whispers of a plot start to shine through like sunlight in deep water, then the big dark rain cloud that is McConaughey moves in. Isn't there a definition for what a movie is? Simply recording onto 85 minutes of film does not constitute "movie." We're trying to have a civilization here Mathew! From this point on, I am avoiding all McConaughey movies. I will no longer waste my life on truly horrendous trash like Surfer Dude. On my death bed, I will say, "I wish I never saw surfer dude with Mathew McConaughey." and my kids and grand kids will all say "Who's Mathew McConaughey?"

Other reviewers are right.. this is a pretty "empty" movie for a regular person. But.. if you ever had the opportunity to stand up on a wave and surf it you will surely love this movie. If you ever felt that sensation of being free and without stress, just enjoying your life after a great surfing session you will like this movie. This movie is all about concentrate on your passions, on what you really love and just forget about every other useless things our modern life tends to make important. Really recommended if you are a surfer.

This is an awesome surfer movie...blue crush, North Shore, point break, and all the rest are good but this hits the top. This is the story of one surfer trying to live life with the least amount of anything but surfing. His agency wants him to be something else, a living movie advertisement, but he refuses to do so. This story doesn't need any epic plot, no epic love/drama, no fights or controversy. the reason this movie doesn't appeal to most is because they wanted the complicating story line but that's not what this movie is about. It's about surfing and smoking weed and just living life 'j.k. livin' means just keep livin. I recommend this movie to all people that just want to chill for an hour and a half. I love this movie, I wanted to just jump into the movie and exist in it, cause there wasn't any major thing going on it was just life without the complexity.