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Amazon.com: Thanks to Dana Brown's delightful Step Into Liquid, the surfing scene in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, should get a healthy boost. That's because Brown, in the tradition of his father, filmmaker Bruce Brown (The Endless Summer), has captured dazzling images of surfers riding curls in some of the world's most exotic--and sometimes unlikely--places. Besides the action on Lake Michigan, Brown leads us to Costa Rica, where the sport's senior elite (including Summer star Robert August) prove they still have the moves, and Oahu's North Shore, where the legendary Pipeline inspires this quote: "It's so scary, maybe you die a little." Most entertaining is a segment in County Donegal, where the American Malloy brothers startle the locals and meet their Irish counterparts on the grayest ocean imaginable. Great personal stories here, including the tale of Northern California's Dale Webster, who has never missed a day on the waves in 30 years. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
- LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT WAVE!!!: Like his Father Bruce, Dana Brown has made his mark in Documentary Filmmaking! "Step Into Liquid" in many regards surpasses Bruce's work in both "Endless Summer"'s I and II. In this film, we go all over the world, following Surfers of all ages and experience, to prime locales where waves are big and not so big. This film is not just about Mother Nature, however.
The Surfers depicted in this film give us their philosophies on life and living, and you just can't help but feel a bit jealous. These people have found a passion so strong, that encompasses almost all of their daily lives, that it makes you want to quit your job and go surfing! No, these folk aren't bums. They have made a life of Surfing. It is a multi-BILLION dollar business!
Some DO have "regular" jobs, though. There is even a young man who, after being paralyzed from the waist down (from a surfing accident), STILL surfs! There is a segment that is, at first glance, impossible to believe. There are a few really passionate surfers that look for waves that occur far out at sea, with no beach to be seen anywhere! These aren't little six-footers, these waves are Massive!! There is a small contingent in Texas, that surf the wakes of freighters! Lake Michigan? Oh, yes, there are waves even there!!
"Step Into Liquid" is an extremely enjoyable film. There are a couple of spots where epithets are spoken, but said so quickly that they are hard to decipher, otherwise, a great film! Dana Brown does it again! - Immerse yourself: This is the best way I can describe the surfing experience. I have been surfing for about half of my life. I live in New Jersey and do not get the best waves on a consistent basis. Yet every single day, my heart is immersed in the activitiy, the lifestyle, the tenents of surfing. The reason being is that I have yet to find an activity that more metaphorically manifests the life-force I feel inside.
That is why surfing is so surreally enjoyable; it connects you with something so much bigger than yourself. The divine, the cosmic energy as old as the universe, the rhythms of nature, the pulse of the human spirit. It is only in these reverential, humble admissions that one can truly appreciate the surfing experience... better yet, that one can truly appreciate life.
That is what surfing is to me. surfing is a manifestation of a life well lived. It is a metaphor for life. After all, what else can you do but ride along?
I think Dana Brown does a good job of capturing this essence in the surfing experience.
Stay stoked. Stay humble. Keep listening. Trust your rail. In the end, we can be humbled to tears by the profound truth that this is all it is and yet it is more than we could ever handle. - Beutifull and fun: This movie is fun, and has beautiful scenery. It's maybe not for the hard core surfer looking to watch competition surfing, but I would say it is a must see for any surfer or even beach lover.
- It's about life, style is just an option: Visually stunning film of various surfers around the world. Gets under your skin, for the experienced surfer and landlocked alike. Best segments at the beginning and the end, but the entire piece is captivating. High concept production with a kickin soundtrack to match, just try to watch it only once.
Excellent additional features, interviews, outtakes, how a surfboard is made, and on. Watch it with the wife and kids, no violence, sex, or foul language. Much tech and science just beneath the surface. - This is Surfing: Not a constant thrill ride, though the stoke is given its due, this movie is a look into the underpinnings of surfing. I viewed this movie before taking my first surfing trip. In retrospect, it is right on- it seems to encapsulate, without limiting, the joy of riding down a surging roll of water. Great video.
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