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Jun 8, 2007 · Surf's Up is an animated comedy that delves behind the scenes of the high-octane world of competitive surfing. (Sony)
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Surf's Up is an animated comedy that delves behind the...
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Jun 8, 2007 · Critics Consensus. Surf's Up is a laid back, visually stunning animated movie that brings a fresh twist to some familiar conventions. Its witty mockumentary format is fun and inventive, and the...
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- Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
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- Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Reviews. Surf’s Up Review. Teen penguin Cody (LaBeouf) longs to be a surf champ like the late, great Big Z. On tropical Pen Gu Island he enters the contest of a lifetime, but a bodacious...
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- Pro Surfer Cameos Actually… Work
- Plots Thicken… Like Custard
- The Critics Loved It… Even The Surf Media
Surfing cinema plagued with a basic continuity problem that anyone who’s surfed more than a little bit can whiff a mile off; when the tight water shots of the actor paddling in the lineup flip to the pulled back action that depicts clearly not the same spot/human/day/continent. Lefts become rights, Bell’s become Waimea, Cornwall the Canaries. Alas,...
Pro surfers can neither be blamed for being shit at acting, nor being tempted into attempting it by considerable financial reward; they’re no different from other sports people who didn’t stay in their lane. Notable exceptions might include Gerry in North Shore, kinda. There are probably others, but none spring to mind. Surf’s Upfeature’s two surfi...
As if simultaneously jazz clap honouring and poking fun at – but mainly the latter – every surf cinema plot line in history, SUtakes the classic tropes and makes them entertaining. The promising yet vulnerable and fatherless young hero miles from home – come too far to turn back to his mundane life now. The reclusive guru/shaper seer surrogate dad,...
Another of surf cinema’s many proud traditions is being panned by the press. Again, SU takes a refreshing swerve. “This is a hip, lively and different-looking animation… The dialogue is appealingly offhand and overlapping too, an appealing change from toontown’s usual crisp gaggery” said The Guardian. “Surf’s Up is closer to Lilo & Stitch: a smart,...
Showing 26 Critic Reviews. 83. Entertainment Weekly. An animated family movie about penguins -- in the wake of "March of the Happy Feet," they're the Angelina Jolie of animals, both cute and admired everywhere. Plus, it's about surfing. Read More. By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW. 83. Baltimore Sun.
Surf’s Up revolves around two positive themes: learning to enjoy life instead of being driven to win, and sacrificial friendship. The latter is first apparent in the way Lani relates to Cody. The lifeguard rescues an unconscious Cody after his disastrous wipeout, then carries him to the remote home of her friend Geek.
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Feb 15, 2022 · After a visit from professional surfer Big Z (Jeff Bridges) to Shiverpool, Cody becomes infatuated by the art of surfing and begins idolizing Big Z. Inspired to become the next greatest surfer, young Cody takes up the hobby of riding the frozen waves of Antarctica.
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