I had seen for years on MTV's Cribs all the pop stars who had movie theaters in their mansions. The first thought that always came to mind was how cool it would be to watch surf films in them. I never thought I'd have the opportunity to have my own personal movie theater until last week when my neighbor went on a trip and his wife was cool enough to loan me their digital video projector.
After looking around my place I realized that if I pulled one of my paintings down I had a wall that was 12' x 12' and perfect for watching surf films. So far this week I have watched at least 6.
After going through my collection I started to branch out to my friends. Erik loaned me One California Day which I hadn't seen in a few years.
The first time I saw One California Day it was at the La Palama on opening night. It was quite the experience. The film was good the first time but like leftover Leucaida Pizza, it got better with age.
That is the one thing that is special about surf films. Ninety-nine percent of the movies I watch in pop culture I can watch once and get bord with them after that. A good surf film is nothing like that. You can watch them over and over and they become like an old friend who you don't see for a while but think about. Once back together, you hit it off like you were never apart.
When given the oppertunity to watch the film again I was immediately transported to the opening night and the scene that inspired me the most. Although they have a ton of great sequences, like Tudor at Big Rock, Joe and Tom Curren in Santa Barbera, Greg Noll in his work shop, and the Malloys in Baja, it was the Alex Knost and Tyler Warren sequences that by far stood out to me in the film. I remember being blown away by Alex and Tyler and walking out of the theater completely inspired. It was the same this time around as well.
If you haven't seen this film yet it is one that you need to own in your collection. The DVD is a great set as you get the extra footage of the Greg Noll segment and a lot more which is really cool. If you can't wait they got it in last week at www.thesurfnetwork.com. Enjoy.
