All This Mayhem

Greetings from Lithuania.

"All This Mayhem" (2014) is a highly absorbing and involving documentary about lives of two brothers skateboarders, who came from Australia to USA and at one point concord the world of skateboarding. There are a lot of skateboarding footage, and i'm not a fan of skateboarding, but i do like to watch it so there was a lot of "wow" moments when these brothers were doing what they did best. And this movie also tells full story, of what those brothers also did aside from skateboarding, and it's truly a sad story.

Overall, "All This Mayhem" is a highly involving documentary even for those who don't like skateboarding itself. At running time 1 h 40 min it never dragged and was highly involving from star till finish and also it tells a very true story. Kinda must see documentary.

I must say I went to the cinema not expecting to much, But it exceeded expectations to the point where i would put it up to one of the best docos this year easily. It reminds me of "The Lords of Dogtown" documentary. But blows it out of the water. It is a must watch, as it shows a lesser known side of Australian sport. All this Mayhem will appeal to a wide range of people, especially people who played the Tony Hawk games and noticed the Australian Skaters weren't in the games. It has a completely different view on the world of skating and follows the tragic story of, to me are the most influential Australian skaters to date. Enjoy GO WATCH THIS FLICK

The world number 1 and 2 skateboarder left for America as children to chase their dream in the sunshine state and they did so. In their drugged up debauchery they slowly lost grips of only part of sanity they had left. A sad story of two champions. A must have watch.

I wasn't friends with the Pappas brothers, only ever watched them skate when they would come to town, but growing up a skater myself with many of the same freedoms and benefits that come along with getting paid to do it, this documentary is all too real.

This is a must-see regardless of your craft or sport, because unlike many documentaries about famous athletes who fall to addiction, depression and/or violence, you feel a real connection to these kids. They're your neighbors kids, your classmates, your friends, your bullies... No matter how you relate, there's a genuine feel that will grab your emotions and make you pray there's a happy ending. Although in your gut you know in the end there won't be the Pappas brothers holding hands and skipping into the sunset to Leslie Gore's "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows".

My only negative about the documentary is the soundtrack. Just awful.

I went into a cinema without a clue what I was going to watch! For the first ten minutes I was hesitant and didn't know if I would sit through the entire movie. I have no particular love for skating but can relate to that ethos from teenage years.

In the end I stayed and began to enjoy the roller-coaster that this doc takes you on.

The use of well sourced actual footage of their childhood/teenage days up to to the pros and after paints a vivid account and perfectly documented time line of their lives and careers. The added PTC's from Tas Pappas and others add that missing dimension and beautifully tie it all together in a classic doc style.

Utterly compelling and keeps a great level of suspense. Really enjoyed this movie. NOW I like skating!