A Onda dos Sonhos 2

You've got a bunch of barely out of high school kids living the life out in Africa. A surfer movie, which still tries to put in a bit of crime solving, a bit of a road trip, a bit of a love triangle and a bit of family drama. The acting in many parts was pretty mediocre, only a few highlights in there. Especially one scene where the father argues with the daughter sounds so rehearsed it's just ends up feeling weird. Another one was the in a tryout for a sponsorship contract in which the commentators sounded so bored you wondered if they hadn't been given their dose of Red Bull. The only thing this movie is consistent about is the use of music in almost every scene.

There is no surprise in how the movie plays out, but on the other hand I guess it doesn't really try to be anything other than what it is: a feel good surfer movie. If you're into surfing you'll have loads of scenery to watch, and probably also get quite a bit of inspiration out of the waves. Others may just as well come up with something else to watch.

Obviously I haven't watched the original 2002 Blue Crush but I don't wanna compare anyway because then this one would be under the shadow as I am seeing in these reviews. I enjoyed the movie not only because Pushy's Zulu name is Nokuthula(which she couldn't pronounce very well by the way) but also because as the first surfing movie I've seen, it was a great experience. I am tired of all those cheer leading movies and football and all other common sports. It was nice to see something different for a change.

I must say I liked the combination of race(specifically imitating African black as opposed to any black race). The flexibility of Dana's character kept the storyline nice because I expected her to rent a hotel or something but she settled nicely in those shacks getting along with those poor pple. It was interesting for me. Thanx.

I wasn't expecting much for this movie; however, as I watched my expectations lowered very quickly.

The acting is sub-par, as is the plot in general. The plot is not very complex; although by seeing the commercial for this film that secret is already blown off.

It seemed as if the directors just plucked outgoing teenagers from the region where they were supposed to be from, shoved them into bikinis, gave them a script, and then recorded.

The most frustrating quality of this movie is the volume. It frequently fluctuated from a soft whisper to an extremely loud burst of sound. Around every 2-3 minutes I had to adjust the volume.

Hardly any redeeming qualities. I turned it off after about 60 minutes. Did not like this movie.

I'm not much into made up movies, it was a happy end one, but since Icame to watch it more than once I concider it great. It's oldschool and have a great plot and summer vibes. A human story told in a great way. Love it!

(2011) Blue Crush 2 DRAMA

Straight to rental which is completely unrelated to the first film other than the title and it is also a surfing movie, with a whole new cast which the only thing both films have in common is that they're about surfing. And if you can get pass the mediocre acting then this film is not bad and could've been better had it had a higher budget. It's also a very superficial film when everything works well or neat toward the end, and the approach is not like what one can find in a Disney film since theirs is an occasional swear word or two. Anyways, as I've said I'm able to appreciate it's 'original' story line over the second rate acting starring Sasha Jackson as Dana who happens to be the only daughter of a frequent surfer but had died while Dana was very young. As a result of a disagreement with her father, she then goes on an "odyssey" to surf through all the South African locations her mother had surfed from the pictures mimic her stances including the one she had never succeeded on surfing called "Jeffrey's Bay" or J-Bay for short. Upon her arrival she strikes up a great relationship with an African local calling herself Pushy played by Elizabeth Mathis, who Dana need as a guide to some of the more popular surfing locations throughout Africa. And she strikes up a deal with Dana to train Pushy to be a surfer herself, so that she can make it to the surfing team. This straight to rental is not better than the first one but it's good enough.