View From A Blue Moon - 2015 - 5/10
Surfing “documentary” focusing on tube and curl specialist John John Fletcher.
J J and friends catch waves across the globe, in what comes across as vanity project.
The limited narration is akin to “See John surf,” “Go, John, go,” “Wave, John.”
Slick, 4K photography, yet editing is so brisk one cannot study technique for more than five seconds.
I live with someone who likes adventure docs (surf, climbing) and I have seen more than I care to recall.
Pretty camerawork aside, this one is piffle.
For classic surf films, watch the Endless Summer trilogy.
For big wave surf, Bilabong Odyssey or Riding Giants, and, if you can find it, Biggest Wednesday: Condition Black. Fifty footers.
