This is probably my favourite documentary.

Having misspent a large portion of my youth skateboarding, I guess I have more of a soft-spot for this film than most. Being able to watch the people responsible for inventing modern skateboarding both as kids and adults is a real gift.

Craig Stecyk's archive video and photos really make this documentary. His entire take on the world and skateboarder culture makes for a beautiful and meloncholic look back at the birth of vertical skateboarding. His artistic and editorial vision is very apparent throughout this great film. It's only improved by the excellent directing and skate-film making experience of Stacy Peralta (who is one of the original Z-Boys — thus bringing another personal perspective into the film.)

This is a film I can litterally watch over and over and not tire of it. A superb film which tells a story that can entertain both skaters and non-skaters alike.

I've never seen so much ass kissing in one movie. Dogtown and Z Boys is such a masturbatory documentary that I was less interested in the people involved than I was in the soundtrack.
There's a part where one of the skaters mentions that he let his skating do the talking. This film could have taken a page out of that book. I didn't have to listen to a seemingly disinterested Sean Penn rattle off facts that were already being told by the interviews and (excellent) footage.
Very rarely do I feel like a documentary would be better as a fictional film, but that is the case with this film. Lucky for me, that movie has already been made (Lords of Dogtown).

God, I wish Rocket Power was still on....

As an aside, the real star of this movie is the photographer Craig Stecyc who was documenting the Z-Boys back in the day. If his photographs and his writing for Skateboarder Magazine in the mid 70s weren't there, the worldwide explosive growth of skateboarding might have looked very different, and this movie would have never been made.

A thoroughly enjoyable documentary.

Film about the punk roots of the 70s skateboarding scene. Nice, but there's not much of a story to cover. Just anecdotes about how things were cool for a while.

An enjoyable documentary if you like the subject matter. I think we can all enjoy the killer soundtrack though.

This movie makes you want to go out and skateboard pools again.

Everything a documentary should be.

If you want to immerse yourself in a less conventional a sporting culture for 90 minutes then this doc is worth the ride. One of the cooler and better put together sporting docs of recent times. Watch with a beverage and ease into a film with a booming Rock N Roll soundtrack and raw 70's vibe.

I've never seen so much ass kissing in one movie. Dogtown and Z Boys is such a masturbatory documentary that I was less interested in the people involved than I was in the soundtrack.
There's a part where one of the skaters mentions that he let his skating do the talking. This film could have taken a page out of that book. I didn't have to listen to a seemingly disinterested Sean Penn rattle off facts that were already being told by the interviews and (excellent) footage.
Very rarely do I feel like a documentary would be better as a fictional film, but that is the case with this film. Lucky for me, that movie has already been made (Lords of Dogtown).

God, I wish Rocket Power was still on....

A really slickly edited documentary about the evolution of 70s surfing into what we know as modern skateboarding. I never really got into the whole skate "scene," probably mostly since even when I was young enough to not worry about my own mortality, I had nowhere near the coordination (or, honestly, mere lack of clumsiness) necessary. I do, though, recall seeing folks like Tony Hawk and the Bones Brigade in magazines and videos down at Mike's Bikes in southern Maryland, and being mightily impressed at what they could do with a half pipe and some air. Now I know all about the forefathers (and one foremother) of the sport. Recommended.

So good.

Fantastic and awe inspiring doc that makes being a skater in California in the 70's seem like the coolest thing ever. Perfect mix of archive footage and talking heads make this sport doc one not to miss.