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(1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 79% Fresh Page   1   3.5/5 "No matter how many times Peralta shows us a small speck of a guy barely gliding out from under a thunderous crash of whitewater, it can’t help but thrill."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti "Surfing's seeming purity was spoiled by pop phenomena that suggested all the cute guys and gals rode rear-projection waves without mussing their hair-dos."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "Essentially a moving Abercrombie and Fitch catalog, Riding Giants is a boy’s club chronicle of surfing that, while gnarly to look at, feels like too much homework. "   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "An enthralling, entertaining, jaw-dropping look at the history of surfing."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "If the picture doesn't lift you to the heights you might expect, it's still a solid, sometimes exhilarating piece of work."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "A documentary that tries to cover too much in its praise of big wave surfing."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "Just short of dropping you into the ocean with a surfboard, Riding Giants serves as the definitive (and immersive) guide to the essence of all that is surfing."   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 3/4 "A joy to watch, and a cheap way to escape to the beach this summer"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 4.5/5 "Riding Giants not only makes the audience care about a sport few of them have ever had the pleasure to participate in, it also effortlessly takes you along on its ride."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 4/5 "Nothing too deep and meaningful, just a thoroughly entertaining trip through the past 50 years of surfing."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Some of the surfing scenes are spectacular in their beauty."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 2/4 "Equal parts ecstatic archival sports video and hagiography of the pioneers of the deep water."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 7/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel  (1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 79% Fresh Page   1