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(1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 66% Fresh Page   1   B "Lords Of Dogtown just may be the sleeper film of the summer."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark D- "While there are nanoseconds where Hardwicke can make her film come together in an appealing period brew, the rest of Dogtown is one long, atrociously directed joke. "   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "The most thrilling moments in Lords of Dogtown involve skateboard wheels."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1/4 "...a thoroughly dull piece of work."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 3/4 "Entertaining in its joy and energy, and perceptive in depicting a specific, one-of-a-kind era."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "Lords of Dogtown is best described as a poseur's guide to skating culture."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B- "Being a little skate punk pre-teen... I found the film to be a fascinating window to my own past, despite the film's obvious flaws. I doubt others will be as forgiving."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B "What could have been only a pandering skate-ploitation flick instead treats its true story with maturity and skill."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1/4 "The perfect final image to encapsulate the film: A kid in a wheelchair, lobotomized by brain surgery, sitting in an empty pool surrounded by unlikable skateboarders."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "It's just unconventional enough, it has a heart and a rhythm, and it strives for greatness."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3/4 "Esta historia de la vida real tiene todos los ingredientes de la más atractiva de las ficciones."   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena C "The movie works so long as it stays on wheels, but turns pretty flat-footed whenever it hits the ground."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek A "Reaches beyond the cinematic frame as far as it can to catch big air, giving its audience a you-are-there viscerality."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 2/4 "Lords of Dogtown will have limited interest for those who exist outside of the skateboarding community."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "part celebration of 1970s Southern California punk culture, part rise-and-fall social drama, and part cautionary tale about the perils of youth and success"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/5 "Skateboarding '70s rise-and-fall tale has a fresh look and feel, even if the story's a little stale."   Netflix   James Rocchi 5/10 "So literal is the antiestablishment vibe that whenever there's a moment primed to make kids wanna punch out an old square, they get to see it acted out."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen "No skater needs to be told to see Lords; no non-skater should waste his time when Z-Boys is so readily available on DVD and video."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 7/10 "If you’ve seen the award-winning documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys and dug it, you’ll probably really like this."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 0/5 "Lords of Dogtown is nothing more than a steaming pile of dog crap."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B "...tells a common rise and fall story...but it does so with style and verve and delivers a historical place in a celluloid time capsule. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B "Purely as a study in speed and movement, Lords of Dogtown is a gnarly ride."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "Hardwicke’s gritty touch and unwillingness to romanticize adolescence keeps her film from being as brashly celebratory as it might have been..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "There’s great authenticity in the picture thanks to Catherine Hardwicke’s atmospheric direction and Stacy Peralta’s first-hand account of the era."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "They maintained their balance on dangerous skateboard stunts but wiped out the way anyone who has ever watched an epsiode of VH1: Behind the Music knows all too well. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3.5/5 "Ledger exudes an impetuousness that’s in keeping with Lords of Dogtown’s infectious, devil-may-care swagger"   Filmcritic.com   Nick Schager 3/5 "Despite the usual difficulty of people scripting their own stories, the film has an energetic fighting spirit."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "You don't have to care much about skateboarding (I really don't) to find the movie exhilarating and engaging."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves C+ "Director Catherine Hardwicke grew up in the area where the Zephyr team lived and she gets the look and feel of it just right."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 3/5 "The Lords aren't all that compelling, but their exploits are really cool to watch."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B- "Catherine Hardwicke (gives) the skate scenes the feel of dynamic videos that popularized the style and the drama a scrappy, naturalistic immediacy."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker C- "Hardwicke and her cast have managed the unthinkable -- they've turned these legends of the skate scene into poseurs."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Sean O'Connell "Lords of Dogtown stays afloat, largely because many of its actors transcend Hardwicke's heavy-handed storytelling."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 5/10 "A secondary, rags-to-riches melodrama that pales in comparison with 'Dogtown and the Z-Boys.'"   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1.5/4 "If only David Fincher hadn't dropped out."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 66% Fresh Page   1