The Endless Summer 2 [DVD][1994]

I bought this DVD for my boyfriend because him and his friends LOVE the original Endless Summer. We watched the film with friends and everyone thought it was brilliant, we weren't expecting it to be as good as the first but it was close. If you love the original this one is definitely worth a watch.

An absolute classic ! I love this film down to the cheesy narration.....which is all part of the magic

Cult classic part II

This film is so tied into who I was 10 years ago; playing it in the background after a few beers is the closest I can come to experiencing the optimism of my early 20s...beautiful

This is a revise of the original Endless summer where a group of surfers go around the world in search of great waves.

Disc was extremely scratched and jumps and skips. Very disappointed

Love this film. Had not seen it in a while, but one of my favourite movies. Accessible enough for non-surfers to enjoy too

The remake of the 1964 classic Endless Summer. Starring Robert 'Wingnut' Weaver and Patrick O'Connell who are determined to travel the globe in search of waves and sun. They use old surfing buddies and legends to find un-crowded waves all over the world. The film has some great comical moments from the narrator. Not quite as good as the original but if you live to surf then you should still watch this film.

I rented this video for my 13 and 15 year old sons and their friends everyday for an entire summer! I kept thinking, "this is the last time they'll want to see it" NOT SO! I could have saved a bundle if I'd just purchased it the first day. I made a joke about putting it on a loop so it would never go off. I did not tire of having it on because the music is pleasant, the narration smooth, charactors likable and the scenery & surfing breathtaking. We've since purchased a couple of copies each of Endless Summer 1 and 2 (along with movie posters). The boys are 16 and 19 now and we still love the videos. One son took a special detour to Biaritz France, just to see where they surfed.

The sequel to "The Endless Summer" has much better surf footage than the original and I think that the soundtrack is a tad better than the first as well...but both movies are excellent...makes you wonder when they will do "The Endless Summer 3" !!! Take me along for the third installment !

My how things change from the 1960s to the 1990s! The boards are smaller, the fashions more elaborate, the girls-well they are still sexy- and seem to have reduced their clothing somewhat-and the waves have gotten bigger, meaner and hollower. Something else has also changed in surfing-money. There is plenty of it here-surf boats, surf camps, professional surfers (what are they?, -I hear the voices of the 1960s echo- Getting paid to surf?, surely not!), and charter planes. Well, the film was well financed, but the average surfers these days have more of these options as well. In Endless Summer 2, places visited in the original 1966 film include only a few: eg South Africa-Cape St Francis, and West Africa-except that its Elands Bay this time and Namibia, not the Ivory Coast area and Senegal(?), as in the 1966 film. Most of the places are, however, new ones, as the best surf spots in the world have mostly been discovered since the original film was made. In this film we get to see good quality surf in: Fiji (Tavarua and Restaurants), Indonesia (Grajagan of course), Hawaii, Elands Bay and J-Bay (very good 6 foot surf), and Cape St Francis (all South Africa), (note: if you are ever in South Africa don't miss Kitchen Windows (in my experience its under-rated) and 'Jungenfentein' (or something like that)), several in Central America (I'm not familiar with these spots, but they are near Panama I think). They also go to France and Australia, but the surf doesn't oblige when they did the filming in these two places. It is particularly a pity for the Australian segment, where they didn't get much surf, as they went to some of the best surf spots in Australia on the north coast of NSW (eg Lennox, Angourie, Cabarita, Broken Head), and southern Queensland (eg Snapper, Burleigh, Kirra). (The last 3 times I have been to these areas I have got 6 foot surf each time-must have been lucky). Overall a fun and interesting expose of world surf culture in the 1990s, with some of the better-known world surf spots, and a bit of humour and some very good quality surf thrown in, especially at Grajagan (G-land), Tavarua, and my favourite-J-Bay.

This is a very inspiring movie for surfers. The story line is great, and the camera work is simply amazing. I recommend this movie to anyone who surfs or anyone who wants to learn how to surf.

This was very self-consciously an attempt to resurrect the lighthearted tone and style and situations of the original. I did find the obviously set-up supposedly antic or risky situations a bit annoying -- of course strategically-placed multiple cameras just happen to be carefully placed when some goofy thing or remark happens. It feels a little too scripted and thus forced for my tastes. But the waves and cinematography are often gorgeous.