tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post3603177513286629628..comments2023-11-03T07:24:19.298+00:00Comments on Film Intel: Lords Of Dogtown - Blu-ray ReviewSam Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696602364349746693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-40902099216496049322016-12-06T13:13:40.249+00:002016-12-06T13:13:40.249+00:00I'd not heard of DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS until ju...I'd not heard of DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS until just after watching LORDS OF DOGTOWN, but the latter made me want to seek the former out a great deal. I agree Ledger and Hirsch are the best of a comprehensively strong cast; but to me Hardwicke's film is less about documenting the Z-Boys as it is creating the essence of the time and place they lived in. The first act, where the narrative takes a firm back seat to the artistic and cinematic elements, is arguably the best; the film loses something the more conventional it becomes in telling the story. I didn't know what to expect from Hardwicke's film but I had an absolute blast with it. Plans to watch DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS will definitely be stepped up following your recommendation though!Ben Broadribbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338940700070275203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685634083080876125.post-64900235833637578612016-12-06T02:50:24.987+00:002016-12-06T02:50:24.987+00:00Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch are the best things ...Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch are the best things in the film but I think the story was better told through the documentary <i>Dogtown & Z-Boys</i> which was about that team of skateboarders. <i>Lords of Dogtown</i> just didn't work for me in comparison to the documentary which is one of my all-time favorite docs.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com