Punks. Bench riding punks.

"'By the end of' 'the middle' this 'classic' 'flirts with' 'precious little' of the 'Supreme Court definition' of a 'Buddy Holly fan'"; "actual surfing" "starts to lag" with "real tension" and "big and exciting" "lies about his parents" - "most people would say" "enough is enough", but instead be prepared for "wonderful quotes" "every ten minutes" "halfway through" the "middle of a fight"!

[whooooa] Love this movie. It is a classic of Keanu performance. Some wonderful quotes ("I am an FBI agent"), some real tension (when he realizes he cannot shoot Swayze), and great action (mainly the surfing). Most people would say that this is a bad movie. Well if this movie is bad, show me a great movie!

Jeff

[whoooa] Ostensibly a "surf movie," if such a genre exists, although there's precious little actual surfing to be seen. Keanu bonds with Gary Busey, flirts with Lori Petty, and by the end of the movie is in the middle of a fight with Patrick Swayze about every ten minutes. It's all very big and exciting but starts to lag about halfway through. Best Keanu moment: Johnny Utah introducing himself as "Punk. Quarterback Punk."

Carla

[whooooa] Verges on a classic, but just doesn't quite know when to say enough is enough (better than "Speed" in this regard, but at times a little too similar in its 3 endings). The best Swayze/Keanu pairing to date (my other option is the soon to be classic "Youngblood") - packed with perfect action movie dialogue (I have no idea what that is, but know it when I hear it, somewhat like the Supreme Court definition of pornography), good surfing (although not nearly enough of it), the second time Keanu lies about his parents dying in a car crash (see "Young Again") and enough Gary Busey to make any Buddy Holly fan happy (and we all know too much Gary is never enough).

Matt