My husband has been a California surfer since 1968.....

I just purchased this DVD "Endless Summer" for a Father's Day gift for my husband. I honestly don't know what took me so long to buy it for him. This is the "1" surf film that causes his eyes to actually sparkle when he talks about it. And for anyone who has a surfer in their life who might be on the fence about which surf flick to purchase, I highly recommend this be the first. Even after watching this movie over and over since it first came out, it bring's on an excitement in my husband like a child on a carnival ride. I also purchased "Singlefin Yellow" and I'm hoping what I read in review's proves true.

don't listen to A. Desantis

this movie is grainy but it's just the way the film was in those days. its a simple film with great location shots, a little silliness put in and a lot of cool surfing. it doesn't have all the hyped up style and show off crap of todays spoiled brat surfers. its simple and very cool. the surfers are polite and know how to enjoy the basic idea of a surfer and a perfect wave. enjoy it.

A very disappointed lover of documentaries

I feel obligated to warn you-as I wish I was warned-this is a documentary/travel log that does not age well. From its hype, I was expecting a story of two young men on a literal and figurative journey for one year around the world, a la "the motorcycle diary." What you get instead is a series of grainy shots of these guys surfing different locations with a really bad "ugly American" voice over telling you where they are and how silly the natives are. There is absolutely nothing of substance here. It is nothing more than bad, trite, and boring early 1960s film footage. In short, don't waste your money or time.