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Movie Info


Genre :

Action, Drama

Release Date :

June 03, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Catherine Hardwicke

Starring :

Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, John Robinson, Michael Angarano, Heath Ledger, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Renner, Eddie Cahill, Shea

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 5

“..Watchable enough..”
by Scott Weinberg [EFilmCritic]
2 of 4

“..The film has plenty of authenticity and visual stimulation...The problem is that none of the Z-boys are all that terribly interesting..”
by Kevin Allison [Premiere Magazine]
“..takes a surprisingly gritty approach that gives the material some gravitas but also robs it of some of its fun..”
by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]
2.5 of 4

“..seems to omit some key chapters, fails to pepper the action with insight and assumes a familiarity with minor players..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2.5 of 4

“..rich in local color and period authenticity..”
by DUANE DUDEK [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
5 of 5

“..rare in its grit and authenticity, that also strives for the mythical youth-rebel excitement..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
1.5 of 4

“..miserable screen entertainment..”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4

“..Lords of Dogtown will have limited interest for those who exist outside of the skateboarding community...”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
4 of 5

“..Lords Of Dogtown is true to its roots, and a pure buzz...”
by Jim Slotek [Jam! Movies]
3.5 of 4

“..Gritty, exciting, sexy and refreshingly, honestly '70s,...one of the most thrilling pictures to be released in years...”
by Kim Morgan [Reel]
3.5 of 4

“..closer to Jonathan Kaplan's gritty suburban meltdown Over the Edge..”
by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
7 of 10

“..an interesting look at the start of an ever increasingly more popular part of American youth culture..”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
1.5 of 4

“..a tormented dramatization..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 5

“..a bold effort and missed opportunity with only a few engaging aspects..”
by Ron Henriques [Latino Review]
5 of 10
Reviewed by Jeffrey Chen [Window to the Movies]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Nicholas Schager [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Michael Senft [The Arizona Republic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Kendrick [Q Network Film Desk]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Tom Meek [The Boston Phoenix]
3 of 5
Reviewed by [The Movie Chicks]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Lew Irwin [ShowBIZ Data]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Jeff Farance [The Daytona Beach News-Journal]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Flipside Movie Emporium]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Kit Bowen [Hollywood]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Rebecca Murray [About]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 4
Reviewed by [SPLICEDwire: Film Reviews, News & Interviews]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Walter Chaw [Film Freak Central]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Deanna McFadden [Chart Magazine]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek [Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)]
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by John Urbancich [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]

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I liked this movie because its funny. But I almost cried at the end because of Sid..... Is this based on a true story ??

posted by Lords Of Dogtown on Jun 27, 2009

AZwrE5

posted by Djiafasb on Jul 15, 2009

jxqUOz

posted by Cbpxocpf on Jul 15, 2009

It´s funny!!!

posted by DICK on Oct 04, 2009
 
 

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