just returned from seeing Lords of Dogtown

[mark414]

fuckin awesome! go see it, all of you, now!

A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Venice, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools ofunsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355702/

[villager]

1. seeing it tomorrow, with

my 10 & 6 year old sons...

[PittPoliSci]

2. i heard Rise Against plays Black Flag

That's all I know about it.

[mark414]

3. yes

they were playing 'nervous breakdown'

it was a real short scene though...too bad

[PittPoliSci]

4. they would make a decent black flag i think.

maybe the DVD will have more footage of that.

[mark414]

5. ...

second one in...

http://www.riseagainst.com/downloads/

[PittPoliSci]

8. not bad.

they kinda look the part, but the singer is pretty damn on for Rollins.

[fleabert]

9. OT- Henry Rollins is on my list! nt

[Mojambo]

6. I saw Stacey Peralta and Tony Hawk on Dinner for Five the other night

I'll definitely be checking it out.

[madrchsod]

7. the documentary on these guys

is probably better than the movie. i think it was on ifc

[VOX]

10. "Dogtown and Z Boys." *Highly* recommended!

The film has its own Web site:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/dogtown/

You are right, madrchsod -- the documentary is far better than the acted story!