Grind (DVD, 2004, Pan & Scan)

Teenage guys on the verge of college hit the road in hopes of getting a skateboarding sponsorship deal. Along the way, they become better friends and do some skating.

If I didn't know anything about skateboarding, I might find the whole skateboard culture thing a little obnoxious, but the guys are likeable enough, even if their characters are a little flat and predictable (the dying-to-get-signed skater, the clown - who is awesome, the reluctant tagalong and the womanizer) and the challenges of the road plus their solutions are amusing enough.

In terms of the skateboarding, there are some nice sequences and the cinematography of those beats most skater pron. I dug the skating and wished there was more. There just wasn't enough. My favorite sequence was the hotel pool - that was awesome. But the ramp riding at the end was incredible and the way it was filmed was first rate.

Do I recommend it? Depends. If you're looking for a new take on the teen genre, this isn't it. If you're looking for the ultimate skater movie, this isn't it either (it doesn't yet exist). If you're looking for a couple of sequences of rad skating interspersed with a thing storyline, then GRIND might be the ticket.

Grind, seriously one of the greatest movies I have ever watched. Totally funny and entertaining.-- "Four pals from Chicago who put everyday life on hole and set out on a cross-country trip to become part of the world of professional skateboarding" -- This movie kept my attention throughout the whole thing, which is a little hard to do. Now one of my favorite movies. This is a have to see if you like Comedy. A++ rating.

Great summer film and very funny film.
Adam Brody is great up and coming actor cant wait to see what he stars in next.

This is bar far my favorite skateboarding movie. The cast is awesome and the adventures they go through are hilarious. Had trouble finding this dvd in stores so I decided to get it online for cheaper than I could have gotten if I did find it in a store.

This is one of my favorites in the top 10. This is a movie when Adam Brody was just coming out into the Entertainment Industry, this is the movie that did it. I used to watch this movie every single night in 2006 for about 3 months! It became very, very addicting. Very exciting story, it never slows down, you will die of laughter in this movie!