It’s a foolproof formula. Take some super HD footage of
The Wedge at its most menacing and slow it down so that every detail of
every wave is seen in full. And oh, the glorious wipeouts! They’ll have
you simultaneously laughing and crying at their absurdity. Just imagine
pulling back on a 20-foot wave that breaks over dry sand only to get
sucked over the falls (1:45 and 2:50). And don’t forget about the
crowds. Nothing quite like mustering up the will to huck yourself over
the ledge only to get cutoff (0:36, 0:58, 1:12, and 4:01). All-in-all,
it’s a thoroughly enjoyable watch, if only for the dude at 3:30 that
casually strokes into a bomb…and somehow makes the drop. Bravo.
