Aspects of the Downhill Slide

"There's a place where America's manifest destiny collides into the pacific ocean, a place where the fabled route 66, the roadway of American dreams terminates. This is Dogtown."

Dogtown and Z-boys.

If you want to understand the passion behind skating this documentary will educate. Writen and directed by Stacy Peralta, a legendary skater in his own right, the documentary chronicles the history of the Z-Boys, a skate crew in the 70's that single handedly changed the face of skateboarding.

I just went out to skate for two minutes. I wish I could begin to write down how it feels to just go out and hit it. But I can't. This documentary comes very close. Perfect illustration of how culture, art and skating interact to develop style. The characters involved are just that-- characters that build such an interesting story. All of them share the intense passion to rip, but are different people that have totally different styles.

Get your hands on this one.