MATT Archbold, or Archy, is a name every surfer should know. The original, bad boy, maverick-freesurfer who eschewed the competition route and blazed his own trail. A supernova can briefly outshine a galaxy before burning out and this movie recounts Archy's existence from explosive beginnings to the almost inevitable collapse.
Spanning three decades of surfing with narration by Henry Rollins from the legendary band Black Flag and a classic soundtrack including The Clash, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones. This is a well told piece of surfing history.
This film really does capture everything that is Archy, but this means it also captures the lows of his life, which in itself, near the end when Archy talking, is fairly emotional, but no so emotional that it ruins the vibe of the film. Connor Mower
Archy's fiery power surfing was at the time revolutionary and still looks solid, he was 'new school' before Kelly Slater and Bruce Irons' freesurf career would be a harder choice had he not blazed such an easy trail to follow.
At an unbelievably young age Archy was stretching the limits of performance surfing. He was the one pushing aerials into the competition arena and forcing the old-hands and the up-and-comers to keep up. Laurie Saunders
This is a 'thinker' of a movie, not a slash-and-burn, more an evening with popcorn or a lazy Sunday when it's flat.
Running time approx 85 minutes
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