Billabong Odyssey (2003)
Arenaplex Entertainment

Description

This extreme sports adventure tells the story of the best surfer in search of the mythical 100 ft wave.

Tags

Surfing

Collected reviews and ratings

8.0 Amazon user reviews

The photography is spectacular and the movie is appealing to surfers and non-surfers alike.
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7.0 Variety | Dennis Harvey

Narrower focus may lend this less crossover appeal than "Step Into Liquid," which was practically a recruitment poster for the surfing lifestyle. But such a tight focus might also make "Billabong" a repeat must-see for more dedicated boarders and wannabes.
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6.2 DVD Verdict | Rob Lineberger

There are better surf movies out there, but I doubt if better footage exists than the opening shot (even if it is cropped). It is up to you whether five minutes of exquisite footage is worth the purchase price.
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6.0 DVD Talk | Ian Jane

We're left hoping for more of that amazing footage that you saw at the beginning of the film, and while at times the movie comes close to matching it, it never quite gets there, and what we're left with is a solid, if ultimately unremarkable, surfing documentary.
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6.0 Urban Cinefile | Richard Kuipers

Much less appealing to a general audience than the recently released surfing doco Step Into Liquid, The Billabong Odyssey will be chiefly of interest to surfing and extreme sport enthusiasts.
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4.0 Empire | Adam Smith

A bit flat, but fans of the genre should be appetised for 'the big one'.
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4.0 filmcritic.com | Christopher Null

You might also find yourself intrigued about how weather reports, simulators, and jet skis are enabling this kind of extreme surfing, but in the end, even die-hard surfheads will want these clowns to just shut up and get on their boards.
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