Showing posts with label Scott Carter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scott Carter. Show all posts

Friday, 14 June 2013

Fu Man Chu - Dragon Whips It's Tail

The Joseph Libby/Scott Carter directed all Dropknee masterpiece, Fu Man Chu is pretty much universally lauded as being a stone cold classic. It features DK gods Kainoa Mcgee, Paul Roach and Aka Lyman at their absolute prime, as well as so many other DK legends both overground and underground.

Since Fu Man Chu was made there have only been 2 (what!!??) all DK movies as far as I know - the Libby/Mcgee directed 'Untouchables' which is kind of a sequel to Fu Man Chu, and Matt Lackey's epic 'The Lackey Project' in which Lackey dedicated a bunch of time to surfing, filming and editing some great footage and also managed to give the world that rarest of golds - a new Roach section.

There needs to be more all DK movies and hopefully the phenomenal quality of Fu Man Chu will inspire more to be made in the future. 













Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Paul Roach - Bodyboarding Enough Said

The section that changed it all. Paul Roach's notorious profile from the Scott Carter directed 'Enough Said, released 1993. No one had seen Dropknee like this before. Roach's speed, precision and flawless style were on another level. Factor into that his newfound 'Throw Tail' moves and you had something truly revolutionary.


  


 Just to put into context how ahead of it's time this clip was - Try imagining that this clip is released now, exactly as it was then, only you've never heard of Paul Roach. Your reaction now would be exactly as it was back then - this kid would be the best DKer on Earth now.

Nothing about the surfin' is dated, or 'of it's time'. It's just pure genius. "One of these days we're gonna stop spinnin', and you know what's gonna happen then...?"