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Trailer—Thrashin'

Thrashin'

Corey Webster (Josh Brolin) is a skateboarder from the valley. He and his friends often clash with The Daggers from the Venice Beach area. Tommy Hook (Robert Rusler) is the Daggers' leader. Velvet (Sherilyn Fenn) is his girlfriend and Chrissy (Pamela Gidley) is his younger sister. Corey meets Chrissy at a club and they start going together. It's a bit cheesy but it does have some skateboarders involved and the unknown unnamed Red Hot Chili Peppers. Josh Brolin is the skateboarding lead. He does simple boarding while the tricks and footwork are done by experts in cutaways. Brolin has proved himself over the years to be a reliable actor but there's a problem with him in this role. He may be a teenager but he looked older. Worst, he always gives off a narc vibe. He's never a rebel or the all-American. It would have been interesting to have a young Johnny Depp in that role. This was never going to be a big hit but it could have been a cult favorite with Depp in the lead.

Ahhhh..nothing like a skate down memory lane from time to time. Back in 1986 I was a skateboarding punk so this was an AWESOME movie to me. Much more so than 'Gleaming the Cube' because in Thrashin' the main story was about skateboarding. However, with time this movie has gone from AWESOME to awesomely bad. It was still fun to watch for me since it was one of my favorites from back in the day. But the clothing, skating and acting is so bad it is almost more of a comedy now. I remember wearing some of that 80's skate/surf neon apparel and when I see the neon look trying to make a come back these days I just ask....WHY!???? If you grew up in the 80's skating this is a fun watch, but if you did not...just skate on by.

Thrashin to me is just Romeo and Juliet on skateboards but its is still awesome, it has some great 80's skateboarding moments and a cool clip of a younger more energetic Red Hot Chili Peppers. Corey Webster (Josh Brolin)comes down to the Valley in LA to stay with some friends and Skate the Downhill and falls for the sister of Tommy Hook, the leader of the Daggers. A local Skate gang who have no regard for anybody especially Corey. As Corey avoids Tommy's warnings to stay away from his sister, the Daggers decide to send a clearer message by burning down the valley Skaters local ramp that they built themselves. Things then become a lot more personal for everybody and with the downhill approaching the stakes become a lot higher as the winner will get a pro sponsorship and the ultimate respect from his fellow skaters. This is a very fun filled film and if you like extreme sports or comedy then this is a great film to watch.

A film that conquers with its charm, its simplicity and emotions. It is simply impossible to explain the appeal of this film. I'm probably quite biased because I particularly like this film. The cast is perfect for this type of film, and the characters are so much fun that it makes them simply irresistible. The film is well directed, the stunts are superbly portrayed and it's a real pleasure to watch. The atmosphere is simply great, and the soundtrack fits the film perfectly. Josh Brolin is a great choice for the role of Corey Webster, and the rest of the cast is also great and fits the roles perfectly. Skateboards and parties, rivalries and stunts, what a great concept. The film is colorful and fun, with some great skateboarding scenes and lots of fun characters. Positive movie with some incredibly memorable visuals. The film possesses the unique spirit of the time, an unforgettable amount of positive energy. Absolutely great.

It doesn't matter if its a bad movie with bad 80's quality. It was after this movie that Europe started to get into some serious skating, including me as well ;) I'm sure that most of the living legends of skateboarding thinks this is a kick ass film. Its so 80's and that rules! BTW How many movies in the 80's where really good blockbusters? LOL. Well this movie has it all, skates, skaters, romance, cool 80's skate tricks, red hot chili peppers, and a hell of a romeo and juliet theme all over it. I have watched it like 300 times on a very bad copy VHS tape. Hehe to bad i doesn't have my old Powell Peralta board with kryptonics wheels still laying around. I recommend this movie to any and everyone. Hugs and kisses from me ;)

Josh Brolin from The Goonies makes a great skateboarding hero. This movie is filled with great styles and great fads from the time period, not to mention great music, including The Circle Jerks and The Red Hot Chili Peppers who perform in the movie. It's a classic story of good guy falls for bad guy's sister. Bad guy and good guy fight, and finally bad guy and good guy unite after good guy beats bad guy in a skateboarding race. This movie seems very comical watching it in present day, but it actually serves as a time capsule for the 80's. There are many great skateboarding tricks displayed, and many other great scenes including: a skateboarder riding into the side of a truck, and watch carefully (and rewind to watch over and over again) the hilarious scene where the young kid in the sunglasses shouts out "NO, you be there!", pure genious.

THRASHIN' is The Movie! Everything is right in this '80 classic. There are greater movies. More profound movies. Movies of greater artistic vision or originality or political significance. There are other titles I would put above it on my list of the best films of all time. But when it comes right down to the movies we treasure the most, when we are—let us imagine—confiding the secrets of our heart to someone we think we may be able to trust, the conversation sooner or later comes around to the same nine words: "Well what do you thrash?" "What do you got!" Life shod be like Thrashin': not to complicated,with good friends,not so bad enemies,sweet girlfriend and YES a happy ending !!! My candidate for the best Hollywood '80. movie.Good race!!!