Surf's Up

8/16/2016

A simple comedy (mockumentary) with great visuals, and good performances.

7/20/2025

Told by way of a light-hearted documentary, we learn a little of the intrepid young “Cody”. He lives in Antarctica with his family amidst a community who think he’s a bit obsessed. Obsessed with surfing, that is, and he is determined to win the legendary “Big Z” surf-off against the much larger penguin “Tank” who obviously has just a little more ballast against those thirty footers (and he doesn’t have an improvised board made from a shard of ice, neither). Luckily, he manages to recruit the services of veteran “Geek” who, let’s face it, has seen better days - but who sees the spirit in this tiny fighter and by working together there might just be a chance, against all odds! Thing is, this isn’t really about surfing at all, it’s about this young bird coming of age, about him learning about

7/4/2026

Doesn't quite live up to it's potential. I agree with the 60 ish % rating. This is a really cool an fun idea. But the final product underwhelms a little bit. I'm saying this with love. This could have been great! This could have been a classic! A few more instances of genuane emotional moments. That would be needed. It's hard to care enough and invest enough in the characters as it is now. And finally. WHERE ARE THE CAMERAS? In the whole movie we are suppose to understand we are seeing footage from the documentary crew filming the penguins. And we even see aerial footage and action camera perspective from the tip of the serf borads. Yet you can clearly see that there are no cameras on any of the surf boards. And where are the hellicopters with the animals shooting the aerial footage?