...which is a historic session in the Mentawais featuring some of the world's best surfers - Slater, Machado, Dorian et al - and some great grooves from Greyboy, Jack, G Love and more.

No it's not long - but I've probably spent hours watching this footage over and over. It's a cut above the typical "extreme sports" crap that dubs a second rate speed metal soundtrack over a choppy edit of some mediocre cutbacks. Instead you get beautiful 16mm footage following these guys right down the barrel and a soundtrack that is as fluid and smooth as the waves.

The disc has some bonus stuff including commentaries, bonus footage and a "Making of" that aired on television. It easily extends the content to at least an hour or more. The commentaries are actually worth a listen and you may actually learn a thing or two from some of these guys. No it's not a plot-driven pop piece like Blue Crush and it's not the Bruce/Dana Brown zeitgeist stuff. It's great music, great waves, and great surfers doing their thing...

I should have known better than to order a DVD sight-unseen that did not have a time for the length of the film posted. The surfing scenes were good, but at about a half hour, the film was way too short, plus the dialog with the surfers never told you a story. If I hadn't looked at the package, I would not have known where they were surfing. Spend a few more dollars and buy the much better Step Into Liquid.

Groovy tracks great surfing but NOT WORTH THE MONEYITS UNDER 30MINS which is highly dissapointment

I've watched many surf films, but this is my all-time favorite. No other film catches surfing's essence so beautifully and effectively: the communion with nature, the incredible good fortune of finding the perfect wave, and the beauty of making complex moves look simple and fluid. Slater is in his element, and Jack Johnson's soundtrack (both original and selections from others) combine in a synergy that manages to communicate more than a sport, but a whole "pura vida" way of looking at the world. It's a movie you turn on at the end of the day, beer (or margarita for beach goers) in hand, sun setting out the window, and take in the goodness of life.
Or maybe it's just me that appreciates that sort of thing...

September Sessions is a great film produced by Jack Johnson and Kelly Slater about their surfing trip to Sumatra. If you like the way Jack plays his music then you should enjoy this dvd. It displays surfing in a very artistic way with great tunes and a mellow feel. I snowboard and wakeboard however I'm not a huge surfer and I found this movie to be awesome. It's great for putting on and just chilling to, wishing you could escape to a tropical paradise and surf. The soundtrack is great too. Pick this one up if you want a kik back relaxing video made by a great songwriter/film maker. Can't go wrong with this one.