September sessions is fantastic because it isn't about some competition or has any lame footage of time in between surfs- it's just about the surfing.... it may be short but it's all quality, beautiful surfing.... and it has an absolutely amazing soundtrack.

Buy it! If you want great surfing footage, a really good soundtrack and some of the best surfers/waves in the world, then buy it. This is a surf movie, not a drama! Buy it for the stoke, not the story (there isn't one and there shouldn't be)!

I was prepared to really like this film. The guys at the local surf shop recommended it to my wife and it appeared under the Christmas tree. About half way through, I noticed that the credits were rolling by...hmmm. that is strange, credits in the middle of the film...

There is a lot of good surfing in this film, especially by Machado, who makes it look soo effortless. Most of the other surfers are far less smooth and lack style. Some are rather brutish in surf form = not pleasant to watch. There is no plot. Only a little lame dialog. And it is all over before you know it.

Stick with the Endless Summer, or just go to the beach instead.

...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.