We went to the premier of Secret Machine at La Paloma Theater in Encinitas.  The movie is pretty well put together. 

I don’t see what Sonny Miller was on about Globe actually having a secret machine that makes surf movies.  All of those shenanigans that were reported in the media may have been a ruse to get people’s attention.  I didn’t see anything that looked like a machine made it.  The only point at which you’ll have trouble suspending disbelief is when you see some of the rides and aerials these guys pull off.

The movie’s got some really great footage of the Hobgoods, Taj Burrow, et al destroying waves in spots like the Mentawai, Tavarua, Baja, California, France, to name a few.  The soundtrack’s decent and overall the movie isn’t too commercialized.

I give it a solid shaka.  It’s worth picking up a copy of the DVD - you’ll definitely want to watch it multiple times.