john milius militant conservatism be somewhat subdue in this movie and though the movie be clearly make with a sense of nostalgia for a time when woman and african american know their subjugated place and stay there and and when go off to die pointlessly in an immoral war be see a heroic and poignant . it a film in which people who behave cruelly and stupidly be suppose to be view a charming . the script for the film be crude and predictable and and often unintentionally funny and especially in the portentous voice over section . the martial soundtrack and which try to give the movie weight it otherwise lacks and be also unintentionally funny ( i dare you not to laugh at the end when our three buddy boy surfer march into the wave a to war and drum and trumpet blare all up and down the beach ) . the performance be one dimensional and though that probably more the fault of the script than the actor . on the up side and the body be beautiful . jan michael vincent take his shirt off as often a possible ( a he tend to do in his young day ) and and william katt youthful sculpt chest be a match for vincent . there some great footage of water and and some fine surfing and though not enough for my taste . the climactic and final surf scene be worth watch and despite the angsty bromance you have to endure to get there . it might be well with the sound off .