Drive Thru Australia World Premiere At La Paloma Goes Nuts
Justin Cote
- July 17 2009
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Maybe it was because it’s mid summer and the kids are frothing for a surf flick, maybe the Drive Thru article in TransWorld SURF got people all psyched, maybe Koastal Media did an amazing job of promoting the premiere, or, maybe Drive Thru is the most loved surf flick franchise ever! Either way, last nights world premiere at La Paloma Theater in Encinitas was off the hook! Both shows (7:00 and 9:00) were beyond sold out and the crowd of kids, teenagers, adults, locals, tourists, guys, girls, moms dads, and everyone in between were going crazy for the Drive Thru.
The obligatory product toss set each premiere of with a near riot and once the movie started, the hoots and hollers began. Every time a new Drive Thru comes out the easiest thing to say is “This is the best one yet”, but in the case of Drive Thru Australia, it rings true. With Greg Browning hunkering down in the editing bay for the first time, I was worried, but as he always does, the movie worked perfectly and came out amazing. The surfing was well-rounded and featured hunks of heaving closeout, perfect beachbreaks, and tubing shallow reefs. The banter and comedy was tight and not overwhelming, and any time you get the chance to see Occy in his element, you know you’ve got something special.
I’ve been to about 100 film premiere’s at La Paloma and last night’s vibe was one of the best I’ve ever felt. Great job Drive Thru crew, and great job to surf fans of the Encinitas who came in full force to the legendary surf flick spot, La Paloma Theatre.—Chris Cote
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July 17th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
If that’s the editor’s writing, I wonder who really does the editing over there? That review has “6th-grade grammar project” written all over it. At least 6 mistakes in the first paragraph alone. 100 film “premier’s”? Really, Chris?
July 17th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
lol @ stu…. just lol…
July 17th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
somebody drank their Hateraide this morning
July 17th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
You’re right. What’s written in haste is usually waste. I sent it as an email late last night and it wasn’t corrected (I though you would know I usually have people that do that for me). My bad. Fun premiere though, it was also a fun premier.
July 17th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Ah stu is a little baby the preimer kicked ass and i am sure i spelled like three words wrong just now
July 17th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
or was it a fun preemeer
July 17th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
this is a surfing site ftard stu
July 17th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
mistakes in content from the editor of a magazine are hackish. I’m sure it was a super-amazing-fantastic-wunderbar permier, er, premeer. One of the best movies ever, no doubt. Can’t wait to download it for $15.
July 17th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
eh haoleh.. stay outta dis
July 17th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
you should have filmed it yourself with a Casio phone
July 17th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
ill let u all know this young.n can throw a nice turn in your face, and also doll up for a night in hollywood, all in the same day….holler back young n woop woop
July 17th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Indeed. I probably could have gotten $$ from Casio if I pimped my video here afterward. Do you think they’d pay for a stu review?
July 17th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I liked the scene of Donavon where he was grooming himself, whilst singing folk songs.
July 19th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Chris -
Some of the pics on page 102-103 of the mag are sensational. Are these online? I see only 15 on slideshow for the Drive Thru photos online.
Thanks.
P.S. As for the editing remarks, I must in fact compliment the magazine. I subscribe as a writer, and am often astonished by the quality of the editing. I find few errors with each issue, and I am a grammar Nazi. Koteen’s writing is true art.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:13 pm
dude im so amped… cuz my moms truck is behind the transworld truck on image 14… and about 42 0r 45 seconds into the news cast you kinda see me and my dad get out of the car… dude im stoked.. sorry…