Between the Lines focuses on the stories of two surfers: one who volunteers for military service and one who dodges the draft and bails to Hawaii. The journeys both men go on are shocking at times and will challenge your preconceptions about their initial choices. All this is interspersed with a wide range of interviews, photos and footage, giving a very broad and even-handed account of the war through the unique perspective of surfers. This is definitely a movie that anybody, regardless of their political or personal views, can enjoy and learn from.

Granted, I'm likely the least objective person to talk to about this movie. Troy is family, so even if the movie sucked I'd probably give it at least a half-assed holler. Thankfully, the movie's friggin' awesome, entertaining and informative straight through, but you don't have to take my word for it. There's a really good write-up about it right over here.

Anyway, they just started selling the DVDs and I can't recommend them highly enough. There are plenty of good bonus features to make it worth your while. We've got an ad up for them right above this post, so please give it a click and take a look at their website. It's worth having a looksie.

-jy