Movie Review: Stoked: The Rise And Fall Of Gator R-4 Strings

this is one of the stronger documentaries ive seen for a while...and ive seen a few of them. i was a freshman when these skateboarders were on the top of their game. caballero, hawk, peralta, gator...these guys were the real deal. their decks, were $99, and i had to shop at wal-mart to afford my $45 deck. i had to make it last. i hated the gator look...always thought they were lame. more interested in bones/powell. this is a movie about the pipe era...ribs, nose/tail/truck guards. gator ends up killing someone (true story). pretty amazing and tragic. relive the early 80s of california.