
When I heard they were
making a sequel to 80’s cop-and-robber surfing classic
Point Break, my first reaction was suspicion and misgiving. I mean, the plot and cast details were sketchy at best: no mention of
Keanu Reeves, no mention of
The Swayze (or for that matter, what the f*ck ever happened to
Bodhi), no mention of Busey. I mean come on, are we gonna get
Gary f*cking Busey or not? All I knew was it’s called
Point Break: Indo and is set somewhere in Asia. Luckily our friend, master BWE panelist, and fellow Point Break aficionado
Paul Scheer got his hands on
some more info:
When Billy Dalton, military special ops and star surfer, is disqualified from the pro-surfing tour, he takes off for the coast of Bali looking for the perfect wave. While there he’s recruited by a private security force who are trying to find a gang known as The Bush Administration, surfing outlaws and modern day pirates who work like “The Ex-Presidents,” a bank robbing crew from Malibu twenty years ago.
Hmm, not too bad. I wonder who this “Billy Dalton” is though. I mean, that sounds like a Swayze character name if I’ve ever heard one. And “The Bush Administration”? Way to keep it topical, guys! To be honest, I’m up for pretty much any movie that involves extreme surfing outlaws and robbers whose pose as presidents, but the fact it is it just wouldn’t be the same without the Swayze. After all - if you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.