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SICKYGNARGNAR
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Turbo 4.5/5 - everyone's talking about it
Claim 4/5 - super sick with some cool segments, but it could have been a bit better.
Claim 4/5 - super sick with some cool segments, but it could have been a bit better.
EMK
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TURBO by Level 1
This is probably quite like pdragos one and I'm probably also bias toward Level 1 but thats only cos they are the best. Turbo is no exception to the trend of level 1 movies pushing the boundarys of ski film making and evey aspect of the sport, this year there is even a bit of big mountain in there.
The intro is good, it lets you know what to expect from the rest of the film, it's not as exciting as some previous level one intros but it does contain a lot of sweet shots that will get you stoked for the rest of the film.
After the intro you get straight into the real action with Tanner Rainvils section whitch kicks things off with one of the biggest back country jumps you'll see in a ski movie this year. Tanner 540s it-with a double grab. this level of trickery is the norm thoughout tanners section but there is also a fair amount of big mountain and mini golf lines. Tanners song is a reggae one by Sizzla that is quite easy on the ears, still i feel that by using too much slow mo and less actual tricks than usual this isn't as good a section as it could have been.
Following Tanner is the Windells section all shot on a singular jump but featuring some amazing sunset shots and creative tricks. there are three riders in this section, Rainvile whos keeps it steezy and doesn't spin anything over 540 then Henrik Harlut who still keeps it steezy but manages to pull a 14440 at the same time. The third rider is Tom Wallisch, he is my new favorite skier, not to say i didn't think he ruled in the first place but HOLY SHIT!!!! he owns the jump with ten unique tricks in the section all of whitch are amazing, technical and stylish. zero spin. you'll understand when you see it. the song for this section is a french electro song again pretty mellow and nothing anyone should hate with a passion but something some people might love.
Continuing from the Windells session where he left off Tom Wallisch now shows you what he can do on urban, creative park features and evn in the backcountry some thing i was surprised to see in his section. THIS IS THE BEST SECTION EVER. The song is electro again this time by Crystal Castles apparantly chosen cos it sounds like a videogame and Tom is Level 1s videogame skier, it suits the section very well and in my opinion is a kick ass song by a beastin band.
If you've seen Wiley Miller before you probably know what to expect from the next part of the fim and he delivers, huge backcountry jumps of all shapes and sizes, well ranging from big to massive, often landed bacwards and always textbook execution. you also get a surprising amount of big lines in there though, wiley proves there is more to him than just big jumps. the song for this is some guitar based song that sound kind of south american or something, it's not Bad but it's not my thing, this coupled with a lack of variation make this section not one of my favorites.
The Urban section is next staring Ahmet Dadali and Will Weston. They both kill it. There are many tech tricks that i've never seen before in this part and many creative tricks i would never have imagined, if you like watching rails these guys will show you what you want to see. The song for this section is a hip hop beat with a sort of asian feel, it's sound quirky but i think it works out pretty well. if you like rails you'll like this part if not you won't.
Son Real(canadian hiphop, mainly raps about canadian hip hop) is this sound track to the following section witch contains three riders, Liam Downey who puts together a short but sweet and entertaining section that is very well rounded, Corey Vanular who unfortunately got injured very early in the season and only has two tricks that don't really show his real abillity and finally Josh Bibby who does his signature butters in the backcountry amoungst other rad tricks but the section still doesn't show the extent of his abillitys.
Cat skiing is the theme now. Stephan Thomas, Josh Bibby and Tanner Rainvile destroy many mini golf lines and pull tricks in some far out places to the sound of the pet shop boys. the best thing about this section to me his the fact that they have some interviews giving a little insight to what the trip was like and how things go down when your cat skiing. an excelent part if you just love watching powder, posible a little boring if you just want hammers.
Mike Horbeck is better than you'd think. he puts together a banger of a section here and sicks ace tricks eveywhere- park and urban where your used to seeing him but also bc where he surprised me with his abillity to do the same tricks he does in park into pow, just as well. I wasn't expecting this much quality from Hornbeck but i got it and It's good, most of his afterbangs get cut out too so if your not a fan its NBD. the song is hiphop, i like it but i can't remember who it is nor can i describe it, i guess it's not too extreme.
I'm not sure if i've got the order right anymore but i think the park and pipe bit is on after Hornbeck. It's good although it contains someshots where the skier is just too far away and you can't really see the tricks right. there is some ace angles in the pipe though and some inovative styles from skiers Duncan Adams, Justin Dorey, Mike Riddle, Adam Delorm and one shot from superunkown winner Jon Brogan. Level 1 can do better than this but it's still well better than most.
urban section no.2 follows JF Houle, JD Zicat and Paul Bergeton around Qubec, shredding rails and wall rides with some sweet shit like the 450 disaster from the trailer for example.
Another split section follows containing Mike Clarke, Steele Spence and Travis Redd, it's ok, it's got mini golf, pillows, booters and urban but it just doesn't seen as good as the rest of the film dispite having some definetly sweet tricks. i can't remember the music.
Alaska is the penultimate section and it's boring. the song starts out mellow and there is a naritive and it does give a good insight into what it's like going to film AK for the first time then the song works up into something a big more epic sounding and there are some alright lines and a couple of huge hammers from Stephan Tohmas. I'm not usually into the Ak section in films anyway but this isn't as good as most although more interesting.
The final section deservadly goes to Stephan Thomas, it's good but it could be better i feel he has spent to much time this season tring to improve his less good aspects and not filmed enough of what he knows best, still it's sick with big lines, mini golf, bc kickers, cliffs, a little pipe and park all steezy and with Stephans unique style. the song is metal, not total brutal though but not the best either.
The credits movie is good, contains more of Jon Brogan and has some funny clips too. Set to DL Incognitio as this is Level 1 and there hadn't been one his songs yet you should have seen that coming.
I think this isn't the best movie Level 1 have made but it is cetainly worth buying, it's still better than any other companys movies. It contains Tom Wallisch's section and i feel that every skier should see that. Anything i said that sounds negative in anyway is wrong and i don't mean it to be, except the AK bit.
***SPARK NOTES***
Not Level 1s best but still beter than every other film i've seen.
TOM WALLISCH
More varied than usuall For Level 1
Still at the fore front of urban Progression
Probably the most stlish group of riders out
it does have a double flip and a switch 14 but everything else you would usually expect too.
TOM WALLISCH
****
4stars
This is probably quite like pdragos one and I'm probably also bias toward Level 1 but thats only cos they are the best. Turbo is no exception to the trend of level 1 movies pushing the boundarys of ski film making and evey aspect of the sport, this year there is even a bit of big mountain in there.
The intro is good, it lets you know what to expect from the rest of the film, it's not as exciting as some previous level one intros but it does contain a lot of sweet shots that will get you stoked for the rest of the film.
After the intro you get straight into the real action with Tanner Rainvils section whitch kicks things off with one of the biggest back country jumps you'll see in a ski movie this year. Tanner 540s it-with a double grab. this level of trickery is the norm thoughout tanners section but there is also a fair amount of big mountain and mini golf lines. Tanners song is a reggae one by Sizzla that is quite easy on the ears, still i feel that by using too much slow mo and less actual tricks than usual this isn't as good a section as it could have been.
Following Tanner is the Windells section all shot on a singular jump but featuring some amazing sunset shots and creative tricks. there are three riders in this section, Rainvile whos keeps it steezy and doesn't spin anything over 540 then Henrik Harlut who still keeps it steezy but manages to pull a 14440 at the same time. The third rider is Tom Wallisch, he is my new favorite skier, not to say i didn't think he ruled in the first place but HOLY SHIT!!!! he owns the jump with ten unique tricks in the section all of whitch are amazing, technical and stylish. zero spin. you'll understand when you see it. the song for this section is a french electro song again pretty mellow and nothing anyone should hate with a passion but something some people might love.
Continuing from the Windells session where he left off Tom Wallisch now shows you what he can do on urban, creative park features and evn in the backcountry some thing i was surprised to see in his section. THIS IS THE BEST SECTION EVER. The song is electro again this time by Crystal Castles apparantly chosen cos it sounds like a videogame and Tom is Level 1s videogame skier, it suits the section very well and in my opinion is a kick ass song by a beastin band.
If you've seen Wiley Miller before you probably know what to expect from the next part of the fim and he delivers, huge backcountry jumps of all shapes and sizes, well ranging from big to massive, often landed bacwards and always textbook execution. you also get a surprising amount of big lines in there though, wiley proves there is more to him than just big jumps. the song for this is some guitar based song that sound kind of south american or something, it's not Bad but it's not my thing, this coupled with a lack of variation make this section not one of my favorites.
The Urban section is next staring Ahmet Dadali and Will Weston. They both kill it. There are many tech tricks that i've never seen before in this part and many creative tricks i would never have imagined, if you like watching rails these guys will show you what you want to see. The song for this section is a hip hop beat with a sort of asian feel, it's sound quirky but i think it works out pretty well. if you like rails you'll like this part if not you won't.
Son Real(canadian hiphop, mainly raps about canadian hip hop) is this sound track to the following section witch contains three riders, Liam Downey who puts together a short but sweet and entertaining section that is very well rounded, Corey Vanular who unfortunately got injured very early in the season and only has two tricks that don't really show his real abillity and finally Josh Bibby who does his signature butters in the backcountry amoungst other rad tricks but the section still doesn't show the extent of his abillitys.
Cat skiing is the theme now. Stephan Thomas, Josh Bibby and Tanner Rainvile destroy many mini golf lines and pull tricks in some far out places to the sound of the pet shop boys. the best thing about this section to me his the fact that they have some interviews giving a little insight to what the trip was like and how things go down when your cat skiing. an excelent part if you just love watching powder, posible a little boring if you just want hammers.
Mike Horbeck is better than you'd think. he puts together a banger of a section here and sicks ace tricks eveywhere- park and urban where your used to seeing him but also bc where he surprised me with his abillity to do the same tricks he does in park into pow, just as well. I wasn't expecting this much quality from Hornbeck but i got it and It's good, most of his afterbangs get cut out too so if your not a fan its NBD. the song is hiphop, i like it but i can't remember who it is nor can i describe it, i guess it's not too extreme.
I'm not sure if i've got the order right anymore but i think the park and pipe bit is on after Hornbeck. It's good although it contains someshots where the skier is just too far away and you can't really see the tricks right. there is some ace angles in the pipe though and some inovative styles from skiers Duncan Adams, Justin Dorey, Mike Riddle, Adam Delorm and one shot from superunkown winner Jon Brogan. Level 1 can do better than this but it's still well better than most.
urban section no.2 follows JF Houle, JD Zicat and Paul Bergeton around Qubec, shredding rails and wall rides with some sweet shit like the 450 disaster from the trailer for example.
Another split section follows containing Mike Clarke, Steele Spence and Travis Redd, it's ok, it's got mini golf, pillows, booters and urban but it just doesn't seen as good as the rest of the film dispite having some definetly sweet tricks. i can't remember the music.
Alaska is the penultimate section and it's boring. the song starts out mellow and there is a naritive and it does give a good insight into what it's like going to film AK for the first time then the song works up into something a big more epic sounding and there are some alright lines and a couple of huge hammers from Stephan Tohmas. I'm not usually into the Ak section in films anyway but this isn't as good as most although more interesting.
The final section deservadly goes to Stephan Thomas, it's good but it could be better i feel he has spent to much time this season tring to improve his less good aspects and not filmed enough of what he knows best, still it's sick with big lines, mini golf, bc kickers, cliffs, a little pipe and park all steezy and with Stephans unique style. the song is metal, not total brutal though but not the best either.
The credits movie is good, contains more of Jon Brogan and has some funny clips too. Set to DL Incognitio as this is Level 1 and there hadn't been one his songs yet you should have seen that coming.
I think this isn't the best movie Level 1 have made but it is cetainly worth buying, it's still better than any other companys movies. It contains Tom Wallisch's section and i feel that every skier should see that. Anything i said that sounds negative in anyway is wrong and i don't mean it to be, except the AK bit.
***SPARK NOTES***
Not Level 1s best but still beter than every other film i've seen.
TOM WALLISCH
More varied than usuall For Level 1
Still at the fore front of urban Progression
Probably the most stlish group of riders out
it does have a double flip and a switch 14 but everything else you would usually expect too.
TOM WALLISCH
****
4stars
Journal 4.5/5 sick movie. Better than Photoplay and PNW. Charley Ager slays it so much in the BC,lots more urban this year..
Turbo 6/5 UNREAL, You must own this movie. Everyone and I mean everyone in this movie stepped it up. Its banger after banger start to finish. The only weak part was the AK seggy but I expect big things from level 1 next year (first trip to Ak, some injuries) when it comes to AK. Sick soundtrack. Extras are sick check out the windells edit with Wallisch, Harlaut Rainville, And I havent explored any of the hidden extras yet. Well Done Berman, Decker and Coty for putting this together.
Turbo 6/5 UNREAL, You must own this movie. Everyone and I mean everyone in this movie stepped it up. Its banger after banger start to finish. The only weak part was the AK seggy but I expect big things from level 1 next year (first trip to Ak, some injuries) when it comes to AK. Sick soundtrack. Extras are sick check out the windells edit with Wallisch, Harlaut Rainville, And I havent explored any of the hidden extras yet. Well Done Berman, Decker and Coty for putting this together.
Cheech_Sander
Member
So far THE MASSIVE is the winner for me 5/5 great soundtrack, really impressed by the alaskan lines
liaosongfang
Member
my question is about Hunting Yeti...is there much new footage or is it pretty much just the same footie from the webisodes? if they didn't save any shots for the full dvd version then that sucks balls.
*Switchback*
New member
Reasons = 5/5 best PBP ever
Turbo = 4/5 best jibbing
Massive = 4/5 T Hall 'nuff said
Journal = 4/5 Theory 3's best
Such is Life = 3/5 too much and not enough
Turbo = 4/5 best jibbing
Massive = 4/5 T Hall 'nuff said
Journal = 4/5 Theory 3's best
Such is Life = 3/5 too much and not enough
BigZero
Active member
Just saw Journal and gotta say it was pretty amazing. Charley Ager is unreal in it, with tricks cork 9s all for 5s, and sw right 7s i don't know if anyone can stick a switch landing like he does. Josh Stack and Brandon Kelly are both underrated too. Wasn't the biggest fan of the movie's music or editing ( i find a lot of the clips cut away too quickly) but the footage makes it a solid purchase.
SirFryanator
Active member
Turbo = 5/5. Just see it.
Reasons = 5/5. Just see it.
Journal = 5/5. Best BC footage I've seen in a long time. Probably my favorite apart from turbo.
Hunting Yeti = 4/5 (only because I had seen some of the footage, it was a dope movie)
Reasons = 5/5. Just see it.
Journal = 5/5. Best BC footage I've seen in a long time. Probably my favorite apart from turbo.
Hunting Yeti = 4/5 (only because I had seen some of the footage, it was a dope movie)
StartFragmentStartFragmentSNOWBOARD Reviews (from whatI’ve seen, and must haves for any collection) THAT’S IT, THAT’S ALL =5/5 This is not a snowboardmovie, this is an experience. TITA not only lived up to, but exceeded the hypesurrounding it for the last year, and set an unattainable standard for snowaction movies in the coming seasons. Shot almost entirely from the air with gyro stabilized cameras gives theviewer a weightless feeling as you watch whole mountain follow cams afterfollow cams from never before seen perspectives. Seriously. This, the jumping,and the all around riding equal quite a movie. Travis Rice, not to be outdoneby Muller, Jones, Jackson, or Landvik, is a Manimal. He brings “tree bonking” to a whole new level, along with“off axis maneuvers”, and almost every other aspect of snowboarding andsnowboard cinema. All grounded by Planet Earth caliber scenery, and somequality comic relief. A must see in HD blu-ray. READY = 4/5Absinthe Films is myfavorite year after year. They capture the best pow, and the best and mostcreative riding vibe on 16mm film. The only reason this isn’t a perfect scoreis for a few questionably fitting soundtrack selections, as well as bits andpieces of too many riders. Otherwise, another sick, original movie. Gigi Rufagain steals the show, along with Nicolas Muller, and Wolle Nyvelt…highlights
owder freestyle in Haines, AK…best in years!, Jeremy Jones big mtn, urban jibstyle with Keegan Valaika, well rounded riding in Europe and the Northwest, andfucking EPIC dam slashing with Wolle shot from a manned cable cam. Need to gowatch a few more times for sure! DOUBLE DECADE = 4/5Mack Dawg followed up wherethey left off from Picture This with another really well rounded freestylemovie with most of the best guys in snowboarding, to an upbeat soundtrack withseveral recognizable classics thrown in the mix. The Finns: Eero, Eero, Jussi,Heiki, Wille, Ikka, and Lauri bring it hard in this movie: Great urban and parkshots mixed with solid Whistler and Tahoe backcountry jumping. Veterans JPWalker and J-Jones raise the creative urban bar again with wall-to-wallMctwists, fence jibbing, and street gaps, while all-time legend Devun Walsh hasa another dreamy segment, accompanied by a Cardigans song. Lots of other strongsupporting parts as well, and good humor- which is key in my book! And somegood retrospective montages from the previous two decades of snowboardingfootage. The only drawback to the movie is questionable digi image quality fora “pro” production, and lack of big mtn lines. But otherwise a very watchableMDP dvd for your collection. IT’S ALWAYS SNOWINGSOMEWHERE = 3.5/5Burtonhas the best damn team, so making a movie for them could be compared toshooting fish in a barrel. Sick pow and jumping from my favorite guys Gigi,Nicolas, and Fredi K in Austria, Japan, Alaska, Utah, and Switzerland. Nuffsaid. Innovative jibbing by Jones and Valaika, the Japanese Kokubo ridesamazingly strong, and there are some huge park features to boot! This moviealso includes a Southern Hemisphere feature which has more nice New Zealandheli-land shredding. Sweet. The soundtrack is from musical acts of the day.Lots of recognizable songs…Solid flick!EndFragment
owder freestyle in Haines, AK…best in years!, Jeremy Jones big mtn, urban jibstyle with Keegan Valaika, well rounded riding in Europe and the Northwest, andfucking EPIC dam slashing with Wolle shot from a manned cable cam. Need to gowatch a few more times for sure! DOUBLE DECADE = 4/5Mack Dawg followed up wherethey left off from Picture This with another really well rounded freestylemovie with most of the best guys in snowboarding, to an upbeat soundtrack withseveral recognizable classics thrown in the mix. The Finns: Eero, Eero, Jussi,Heiki, Wille, Ikka, and Lauri bring it hard in this movie: Great urban and parkshots mixed with solid Whistler and Tahoe backcountry jumping. Veterans JPWalker and J-Jones raise the creative urban bar again with wall-to-wallMctwists, fence jibbing, and street gaps, while all-time legend Devun Walsh hasa another dreamy segment, accompanied by a Cardigans song. Lots of other strongsupporting parts as well, and good humor- which is key in my book! And somegood retrospective montages from the previous two decades of snowboardingfootage. The only drawback to the movie is questionable digi image quality fora “pro” production, and lack of big mtn lines. But otherwise a very watchableMDP dvd for your collection. IT’S ALWAYS SNOWINGSOMEWHERE = 3.5/5Burtonhas the best damn team, so making a movie for them could be compared toshooting fish in a barrel. Sick pow and jumping from my favorite guys Gigi,Nicolas, and Fredi K in Austria, Japan, Alaska, Utah, and Switzerland. Nuffsaid. Innovative jibbing by Jones and Valaika, the Japanese Kokubo ridesamazingly strong, and there are some huge park features to boot! This moviealso includes a Southern Hemisphere feature which has more nice New Zealandheli-land shredding. Sweet. The soundtrack is from musical acts of the day.Lots of recognizable songs…Solid flick!EndFragmentTotesMcgotes
Member
Haha...How could it not be Level One's best, but better than any movie you've seen?? makes no sense. No offense but pdrago's review seems a lot more on point.
BigMeech621
Active member
wat segment is better...
wallisch in Slamina or Wallisch in Turbo?
wallisch in Slamina or Wallisch in Turbo?
...another Snowboard review:
FORUM OR AGAINST'EM - 4/5
If you have seen the previous Forum team movies, you know they are a dynasty: think The Resistance, True Life, or THAT minus all of the original team riders except for Peter Line (!) and Joni Malmi. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. This particular movie again has the standard rider based parts, with the added spice of team voiceover commentary to give added "depth" and insight into their respective seasons, hardships, highlights, styles, and to make them feel like- for lack of a better word- a team. Per usual the crew is an exceptionally well rounded and progressive bunch. Pat Moore, Nic Sauve, Eddie Wall, Jake Welch, Stevie Bell, and Travis Kennedy all specialize in jibbing, and they lay waste to the urban scenes of Quebec and Calgary. (note: this movie was mostly filmed in Canada). No concrete transition, wallride, ledge, wood, or rail goes untouched. SICK urban riding! Even Peter Line (34 yrs old) gets involved with the trickery all over the place...very cool to see another segment from this guy. Aside from some hips and big park jumps at Squaw, Mt Hood, etc...the rest of the movie is dominated by the natural terrain of BC. If you are familiar with John Jackson's riding, you know what to expect..and the Forum team newbie doesn't let down. Neither does new powder freestyle icon in the making Jake Blauvelt, who's riding style can be compared to Nicolas Muller at worst. He absolutely kills with a 2 part ender ender. A part for the memory banks no doubt. The entire 35 min flick is shot in HD, the graphics are similar to their ad campaign: very colorful and space oriented, and the editing from Jeremy Pettit is on point with good flow and soundtrack. Although the team seemed to be plagued with some injury, they pulled through in the end with a very solid movie. Get the dvd, or from iTunes, which I did!
FORUM OR AGAINST'EM - 4/5
If you have seen the previous Forum team movies, you know they are a dynasty: think The Resistance, True Life, or THAT minus all of the original team riders except for Peter Line (!) and Joni Malmi. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. This particular movie again has the standard rider based parts, with the added spice of team voiceover commentary to give added "depth" and insight into their respective seasons, hardships, highlights, styles, and to make them feel like- for lack of a better word- a team. Per usual the crew is an exceptionally well rounded and progressive bunch. Pat Moore, Nic Sauve, Eddie Wall, Jake Welch, Stevie Bell, and Travis Kennedy all specialize in jibbing, and they lay waste to the urban scenes of Quebec and Calgary. (note: this movie was mostly filmed in Canada). No concrete transition, wallride, ledge, wood, or rail goes untouched. SICK urban riding! Even Peter Line (34 yrs old) gets involved with the trickery all over the place...very cool to see another segment from this guy. Aside from some hips and big park jumps at Squaw, Mt Hood, etc...the rest of the movie is dominated by the natural terrain of BC. If you are familiar with John Jackson's riding, you know what to expect..and the Forum team newbie doesn't let down. Neither does new powder freestyle icon in the making Jake Blauvelt, who's riding style can be compared to Nicolas Muller at worst. He absolutely kills with a 2 part ender ender. A part for the memory banks no doubt. The entire 35 min flick is shot in HD, the graphics are similar to their ad campaign: very colorful and space oriented, and the editing from Jeremy Pettit is on point with good flow and soundtrack. Although the team seemed to be plagued with some injury, they pulled through in the end with a very solid movie. Get the dvd, or from iTunes, which I did!
UNDER THE INFLUENCE - 3.5/5
Teton Gravity Research's movie from this year, if ya don't know. If you like TGR, you will like this movie, and if you don't, chances are it probably won't change your mind that much. In true TGR form it is almost exclusively big-mountain and powder skiing, with some freestyle jumping and snowboarding mixed in. Leaving out random ski-basing, Mica Black, and "record cliff airs" in 2008 (which I could care less for), Under The Influence sticks true to what TGR does best, and they do it well! Basically the BEST big mtn line-up (Seth Morrison, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Jeremy Jones, Dana Flahr, and Ian McCintosh), combined with AMAZING conditions in Haines, Alaska made for some truly awesome footage. Seth has the deserved opener featuring what is one of his best seasons in a long time in classic Seth style. Although he seems to call out the T-Hall film crew for holding him back in previous years(?), he spent a lot of time heli-skiing in AK with the TGR boys and it paid off. Sage skis some of the coolest spines, and high-exposure lines that I have ever seen! Say no more. And Dana ends out the movie with hi-speed, hi-consequence lines and mid-line spins, which is refreshing to see. The guys kills it, this is definitely his first eye-opener part for the ski world to see. And the veteran, Jeremy Jones, has another step up insane part (opened up by a very cool night-pow shred sequence). Guy fuckin rips.Rounding out the other aspect of things, Wiley Miller, Dylan Hood, and Dash Longe are standouts as far as bringing lots of freestyle tricks to jumps, hips, pillows, and lines. Good stuff. And a cameo from Sammy Carlson is also refreshing, as he helps the aforementioned dudes kill some pow covered park jumps and other features at Grand Targhee. Otherwise, the movie was a mix of the usual Jackson Hole content, mixed in with other heli trips and parts from Kye Petersen, Victoria Jealouse, Gigi Ruf -(courtesy of reused Absinthe footage) and Erik Roner.Overall impression: Skiing was sick. The soundtrack was a rollercoaster...ranging from the usual chill tracks and reggae, to some electronic, Santogold, Fabulous, and brain-hurting rock. And the editing was a big lagging and repetitive in my opinion, as well as their standard narration and interviews. However, the mostly film medium based cinematography was top quality, mixed in with nice watercolor graphics, and a bunch of epic arial perspective shots. It definitely could be one the best TGR movies to date, and I guarantee it will inspire you to ski some pow.
KLovelace
Active member
massive 5/5 i loved this one. great tunes amazing footage fun fun fun
reasons 4/5 typical pbp which i love but when i saw it i was drunk and got bored a lot.. cause i think it was too long. i dono.. also issed a lot due to bathroom breaks.
claim =3/5 lame. amazing footage and skiers obv.. and the climbing skiing the matterhorn was amazin g but i thought the theme was so gay and really terribly executed.
reasons 4/5 typical pbp which i love but when i saw it i was drunk and got bored a lot.. cause i think it was too long. i dono.. also issed a lot due to bathroom breaks.
claim =3/5 lame. amazing footage and skiers obv.. and the climbing skiing the matterhorn was amazin g but i thought the theme was so gay and really terribly executed.
miketheskier88
Member
Reasons:
http://skifilmreviews.com/reviews/poor-boyz-productions/81-ski-film-review-reasons
I got children of winter on my desk... I'll try to watch it and review it tomorrow but I just injured myself so I'm not very amped to watch films.. but will post it up here once I get one up...
http://skifilmreviews.com/reviews/poor-boyz-productions/81-ski-film-review-reasons
I got children of winter on my desk... I'll try to watch it and review it tomorrow but I just injured myself so I'm not very amped to watch films.. but will post it up here once I get one up...
nickharris
Member
Slamina was pretty sick. there was a lot of urban and powder jumps. they had a lot of original stuff.
Drail
Active member
i don't know why you guys are saying Claim sucks because of it's lack of more park skiing and rails. Since when did you expect to see a bunch of rail shots in a MSP video?
Here is a non-park rats review on Claim (4.5/5)
Highlights:
the intro segment cat skiing with Abma, TJ (nice to see some pow shots from TJ), and CR. Just skiing the deep pow in the trees. something to really relate to at the start of the movie, ya know?
the return of saucer boy!!! after i watched Claim i put on Sick Sense and did some reminiscing. oh yea, and McConkey can still stick shit like a pro (sans chute)
Kaj's segment makes me wanna ski with that guy, listening to that guy yelling while givin' er' is funny as hell (and his recovery is like, what?)
Hugo returns! and sticks the shit out of everything in true Hugo form. Tabernac!
and as usual Abma, Hjorleifson, and Heim all put down solid segments with lines that I would never have considered with some nice tricks thrown in the mix.
the mountaineering segment with Davenport takes you back to the days before the industry got all fast and flashy. that plus the "speed skiing" segment with Antoine Montant helps remind you that there's more to skiing than sticking that 540 off a cliff - these guys are keeping the term "Extreme" alive.
As far as the fliming goes - top quality. Some of the nicest park shots I've seen in a while, combined with the heli shots... I watched the movie through once just trying to analyze how the heli is flying in order to stay with the skier... I gotta say, that filmer sure is going for a wild heli ride, that's for sure.
the only other movie I have seen sofar this year is Hunting Yeti. (4/5 - this one had to grow on me)
it's a little short (coming in at 25min) but keeping with the same feel as Idea there are no rider segments, instead it's just everyone's footage all mixed togeather nicely.
One thing I really like about Hunting Yeti is that it's real. They did a really good job at presenting skiing as skiers. They're not caught up with image and what's expected of them. Skiing is fun, and anybody can enjoy it. It doesn't matter if you get off by sliding rails, going fast down the groomers, or trying to get that 540 off a cliff. We all ski - that makes us the same. I really enjoyed the soundtrack, especially "these eyes" for the night skiing segment... ah superbad, so good. If you're about structured videos with banger shot after banger shot, maybe stay away from this movie. If you're looking for something to put on with your not so hardcore skiing friends/family and want them to relate - this is the movie for you/them.
Here is a non-park rats review on Claim (4.5/5)
Highlights:
the intro segment cat skiing with Abma, TJ (nice to see some pow shots from TJ), and CR. Just skiing the deep pow in the trees. something to really relate to at the start of the movie, ya know?
the return of saucer boy!!! after i watched Claim i put on Sick Sense and did some reminiscing. oh yea, and McConkey can still stick shit like a pro (sans chute)
Kaj's segment makes me wanna ski with that guy, listening to that guy yelling while givin' er' is funny as hell (and his recovery is like, what?)
Hugo returns! and sticks the shit out of everything in true Hugo form. Tabernac!
and as usual Abma, Hjorleifson, and Heim all put down solid segments with lines that I would never have considered with some nice tricks thrown in the mix.
the mountaineering segment with Davenport takes you back to the days before the industry got all fast and flashy. that plus the "speed skiing" segment with Antoine Montant helps remind you that there's more to skiing than sticking that 540 off a cliff - these guys are keeping the term "Extreme" alive.
As far as the fliming goes - top quality. Some of the nicest park shots I've seen in a while, combined with the heli shots... I watched the movie through once just trying to analyze how the heli is flying in order to stay with the skier... I gotta say, that filmer sure is going for a wild heli ride, that's for sure.
the only other movie I have seen sofar this year is Hunting Yeti. (4/5 - this one had to grow on me)
it's a little short (coming in at 25min) but keeping with the same feel as Idea there are no rider segments, instead it's just everyone's footage all mixed togeather nicely.
One thing I really like about Hunting Yeti is that it's real. They did a really good job at presenting skiing as skiers. They're not caught up with image and what's expected of them. Skiing is fun, and anybody can enjoy it. It doesn't matter if you get off by sliding rails, going fast down the groomers, or trying to get that 540 off a cliff. We all ski - that makes us the same. I really enjoyed the soundtrack, especially "these eyes" for the night skiing segment... ah superbad, so good. If you're about structured videos with banger shot after banger shot, maybe stay away from this movie. If you're looking for something to put on with your not so hardcore skiing friends/family and want them to relate - this is the movie for you/them.
Chronic_
Active member
Slamina (5/5) - The entire team absolutely killed it with some great urban shots and sweet BC booters. Looking forward to future 4bi9 movies
Head for the Hills (6/5) - Meathead does it again. Fun to watch and some great East coast skiing. Shea Flynn is friggin hilarious and Will Wesson and Andy Perrys ending part was insane! Totally got me stoked on living on the east coast.
Head for the Hills (6/5) - Meathead does it again. Fun to watch and some great East coast skiing. Shea Flynn is friggin hilarious and Will Wesson and Andy Perrys ending part was insane! Totally got me stoked on living on the east coast.
Caveman.
Active member
Reasons 4/5
Claim 3.5/5
Under The Influence 4.5/5
Such Is Life 4/5
Hot Lunch 4/5
Hunting Yeti 4.5/5
full Hunting Yeti Review here
https://newschoolers.com/web/content/reviews/action/read/id/999/
Claim 3.5/5
Under The Influence 4.5/5
Such Is Life 4/5
Hot Lunch 4/5
Hunting Yeti 4.5/5
full Hunting Yeti Review here
https://newschoolers.com/web/content/reviews/action/read/id/999/
Bab.
Member
turbo 4.5/5 one of the best movies ive seeen but theres still a litlle somthing missing
reasons 4/5 very very good but the narrating got annoying. mike dougla and abmas mini golf part was especially sick
slamina 3/5 a couple parts sucked
forum or against em 4/5 better than most ski movies ive ever seen and from what i remember its was way sick
pleausre inc 3/5 saw it right after forums film so it was less impressin but still a good movie
reasons 4/5 very very good but the narrating got annoying. mike dougla and abmas mini golf part was especially sick
slamina 3/5 a couple parts sucked
forum or against em 4/5 better than most ski movies ive ever seen and from what i remember its was way sick
pleausre inc 3/5 saw it right after forums film so it was less impressin but still a good movie
nickharris
Member
Slamina and jib jam are sick
Get both of them!!!
Get both of them!!!
pikupfulofsnow
Active member
reasons 5/5
miketheskier88
Member
Children of Winter review: http://skifilmreviews.com/reviews/warren-miller/83-ski-film-review-children-of-winter
Obsessedwski
Active member
sounds like a bunch of money hungry gapers made this movie
AlexMartini
Active member
head for the hills + its bonus features = BEST MOVIE EVERturbo + its bonus features = 2nd BEST MOVIE EVERRoad to Nowhere = best sound track ever and totally the coolest feel/flow/story of any AM movie ever
And thats the truth right there......(unless you think im retarded)
And thats the truth right there......(unless you think im retarded)
miketheskier88
Member
Man.. it was terrible. I lost a bit of respect for Moseley as well cause of it.
Hunting Yeti:Editing: Everyone knew this was going to be great. Just from the webisodes you could tell what the style would be like. In a break with ski movie tradition the footage isn't split up in to sections by session or by rider. The footage is jumbled together which makes for an interesting change. It does make it slightly difficult to tell who is doing what but that is not really a problem. The only exception to this is the night riding section at Skibowl, which has its own section. There is lots of lifestyle footage, which blends really well with the Skiing and makes a unique style of movie.
Music: Well the music choice is different. For me it works really well with the movie and helps continue the unique vibe of nimbus movies. The lack of rap was a refreshing change (nothing against rap) and the tracks fitted really well together. Definitely one of my favorite soundtracks in a ski movie.
Footage: The skiing is undoubtedly amazing. These are some of the most talented skiers on the planet and they showcase that with aplomb. Original, technical and straight up crazy tricks, great lines and unique styles shine throughout the movie. The editing format helped keep your jaw dropped, jumping from an insane pow line, to an unseen park trick and back in a few seconds. Some highlights for me were Pollard's 360 to pillow to 180 and the Switch backflip handplant. The night segment at Skibowl was also great.
Overlap with Webisodes: The real question was always going to be, do the webisodes devalue the movie? To some extent the answer to this is yes. Most of the bangers are in the webisodes so to some extent the movie is less shockingly good. I had seen a fair amount of the footage before.
I reckon this was a great movie. It was only 30 minutes long and contained a lot of footage from the webisodes, so I do think it should have been cheaper than the other pro movies. Undeniably a fantastic edit with great footage. The style and skiing is easier to relate to for the every day skier (west coast or europe) than most other movies. It made me feel like with time and effort I could produce something similar albeit less sick.
Bottom Line: Definitely worth watching for everyone. Buy it if its your style of riding, its a great edit and really fun to watch.
Music: Well the music choice is different. For me it works really well with the movie and helps continue the unique vibe of nimbus movies. The lack of rap was a refreshing change (nothing against rap) and the tracks fitted really well together. Definitely one of my favorite soundtracks in a ski movie.
Footage: The skiing is undoubtedly amazing. These are some of the most talented skiers on the planet and they showcase that with aplomb. Original, technical and straight up crazy tricks, great lines and unique styles shine throughout the movie. The editing format helped keep your jaw dropped, jumping from an insane pow line, to an unseen park trick and back in a few seconds. Some highlights for me were Pollard's 360 to pillow to 180 and the Switch backflip handplant. The night segment at Skibowl was also great.
Overlap with Webisodes: The real question was always going to be, do the webisodes devalue the movie? To some extent the answer to this is yes. Most of the bangers are in the webisodes so to some extent the movie is less shockingly good. I had seen a fair amount of the footage before.
I reckon this was a great movie. It was only 30 minutes long and contained a lot of footage from the webisodes, so I do think it should have been cheaper than the other pro movies. Undeniably a fantastic edit with great footage. The style and skiing is easier to relate to for the every day skier (west coast or europe) than most other movies. It made me feel like with time and effort I could produce something similar albeit less sick.
Bottom Line: Definitely worth watching for everyone. Buy it if its your style of riding, its a great edit and really fun to watch.
cobra_commander
Active member
Rage - Such is Life: 4/5 A good movie full of amazing segments, good mix of big mountain and jibbing, great park segments.
Nimbus - Hunting Yeti: movie: 3/5 decent, could not really hold my attention though. web updates: 5/5
TGR - Under the Influence 4.5/5 I thought the movie was great, amazing skiing. some of the Music kept it from being a 5.
PBP - Reasons: Can't really remember it honestly. but the parts I do remember were good.
Red Bull - The Massive 4/5, Again great skiing, but the pure Cali P soundtrack gets a little old. the editing is decent, but not up there with believe which was 6/5.
NIG - The Motherland 3.5/5, solid parts from Kohl Schoening (including a nice sw 5 on a BC jump), Derek Spong and Andrew Holson. New commer Anders F(cant spell his last name) also held it down. However there seemed to be a lot of less quality filler, which is standard in all AM movies. Overall a good movie easily worth the $12, coming from porbably the least funded group out there. well done.
Theory-3 - Journal: 5/5 best movie I have seen so far. It is worth it just for Charlie Agers part. (as every one keeps saying) the music choice is top notch and the movie just flows. Nice apperence from a Pirate as well. Well ballenced amount of Urban, Big mountain, Park and Powder. empisis on BC powder. Gotta love the canadian accents as well.
Nimbus - Hunting Yeti: movie: 3/5 decent, could not really hold my attention though. web updates: 5/5
TGR - Under the Influence 4.5/5 I thought the movie was great, amazing skiing. some of the Music kept it from being a 5.
PBP - Reasons: Can't really remember it honestly. but the parts I do remember were good.
Red Bull - The Massive 4/5, Again great skiing, but the pure Cali P soundtrack gets a little old. the editing is decent, but not up there with believe which was 6/5.
NIG - The Motherland 3.5/5, solid parts from Kohl Schoening (including a nice sw 5 on a BC jump), Derek Spong and Andrew Holson. New commer Anders F(cant spell his last name) also held it down. However there seemed to be a lot of less quality filler, which is standard in all AM movies. Overall a good movie easily worth the $12, coming from porbably the least funded group out there. well done.
Theory-3 - Journal: 5/5 best movie I have seen so far. It is worth it just for Charlie Agers part. (as every one keeps saying) the music choice is top notch and the movie just flows. Nice apperence from a Pirate as well. Well ballenced amount of Urban, Big mountain, Park and Powder. empisis on BC powder. Gotta love the canadian accents as well.
ONTerriible
Active member
agreed, claim was a disapointment, i only have claim, hunting yeti and reasons and for me i thought that hunting yeti was the best, sick skiing, great soundtrack. reasons was good but i found myself loosing intrest through parts of the movie. claim only had a few parts that i enjoyed, push and ssd were better
Claim - 2.5
Reasons - 4
Hunting Yeti - 5
Claim - 2.5
Reasons - 4
Hunting Yeti - 5
BennyV
Member
Reasons was overhyped and while most parts are pretty f-ing sick, there are too many that are slow and boring. Waaayyy too much slo-mo as well. The movie tried to be too influential with values and shit, not enough people killing it although the people that do kill it, absolutely kill it. 3/5
Turbo was amazing, solid movie start to finish with a great soundtrack. Different intro than most movies. slower and quieter, no as much of a big boom. EVERYONE kills it..its a must see/buy. 5/5
Hunting Yeti was pretty good. Good music, good riding. Has more of a fun feel to it and def makes you wanna ski. Too much money for the length of it being a fairly short movie. 4/5
Poor Boys Jib Jam is pretty sick too, not a huge production but all the riders kill it in the park session. Some sick features too. Def fun to watch 5/5
Still waiting on Get Lucky, The Massive, and Head for the Hills
Turbo was amazing, solid movie start to finish with a great soundtrack. Different intro than most movies. slower and quieter, no as much of a big boom. EVERYONE kills it..its a must see/buy. 5/5
Hunting Yeti was pretty good. Good music, good riding. Has more of a fun feel to it and def makes you wanna ski. Too much money for the length of it being a fairly short movie. 4/5
Poor Boys Jib Jam is pretty sick too, not a huge production but all the riders kill it in the park session. Some sick features too. Def fun to watch 5/5
Still waiting on Get Lucky, The Massive, and Head for the Hills