MSP's IN DEEP Official Thread

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About to head off to the NS Awards party at if3, but before I headed out, I just wanted to post some comments about MSP's latest, IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience
Lots of big mountain, general all around good film... Pettit killed it. But the Shane McKonkey tribute was really what the entire film was dedicated to and all about. It was an emotional, and extremely tasteful tribute to one of the best skiers that has ever lived. Lots of never before seen footage and a great perspective of Shane doing what he loved right until the end. There wasn't a dry eye in the house, and if you haven't already seen it (In boulder or at IF3), go see it or get your preorder in now. This one isn't to be missed.
 
Yeah the shane footage was really good, S.I.P.

and a sixteen year-old kid killing like that in alaska ? Wow sean petit.
 
I think purchasing the newest MSP film is one of the most highly anticipated events for me every year. I can't wait to watch it. I tried to pre oreder it but it comes to like $70 bucks with shipping so I'm just going to wait until it comes out I think.
 
waaaaay better than CLAIM. was a sick movie, pk kills it, petit kills, that 50/50 line with henrik and harrison is gnarly....PROPS TO SHANE!!!!!
 
Sean Petit fucking blew me away, teenage wasteland...

Shane tribute was great, part with Jt was almost too much
 
Shane as a kid was a promising racer. One of my coach friends was one of his coaches and told great stories about him hucking cliffs in-between training runs on his race skis and other stuff. I meet a lot of skiers along the way, sad he wasn't one of them. I will be anxious to see this movie. Thanks for the review.
 
Not that the big mountain wasn't sick, it just went on forever and there wasn't a single rail in the movie. Shane's thing was sick though. I thought for a second that they were going to show his death and I didn't want to watch. However, I realized how stupid and disrespectful that would be later.
 
I Know that I'm going to get ragged on for this, but MSP's style isn't rails.... they made themselves via sick shots and big mountian slayers... not dancing on rails like other companies...
 
Forshure....

I thought his segment was the best last year in Claim...Looks like he continued the trend....

I honestly just love how he uses natural features in the backcountry and in AK and throws down huge 3's in the middle of his lines. Killin it
 
McConkey segs were legendary. Seriously touching and incredibly tasteful. I was definitely fighting to hold back the tears at times.

That said, I really didn't enjoy most everything else in MSP's flick that much. Way, WAY, WAY, too much narration. Seriously, the narration was literally endless. Once you started to get sucked into the movie they turn down the soundtrack and turn up the talking and really take you out of the moment. All the narration got really repetitive talking about the feeling of floating and how skiing is like flying, they all just kept basically saying the same thing but with very slight varation.

I really couldn't get into the movie but the McConkey segs were fucking amazing. My only complaint is that it seemed like a lot of people were too lazy to get off their asses and give McConkey a standing O.
 
+1, though I was one of the few that did stand up.. It was a bit awkward though, as the end of the film rolled right into the piano man ending credits dealie... and for some reason if3 has the incredibly rude habit of cutting off the credits at the end of the last film in each group by turning on the house lights and announcing over them.. (A habit reinforced by people that get up and leave during credits...)
 
While I agree that the narration was overdone in parts, I do feel like it added to the movie greatly in others. One example that comes to mind was when the skiers talked about how they felt as they were about to drop into a line. The narration really helped build suspense and make you feel like you're in their boots so to speak. It really helped me relate to my own experiences skiing and pushing my own limits.
 
Saw IN DEEP at the Boulder premiere and was blown away by the energy in the crowd. Everyone there knew what to expect and reacted all throughout the film very accordingly. For most of us that have never met Shane, the tribute at the end truly opened his soul to all of use and was something very touching and very well done.

Other thoughts:

- Sean Pettit absolutely killed it ... what an opening segment

- Phil Collins + powder = unexpected awesomeness

- park camera angles were unique and fresh (least I thought so)

- lots of short POV teasers looking down the skiers' line from the top but no helmet camera clips in the film ... DVD perhaps?

- more than the usual amount of real-time footage which was refreshing to see ... more please

Overall, this was a very solid flick and you could tell it was one hell of a snow year up in AK.
 
IN DEEP was so sick alot of backcountry and provided a new not your average backcountry feel, REFRESH was better tho if you ask me
 
First off, let me say Petit slayed, as did every other athlete in the film. They're all amazing, vastly talented individuals and I am so stoked they had an opportunity to film with such a large company. The tribute to Shane touched us all, especially since he was my brother's hero and I literally grew up watching McConkey segments. As a freeskier form central cali, it is literally impossible to shred squaw without thinking about Shane. He is a legend and MSP did an immaculate job conveying his larger than life personality in the film.

Along with the high caliber of athletes, the cinematography was generally awe-inspiring. MSP has always known how to get the shot and this film has classic MSP heli shots, insane big mountain footage, and a healthy serving of tree skiing.

Unfortunately, the mix of HD and 16mm footage was a little awkward and very apparent in certain segments. Although I love digital shots, it looks uneasy when sporadically placed in a segment with higher grade film.

The soundtrack, lack of continuity, and a strong disregard for showing the entire trick was characterless, boring, and confusing. The park segment in Squaw with Jacob, Colby...et al and the jump in Are with Harlaut, B Brown, and Alexis had the potential to be some of the most banger footage ever captured. Regrettably, MSP chopped each shot so much that you could hardly tell the difference tricks, primarily showing the apex of each rotation, grab, or tweak.

Along with tarnishing the tricks and watering down the level of excitement, each segment in the film held a host of spastic shots, with multiple athletes. Each segment is hard to follow, slow moving, and about as entertaining as watching this film All jokes aside, MSP had the potential to create one of the best films of the year and once again, they managed to ruin some of the best ski footage I have ever seen through sub-par editing, awkwardly placed segments, and more voice overs than a Lenard Nemoy planetarium special.

If you haven't seen the film, go watch it. Petit and McConkey make it well worth your time. Although the skiing and the cinematography are spectacular, the editing and overall flow of each segment is appalling. Overall thumbs down.
 
i used to wonder why he was in movies like yearbook and stuff, yeah he's good for his age and all but not that impressive, but now, damn, he's exploded and is throwing down so hard
 
sean absolutly killed it, if it keeps up at this rate i think he could become skiings travis rice. the shane tribute was great, sad but also really uplifting. besides that it was same old boring msp formula. it seriously amazes me that they can not come up with anything new and creative. they need to take a page out of Berman's book and REFRESH their perspective
 
What do you want msp to do differently? MSP and Level 1 are two completely different film companies both attracting a different type of audience. If you want them to be different and more creative by shooting urban rails and more crazy park segments then thats not going to happen. MSP is more big mountain, level 1 is more park. Personally I love MSP's movies year after year and they need to keep doing what they're doing.
 
pettit + mcconkey = amazing

the rest of the film... sucked to be honest. worst MSP film out of the five that I have.
 
amazing movie... pettit kills it... park segment is sick, i love westers dub corks and switch dub flatspin... big mouintan and powder segments are good as usual.. classic abma, harrison, davenport and eric... and with windsted came some fresh air in it.. and rest in pow shane, of course...
 
I agree with everyone about petit, I just hate how they started the film with some of the most narly stuff in it to pump you up and then nothing is as good as that segment.... the switching between the film quality was def. strange, especially on bluray. It def. had some of best powder skiing i've ever seen but I watch movies mostly for park footage and this movie was SERIOUSLY lacking, no urban what so ever

 
Gotta STRONGLY disagree with your claim that the park segs were all hacked apart. Sure, there are moments of teaser shots, but 95% of the shots are take-off to landing, and totally free of the irritating mid-air edit that shows two angles but kills all of the flow. I think you're way off in making this sound like a Warren Miller flick.
And for those who say this is the same old MSP formula...Really? I think one of the problems people have with this movie is that they expect one thing but they are being dealt something entirely new. This movie isn't about the skiers; the sport of skiing itself is front and center, so In Deep focuses on the sport's many different facets, the mindsets and the respective rewards.
Maybe there's too much VO, but at least it's interesting (to some) to learn something about the athletes in the process. They end up sounding like real human beings and it's nice to hear they have the same drive and fears that we all have.
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