I saw him in there twards the end. Side by side video.
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I saw him in there twards the end. Side by side video.
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I watched "Steep" and "Warren Miller's Playground" on blu ray over the weekend.
I was hoping Steep would have a lot of breathtaking high def scenes, but overall the picture quality seemed to be somewhat lacking. There weren't many scenes that seemed to "pop" and things looked flat. Often the picture was kind of grainy and lacking in contrast. Playground seemed to have a lot of different video sources, so was more random in picture quality. Some scenes were clearly high def and quite impressive, while other stuff was just standard def. But they edited it nicely so that the standard def scenes didn't really stick out too much. And they ended the movie with the nicely shot sequence of "speed riding" where two guys make a run down some steep cliffs by parasailing with skis on. It kind of looked like they had high def helment cams where the lead guy had his camera pointed backwards at the second guy. Pretty clever way to shoot it and they got some nice footage. Sure looked like a blast. Overall in terms of high def, I'd give the nod to Playground over Steep.
In terms of content, both movies were pretty good, but Playground was more fun for me. It had more variety, better action, fun loving people, and much better music (not counting the country music song that kicked in at one point). It dragged a little here and there, like when they started talking about Aspen at one point, but generally they kept the action moving. Lots of nice powder skiing in this one.
Steep was kind of melodramatic and had corny music, as if trying to give the impression that skiing those dangerous lines was godlike. The music reminded me of a choir singing. Maybe it's a spritual feeling for those doing the extreme skiing, but as a spectator it seemed to me that these were people that got bored with mainstrean skiing, and wanted the ultimate challenge. Sometimes they'd be on stuff that was too steep to ski, and they'd just make really slow hop turns or sideslip. Guess they didn't want to die or something! There were a couple of the obligatory snide remarks about people skiing on groomers, and how extreme skiing is so much better. Not sure why they can't resist insulting the very people that are going to watch the movie.
The people in Steep weren't very happy go lucky either, but had sort of a psycho intensity to them in their pursuit of the ultimate rush. And it was kind of creepy the way they had a lot of interviews with Mike Coombs talking about how awesome extreme skiing is for him, and showing him with his little son, while you're sitting there thinking, "Wait, didn't he get killed doing this?" Then eventually they get around to telling you, yes indeed, he is dead. I think this added sort of a downer flavor to the film. His story was worth telling, but perhaps they shouldn't have dwelled on it so much.
I was hoping Steep would have a lot of breathtaking high def scenes, but overall the picture quality seemed to be somewhat lacking. There weren't many scenes that seemed to "pop" and things looked flat. Often the picture was kind of grainy and lacking in contrast. Playground seemed to have a lot of different video sources, so was more random in picture quality. Some scenes were clearly high def and quite impressive, while other stuff was just standard def. But they edited it nicely so that the standard def scenes didn't really stick out too much. And they ended the movie with the nicely shot sequence of "speed riding" where two guys make a run down some steep cliffs by parasailing with skis on. It kind of looked like they had high def helment cams where the lead guy had his camera pointed backwards at the second guy. Pretty clever way to shoot it and they got some nice footage. Sure looked like a blast. Overall in terms of high def, I'd give the nod to Playground over Steep.
In terms of content, both movies were pretty good, but Playground was more fun for me. It had more variety, better action, fun loving people, and much better music (not counting the country music song that kicked in at one point). It dragged a little here and there, like when they started talking about Aspen at one point, but generally they kept the action moving. Lots of nice powder skiing in this one.
Steep was kind of melodramatic and had corny music, as if trying to give the impression that skiing those dangerous lines was godlike. The music reminded me of a choir singing. Maybe it's a spritual feeling for those doing the extreme skiing, but as a spectator it seemed to me that these were people that got bored with mainstrean skiing, and wanted the ultimate challenge. Sometimes they'd be on stuff that was too steep to ski, and they'd just make really slow hop turns or sideslip. Guess they didn't want to die or something! There were a couple of the obligatory snide remarks about people skiing on groomers, and how extreme skiing is so much better. Not sure why they can't resist insulting the very people that are going to watch the movie.
The people in Steep weren't very happy go lucky either, but had sort of a psycho intensity to them in their pursuit of the ultimate rush. And it was kind of creepy the way they had a lot of interviews with Mike Coombs talking about how awesome extreme skiing is for him, and showing him with his little son, while you're sitting there thinking, "Wait, didn't he get killed doing this?" Then eventually they get around to telling you, yes indeed, he is dead. I think this added sort of a downer flavor to the film. His story was worth telling, but perhaps they shouldn't have dwelled on it so much.
Overall, I didn't like Steep all that much. My favorite has to be Endless Winter, but I also like Off the Grid and Higher Ground on the Warren Miller front. Wanderland from Meatheads is my sons favorite, like that to. From TGR, loved lost and found, not a fan of the latest 2 tho.
mondeo
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Fistful of Moguls rocks, Glen Plake should have commentary in every ski movie.
midd
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mentioned it in the meatheads thread, but matchstick productions are lapping the ski porn field, if you ask me.
seven sunny days is my all time favorite.
this recovery by kaj zackrisson was the highlight of Claim from last year.
http://video.mpora.com/watch/k7EK6A6sA/
seven sunny days is my all time favorite.
this recovery by kaj zackrisson was the highlight of Claim from last year.
http://video.mpora.com/watch/k7EK6A6sA/
SkiDork
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Iceman can quote a bunch of lines from that movie... His faves are "But for $650 you can buy yourself a pair of tongue depressers" and all the surrounding dialogue...
mondeo
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Great rant. Possibly best part of the movie.
The Crawling Eye
aerial tram way up in the Alps attacked by a cloud that rips there heads off
ok ok, no skiing per say- not technicaly ski porn-
but we do have a tram & some biga$$ mountains-
2 outta 3 aint bad
not to mention the aliens living in that creepy cloud-
a definite bonus there
i got a thing for 50's B horror
aerial tram way up in the Alps attacked by a cloud that rips there heads off
ok ok, no skiing per say- not technicaly ski porn-
but we do have a tram & some biga$$ mountains-
2 outta 3 aint bad
not to mention the aliens living in that creepy cloud-
a definite bonus there
i got a thing for 50's B horror
while searching google for ski movies, I found http://www.watchskimovies.com/, pretty cool site, you can watching a bunch of really cool videos
**** WARNING ****
That site is trying to run executables which are of questionable intent.
If any mods are looking, you might wanna lose the URL.
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La Grave, France
Chad Sayers and Tobin Seagel continue their worldly winter journey arriving in La Grave, France - home to the Téléphérique La Grave-La Meije, a quirky yet stalwart cable car that transports skiers to 3200m, high in the Southern French Alps. Here, the terrain is wild, unmarked, and unpatrolled - a stripped down, raw version of big mountain skiing. With 2km of vertical drop, a simple ski run journeys through a labyrinth of glaciers, couloirs, and forest glades. Local freerider Bruno Florit, and UIAGM mountain guide Joe Vallone share how unique and special La Grave is, but also reveal the respect a skier must have for the mountain when in search of such deep rewards.
Sweet:
http://vimeo.com/15315278
Chad Sayers and Tobin Seagel continue their worldly winter journey arriving in La Grave, France - home to the Téléphérique La Grave-La Meije, a quirky yet stalwart cable car that transports skiers to 3200m, high in the Southern French Alps. Here, the terrain is wild, unmarked, and unpatrolled - a stripped down, raw version of big mountain skiing. With 2km of vertical drop, a simple ski run journeys through a labyrinth of glaciers, couloirs, and forest glades. Local freerider Bruno Florit, and UIAGM mountain guide Joe Vallone share how unique and special La Grave is, but also reveal the respect a skier must have for the mountain when in search of such deep rewards.
Sweet:
http://vimeo.com/15315278
Sky
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...and how about that Columbia add on the front page?
What the hang is she wearing?!
*thanks Greg*
What the hang is she wearing?!
*thanks Greg*
SKIQUATTRO
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Cablevision now has SKI CHANNEL on "Free on Demand" mucho ski porn options....
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I gotta get me a gopro
TheBEast
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Oh yeah saw that one last week with all different cameras. Way cool!
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Attack of La Niña
More ski porn:
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