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Wow...
... I'm so incredibly unimpressed. Do these idiots even ENJOY making these movies? I really can't tell, it seems like they just take the film and say "Ok... I guess we're doing exactly the same thing as last year". Annoying voiceovers, a complete lack of anything resembling editing, another segment of skarachuting (because that was so entertaining last time, and apparently won McConkey a "full throttle" award... oh joy, I cannot wait for more), Boring music and 47 out of 55 minutes of the movie in slow motion, and the same whistler jump as every year, which, I swear, they must carve off the mountain and put into storage until they can use it again because it looks IDENTICAL every time. Yes, I'm sure looking forward to this! For the money they spend I expect them to put out the best movie of the year every year, and I'm sorry, but it looks very much like Poorboyz is going to mop the floor with them for the third year in a row, no matter what bullshit awards they like to give themselves (I love how all of those things had NO attributions whatsoever). Let's take a look at notable skiers they have who aren't in anyone else's movies, shall we?
Abma - Probably going to be sick, probably not going to be worth buying a movie for. Last year he did everything he possibly could to put together an amazing segment in spite of MSP's attempt to ruin it with shitty music, and Yearbook STILL sucked balls.
Hugo - I love Hugo, but he's not enough to make me want to buy a movie. Hell, last year his best segment was in a free Helly Hansen movie. Pick that up next year for 0$ and skip hit list, problem solved.
Mike Wilson - I could not give less of a fuck.
Daron Rhalves - ...
...What? Daron Rhalves, big mountain gate raping? Whose brilliant idea was this? Someone down at MSP must have been beating himself over the head with something blunt and heavy to have decided this was a good plan... or, more likely, they saw "MORE SPONSORSHIP $$$$$$" and went for it like a fat kid goes after cake. If you're going to have a race on a mountain, there sure as fuck are not going to be any gates. I just love the image of how they set that shit up; a course crew snowplowing down, sticking the things in place. Congratulations, with that one shot, this movie is officially a complete joke.
On top of this, they have managed to alienate the riders who have given them some of their best segments in past movies, Tanner, CR, Seth... Yeah, an MSP movie without Seth Morrison. When, I ask you, was the last good MSP movie that didn't have a good Seth segment in it? What happens when Seth DOESN'T have a good segment? Yearbook. And yes, once again, Yearbook licked hairy nuts. Now he's not in it at all... we can semi-logically assume that this DVD will be fit for a coaster and not much more. That's just what happens when you rely on one guy to carry your movie company for so long. The figurative backbone of MSP is gone. Oh, wait, they're spineless shit eaters who have no backbone to begin with. My Mistake. The Heart and Soul of MSP is gone. Oh wait... well, shit, you get the idea. Seth WAS MSP movies. He defined them. Now that he's gone, I just find myself becoming giddy at the prospect of their collapse.
When it comes down to it, it's great that Pep is back, Mahre killed it this year, Pollard is steeze as usual and it might even be a watchable movie thanks toall the cash they have for helicopters and things... but we don't HAVE to buy MSP anymore, there are better options. If you want BC freeskiing, hell, no matter WHAT you want in a ski movie, buy Teddybear Crisis, buy War, buy Safety Meeting, White Shine, buy anything (even Chainsaw's movie... shudder), but don't buy MSP. They simply do not deserve anyone's business.
I second the sentiments already expressed and encourage others to read the "Don't Buy MSP" thread, and do likewise:
Fuck you MSP, you'll get no money from me. To respond to one of the drowning swell of stupid, irritating components of that teaser: No, assholes, not everyone has a Hit List, and I sure as hell won't either.
