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Do we need a new Warren Miller???
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I love many of the progressive film companies of today (PBP, MSP, Teton, ect..). However, one unique attribute of Warren Miller is his ability to appeal to the mainstream and masses. His movies extend beyond the hardcore skier culture, and in many ways are the connection of the tourist skier to the mountains. If he goes away there will be a big void, b/c the masses will no longer be so intametly connected with the passion of skiing. Do we need a new person to rise up??
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I don't believe that there will be anybody to compart to Warren Miller, but somebody would need to step up and continue to promote this sport like he has
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I totally agree...He connects people to the sport that are not connected through MSP or PBP kinda films.
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when the discovery channel puts on a documentary of skiing, it will just be a warren miller movie.
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his movie grosses like 21 million dollars, thats about the same amount as a shitty jennifer lopez movie
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Warren Miller makes ski movies that interest non-skiers. I don't think they can be said of any other ski movie director/producer at this time. I have watched warren miller movies with some of my uncles and they were all very interested in the film and none of them have ever skied, yet sit them down to a MSP flick and they're all bored within minutes. Face every ski movie should have a segment with people falling off lifts and sliding down an icy hill while trying to get to the lift. That shit is classic and never gets old, darrrrrrrrr
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warren miller will die and his son who already are in charge of his movie productions will continue, the tough part will be getting someone to fill in his comenatry, because his voice is such a major part of why people can sit and listen, he is a story teller and none of the newschool films do that, will except wski and pyb, and we all know how dated, shitty that turns out, warren millers shit is timeless eventhough if you've seen one you've seeen them all, he is the master and I know all of us were drawn to go see his premieres and watch as kids and continue to, plus he pays he athletes a shit ton.
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^^^ you know what your right, except for paying a shit load of money. Skiers have to try out, and want to be in a warren miller film. If you ski in a warren miller film you have made it.
Hell.......Tanner was in the first warren miller film that had new school skiing in it. But what people don't get is that Warren did not just do skiing, he combined skiing and snowboarding together in a film. He made both of the sports flow together, and not even the new production companies will do that.
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^^Good Point about combining Skiing and snowboarding in one film. As far as the future with his son, not sure I agree with the comments above.
His son sold the production company to Time Warner several years back. Warren and his son do not talk anymore b/c he sold off his name to a large conglomerate (i.e. commericalized his name). The wonderful thing about warren is his ability to tell his story and his uncanny and dry sense of humor. It seems to draw people in.
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