Grand bizarre reactions/thoughts

the cubed pipe seg was sick, but i had already seen like the entire thing

My reaction: it was awesome

My thoughts: it was awesome

Actually, from what i hear they were all at the lounge around the corner hammered out of their minds... But i really enjoyed both the films.

Last years Revolver: "Wahhh too long, dragged on forever"

I guess they tried to listen but overdid it a bit. IMO 50-60 minutes is ideal

The premier was pretty awesome in my opinion. I got there early enough to get the free stevens pass and got front row seats with my girlfriend. I got a lot of posters signed for my friends who couldn't be there and I got my knockoff redbull hat signed by a ton of people, including Simon, who stayed behind at the table and signed posters for the young kids who weren't pushy enough to make it though the crowd (+respect).

The Ordinary Skier was amazing, I about shit my pants a few times watching the rappels. It's a must see.

The Grand Bizarre was also really good, the skiing was awesome and the soundtrack was pounding, but after about 15 minutes I missed the interviews and commentary. Honestly, it was like watching a really well put together Vimeo edit. Props on the skiing and editing, but it wasn't the right delivery for a full length movie. The intro was sick however.

I was impressed with the crowd during the projector outages, everyone was polite enough and didn't riot or ruin the show.



I know a lot of you guys were there, and you might all hate me for this. But I was not impressed with the way the crowd handled themselves at the raffle at the end. Seriously, everyone payed money to buy the tickets, there was a lot of stuff to go through. They were saving the skis for the end to keep the suspense up. Yelling "THROW IT" 5 seconds after the number was called was not classy. One kid got a bloody eye because so many people were scrambling for t-shirts and lanyards, and I personally had prizes ripped out of my hands after I caught them.

I was always under the impression that most skiers were chill guys and girls who like to go with the flow and have a good time. Basically, I saw a lot of people acting like newschooler trolls in real life. Tables got flipped over. Posters got destroyed. Everyone needed to grow up a lot.



Long story short. Simon Dumont impressed me, the average newschooler user didn't. World = Rocked.

yes there was.

Review based on the fact that I fucking hate tall tees, had already seen Art of Flight, and the venue was hotter than Riyadh in July.

Of the two films, The Ordinary Skier was a more enjoyable watch. Tapping in to the psyche of the near-mythic Morrison and seeing some humble yet not-so-humble shit was nice. It doesn't hurt that I enjoy mountaineering, so given the fact that most of the actual skiing is not heli-porn, I was able to digest it.

But... It kept nagging me - the film felt schizophrenic. One hand it was essentially a ski-doc - why Morrison (and co.) are the way they are; their drive, their ascension, and maintaining prominence in skiing. All that shit was fine and dandy, albeit long winded at times (long chunks when you just wanted to see some skiing, and perhaps that was the point). The other side of the spectrum was this personal exploration of what compels them to ski (or something to that order), and the conduit to that was Chamonix. Having the bio-doc and Chamonix together made sense, but too much of the time it felt like you were watching two different films. In the end, you are looking at a film that has a running time that exceeds 70 minutes because of this lack of unison. While I have a long ass attention span, and found the personal insight to be interesting and much of the skiing to be testi-tingling excellent, I'm not sure I could watch it more than a couple of times all the way through. Only the spicy ass skiing.

Grand Bizzare... felt incomplete. By the time I gave this movie its first viewing, I was dehydrated, pissed, and rowdy. When the title block went on for fucking ever, I was even more on tilt. Themed intros just don't do it for me. A weird ass dark circus intro followed by a bunch of scrawny kids (albeit with talent) wearing oversized clothes doesn't get me stoked, especially when this "Grand Bizzare" theme is intro-only, followed by a typical Poor Boyz film. Teddy Bear Crisis, probably my favorite flick, fell in to this same trap, but at least the intro was absorbing and BRIEF.

Plenty of bangers, sure, ranging from some nifty big lines, money urban, and all that shit. Some pretty impressive stuff sprinkled in there no doubt. But the package was definitely lacking. Mostly brief solo rider-segments and tired editing wore me thin. I've seen this film before, the riding is just a bit more avant garde.

Dumont's cube-pipe seggy was meh. I mean shit, you've pretty much seen it if you were on NS at any point since the late Spring. In the modern era of webisodes and all this other insta-hype jerkoff fest, I don't need a minute long artsy prologue about the fucking pipe.

Some of the other park-centric shoots were less than impressive; a sure sign of desensitizing double saturation. That is not to say there wasn't some impressive shit, as there was, but overall a little underwhelming. Soundtrack was whatever, I could give a hairy ass fuck. Some remixed reggae was... unnecessary (thanks to the people behind me who were mocking it, that made it easier to swallow).

All in all, watch Art of Flight and save your money for all those stupid ass tall tees.

i couldn't have put it any better

Look at my phone when it starts. 11:09. Look at it again when the skiing is done. 11:27. Wait whaaaaaat?

jesus who invited all the debbie downers to the party..

I can't tell if you're joking or not, but that movie was at least 40 minutes. I would know considering I stood through the whole thing.

nah. you're saying the movie was only 18 minutes long??


having worked on the film myself and seen it multiple times already, i assure you it is much longer than that. you read the time wrong.

most things being said in this thread are legit compliments/complaints, but i just want to make sure kids don't decide to not go because they think its gonna be an 18 minute movie.

Cody Carter continues to ruin everything he touches. That Premier was a fucking disaster. Howabout we set it up so the projector does not dink out part way through the movie? Or howabout shit starts within an hour of when it is supposed to. To much to ask? I guess so considering the poster, website and ticket all had different times on them. $5 for 8 oz of beer? That shit used to be free. Also why was the mic not taken from fucktard on the stage? He was a fucking douche bag and a half. Nothing he said was funny, just one big tool. Everyone should get a raffle ticket or two with admission. Oh, and fuck air circulation, or air conditioning? Do we really need to introduce every skier in the film? They are paid to ski, not stand on stage looking like shit.
Andrew Hathaway looked like a kid with down syndrome on meth when he was wanking behind his iMac.
I am pretty sure I saw a lot of cool things in the PBP movie, but I couldn't tell you what they were. The movie was a step up from revolver, but that is not saying much. It is something you want to watch a segment at a time, everything gets lost with the whole film. I remember enjoy Powis's and Stack's segments, but I could not tell you why. Does anyone remember when tripple threat was about the movies and the people watching them rather then the overpaid fucktards called pro skiers?

Dear PBP, do the big premier somewhere else. Move tripple threat back to the end of October, find a third movie (not just two), leave the premadonas at home and bring back the free beer and vodka-redbulls.
Thanks
-cobra

u mad?

Not really. Just dissapointed in what tripple threat, and skiing, has become.

I wish so badly you could like posts on NS...

No it was longer, but I remember the skiing being over and thinking "that was short", then checking my phone and not really believing what I saw. It went on or something.

I laughed, but you're totally right. Free beer would have GREATLY increased the amount of fun we all had. Even with all the other shit.

At the end of the day. I walked out of the event with a free ski pass to Stevens, a few lanyards, and a bunch of posters (a lot of them signed by skiers I look up to), not to mention that I also got to watch two ski movies.

IT COST 15 DOLLARS! I walked away with way more than 15 dollars worth of stuff.

If you don't want to see the skiers introduced on stage, and you want to see the movie in October, do us all a favor and buy the DVD. Just watch the damn thing at home if you're not gonna have a good attitude about it.

this

how was riley leboes segment? his part in revolver was by far my favorite and same this edias.

i agree with most of your previous post, but especially this. i know they were my fav segments of the movie but i dont remember why... also henitiuk and riley leboe.

I was in the first 5 in and didn't get one??? and Cobra if you didn't enjoy yourself than why go??

tough crowd..

it was about the same as his revolver segment but shorter, a little bit more gnarly big mountain stuff, but his bc stuff was the same

jesus christ dude, all you do on this website is fucking whine. it's pitiful. and for fuck's sake, it's TRIPLE, not TRIPPLE.

Maybe you don't remember but tripple threat uses to be fun. It was more about watching the movies and hanging out with people you hadn't seen in a while. The beer flowed freely, it was laid back, there were motherfucking costume contests. Ya, there were a few pros signing posters, but the focus was never on them. It has turned into a a dysfunctional Wareen Miller Entertainment Premier with tall tees.

I liked how it was all just skiing, there wasnt a whole lot of talking or bull shit. Just bangers and a good soundtrack. Plus the intro was tits

well they poured me like a double shot of jack at the bar when i asked for a single, so that was well. annnnd i paid more than i wanted to on booze. i couldnt bring my drink from the downstairs bar to the upstairs bar, annnnnnnnnnnd Seth is the man, and the PBP movie lacked pow and i wanted more charley ager. i did not get my full dose of charley.

I'm still super confused why the King Kat doesn't have a real cooling system. Earlier in the week, I saw a show at the Paramount with easily three times as many people and about half the ambient temperature inside the venue.

fucking worst decision of this year though to wear a sweatshirt and a beanie. If there weren't small children around I would have stripped down to my underwear and dropped icecubes down my pants.

my question for you and many, many others is: you knew it was going to be mid 80s (aka hottest fucking days of the year in Seattle) yet you dress as though it is supposed to be 50º? Is the style also a signal of retardation?

this thread needs more love for the cam/clayton/walker "stept" segment. that was straight mind blowing, and not to mention the song was sick!

I just want to add this:

Despite my critique in this thread, it was a good movie, and you should all go see it. Dane's big mountain segment with the Cali P song is fucking incredible.

better than the kid who wore his ski jacket

this. I believe I saw some kid wearing a ski jacket...?

*triple and *warren

i had a bit of a cold. and i still wanted to (see above.) when I was in there. otherwise theres no way i would have worn it but it felt fine outside.

Can't go wrong wearing a tank with a naked girl shooting a super soaker on your shirt aka myself

A couple of questions...

Has anyone's copy shipped yet? It said they would be shipping on the 15th but I got no notification.

Did McFeezy end up getting a couple of shots in the movie since he was in the trailer?

Was there a super park?