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WE A Collection of Individuals Review!

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openmindportrait
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So the movie for one has a completely different vibe than anything PBP has made in the past. That is for the better in this case. It is very cinematic and the vibe given off from each individual riders segment is amazing. You get a clear idea of the image the guys were trying to capture from each segment as they go by. As for the skiing it is incredible. Leigh Powis's segment changed urban skiing with inverted wall rides and other absolutely nutty shit. The opening park segment is hectic and filled with a ton of riders pushing it at some crazy park shoots. The Kids concept has a segment which is great. There are multiple seggys with Stept riders and the Legs of Steel crew have a segment along with all the insane individual segments like Karl Fostvedt's, Pep Fujas's, and Dane Tudors. The cinematography is great and is much much different from other poor boyz productions. It feels more raw then before and they do a lot of experimentation with stuff like urban cable cams and such. The movie really flows together, the segments go right one into each other without any pause or transition really the movie feels like one complete piece rather than a bunch of segments with awkwardly placed pauses in between. I dont know how to describe everything just because it is still setting in but Poor Boyz killed it this year after 2 years of sub-par productions. I would even go as to say it is on par with EDIAS but that is my opinion and they are not similar movies in any respect. The premier PBP put on was much better than years past and Johnny must be very stoked on that response! Everyone should see this movie it is well worth a watch or 10.
Sep 8 2012 2:50AM
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HaydenWrong
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WE sucked i would like my money back
Sep 16 2012 8:32PM
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*laughterbang*
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doubt you even watched it. no doubt some of the sickest skiing I've ever seen regardless of the movie itself.
Sep 16 2012 8:51PM
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MothaHucker
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I was expecting you to be some eleven year old kid living in wisconsin who hits rusty rails and 4 foot tabletops all day and calls it "skiing". But nope, your profile says you live in alaska, which usually means you should appreciate gnarly lines as well as insane urban. You must just have an extra chromosome.
Sep 16 2012 9:03PM
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Parks.
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why did u not like it?
Sep 16 2012 10:32PM
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openmindportrait
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This... Alot...
Sep 16 2012 11:01PM
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Z-Juice
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First time I saw it, I thought that skiing was a step up for PBP (especially the urban), but the music pretty much ruined the whole movie for me.

Second time I watched it, I really, really enjoyed it. The skiing was super crazy and I liked some of the songs better. But honestly what the fuck songs were used in Mike Henitiuk (spelling I know) and Josh Stack's segments, they were shit.

Main other thought: I was let down by Dane's segment (don't get me wrong his shots were sick)
I guess he had built up some of the highest expectations for me from the past 3 years.

top parts for me:
1. Leigh Powis
2. Sean Pettit
3. Cam/Clayton
4. Karl F
5. Legs of Steel Crew
6. Dane
and I really liked Sammy's shots on that feature

the opening segment was awesome too

I AM A BIG FAN OF THIS MOVIE

p.s. please don't open with Bobby Brown next year, he's good I know, bit mix it up.


Sep 16 2012 11:36PM
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SIX-SOLDIERS
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It takes a lot to make a ski movie of this proportion & with that many top name skiers it is not going to be cheap, music is pretty expensive to license also.  Their budget was probably coming down to the wire toward the end so they tried to keep the songs inexpensive.
Sep 16 2012 11:46PM
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Z-Juice
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Ok I take back Sean Pettit being #2

I think he's in or around the top 5 for me, but most of his shots were the same: 3's off huge cliffs w/ steep landings.
Sep 16 2012 11:47PM
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SpookyCat
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Yah Karl's 2 lip disaster and sessioning that death trap of a feature that only one other person hit (T-hall once) was def. less impressive than doing 3s into soft and endless pow landings... did you even watch the movie or did you choose to ignore what was going on?
Sep 17 2012 12:19AM
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Stose
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I have trouble comparing this movie to other years. There are parts that are better, parts that were worse, parts that i wish would have been put in that weren't. When it all comes down to it, no movie will ever be another Every Day is a Saturday for me, so ill always be slightly disappointed.
Sep 17 2012 12:29AM
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Twig
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I seem to missing something here, I didn't really think EDIAS was that good... sure parts of it were amazing like all recent PBP movies but as a whole I was pretty indifferent.

I sort of feel the same about WE to be honest, amazing in parts (in fact most of the skiing was sick) but as a movie it didn't hold together. I want to repeat, the skiing was amazing. I will watch Leigh and Karl's parts a lot of times.

I also thought the idea was kind of cool, focusing on the different crews and showing them each doing their own thing. But the filming/editing and music styles of the sections were so different that it didn't blend at all. 'WE: A Collection of Edits' would have been a more appropriate title.

The fact is that Stept looked way better in 86, if the shots they gave PBP were all in 86 then that would have made an amazing movie even better.

LOS will certainly look better in Hurt So Good, Sean Pettit will have a way better part with MSP and I would love to see Theory-3 make a comeback.
Sep 17 2012 5:12AM
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goldfish
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bring back some skiing rather than sliding into fucking walls

Sep 17 2012 5:46AM
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purplelion
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^ mate. you need to get up with skiing. we dont need snow any more! It all about concete, metal and mud. soon we will be able to do it in summer and then you will know whats up! better recognise goldfish! the water in your bowl is changing!
Sep 17 2012 5:49AM
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goldfish
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are you aware the purple is the international gay colour ?

I actually wouldnt mind seeing one more segment of this so called skiing .. it would be where you skied into one of these walls head first !

Sep 17 2012 5:52AM
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E__
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Hoping to order soon.
Sep 17 2012 5:56AM
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Z-Juice
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Sick argument attempt bro. Yes I watched the movie, that's why I posted in this thread. If you made a list of the top performances I wouldn't make a sarcastic comment inferring that only my opinion is right by asking "did you even watch the movie or did you chose to ignore what was going on?".

And if you're going to try to call someone out on the internet, you might as well read all of their posts. That way you wouldn't sound as stupid, even if you're trying to shoot down some kids opinion.
Sep 17 2012 9:07AM
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SpookyCat
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Gee well I guess its a good thing that there are other film companies out there like TGR...
Sep 17 2012 11:46AM
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fredyferl
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The concept was so gay, they were all saying things that we already know about skiing with you friends and it was exagerated, but Cam and Clayton part was so sick, just like fostvedt part and Leigh Powis did the craziest trannys I've ever seen. But there was too much powder just like every PBP movie IMO
Sep 17 2012 12:51PM
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dan4060
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I'll agree with that.  It was super sick, and really technical.  It reminded me of Shane McConkey billygoating type stuff from years ago, ledge to ledge drops where you have to be incredibly precise with each turn/drop.  It takes amazing skiing ability to put together something like that.

I liked the movie overall.  Pep had the best segment, although Riley, Josh Stack, Dane and Petit killed it too.  I would have liked to see a few more shots from Dane, and Petit and Bene Mayer too.

I don't watch the urban stuff, so I can't help anyone there.

Sep 17 2012 4:38PM
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MothaHucker
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I suggest you watch leighs part even if you dont like urban
Sep 17 2012 6:17PM
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MothaHucker
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I want to punch you in the fucking face. So much ignorance on this site
Sep 18 2012 12:24AM
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JWoods
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I meeeeaaaaannnnnnn Jennifer has a point. Karl for sure had the MOST banger segment in the movie with the best song. Unfortunately his sponsors weren't big enough to get him opener or closer.
Sep 18 2012 12:34AM
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MothaHucker
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I see where he is coming from, and respect his opinion but my point is that it isn't so easy to "do 360's into soft powder landings" let alone in the middle of a line.
Sep 18 2012 1:33AM
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SpookyCat
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Yeah because tomahawking in snow is really as much of a risk as tomahawking onto a metal pole suspended above cement... or missing a feature altogether and landing to flat, groomed snow from 25ft. up...
Sep 18 2012 1:42AM
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bighomieflock
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I lost so hard at this post haha. Such a fucking stupid attempt at an arguement.
Sep 18 2012 1:53AM
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MothaHucker
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1. you can't tomahawk on a rail.

2. try overshooting a cliff and landing flat from 50+ feet. even though there is rarely more than a couple inches of fresh snow when you're skiing big mountain (I don't expect you to know any of this), landing from that height at that speed to flat or close to flat in even a foot of fresh blower pow will fuck you up. Not to mention tomahawking down a slope that steep will surely fuck your head up for a short amount of time and could easily smash you into any rocks in your path or even land you straight in a crevasse.

Sep 18 2012 1:57AM
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SpookyCat
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1. Tell that to Steve Stept.

2. I highly doubt you've experienced that either... regardless, how could he overshoot to flat when he has a thousand vert of landing or fall into a crevasse when there were none anywhere near his landings?

I might as well use that argument to say that Karl is way gnarlier because at any point sliding the rail a cop could have shot him for trespassing or that he could have landed on an AIDS-infested street walker.
Sep 18 2012 8:39AM
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JWoods
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Lol
Sep 18 2012 10:14PM
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Travapple.
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Hey B-muf, post that shit!
Sep 18 2012 11:06PM
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quixotic
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INTRO

"WILLOWTREE"

INK MIDGET


"BURNING FOR WHAT"

THE YELLING


PARK

"CAN'T HOLD US"

MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS


PEP INTRO

"THE WORK"

WILLIAM SUSMAN


PEP FUJAS

"THE WOLF"

FEVER RAY


LEIGH POWIS

"WHISKEY, MYSTICS AND MEN"

THE DOORS


SAMMY CARLSON

"LITTLE BLACK DRESS

PROPHET


"IT'S GOTTA BE"

METAFORM/DEAD SEA STEREO


KIDS

"1907"

DEAD FEATHER MOON


"SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME"

PENNYWISE


MIKE HENITIUK

"MATADOR"

ANDREW OYE


JOSH STACK

"CADILLAC"

MICHAEL SHANE BORDEN


CHARLEY AGER

"BLOOD KEYS"

AMERICAN ROYALTY


CAM RILEY

"CITY OF LIGHTS"

PRETTY LIGHTS


LEGS OF STEEL

"LET'S DIE"

TURBOWOLF


SEAN JORDAN/CLAYTON VILLA

"HARD IN THE PAINT REMIX BEAT"

G6


"DO ME A FAVOR/IF I NEVER GET RICH"

SIX REASONS


DANE TUDOR

"LIONHEART"

EMANCIPATOR


KARL FOSTVEDT

"VENDETTA"

AZ


SEAN PETTIT

"HOLD ON I'M COMIN"

SAME AND DAVE


CREDITS

"BURING FOR WHAT"

THE YELLING

Sep 18 2012 11:08PM
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hank_hill
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BOOM!
Sep 18 2012 11:09PM
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chuckmarty
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It feels more raw THAN*** before... Use proper grammar if you want to write a respectable review.
Sep 18 2012 11:15PM
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S.C
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Poor Boyz has gone no where but downhill since EDIAS. WE was wack. Not worth wasting your time on.
Sep 19 2012 12:02AM
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brennanmidwest
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Anyone have any info on ship dates of this seasons movies?
Sep 19 2012 9:35AM
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jogrun
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i know right?
leigh's segment, sooooo wack!
karl's segment, sooooo wack!
pep's segment, soooo wack!
clayton n sean j, what were they thinking? that urban was sooooo wack!
and the list goes on for how wack this movie was.
i was stoked on WE!
and the grand bizarre, sammy's and dane's segments were so wack i just broke the dvd in half!
Sep 19 2012 9:43AM
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CrotchKiller
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i mean, the skiing was great, the filming and editing and flow of the movie, not so much. WAR is still the best PBP movie ever
Sep 19 2012 11:54AM
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dan4060
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You really might as well not even bother.

Just be happy with the fact that you're right.

To those of you on the other side of this, whatever floats your boat.  But I have to ask you guys something:  Does the fact that Tanner Hall went on that rant about real mountains mean anything to you?  I mean, if someone that accomplished in urban/park considers Sage the best skier in the world (he has said that before, at least) and wants to ski in real mountains does that mean anything to you guys?

Sep 19 2012 5:35PM
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CrotchKiller
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no, becasue sage is not the best in the world, that title beloings to candide
Sep 20 2012 2:51AM
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pikupfulofsnow
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WE: A Sunny Dream Factory of Eighty Six Homosexuals, that Act Natural because it Hurt So Good getting buttfucked by Superheroes with Stoke!
Sep 20 2012 1:06PM
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californiagrown
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candide cant do what Sage can do in AK, and Sage cant do what candide can do in the park.
Sep 20 2012 2:00PM
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CrotchKiller
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sweet auto play
Sep 20 2012 2:42PM
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AttorneyGeneral
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Here's the review from SkiStarMovies:

http://skistarmovies.com/review/we-a-collection-of-individuals

Go to the site and vote for the film if you liked it.


Oct 14 2012 2:21PM
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mode2n
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Saw it at Freshtival last night, Leigh, Karl, Clayton, Sean and Cam all had such sick segments, some really nice shots with those 5 guys last year. However, the rest of the movie felt super bland, and the whole thing felt put togeather really poorly. Also I do wish that Banks had got more shots with them. Wasn't hyped on it nearly as much as Sunny, now that is a movie that's truly worth your time if anyone's still debating which one to get.
Oct 14 2012 9:08PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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It just didn't feel that great after seeing the stetp movie, which was amazing. The whole "WE" focus on riding with friends didn't really come through that well, the music seemed wrong for the segments, and the hype with Red Bull Media House being so involved didn't float my boat. It felt like an easily forgettable movie, while the 86, Act Natural, Sunny, and Education of Style all seemed like groundbreakers.
Oct 14 2012 10:45PM
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