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Rank all Level 1 Movies

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FJibber
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How would you rank all Level 1 movies, taking into account how good they were at their time, and what their impact was in you and in the sport?

I would say:

1- Shanghai Six
2- Realtime
3- Long Story Short
4- High Five
5- Forward
6- Sunny
7- Turbo
8- Refresh
9- Partly Cloudy
10- Strike Three
11- Second Generation
12- After Dark
13- Balance
14- Eye Trip
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-emile-
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the fact that you have sunny before refresh voids your post
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kshaughn
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Long Story Short was probably my favorite movie. Partially due to the fact that the rube goldberg transitions were awesome.
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ny300z
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eye trip ranked last huh...fuck this thread
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brotherdad
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Since OP clearly had a glass of bleach this morning:

1. Refresh
2. Long Story Short
3. Forward
4. Eye Trip
5. High Five
6. Turbo
7. Realtime
8. Partly Cloudy
9. Sunny
10. Shanghai Six
11. Strike Three
12. After Dark
13. Balance
14. Second Generation
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BROLF
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Eye trip is amazing, definitely not last
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Uncle_Rowdy
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LSS definitely tops my list- great soundtrack, vibe, and just a huge nostalgia factor. Can't believe that movie came out eight years ago.
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steezyjibber
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haven't seen em all but refresh #1 all the way
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K-Dubs
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https://vimeo.com/5369997

can't beat it
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lurking
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Why does everyone have After Dark so low? Definitely in the 5-7 range
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FJibber
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ny300zeye trip ranked last huh...fuck this thread


Sorry, didn't like it...
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FJibber
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-emile-the fact that you have sunny before refresh voids your post


I really liked the vibe in Sunny
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FJibber
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Whoever doesn't have Shanghai Six, Realtime and LSS on the top is probably 14 years old. Everyone who considered himself a freeskier when those 3 came out knows that their impact and mind-blowingness at the time where huge.
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integrated
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Refresh and Eye trip should be way higher
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mikemurda
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FJibberWhoever doesn't have Shanghai Six, Realtime and LSS on the top is probably 14 years old. Everyone who considered himself a freeskier when those 3 came out knows that their impact and mind-blowingness at the time where huge.


You're probably 16 then cus you missed out on the best of all.....STRIKE TREE

anyone putting movies from 2007-2014 in their top 5 don't know shit. ALL ski movies were better back in the day.
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steezyjibber
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FJibberWhoever doesn't have Shanghai Six, Realtime and LSS on the top is probably 14 years old. Everyone who considered himself a freeskier when those 3 came out knows that their impact and mind-blowingness at the time where huge.


No, dude. Pure opinion. I remember being mind blown by the trailer for LSS. I have realtime on DVD. Etc. etc.

That being said, Refresh above those.
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Tree60
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mikemurdaYou're probably 16 then cus you missed out on the best of all.....STRIKE TREE

anyone putting movies from 2007-2014 in their top 5 don't know shit. ALL ski movies were better back in the day.


I am so tired of this circlejerk. Everything about the movie now is better. The skiings better, the locations are better, the cinematography is better, the editing is better, and there's generally more money being shoveled into these movies, which in turn makes them better.

Yes, earlier movies were probably more influential and more mind-blowing at the time, but that's how innovation works. It's a lot harder to innovate 15-20 years after the explosion of a sport than it is 5 years in, when there are less people doing less things. So take off the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia and realize that the new movies that are coming out haven't had a huge drop in quality, especially Level 1.
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steezyjibber
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Tree60So take off the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia and realize that the new movies that are coming out haven't had a huge drop in quality, especially Level 1.


Seriously
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danbrown
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1. forward
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VinniCash
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steezyjibberSeriously



nahhh, I can't agree with you...sorry
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appa
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refresh and realtime kill it. refresh way harder
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eheath
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If you don't have refresh in your top 3, your opinion is worthless
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ny300z
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just cause the older movies have more history and were game changing at the time doesn't automatically make them better.

i agree with the fact that new movies have better everything...skiing, cinematography, locations, etc. For me its hard to watch even the classic edits when they look so bad visually. HD or bust
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steezyjibber
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ny300zHD or bust


agree with most of your post except this
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steezyjibber
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not that i disagree but there are plenty of great edits that aren't HD

I posted this one recently and it's a good example:
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/744232/2bi4--Oops
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Tree60
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steezyjibberagree with most of your post except this


It's not that Standard Definition stuff is bad, it's just that it would be better if it was in HD. Always.
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Tree60
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Tree60It's not that Standard Definition stuff is bad, it's just that it would be better if it was in HD. Always.


Ok, this was bad phrasing. But basically, any old edit would be improved with HD video and better cinematography.
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cwillygood
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Refresh and sunny are mah two faves
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arnie_grape
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I don't get all the hype over eye trip. it was an awesome movie no doubt but I would never say it's the best level 1 movie. refresh all the way
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90053
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yeh sunny was massive definitely in my top 3, it was my favourite when it came out
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localonvolkls
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no one is going to agree on this...
I think eye trip was the best but thats just because that was the last movie to come out before i moved west
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Heart
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Any last with partly cloudy near the top is irrelevant in my opinion.
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KillaSeason
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why is After Dark getting no love? definitely better than bottom 5. Refresh is 1 for sure
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corona
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Tree60I am so tired of this circlejerk. Everything about the movie now is better. The skiings better, the locations are better, the cinematography is better, the editing is better, and there's generally more money being shoveled into these movies, which in turn makes them better.


music took a turn for the worst, that's for sure. punk > gangster rap for skiing. although it's been a while since ski movies were full of punk.
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Dolan.Escobar
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Recent vids soundtracks have been good and bad.
Judging each movie by its soundtrack, which is all that really matters imo,

we get:

1 high five
2 realtime
3 shanghai six
4 long story short
5. Refresh

Who gives a fuck about the rest. These are the only films that matter
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90053
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VinnieFmusic took a turn for the worst, that's for sure. punk > gangster rap for skiing. although it's been a while since ski movies were full of punk.


but there really isnt that much 'gangster rap' in ski movies these days
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dopen993
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haven't seen them all, but I will do the 10 that I have seen/own.

1. LSS
2. Real Time
3. Refresh
4. High Five
5. Turbo
6. Shanghai Six
7. Eye Trip
8. Sunny
9. Forward
10. After Dark
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iSmokeweed
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After dark was really good IMO.
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gohamsam
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Dont agree with OP on this one, but this is deffinitely a great thread
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willtodhunter
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I feel Less might top the list soon...
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fredyferl
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mikemurdaYou're probably 16 then cus you missed out on the best of all.....STRIKE TREE

anyone putting movies from 2007-2014 in their top 5 don't know shit. ALL ski movies were better back in the day.


VinniCashnahhh, I can't agree with you...sorry


Mikemurda = VinniCash's undercover account to hate
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Holte
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You all are putting Turbo too low and Realtime too high.
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Gypsy_Skier
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steezyjibbernot that i disagree but there are plenty of great edits that aren't HD

I posted this one recently and it's a good example:
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/744232/2bi4--Oops


lost at shameless self premoting there
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binet41
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eye trip is certainly the one that impress me the most !!
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DsMoK3
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FJibberWhoever doesn't have Shanghai Six, Realtime and LSS on the top is probably 14 years old. Everyone who considered himself a freeskier when those 3 came out knows that their impact and mind-blowingness at the time where huge.


You say what impacted you the most; refresh made me switch from snowboarding to skiing and was the first ski video I ever saw. Then probably sunny and after dark because I went to the premieres in denver /claim.

I never watched any of the prior movies until after refresh, so there is no nostalgia. But seriously you make this thread then a few posts down say ^ ?
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KingTaco
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Gypsy_Skierlost at shameless self premoting there


thats not his edit...


cant really think of any bad level 1 movies but of course id have to put LSS and Refresh in the top slots
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Dolan.Escobar
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HolteYou all are putting Turbo too low and Realtime too high.


Realtime was their best film by far. Soundtrack was also dope as fuck. Such good vibes
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steezyjibber
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Gypsy_Skierlost at shameless self premoting there


you fail
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Protest
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refresh. Wallisch's seg is dope as fuck.
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P-Fitty
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kshaughnLong Story Short was probably my favorite movie. Partially due to the fact that the rube goldberg transitions were awesome.


This This This
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thegameonskis
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No way dude !
Have you ever seen Refresh, Turbo or Eye Trip, one of these films has to be in first place !!!
Like if you agree.
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