Some really good segments in Level 1's HABIT
A few of my favs:
- KC Deane (pillow skiing)
- Laurent & Keegan in Russia (injuries)
- LJ Strenio
- Mammoth Kicker
what about you?
Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!
PataguccimaneKeegan’s opener
The referenced post has been removed.
The referenced post has been removed.
PataguccimaneKeegan’s opener
.lenconIf you ever want to kill yourself, just get really high and watch Keegan's opener. Your brain will melt out of your skull, leaving you dead.
MehoyMinoyThe Russia segment was the best Ive seen in a while in my opinion.
BASEDJAHI disagree strongly with this, read my review here: https://skimoviereviews.wordpress.com/
JAHSHUAcan someone tell me how to watch it on vimeo on demand?
PATROLGood job with the review(s). While I agree with most points you made, I have to disagree on the Russia segment one. Have you ever seen any Stept film (mainly the urban focused ones, from Network to Ten and Two)? Most of those movies portray the reality of urban skiing in tenfolds compared to this one segment of Habit. I guess you dislike Mutiny, which is rated as one of the best ski films of all time by many.
I think it's important to show the reality of skiing: It's never easy even when you're a pro and at the top of what you're doing. Don't know about you, but these kind of vibes in ski films make me want to ski urban even more. They give a glimpse of what it actually takes to get good tricks on tape. And if you have ever skied urban you can identify with what you're seeing. I'm all in for ski porn, but a reality check in this particular segment seemed fitting for me.
BASEDJAHYeah I wasn't a huge fan of STEPT's movies after the eighty six because they got too dark for me. I think street skiing should be fun. When I go street skiing, I'm usually trying to do something small and jibby. I've hit some bigger spots before and the feeling of reward you get from hitting a scary urban feature is pretty cool but I'm still skiing away thinking "I don't want to do that again," because it was terrifying. I don't find people getting hurt doing burly urban inspiring because it doesn't look fun. Also, it is possible to have bails in your movie without creating a sad/depressing vibe.
PATROLI just think that Level 1, Stept and others sometimes want to show how things truly went. Let's face it, bashing your head open as a foreigner in a country like Russia is fucking dangerous. I guess they just wanted to show how they actually felt during the trip, which was cool imo. Maybe the goal wasn't to stoke people up but to document what happened. No reason to hide your vibes behind a "jolly atmosphere" if you know what I mean.
I do see your point completely though. I guess people are excpeting Level 1 to stick on a more traditional pure ski porn movie to stoke people up for the season, like they have done so far pretty consistenly. Each for their own, though.
**This post was edited on Oct 28th 2017 at 11:24:00am
**This post was edited on Oct 28th 2017 at 11:25:28am