Proving that once again 'The Dirt Box' is slap bang up-to-date with news and features......we present to you a couple of film reviews from the Boarderz.ru website from 2007. Both are downloadable, so don't take my word for it, take a look and see what you think. In the meantime please keep reading for the reviews in the tried and tested (note: not tried and tested) TDB standard (i.e. likely to change) format:
- % of film featuring park riding
- % of film featuring free riding
- choice of tunes - would I have the soundtrack on my generic mp3 player?
- 'fun' nes
- camera proficiency
- % of film featuring AJ Lawson*
* - Nothing against AJ, it's just that he crops up everywhere : D
The Blog
"About year ago we finish our first full-length mountainboard freeride video The Blog. And now we post it on line. The film is about Chukota - one of the freeride spots of the Russia. Video - remake of the same name web-series wich were published in summer 2006."
If you've ever watched a film and spent more time looking at the mountains and the scenery in the background thinking "why aren't they riding and filming up there?" then these are the guys who are up there, doing just that. Freestylers will be disappointed, but freeriders rejoice, this is all about boarding the earth in its pure state. Bar a small section featuring a car tow, wooden rail (that made me laugh out loud as it comically collapses) and wooden box towards the end of the film, this is as natural as it gets with riders taking direct lines down some crazy mountainous slopes.
Yes, they land on their arses a lot, but that's what happens out in the wilds with undulating terrain, random rocks and bushes and in several sections you have to admire the size of their bollocks as one after another they drop off a collapsing ledge on to their head.
If you ever watched "Hard Times" and wished for Phil Milovanovs section to extend for longer, then this is the film for you and certainly a couple of the shots looked very familiar. Music was not all to my taste, but didn't detract from the action.
Only thing missing was perhaps the human element with no talky bits, voice overs or sections of anyone not boarding. But then, it would have been in Russian, so perhaps it wouldn't have of benefit to me!
216 Meg for just over 25 minutes of film, so not an unreasonable download with a half decent connection.
Download Link:
http://www.boarderz.ws/Mountain/videoz/Art1421/?currentlang=1
Region 87
"Finally we did it. Summer 2007 in video Region87. Mountainboard freeride, climbing with mountainboards and travels around Russian region Chukotka."
Like 'The Blog' but with added guns, girls and trampolines! And a bear! And front flips. So many front flips - please make it stop! More human interest shots, less riding, far more WTF moments! This is great until around 10 minutes in when I realised that this is how the whole film is panning out: plenty of pissing around, far less actual riding. Which is fair enough, but I've got my own mates to piss around with.
Personally I'd be happy to watch this the once had it been heavily edited (down to around 10 minutes maximum) would have been fine and yes, whilst they visit plenty of places around Region 87, riding wise its all the same sort of stuff really, non of the variety shown in The Blog.
I guess after watching The Blog, I was just a bit disappointed, more of the same would have been fine, just as Hard-Times and Still Friends are very similar but equally viewable. But hey-ho, you can't look a gift horse in the mouth and bar a reasonably large download (367 Meg) and half an hour of your time, that's it really. (or maybe just watch 'The Blog')
Download Link:
http://www.boarderz.ws/Mountain/videoz/Art1623/?currentlang=1
Almost forgot, Joint review of both films:
- % of film featuring park riding: 0
- % of film featuring free riding: 100%
- choice of tunes - would I have the soundtrack on my generic mp3 player? Nah
- 'fun' nes: meh!
- camera proficiency: It's in focus and the riders are in shot
- % of film featuring AJ Lawson: 0
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