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| VIDEO REVIEWS FOUNDATION: TENTACLES OF DESTRUCTION- Tentacles of Destruction is from Foundation, back when Foundation still meant Josh Beagle, Frank Hirata, Steve Berra, Leigh Peterson, Heath Kirchart and Steve Olson. Speaking of Steve Olson… damn! His part precedes even the opening credits, because it deserves to be set apart. Not that the rest of the video doesn't measure up, but when you're doing 180 nose grind shuvits at Hubba in 1994, all with that Olson flailing limbs style, I mean come on now. Steve Berra's tricks are also at a level ahead of his time. The cleanliness and largeness of his skateboarding is great to watch. As for filming and editing technique, it's nothing fancy. The video relies on its content, which would look good no matter how you put it together. This one is put together well. REVIEW- 7/10 TOY MACHINE: WELCOME TO HELL- Welcome To Hell will be the answer that comes out of most people's mouths when you ask about the best video in recent years. It shows the Toy Machine team at its peak, minus the Muska who's part was left on the cutting room floor because of irreconcilable differences. So what was used to replace Muska's expected 'last part'? How 'bout the best damn Jamie Thomas footage to date. Jamie also took on the task of editing this video, and made a name for himself in another realm of skateboarding. There isn't a dull moment in there, and if this video is known for anything besides the skating, it's the final fall section. Ed's not afraid to share his pain with you. REVIEW- 10/10 FOUNDATION: BARBARIANS AT THE GATE- Barbarians at the Gate is an entertaining tweak on tour videos. Rather than concentrate on the demos and contests that these poor kids are subject to, the video displays the rest of what happens on the road, and with credit card and beautiful model included, the times are good. There is also skating, but it's out on the streets, on the bank in front of the hotel, and wherever else the skating can just flow without the pressure of a shop demo and expecting groms. REVIEW- 7/10 ZERO: THRILL OF IT ALL- Thrill of it All, the start of it all, for Zero Skateboards. The original team, that has been since readjusted quite a bit, consisted of Scotty Copalman, Adrian Lopez, Wade Burkitt, Aaron Harrison, Matt Mumford, Erik Ellington, and Jamie Thomas. Though Misled Youth was their biggest production, the first flick has that hessian edge that fed the whole Zero image. The skating is burly, and the soundtrack is great. Adrian Lopez is amazingly clean, Aaron "Hairball" Harrison lives up to his name, and Jamie Thomas takes the Leap of Faith. REVIEW- 7/10 TOY MACHINE: JUMPO OFF A BUILDING- A lot happened at Toy Machine between Welcome To Hell and this, their fourth video production. Jamie is no longer around, but Bam Margera and Kerry Getz have joined up. Elissa Steamer gets the most improved award, Brian Anderson skates great as usual, and Kerry Getz is clean as ever. The editing and filming are good, and Toy Machine soundtracks are always very decent. Stay tuned after the credits for more skating and some fun stuff. REVIEW- 7/10 PIG WHEELS: ALLSYSTEMS GO- Pig put together a better than average wheel video with good skating provided by their long and impressive team list. Chris Senn, Ronnie Creager, Satva Leung, Chad Knight and Jerry Fowler make up less than half of the team whose diversity shows in the video. Some highlights include Jerry Fowler's gap 3-flip to nose slide and Chris Senn's hill-bombing. Talk about different styles… this video combines them all, which is an advantage that Pig has with their roster of guys from all kinds of backgrounds. The filming measures up to all the other Tum-Yeto videos, and the editing is done well, too. REVIEW- 6/10 ALIEN WORKSHOP: PHOTOSYNTHES-ISThe first major video production from the Workshop since Memory Screen was released this month. The video follows in the footsteps of its predecessor in terms of editing technique-lots of shaky images, layering, and digital affects. What Photo has to offer over Memory Screen is the amount and the level of skateboarding. Kalis, Dyrdek, Dill, D. Way, and Anthony Van Engelen… like whoa! As an added bonus, Habitat has a large chunk of the video devoted completely to their team, and the skating in this portion is… I'll let Brian Wenning's switch 3-flip do the talking. REVIEW- 9/10 FRIENDS PRODUCTINS PRESENTS:GENIE OF THE LAMP- Genie of the Lamp is a Friends Production put together by Danny Minnick, who has a lot of them (friends) in the skateboarding circuit. The video was released in 1998, when Ali Boulala was hip-hop, Chad Muska really was a "Ghetto Child", and Tom Penny was still in this country. These names and more make for an impressive showing of skateboard talent. At 24 minutes in length, it doesn't waist time with boring filler material. All the skating is good, and the soundtrack has some variety that helps keep you watching as well. REVIEW- 8/10 |
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