First Descent (Widescreen Edition)
by Kemp Curly, Kevin Harrison
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Actor: Hannah Teter, Nick Perata, Shaun White, Shawn Farmer, Terje HaakonsenDirector: Kemp Curly, Kevin Harrison
Brand: NBC Universal
Cinematographer: Scott Duncan
Producer: Kemp Curly
Producer: Kevin Harrison
Editor: Jon Philpot
Producer: Bruno Musso
Producer: Jack Kelly
Producer: John Kaplan
Producer: Larry Tanz
Producer: Marc Joubert
Producer: Paula Martone
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Czech (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
Published: 2006-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-21
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of First Descent (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Sick documentary of the sport, even if you aren't a snowboarder.
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't a snowboarder until I saw this documentary.
It is truly inspiring to see the juxtaposition of Terje, Shaun, Hannah, Farmer, Travis and Nick. Seeing Terje do what he does on film just looks impossible. I can't describe how many times I rewound the footage in order to comprehend the physics behind what he did, let alone the raw courage it took to make such a drop. It just doesn't seem possible, yet he makes it look so simple to us "Advanced" riders. He's god level. Seeing a rider like Travis Rice follow the same lines as Terje was a great juxtaposition of talent as well. There was definitely a lot of thought behind the making of this film, it wasn't just on the fly like most snowboard DVDs out there. I feel "Riding Giants" and "Dogtown and Z-Boys" come 2nd and 3rd to this film.
Big props to Farmer and Hannah for hittin that jump. I think they were about 10 feet short of making a smooth landing. Unfortunately there was a feature in the mountain that Hannah and Farmer both cased it on, the backlash was too huge for their bodies to absorb.
Major props to the 30mm telecine footage. You can tell there is a huge crew behind the lens making this happen, and these guys have done it before. And considering the hazardous environment that they were asked to film in, it's just a joy to see the footage that was captured in the comfort of my home.
The only criticism I have about the film was the injection of the history portion of the sport. That to me felt disjointed when I wanted to see Hannah riding with Farmer, or a back story on Nick. This history portion could have been in the bonus features of the DVD. I bet there is just a ton of more footage that could have been used in it's place ("more snowboarding action" from bonus features). I do tread water lightly when criticizing the cut of this film, overall it's still one of my favorite sport documentaries to date.
Summary of First Descent (Widescreen Edition)
Follow five snowboarding icons (Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Terje Haakonsen, Shawn Farmer and Nick Perata) on this epic Alaskan journey as they ride the most challenging and dangerous mountains on the planet. Featuring some of the most jaw-dropping snowboard footage ever caught on film, this incredible motion picture tracks the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial evolution of snowboarding from an underground American movement to a full-fledged global phenomenon. Directed by: Kemp Curly, Kevin HarrisonSimilar DVD Movies
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