Ok so I watched it last night….
First off, let me state that this is the first MTB flick I have sat down to watch on purpose in many moons. I like the CC, and the work they do/have done, props to these guys for gettin er done. Lots of young folks should take note of their dedication and work ethic.
It is amazing in many ways that have been discussed already.
Lets look at what's wrong….
Time lapses. Way too many, overdone feature in almost every movie.
Self-stroking from cini's. Over it.
It's funny how someone else stated that the film did not have the usual gratuitous establishing shots etc……well yes it did.
It also featured waaaaaay more nature channel than any MTB vid should have.
It was short, even the people I watched it with found it repetitive in spots. Pull out all the time lapses, nature shots and fill, and it's a pretty short flick.
Oh, and don't cry the low budget blues for the these boys, ya they were running on a small budget, and work very hard, but there were many expensive things going down in there( thanks to Anthill maybe…?).
No one probably remembers, but CKD took a pretty big hit out of the big flicks that year, and we def didn't spend as much as the CC.
As an ex filmmaker I think it would have been wise to add 5 mins of personality to the flick, and remove 5 mins of "art".
It's really too bad Ambie bailed CKD 2 woulda been banger. Instead the footage was whored out in pieces.
Flame me to bits, but if these guys want to hit the big show, the critiques are far more valuable than the accolades.
All in all. Top Notch. I am a picky bitch. Haha.
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