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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0014381052923 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Image Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: Image Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Image Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 13, 2001 Running Time: 40 minutes Studio: Image Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Extreme skier Shane McConkey is the protagonist of this affably oddball documentary that features some suitably spectacular footage of McConkey casually doing what most skiers can only fantasize about. There are interviews with McConkey, who comes off as the laidback dude one might expect, as well as interviews with his mother and a few friends (one of whom tells a funny story proving that "there's something wrong with McConkey"). And a few comic interludes, including McConkey's attempt to star in a music video, pop up. But the real point to this production is the skiing footage, which is uniformly spectacular. McConkey and others (including Olympic champion Jonny Moseley) go rocketing down absurdly steep mountainsides in footage shot from helicopters, and of course they make it all seem so effortless that you can almost forget how insanely dangerous it is. And speaking of bodily peril, McConkey is also seen flying off ski jumping ramps backwards and gleefully sailing through space. As someone quips, "his radness can't be quantified." Keeping with the athlete-as-outlaw theme, there are also segments on BASE jumping, in which McConkey and others are seen parachuting from bridges, tall buildings, and mountainsides. Some of the film's humor is strained, but this is for the most part an entertaining look at a character who just can't get enough downhill excitement. --Robert J. McNamara Description: Ten years ago, young renegade ski racer Shane McConkey quit his collegiate team to pursue a career in the small, unglamorous world of freeskiing. Through the '90s, McConkey battled the odds and the establishment as he put "fun" back in skiing. With an unprecedented manner of attacking mountains and a committed effort to appear ridiculous, McConkey opened the doors to a new way of thinking and skiing. As attention to his feats and antics blossomed, so did the sport around him. We've teamed up the raddest skiers of today with the past decade's most influential skier and biggest idiot. So sit back for a wacky, whirlwind tour through a man, a mind and a sport. You may never look at skiing the same way again. 60 minutes. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Most Entertaining Ski Video Ever!Those that were disappointed that this wasn't 100% sick skiing footage need to take a chill pill, or get a sense of humour. Just the cover pic lets you know this is goofy movie so why take it so seriously. The skiing footage is insane, but how much heli footage can you take? That's why they break it up with Saucer Boy and all of the innovative ways they incorporated the sponsors. How can you expect a serious movie about McConkey if you know anything about him? I've watched ... Read More Rating: - There's Something Sick About Shane...Too funny for words - our kids love it, and the White Rap is worth the price alone! Oh yeah, the boy can ski too.... Rating: - SWEETNESS!!!Okay, this isn't the most innovative skiing video ever, but it covers important parts of freeskiing hisory and how a rebel skier helped revolutionize it. There's nothing sicker than a McConkey invert off of cliffs and the hugest switch fronts and backs i've ever seen. There is also a cool BASE jump in Canada at midnight with Olympic god Jonny Mosely as the get-away driver... Although most of the music in this is from Surfdog Records, it isn't all bad. And there's nothing funnier ... Read More Rating:  - Agree with EdgyI wish I had seen Edgy's review before purchasing this DVD. I was interested in a movie with skiing footage. This has about 25% ski footage, 25% base jumping, and about 50% stupid skits. Rating: - Edgy Teen AppealI purchased the vid given the hipe and because McConkey is an awesome skier. Having watched this back to back with some of other ski flicks... my impression was that the film was not of the same standard (skiing or filming). The thing that bothered me, and everyone of the adults (expert skiers) in the crowd was the immature non-skiing footage. It really detracted from what could have been an entertaining movie. |
