| So here it was 5:45 pm and we
all left work to go see if all the hard work we did last year
payed off. It's always cool to see FX that you have done on
the big screen. I guess it feels like a singer on stage in
front of a croud of fans, but not as glamourous :) After the
director's wife made her speach (director was filming in Germany)
the lights went down....
The opening of the film took us 3 months to do. A lot of
changes in the edit. Many timewarp speed changes, wire removals
and in screen transitions. On the big screen with LOUD music
and sound effects it actually looks cool :P
The first thing you will notice is, apart from Bridgette Wilson
(Sonya in Mortal kombat), you won't recognise any of these
actors. In a sense it's good because they got kids who actually
do Xtreme Snowboarding and Skiing. Which brings us to the
main attraction of the movie: Xtreme stunts like snowboarding
behind a speeding train, skiing down 90' cliffs etc...
The main plot is about terrorists who try to kill our young
actors who are filming a TV commercial in the alps. Not the
most original concept out there :P But if you love to see
cool Snowboarding and skiing stunts, the film has some cool
footage.
However storywise, I must say that at some parts it really
dragged until the action picked up and then all of a sudden
the movie ends without really having a climactic peak to satisfy
the cinema experience. It just seems that the script should
have had more rewrites before going to shoot.
Of course all the FX are amazing - LOL. Seriously I was pleased
to see that they worked very well on the big screen. If you
are curious to know which scenes I worked on if you decide
to see the film...The opening TV shot, Kayak throwing camera
at screen, Helicopter crash, Avalanche Explosion, Avalanche
End chase.
So was it worth $13. hmmm, unless you are a crazy snowboard,
skiing winter sports fan, I would have to say wait a few months
for the DVD. I think it will be popular with it's target audience
of 15-20 year olds but anyone over 30 might want his money
back ;p
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