2010 Video Reviews: Part 1

Relocating to Colorado gives me the opportunity to attend many of the top snowboard video premieres that skip over the ice coast. So I figure why not spread the love and tell you whats up with some of the fresh material:

Forum's F-IT!


Forum delivers another goofy action-packed banger of a video, no big surprise. Although the goofy holloywood-esqueness is a little much, the snowboarding is such that I really wasn't bothered. Stand-out parts from Andreas Wiig and Pat Moore delivering more double corks than is healthy, bone crushing rail segments from Niko Ciofi and Cam Pierce, and a backcountry ender from none other than Big Jax, aka John Jackson, make this movie totally worth buying!

Grade: A+


F.O.D.T.'s The Arena

FODT and Technine(pwn3d by Cole Taylor and MFM) delivers an astonishing video beyond anything they have produced previously with a dreamteam of street hooligans dropping an epic movie that is sure to be a contender for the Transworld Video of the Year honors. Top-notch editing, a rap and dub-step soundtrack, and all-time urban destruction make this video nothing short of awesome. Look for the parts from Derrick Dennison, MFM, Cory Cronk, and Dylan Thompson.

Grade: A

Standard Films' The Storming

Standard brings yet another heavy movie with a nice mix of freestyle and freeride snowboarding from the likes of Jeremy Jones, Keegan Valaika, the Helgassons, and Torstein Horgmo.  Each part is coupled with a sweet alternative soundtrack including a ridiculous ender from Torstein, who oddly enough got to see his part for the first time as he was standing right next to me.  Single corks, double corks for days, and even a triple cork matched with an epic top-to-bottom run at Northstar-at-Tahoe (since he is now on their team, btw) make this a contender (and likely a winner) for TWS Video Part of the Year.

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