The Angry Interns Video Reviews—Aesthetica
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- October 29 2008
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Riders: Mads Jonsson, Torstein Horgmo, Juuso Laivisto, Johan Olofsson, Eric Jackson, Mathieu Crepel, Mark Landvik, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Mitch Reed, Xavier Delerue, Dan Migno, Sylvain Beauch, Sammy Luebke, Chas Guldemond, Lonnie Kauk, Keegan Valaika, Priscilla Levac, JJ Thomas.
It’s October—a time when it starts getting cold, the leaves change color, and that winter feeling begins. Nope! Not here in SoCal, it’s still 80 and sunny every day, and the damn palm trees are always green. Yeah, that’s right, we’re bitching about the perfect weather. Watching movies like Aesthetica really makes us yearn for some cold weather and snow. Everyone knows that Standard Films is all about top of the line progression in the backcountry. Aesthetica does not stray away from this reputation with the combination of a few new shreds to its cast as well as the same ol’ familiar veterans we love to watch. Whoever says, “backcountry hits get old” is a friggin’ idiot.
Some details—Eric Jackson takes the honors of getting the opening section, which shows him partaking in his other favorite hobby of fishing. That lucky SOB shreds powder down to a river and then gets to go fishing. Oh yeah, there’s also snowboarding in his section which includes so many backcountry hits and lines that he also took the longest section of the video. Xavier Delerue tells his story of being caught in an avalanche (what’s a shred video without a scene of a gnarly avy in it?), Chas Guldemond scores a few guest shots as he kills it in the park as usual—we have to wonder how much RockStar pays him to wear that stupid beanie. There’s a scene that’s questionably staged where Priscilla Levac jibs a cop car while the sorry pathetic cop tries to yell at them. Priscilla puts together a pretty solid segment that is unfortunately accompanied by some crappy song.
Kazuhiro Kokubo definitely scores a standout part with good backcountry hits including some shots in Idaho’s quiet backcountry—a favorite place for Standard to film every year. Some unnecessary contest footage is added into the movie. The new revolution of NoBoarding is captured with Johan Olofsson killing it on the freedom version of snow shredding—pay attention here. Last years rookie sensation Torstein Horgmo bags the closing section demonstrating his progressive mind-blowing freestyle skills. As said before it was his first season shredding in the backcountry.
This movie has great riding and unique hits and drops. Many of the shots were in black & white and were kind-of blurry, not too sure what Standard was going for with these. The soundtrack gets a thumbs up except that damn song in Priscilla’s section. This crew does put together a solid movie with great shredding and this is one of the top movies of the year. And remember Mads wise words, “If you drink more than five beers the night before, it’s going to be blue the morning after.”
We give this shred flick a good score of 3 ass-kickers out of a possible 4.
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October 29th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
ahhh that crash at the end was brutal!
October 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
ya 2 bad mitch reed only gets a bonus part that has his terrible rapping in it that kills his part
October 30th, 2008 at 12:20 am
who did that quad backflip shit was sick?
October 30th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Quad backflip? Looks like a triple to me and its not even in the video
Unless its in the bonus features and I havn’t seen it yet.
And what about Mathieu Crepals part? definately the sickest of the whole movie.
October 30th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
i thought this movie was weak in comparison to the older tb movies. all the street shots were shitty quality….. ej and some of those guys did not have the parts i thought they would have.
i think aesthetica puts the nail in the standard run of movies.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
danMigno,Torstein sw1260,fuckin’ sick !!!
October 30th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
mitch reed needs to realise he is a white kid i can’t stand these fake kids that don’t know anyyhing
October 30th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
bitches and hoes
October 31st, 2008 at 4:42 am
Mathieu Crepal is pretty under rated in the states, i know he s French and most people have prob heard of him, but the guy absolutely kills it and doesn’t get much coverage as he should. he s better than other euros that get more coverage.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:11 pm
dan m is great snowboarder….. but come on…. you were done 10 years ago when you rode for burton.
November 1st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
there was a triple backflip by Juuso Laivisto in the teaser that isnt in the main film or the extras?! Does anyone know why its not there? Would have been cool to see.
November 1st, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Anyone think Priscilla’s getting arrested thing was bullshit? I do, I never realized Chicago got so much snow(cop car said chicago police) late attempt at acting tough!
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
whoever says mitch reed and standard films suck you need to check yourself or get a little more informed on the snowboarding scene cuz your making yourself look like a fool.
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
So sick,i love metallica
What about Mitch Read part?I think he’s fresh and sure deserve the to be in this movie..
Yeah Jackson and Mads,whos dan M theses dudes talking about?
November 2nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
yeah mitch reed is definitely a great rider. i mean he acts a little hood, who gives a fuck? his part last year was that uncut dope!
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
mitch reed sucks. the only reason his urban shots aren’t cut is cuz its for standard and they have a low standard for urban.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:03 am
I have seen only a few like Forum,Mdp,tws,Rome and i think Standard stand out with all kind of riding styles.Alaska,urban riding,park and some trannys,this video have it all.
Mads and Jackson killing the backcountry was hot,all the dc’s riders for sure and these new dudes,dan,juusso and crepal were great !
Mark
March 7th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
We need more Lonnie. he kills it!!!