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Average Rating: 3 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 2
RRP: £19.99
Year: 2005 - 2006

Description: The Collective is a group of filmmakers, photographers and mountain bikers. By drawing on the experience, expertise and creative energy of every member of the team, The Collective has created a film that portrays the newest, cutting edge images of the freeride progression while exploring the thoughts and personalities of the riders leading that progression.

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J D 
Posted: 05/01/05
'SOME GOOD STUFF,BUT NOT ENOUGH.'
Strengths:
When the riders do go off,they do go big on the usual american/canadian terrain we all lust after. Points of note are the ease of the riders to throw their Demo9's(50lb weight) and alike into super flat tabletops,Romainck(sp?) going BIG,and the trials guy riding a chain fence!!(this actually saved his bit as the rest is the same as every other trials section on an mtb dvd).
Weaknesses:
The arty stuff which i'm just not interested in.Yes i want great backdrops with lovely autmun colours showing through on the 16mm film,BUT as a backdrop to action not as the only thing happening on the screen. Seeing a rider pedal off slowly is something my wife is very good at!! Plus some of the 'clever' camera angles,mainly when filming the northshore,doesn't help show how big/small the stuff is their riding. I think most of it is big,but you can't tell from a shot from 60 ft up a tree on a zip line.
Also not enough crashes which they put into the special features even though there's only about 6 of them!!

(Oh and the shocking sight of a pink bighit complete with pink forks.)
Overall:
Right i would say definately watch this video,but don't buy it! It hasn't enough actually riding content for my liking.Especially when you consider the riders they put together for this.(At least the sponsorship is fairly unobtrusive.)

Instead it is heavily padded with arty pap. I want substance for £19.99 and 1 hour long.



watch but don't buy.
 
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40%
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40%
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40%
 
Michael Williams 
Posted: 05/01/05
'EYE CANDY'
Strengths:
Quality production values, spectacular stunts & interesting for the most part. The sound track is also really good.
Weaknesses:
Too short, and the arty camera work might not appeal to some. Some of the commentary is a bit on the dumb side too.
Overall:
I liked it, but I hadn't paid £17 for it - I was watching a mate's copy. It just needed to be longer for me, cos I quite liked the arty camera work.

There's an additional commentary track that although I've not listened to all the way thru, seems to give a bit more insight into the trails, riding & how they made the film. If you're watching it - check it out for 10 minutes, although it does drown out the music.
 
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100%
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40%
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67%
 
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