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#31 ·
It's a great freeride movie. It's packed with really sick shredding scenes that have zesty style to boot. However, it didn't really knock my socks off. Like others have said, it was a bit repetitive. I appreciate that they tried to make it a great narrative, but I feel like they kinda missed it. "Utah is sick. Oh, too many people are riding here and we're bored with it. Let's find other places just like Utah."

Don't get me wrong, it's a rad film, but it is what it is ... another freeride movie.

The best mountain biking movie I've seen lately is Strength in Numbers. They had several compelling narratives that were all related to an overarching theme of community. The variety of settings kept it fresh and the soundtrack really enhanced the mood of each scene. All of this is portrayed using inspiring cinematography.
 
#32 ·
I like the UCI DH videos best. MADE was really good. I'd like a neutral perspective instead of everyone always cheering on the British riders (Steve Peat) in the videos. I'd like to see Gwin's training regimen ala Rock3. 2013 schedule announced and NO stops in the US? BS!
 
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I too thought it was just ok overall as a movie.

The riding was great, as well as the locations, and cinematography, but I thought the overall "feel/pace" of the movie wasn't what I was expecting after watching the trailers, and I felt let-down by it.

I usually like the back stories, but this time I thought there was too much talking/back story telling.

I did think having the live webcast and interviews was pretty cool, but Schley schould not have been on the mic......waaaaay out of his comfort zone.

from watching the "red carpet" interviews I now really want to see/watch Congo: the Inga Project, that seems like an interesting documentary on kayaking.

Where the Trail Ends did not make me want to go out and ride, like most other movies do.
 
#35 ·
I cant believe people would prefer that bore of a movie life cycles with its fake field jumping riding where they magically come out of the ground over the hard core downhill porn that is in WTTE. Im not even a downhiller or that much of a mtbr yet but i definately enjoyed this movie.

Im curious as to the bikes, specs, and pricetags because they look to be some nice rides :)
 
#37 · (Edited)
Meh, footage was good and whatnot but it seemed very repetitive to not only itself but other things I've seen. Huck a drop>bomb a narrow dusty chute>rinse>repeat. Nothing seemed to push what I've seen before, the drops weren't gigantic, nor were any gaps, very "middle of the road" to me. That's not to say I don't respect what they did or that any of it's a cakewalk, just nothing bigger and better than things I've seen from Rampage videos of years past.
 
#38 ·
I have no clue what you guys are talking about.. movie was awesome and more epic than anything out there, including all previous nwd films. Filming was amazing, song choice was great also. It kept my attention, it begged me for constantly replaying it over and over again and above all it made me want to ride my bike again, so badly!
 
#40 ·
My Wife got me Where the Trail Ends, Strength in Numbers, and a bunch more videos for Christmas to keep me stoked through this snowy winter. I haven't watched them all yet, but I thought both Where the Trail Ends and Strength in Numbers were both awesome. Yes, Where the Trail Ends is repetitive but still worth watching. To me, the cinematography is above and beyond all the other mountain biking movies I've ever watched. I'll have to check out Life Cycles, I don't think that was one that she picked up.

Any other suggestions?
 
#41 ·
My Wife got me Where the Trail Ends, Strength in Numbers, and a bunch more videos for Christmas to keep me stoked through this snowy winter. I haven't watched them all yet, but I thought both Where the Trail Ends and Strength in Numbers were both awesome. Yes, Where the Trail Ends is repetitive but still worth watching. To me, the cinematography is above and beyond all the other mountain biking movies I've ever watched. I'll have to check out Life Cycles, I don't think that was one that she picked up.

Any other suggestions?
I'm still a big fan of 'Follow Me'. I like it the same if not a bit more than life cycles, it's a lot different though.
 
#45 ·
I'm thinking about buying "Where the Trail Ends," but I was wondering...is there a lot of profanity in this documentary? The movie is NR, but I don't wanna be hearing a bunch of cussing every wipeout. If there is, is it at least bleeped?

Thanks!
 
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