NOBODY'S HEROES
(Fusion Films)
Shanti Sosienski
(October 31, 1997)
Riders: Mikey LeBlanc, Jason Murphy, J.P. Walker, Daniel Franck, Jesse
Marley, Kenyon Robison, Tom Burt, Dustin Varga, Noah Salasnek, Dan
Coffey, Josh Roberts, Gabe Linn, Stefan Gimpl, Kenny Hill, and more.
Comments: Most snowboard films seem to follow a formula opening the film with
either a riding shot or a scenery shot. Nobody's Heroes does neither. The
film starts off with a well filmed section of a spy breaking into a ritzy
house. Now you would think that the guy is there to steal something, but
it turns out he is photographing files. He opens a file and the picture
within it unfreezes and takes over the frame. J.P Walker, Mikey LeBlanc,
Marek Schneider, they all spring to life.
The spy narrates the whole film through his actions as he flips through
files and changes the rider and the setting with every new shot. We get a
taste of Hood, some great Utah footage, Alaska shows up, and there is
even a bit of contest footage from the season.
The nice thing about this video is that while there are a lot of big name
riders in it, there are also a lot of lesser known riders and younger
riders who are just emerging into the scene. Another excellent addition
to this film: good skate footage. Along with some skate contest footage
we get a taste of Burnside in Portland with Choppy Omega. Not only does
he skate the infamous park, but he rides a motocross bike through it much
to the delight of the onlookers. The police didn't seem to like that
little part though and the owner of the bike ends up with a ticket while
Choppy walks away.
And if that isn't enough, there is also a snow-cross segment, which is
something like watching motocross, except on snowmobiles. Can you say
insane. These nameless snowmobilers perform some amazing feats on the
huge machines. They drop cliffs, ride over crevasse covered terrain, and
defy gravity as they charge up the mountains. This is the first time ever
a snowboard filmer has ever really captured the snow mobile world, and I
imagine it'll start a trend for the future.
But back to the snowboarding, the filming is clean, which can be
attributed to director Chris Robison and the overall flow of the movie is
smooth. There is a combination of high flying acrobatics and backcountry
pow that will please the viewer. If you're looking for a video with some
variety and that really keeps your interest, this is a good one to add to
your collection.
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