The 44-minute film consists of six short sections devoted to skiing, snowboarding, surfing, windsurfing, rock climbing and ice climbing, with each activity carried, of course, to its most extreme level. Basically, it's "Wide World of Sports" carried to the nth degree, with a natural emphasis on the visual aspect. Insights to the mindsets of those participating in such hazardous activities are in short supply, with most commentary being of the "addicted to the thrill" variety.
There's no denying the visual grandeur of Jon Long's film, which is filled with soaring mountain peaks, sheer walls of ice, 40-foot waves and athletes, many world champions among them, whose bodies are toned to perfection. Among those participating are Lynn Hill and Nancy Feagin, seen climbing a series of steep mountains in Utah; Catherine Mulvihill and Barry Blanchard, climbing a frozen waterfall in British Columbia; Ross Clarke-Jones and Ken Bradshaw, riding impossible waves in Hawaii; Gordy Peifer, skiing down a 50-degree mountain face in Alaska; and quartets of snowboarders and windsurfers who, it's safe to say, do things you've never seen before.
There are some stylistic excesses, including an overuse of speeded-up photography a la "Koyaanisqatsi" and an irritating, repetitive series of shots of a sea turtle. The atmospheric music, largely composed by DJ Free and Soulfood, is an evocative blending of electronica, world music and chants.
EXTREME
Presented by SAAB
A Beyak, Long, de Jong Franken Production
Director:Jon Long
Producer:Neils de Jong Franken
Executive Producer:Peter Beyak
Color/Stereo
Running time -- 44 minutes
No MPAA rating...
There's no denying the visual grandeur of Jon Long's film, which is filled with soaring mountain peaks, sheer walls of ice, 40-foot waves and athletes, many world champions among them, whose bodies are toned to perfection. Among those participating are Lynn Hill and Nancy Feagin, seen climbing a series of steep mountains in Utah; Catherine Mulvihill and Barry Blanchard, climbing a frozen waterfall in British Columbia; Ross Clarke-Jones and Ken Bradshaw, riding impossible waves in Hawaii; Gordy Peifer, skiing down a 50-degree mountain face in Alaska; and quartets of snowboarders and windsurfers who, it's safe to say, do things you've never seen before.
There are some stylistic excesses, including an overuse of speeded-up photography a la "Koyaanisqatsi" and an irritating, repetitive series of shots of a sea turtle. The atmospheric music, largely composed by DJ Free and Soulfood, is an evocative blending of electronica, world music and chants.
EXTREME
Presented by SAAB
A Beyak, Long, de Jong Franken Production
Director:Jon Long
Producer:Neils de Jong Franken
Executive Producer:Peter Beyak
Color/Stereo
Running time -- 44 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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