| Global Storming | 
 enlarge | Actors: Metallica, Dj Rap, Klick, Pully
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 58326
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 70
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 6305701180
UPC: 014381919721
EAN: 9786305701187
ASIN: 6305701180
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: January 18, 2000
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Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED
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Shot on impossibly steep mountains in Norway, Alaska, Switzerland, and Canada, this film captures skiers whose skills are matched perhaps only by their considerable guts. With some apparently unintentional irony, the film notes that the skiers are "one with nature," and in the next breath mentions that they fly by helicopter to remote mountain peaks so they can ski down them.Indeed, no expense seems to have been spared as nearly two dozen skiers appear in segments showcasing their daring moves that include death-defying jumps and insanely fast descents down nearly vertical slopes. This film is, of course, geared to inveterate skiers, but even those who have never strapped on a pair will get a kick out of the sheer crazy daring of some of the infectiously reckless participants. Brief interview segments and some footage shot off the slopes serve as cursory profiles of the individual skiers, but for the most part the film consists of relentless downhill action accompanied by a soundtrack of vibrant music, which includes a generous representation of rappers and artists as diverse as Metallica and Macy Gray. An amusing coda to the proceedings is a brief segment of bloopers that bring things thudding back to earth, showing that even the most skilled of these daredevils can go hurtling through the air only to land in an uncoordinated tangle of arms and legs. --Robert J. McNamara
Description
Global Storming is an extreme snow skiing film featuring the best athletes in the sport today. Travel with these world-class skiers as they take on the slopes in exotic locations, including Norway, Switzerland, France, Alaska and British Columbia. Mind-blowing action by these amazing athletes has been captured by some of the best cinematographers in extreme sports. This film is set to the freshest new music, including Metallica, Goodie Mob, Buck Cherry, DJ Rap, Klick, Macey Gray, Pully, Orange 9mm, and many more. See what's new in the sport of skiing in this dynamite DVD. 70 minutes.
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 Great Big mountain and new school March 9, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After getting quite a few "new school" ski movies Global Storming stands out as one of the best.Lots of big mountain and a good new school segment. As is the fashion in "extreme sports" movies, there is a soundtrack heavy on punk music. However this isn't the case for every segment, and the music is almost perfectly matched for each skier/segment.
 Sick air January 30, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie was great and would have rated 5 stars if not for the painful rap sequence by Brad Holmes. Some of the jumps in this are just insane. The avalanche scene is to be remembered.
 OK but not that great January 7, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The reviews here defenitely overrate this movie. The footage is pretty good, there are a lot of cool mountains and fast skiing down steeps. However, it lacks variety and gets boring after a while. It would be ok if it were only 30 minutes but then it is just too repetetive. The whole film lacks outstanding runs or jumps or tircks that you want to rewind and see over and over again like other ski movies. The rapping session is painful. The film is better than some but not the best.
Not as good as I expected after reading the reviews December 7, 2000
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Having bought this video on the 5-star reviews by all the Amazon reviewers, I was expecting an epic ski movie along the lines of "The Blizzard of Oz." Although the movie is good, I don't think it comes close to any of the Greg Stump videos. Ironically, it seems as if this movie is a rip-off of some of Stump's original, cutting edge films. In fact, I would say it is a cross between Stump's videos and my own homemade ski videos, which admitedly, I parodied in my own flicks.I am not totally down on Global Storming. The skiing, scenery and soundtrack are pretty good, although some of the photography and sound quality isn't top notch at times - no DTS. I just didn't find it too original -- i.e. I thought it was basically a generic flick. It is good, however, to see a good ski movie on DVD. I have essentially scrapped my VHS and most of the tape that go with it.
global storming November 10, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If the opening sequence of this movie, with its Metallica soundtrack, doesn't get you pumped to go skiing, best you take up badmitton. The soundtrack is only gravy for this well- filmed ski movie, the locations will make you want to take a month off work and travel...(what doesn't make you want to take a month off work?) I particularly enjoyed the Telemarker who ripped 45*-50* slopes Lurk-style, old,old school! Get the DVD version, crank up the sound, and get ready to make some turns...
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