The Searchers

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duration: 3:37 sec
My Brother's poetic documentary about mountain biking for his Uni course


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flag lescart (May 8, 2008 at 17:22) (Below Threshold) show comment
whats wrong with bed like? cracking vid tell him, you cant go far wrong with serge leoni! (spelling)?
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flag pperini (May 12, 2008 at 1:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
too dramatic for me....
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flag JonahH1992 (May 12, 2008 at 1:45) (Below Threshold) show comment
its like lord of the rings with some biking in it. its way too dramatic but not bad for a uni vid.
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flag Fatass-of-oz (May 12, 2008 at 2:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
I didn't make it to the end.
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flag petaypan (May 12, 2008 at 3:02) (Below Threshold) show comment
filming quality is impressive. nicely edited. was a bit too slow though
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flag DHrider007 (May 12, 2008 at 4:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
its all the same from the beginning to the end
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flag dallasn (May 12, 2008 at 5:33) (Below Threshold) show comment
unique and creative. unbelievable scenery.
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flag norcoornothing (May 12, 2008 at 5:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
are u guys scared of speed
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flag HarryIsGod (May 12, 2008 at 10:44) (Below Threshold) show comment
I enjoyed it a lot. nice scenery but i turned the sound off......
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flag sd52bad (May 12, 2008 at 11:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
Tell your brother he gets A+++ for his project.
From me anyways
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flag curlxupxandxdle (May 12, 2008 at 11:49) (Below Threshold) show comment
man i woke up and it was over what a shame....
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flag street4life (May 12, 2008 at 11:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
shit!..
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flag gauntletrunner (May 12, 2008 at 12:03) (Below Threshold) show comment
too much "epic trail" not enough "sick riding"
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flag konarider112 (May 12, 2008 at 13:01) (Below Threshold) show comment
i want to see you make a better film wthout really good riders like that. he should get an A+ for that
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flag aug7hallak (May 12, 2008 at 14:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
hey guys,thats an awesome movie...it's not all about dirt jumps and dh races..."are you scared of speeds"!! this is more like a 'scenery movie'... like he said 'The Searchers', not the trickers or the speeders...enjoy the view, cause its beautiful in my opinion..
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flag iansides (May 12, 2008 at 15:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
I have long wanted to use "the ecstasy of gold" as a song in a bike video, but have never had footage that would justify it, and I think you guys have the same problem. You have to have epic riding for an epic song, or else it just doesn't work. Great idea though, and the huge panoramic scenery shots were awesome. Hope to see an updated, refined, more epic version?
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flag squamishturtle (May 12, 2008 at 17:08) (Below Threshold) show comment
tryin too hard
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flag stuff88 (May 12, 2008 at 19:18) (Below Threshold) show comment
good movie but too much un needed stuff
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flag fr3erid3r (May 12, 2008 at 23:01) (Below Threshold) show comment
not as epic as the music
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flag ragdoll (May 12, 2008 at 23:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
good clip, i enjoyed it, something different. loved the epic sceneic shots they were cool. tidy edit, good job.
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flag lescart (May 8, 2008 at 17:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
deserves vod guys.
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flag dj-jon (May 12, 2008 at 11:20) (Below Threshold) show comment
amazing landscape, how can anyone say otherwise... i liked the drama, makes a change to having to listen to either slipknot or fort minor... glad to see someone is making an effort to step outside the box and be creative with the editing... props to the editing/directing/cameraman. VOD
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flag Fattyfreerideforlife (May 8, 2008 at 17:55) (Below Threshold) show comment
props to the camera man, perfect music, all around kick ass.
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flag metalgod (May 8, 2008 at 23:39) (Below Threshold) show comment
That's sick, some well nice shots and views. I say VOD
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flag lescart (May 8, 2008 at 23:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
ennio morricone i meant to say!
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flag bikesineed (May 8, 2008 at 23:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
epic.. amazing
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flag seb-clawhammer (May 8, 2008 at 23:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
Thats one sick vid!
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flag lalben (May 9, 2008 at 2:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
Awesome video that like, music goes well, love the zoomed out bits where they are riding down the rocks and that.
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flag sraidy (May 9, 2008 at 3:26) (Below Threshold) show comment
so sweet movie, the camera work is supersick, the nature is so beautiful, in fact this vid deserves to be VOD!
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flag kenzo2005 (May 9, 2008 at 5:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
Nice vid, probably got him a gd grade in uni!
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flag msibucks (May 9, 2008 at 8:24) (Below Threshold) show comment
o conjunto do video fikou muito bom... imagens, locais, musica...
best movie.
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flag konastoner (May 9, 2008 at 8:33) (Below Threshold) show comment
that was absolutly amazing! i cant believe that kind of terrain is in england! :O VOD for today and tomorrow and the day after
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flag glendavonbaron (May 9, 2008 at 9:09) (Below Threshold) show comment
ha ha, my track building skills finnaly onto video!
sweet little film this.
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flag jonnyattwood (May 11, 2008 at 9:31) (Below Threshold) show comment
is that end bit at honister slate mine???? i live near ther e also were are all them tracks???
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flag nwfr24 (May 12, 2008 at 0:04) (Below Threshold) show comment
not feelin it but that's just me
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flag twistedmtb13 (May 12, 2008 at 0:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
omg boys thats just klass ....
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flag steelmonkey (May 12, 2008 at 0:19) (Below Threshold) show comment
I was....thoroughly disappointed at this...
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flag footplant (May 12, 2008 at 0:20) (Below Threshold) show comment
good try on originality but somthings missing
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flag kingfisher1 (May 12, 2008 at 0:27) (Below Threshold) show comment
sweet vod!!
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flag Jean-dirt (May 12, 2008 at 0:48) (Below Threshold) show comment
O my god! lovely, but what the name of the song ?
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flag h4rdc0r (May 12, 2008 at 0:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
epic!!!
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flag nanlrider (May 12, 2008 at 1:17) (Below Threshold) show comment
that would be awsome to ride down those hills! awsome vid
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flag garinofox (May 12, 2008 at 1:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
wtf?
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flag slimr (May 12, 2008 at 1:48) (Below Threshold) show comment
i love the place where theyre filming!i love freeriding man!!!but i dont think the riding its anything special..its just normal..
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flag demz (May 12, 2008 at 1:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
the beginning (when the camera slowly moves down from the tree tops to the rider and the scenery scene) was the best in this film. however, the rest wasn't not that impressive, because straight from the beginning it set up a mood of a really interesting and beautiful composition...

overall: the video is sort of alright.
tip: try to keep it all in the same theme

good luck and film more,
Dmitri
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flag el-shreddo (May 12, 2008 at 2:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
Nicely done, on a technical side, but I miss some kind of a story. At least something.
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flag trekrules (May 12, 2008 at 2:25) (Below Threshold) show comment
that is some beautifull landscape.
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flag jannik (May 12, 2008 at 2:29) (Below Threshold) show comment
it is one of the best video´s that i ever seen
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flag ride26 (May 12, 2008 at 6:08) (Below Threshold) show comment
you haven't seen many vids have you?
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flag DHR4C3R (May 12, 2008 at 4:04) (Below Threshold) show comment
Pretty nice..
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flag djrider2 (May 12, 2008 at 4:08) (Below Threshold) show comment
epic vid somthing different loved it (VOD)
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flag bvfreerider (May 12, 2008 at 4:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
I think for what his intended purpose was (the uni course) it is very well done. I can only imagine that had he just been making a video for shiz and giggles, it would've had better music. But since this is for a class, I'm sure Megadeath or 50-cent would've been out of place...
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flag freerider1234 (May 12, 2008 at 4:36) (Below Threshold) show comment
wow sick editing
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flag Thirty8 (May 12, 2008 at 4:47) (Below Threshold) show comment
bullshit..
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flag diegoinpala (May 12, 2008 at 4:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
not enought.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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flag artridersierpc (May 12, 2008 at 5:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
boring
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flag 401-401 (May 12, 2008 at 5:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
Very nice filming. I dislike the editing though. It looks like you didn't put enough effort in it. I mean, there are some areas where a transition (fade) would've been useful. Especially when switching from a rider to another (or from a scene to another).

Overall, good video. A bit monotonous maybe.

Keep up the good work.

Btw, what camera is he using?
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flag live4soccer92 (May 12, 2008 at 5:24) (Below Threshold) show comment
boring
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flag fattrick (May 12, 2008 at 5:39) (Below Threshold) show comment
Nice scenery and well made. the riding is quite average and gets boring with time.
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flag bartzt (May 12, 2008 at 5:40) (Below Threshold) show comment
boriiiing sleep>
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flag mattu (May 12, 2008 at 6:02) (Below Threshold) show comment
wheres frodo
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flag ascentryder17 (May 12, 2008 at 6:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
sweet
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flag lewy182 (May 12, 2008 at 7:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
FRODO U SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!. nah nice vid btw
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flag bikeordie (May 12, 2008 at 7:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
it is epic
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flag T-SUMS17 (May 12, 2008 at 7:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
nice but not not VOD!!!!!!!!!!
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flag dj82 (May 12, 2008 at 7:43) (Below Threshold) show comment
dude's, why not have a proper dh bike when you have all that to freakin ride !!!
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flag philipstonier (May 12, 2008 at 7:58) (Below Threshold) show comment
shitty riding shitty music but f*cking sweet lamb
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flag 0rangebike (May 12, 2008 at 8:04) (Below Threshold) show comment
The riding was allright. But the music made it cheesey and overdramatic. Not VOD worthy
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flag keird-stuff (May 12, 2008 at 8:07) (Below Threshold) show comment
god the music was poor haha
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flag makripper (May 12, 2008 at 8:08) (Below Threshold) show comment
hurting! you should not have used wild west cowboy music haha. its just not VOD material, once again!
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flag dbriz16 (May 12, 2008 at 8:09) (Below Threshold) show comment
it looks like a lot of good trails and quality camera footage on some crappy riders
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flag jaybird802 (May 12, 2008 at 8:10) (Below Threshold) show comment
weak
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flag dwlinkage (May 12, 2008 at 8:17) (Below Threshold) show comment
was extremely boring and repetitive to be honest
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flag eurotune2 (May 12, 2008 at 8:24) (Below Threshold) show comment
cool vid, whats a uni course?
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flag -revell-sam- (May 12, 2008 at 8:41) (Below Threshold) show comment
sooooo shit i hate dh
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flag levihynes (May 12, 2008 at 10:47) (Below Threshold) show comment
WHAT!!!????? HOW COULD SOMEONE HATE DOWNHILL i could see someone just like aw i dont really like downhill but hating it!!!! WHY!!??
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flag dwlinkage (May 12, 2008 at 8:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
fuk u revvell sam, dh rules
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flag gaz321 (May 12, 2008 at 8:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
cool vid where were the trails?
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flag bunkey0207 (May 12, 2008 at 8:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
I think that the video is quite nice, however, I think that the music etc is trying to make it a bit more epic than it actually is, I think your needing a bit more beautiful riding footage, other than just using the beauty of the land to do the work, and also maybe some more inspiring riding. Normally I wouldnt bother with creative critiscism, but as its for a Uni course then I think you need it. Its a good start, and the theme is good, I just think it needs the flow, feel, filming beauty, and most of all - riding, to go with it.
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flag mikestepaniuk (May 12, 2008 at 16:18) (Below Threshold) show comment
hey bunkey0207...ya sound like a school boy b*tch
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flag thebillykid (May 12, 2008 at 8:56) (Below Threshold) show comment
well i realy liked just cos its not someone uploading a pro edit/film thats not theres that you hav probably seen before and it getting VOD. but this was well done, its really hard 2 make a decent film if the riders ur filming arent that good ( i know from experience, haha sorry lads). this would be mental good if it were of some pro's, stil really liked it tho, well done, keep filming =)
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flag konanpiotruc (May 12, 2008 at 9:06) (Below Threshold) show comment
sheepish flim rlz lol2>
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flag nickbdhstreet (May 12, 2008 at 9:08) (Below Threshold) show comment
^^^^^^^completely agree
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flag Jamie1337 (May 12, 2008 at 9:09) (Below Threshold) show comment
finally something different and doesn't suck. nice vid
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flag kubeks (May 12, 2008 at 9:20) (Below Threshold) show comment
shit
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flag jonesyman (May 12, 2008 at 9:36) (Below Threshold) show comment
how is that the VOD
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flag robbie99d (May 12, 2008 at 10:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
gud camera wrk! slow vid thou i was bored
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flag mikestepaniuk (May 12, 2008 at 16:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
you should learn to spell
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flag derfmtb (May 12, 2008 at 10:13) (Below Threshold) show comment
awsome.
looks fun!
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flag dh-roach (May 12, 2008 at 10:34) (Below Threshold) show comment
gotta love "the good, the bad, and the ugly" soundtrack. awesome vid man. nice camera work and good editing. would've been a little better with more flow in the vid, but none the less still sick. well done!!!
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flag levihynes (May 12, 2008 at 10:45) (Below Threshold) show comment
to much slow motion but not bad
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flag nobrain (May 12, 2008 at 10:56) (Below Threshold) show comment
some real Mountain bike ( and not a catalog of tricks like most of the time)
thumb up
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flag lukecottier (May 12, 2008 at 11:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
totally epic awesum vid but not too keen on the music
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flag artbarn (May 12, 2008 at 11:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
filming was good, riding was bad and the music was the worst music ever used in a video
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flag brodieFreerider (May 12, 2008 at 11:13) (Below Threshold) show comment
it is a nice vid but i dont know if its VOD
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flag myleshelperman (May 12, 2008 at 11:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
EPIC!!!!
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flag runner (May 12, 2008 at 11:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
what is that song?, I recognize it from somewhere
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flag hardhead (May 12, 2008 at 11:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
pretty good i wouldn't of made it vod tough
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flag ilikebikes1 (May 12, 2008 at 11:58) (Below Threshold) show comment
that was totally sick many captured the soul of riding it was beautiful i wanna go ride wherever that was
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flag stp2rider64 (May 12, 2008 at 12:06) (Below Threshold) show comment
worst vod yet horrible biking no jumps and really gay music it sucked
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flag fonsex16 (May 12, 2008 at 12:11) (Below Threshold) show comment
tht's a realy nice vid, congratulate your brother and the rider
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flag spoutnik (May 12, 2008 at 12:11) (Below Threshold) show comment
I think I'm in love
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flag john540 (May 12, 2008 at 12:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
cool video but whats so special
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flag Sapinuski (May 12, 2008 at 12:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
to dramatic
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flag luke-bighit (May 12, 2008 at 12:18) (Below Threshold) show comment
good vid.be better if u had more jumps with u throwing tabletops coz theyre quite gd.and could b abit faster on the singletrack.a*
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flag markcz (May 12, 2008 at 12:24) (Below Threshold) show comment
"The Good The Bad and The Ugly" cowboy movie.
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flag macker (May 12, 2008 at 12:28) (Below Threshold) show comment
Good filming. Not enough biking
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flag c2crider (May 12, 2008 at 12:38) (Below Threshold) show comment
Very nice editing!
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flag roberm (May 12, 2008 at 12:40) (Below Threshold) show comment
Good cinimatography, however it was a piss poor choice in music. You don't need something with a fast beat, but I do want to be enguaged with the video...all in all, this was no peotic documentary, but rather a test of my attention span to see if i could make it through the video without falling asleep.
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flag drocko (May 12, 2008 at 13:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
anyone in here from boston and know that music??
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flag dylangrieve (May 12, 2008 at 13:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
That was pretty bad