Skateboarding Reviews - Videos & DVDs

Every time I see this disc on my shelf I'm reminded of that commercial for cheese. Remember that tagline:

"Behold the power of cheese"?

Maybe I should be playing this DVD more often rather than seeing it on the shelf and remarking about the glory of cheese. As cheeses go I like a Havarti-Dill or Brie. On occasion, I like a port wine cheese. This concludes the gay portion of this review.

Yeah, I should really be watching more of this DVD and discussing cheese less. Behold, from the cubed folks at Consolidated, is a great video. Lots of cool footage and interesting spots - a pleasant departure from the same old spots.

Behold starts with Seth McCallum then Brian Heck - they both kill it. Heck skates poles, banks, transitions and everything with a relaxed yet passionate flow. So, what sort of name is Heck? I imaging one would get a lot of crap growing up. "Where the heck is Heck?"

Peterson, Wilburn and Karma were the true stand-outs in this flick. Naturally, everyone rocked, but these three were awesome.

On the bailing side, there was one spectacular slam that took him down a brick bank, into a cement ditch filled with water. Before splashing into the water, he nails the far wall of the ditch from his momentum, then drops into the H₂O. Ouch!

Once a person really gets into video editing, they realize that you can't have hard breaks from one clip to another. You need a transition of some kind. It could be something as simple as fading from one scene to the next or it could involve a skit. Yes, a skit. The folks at Consolidated Skateboards decided that humorous skits would be the best way to move from one part to another, cueing the viewer that they would be seeing a new part next.

These short skits ran the gamut from a guy getting his legs ripped with a chainsaw to a man in a dumpster wearing a small baby costume with his body hidden under the trash (ya know, the old dumpster abortion trick). We are also treated to a rabbit tearing its foot off and giving it to another rabbit for good luck - lots of blood. My favorite was the doctor delivering a very hard-plastic-looking baby, with a full beard. It was shot from the mother's head perspective which gave us a nice glimpse of a hot set of legs... despite the delivery mess.

The only one I didn't like was the skit involving shooting a rat in a bucket. The footage looked pretty real - just a harmless white rat trapped in a bucket with the barrel of a gun aimed at it. We here the trigger click (like a bb-gun) and the rat goes still. It may have been fake, but if you're going to kill a gross animal - particularly a rat - why not find a mangy NYC rat that's the size of a bear and wants to kill you first. What would Pam Anderson and her PETA pals have to say?

There you have it. From BEHOLDing the power of cheese to kick-ass skating and a few funny skits (one not so funny), you should buy a copy of this DVD.

Every time I see this disc on my shelf I'm reminded of that fucking cheese commercial. Remember that tagline:

"Behold the power of cheese"?

Maybe I should be playing this DVD more often rather than seeing it on the shelf and remarking about the glory of cheese. As cheeses go I like a Havarti-Dill or Brie. On occasion, I like a port wine cheese. This concludes the gay portion of this fucking review.

Yeah, I should really be watching more of this DVD and discussing cheese less. Behold, from the cubed folks at Consolidated, is a great fucking video. Lots of cool footage and interesting spots - a pleasant departure from the same old spots.

Behold starts with Seth McCallum then Brian Heck - they both kill it. Heck skates poles, banks, transitions and everything with a relaxed yet passionate flow. So, what the fuck sort of name is Heck? I imaging one would get a lot of shit growing up. "Where the heck is Heck?" I wonder if he had a friend named Fuck?

Peterson, Wilburn and Karma were the true stand-outs in this flick. Naturally, everyone rocked, but these three were awesome.

On the bailing side, there was one spectacular slam that took him down a brick bank, into a cement ditch filled with water. Before splashing into the water, he fucking nails the far wall of the ditch from his momentum, then drops into the H₂O. Ouch!

Once a person really gets into video editing, they realize that you can't have hard breaks from one clip to another. You need a transition of some kind. It could be something as simple as fading from one scene to the next or it could involve a skit. Yes, a fucking skit. The folks at Consolidated Skateboards decided that humorous skits would be the best way to move from one part to another, cueing the viewer that they would be seeing a new part next.

These short skits ran the gamut from a guy getting his legs ripped with a fucking chainsaw to a man in a dumpster wearing a small baby costume with his body hidden under the trash (ya know, the old dumpster abortion trick). We are also treated to a rabbit tearing its foot off and giving it to another rabbit for good luck - lots of blood. My favorite was the doctor delivering a very hard-plastic-looking baby, with a full beard. It was shot from the mother's head perspective which gave us a nice glimpse of a hot set of legs... despite the delivery mess.

The only one I didn't like was the skit involving shooting a rat in a bucket. The footage looked pretty fucking real - just a harmless white rat trapped in a bucket with the barrel of a gun aimed at it. We here the trigger click (like a bb-gun) and the rat goes still. It may have been fake, but if you're going to kill a gross animal - particularly a rat - why not find a mangy NYC rat that's the size of a fucking bear and wants to fucking kill you first. What would Pam Anderson and her fucking PETA pals have to say?

There you have it. From BEHOLDing the power of cheese to kick-ass skating and a few funny skits (one not so fucking funny), you should buy a copy of this DVD.