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By: Nfinit

Nfinit — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:28:47 +0000

Just goes to show you can’t please everyone. A film with this much hype is bound to disappoint. But I was still impressed. The venues and the presentation are what make the movie different. If they didn’t change it up it would just fall into the same categories as the rest. At least with how they presented the movie it will stand out from the pack

CO misses you shay!

By: ray

ray — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:20:37 +0000

I think “The Art of Flight” was a spectacularly filmed movie! But as the others have said I didn’t find it as “hyping” as other films. It was good to see more into the life of a pro but if I don’t get amped to ride while watching the film, then I may not watch it as much. I still hold “That’s it That’s all” as my most favorite snowboard flick and I feel a little let down by the most anticipated film of the season that didn’t give me the same charisma. All-in-all a great film just not so energizing. I can’t wait to see the film they make for next year, hopefully they will put the charm back in it!

By: Stefan George Gavrilescu

Stefan George Gavrilescu — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:15:15 +0000

Seen it a couple of times and I believe it’s a good movie. Far from the best snowboarding movie, but I wouldn’t even call it that.
I would call it more like a snowboarding documentary. Exactly as you’ve said, it lacks a lot of the snowboarding feeling, but it does give you some inside feeling of what’s it like to be a high class sponsored snowboarder like Travis.

If I would recommend it to somebody else? Hell yes. It’s another way of shooting the snowboarding movies. You can definitely see the shooting techniques are better, and the scenery is AMAZING.

Thumbs Up for “Art of Flight” !!! Not THE BEST … but definitely one of them.

By: keither

keither — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:51:16 +0000

TITA was pretty much all slo-mo….. 😉 just sayin

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:57:30 +0000

I don’t think it’s fair to assume that most (if not all) of the people who thought the movie was over hyped are people who prefer park or jibbing.
I will be the first to tell you that I am not good at snowboarding yet. in fact, i kinda suck at both park & non park riding 😉 I would like to think that somehow puts me in a position with somewhat of a different perspective lol. a not-very-good snowboarder who have watched his fair share of snowboarding movies for the love of the sport.

true, the riding was awesome. something i could definitely aspire to the next time i ride. true, the cinematics are unbelievable….with the possible exception with what could almost be perceived as excessive use of slow-mo….i mean, for riding it makes sense, but there were waaay too many non-riding shots that were done in slow mo. Maybe Chappelle was right, everything is better in slow motion …And i can only imagine the amount of man hours + $$ that goes into the film.

but i personally prefer TITA over AOF because TITA to me was more of a ‘snowboarding’ movie. if there was a snowboarding channel on TV, i’d imagine TITA would get played more there, whereas AOF might get equal time between the snowboarding channel and something like the discovery channel. I guess I agree with keither in the sense that I was reminded of films like Planet Earth and Life when I watched AOF.

maybe that’s the new trend some of the snowboarding films are heading towards…

now if you’ll excuse me, i’m gonna go watch the movie again for what it is. 😀

By: keither

keither — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:27:54 +0000

All these people saying the movie was over hyped and needed more riding…….. go hike a park box. That’s where you belong.
I’ve watched it probably 5-6 times and it gets better every time.
You guys obviously have no idea how much work goes into a project like this.
Best snowboard vid made so far. Best shots, best tricks, best sequences (nobody has even mentioned the rifles and propane tanks), when you break it down, the movie is simply the best. Maybe it’s because I’m such a fan of “Planet Earth” and “Life”.
People are getting WAYYYYY too used to the handrail, handrail, wallride, stairgap, handrail, slow-mo handrail, wallride, trick after trick after trick video parts. All you A.D.D. jib kids need to sit back and appreciate a REAL snowboard flick. It isn’t about getting as many shots as you can, it’s about getting that ONE shot that matters. It’s about the travel, the experience, the struggles, the triumphs, the effort, the people, and the self reward. This movie demonstrated all of that and more. It’s not that there needs to be more riding, it’s that all you A.D.D. jib kids can’t sit still for a full 80mins.

By: t

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:19:23 +0000

needed more riding! it was way over hyped, should have waited to torrent rather then purchase on itunes.

By: wonton

wonton — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:56:54 +0000

It was love/hate for me. On one hand it was a totally different perspective because of the level of cinematography and riding but on the other hand I was getting annoyed with how they seemed to have to re-start each trick 3 times and then half way through switch it to slow-mo, it lost the flow. It also seemed like on some of the shots you lost a little of the magnitude of the riding because the shot was taking in so much of the mountain (but then that was what made it cool too). The reality of it is that no camera can give you the true feeling of how it really is…And the part where Lando goes for it even tho it seems pretty obvious that they knew it was going to avy…sucks. Lando’s parts were siiick tho, as were Nico’s. It’s not quite the “Endless Summer” of snow but is the closest so far and was fun to watch at the premier in Seattle. In the end they they did do something original and artistic and the riding was top notch so more positive then negative for sure. Was waiting for the snowmobile bail from the trailer tho..

By: Keither

Keither — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:30:37 +0000

whoa I didn’t think I wrote that much