The Art of Flight

2011
8.2| 1h20m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 08 September 2011 Released
Producted By: Red Bull Media House
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.artofflightmovie.com
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Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents, and wrong-turns strike.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
sinclair195 I'm probably just echoing some of the other reviews on here, but I'm compelled to write my first review on IMDb because I just love this film so much.I'm a keen snowboarder myself (although not even remotely in the same ballpark as these guys) so I guess I'm more likely to love it, but I've watched it with some skiers and some non-snow-sport enthusiasts and they all thought it looked amazing at least. I mean, I would watch this for some of the shots of the helicopters.This film is a few years old now but it looks absolutely cutting-edge. The cinematography is incredible, the super slow-mo shots are breathtaking and the soundtrack fits it perfectly. You will be blown away as these guys just launch themselves off the side of mountains in incredible locations or execute gravity-defying jumps.I challenge you to watch this and not want to strap a board on yourself!
nathanfeenan The film series "The Art of Flight " was considered to be a groundbreaking step in the skiing and snowboarding film industry. Never before seen camera technology and camera angles were used in the film series. The film received plenty of both positive and negative reviews on movie reviews websites like IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. There didn't seem to be any "in between-ers" who liked some parts and disliked others. The people that said they didn't like it had one argument to back it up and that was that it was only because of the big time sponsors that Curt Morgan, the director was able to make such a good film. The people that have no knowledge of the world of skiing and snowboarding appeared to be the ones who bashed Curt Morgan for the Flight documentary series. What most people don't know is that Curt Morgan has been making skiing and snowboarding and even Bmx and skateboarding films for over a decade. And that only a couple of years ago Red Bull picked him up and began to provide him with a bigger budget to make films. To say that he is unskilled and relies on the "hollywood style budget" is false and inaccurate. Besides "The Art of Flight", Director and producer Curt Morgan has made over a dozen other low-budget films ranging from skateboarding movies to free-form slope skiing and extreme skiing films. What I like most about the movie and Curt Morgan's style of filming is that he strays away from the typical format for a documentary. Cutscenes of riders throwing up tricks litter the entire film added in as eye candy in between interviews with the skiers. Personally I think that it was a great documentary film. It didn't focus on just the skiing part it went into detail and showed the dangers that the riders faced in riding and descending mountains that had never been rode on ever before. The danger of avalanches and ice caves were real, and at one point an avalanche almost killed 2 riders as they were coming down the mountain. His "raw" style of filming and the way he doesn't edit out mistakes and keeps the camera rolling shows his innovative and abnormal filming techniques. I've always been a fan of Curt Morgan films and personally have all of his movies at home that I watch frequently. Just goes to show how skilled he is that even after seeing it several times before I still sit on the edge of my seat every time I watch it.
jdabbott51-318-439916 No disrespect to the photographers or makers of this film. And its for them I give any stars at all. The scenery and the shots were top-notch if not some of the best ever. But like every ski/snowboard movie ever made there is always some attempt at trying to find substance. The most recent Warren Miller movies have really tackled the search for substance quite profoundly with worldly travels and meaningful encounters with other cultures.Art of Flight fails on its attempt at substance greatly. The first endeavor starts in Alaska. The snowboarding is awesome, the talent is definitely there . . . but then they take us to an off moment where they show what the snowboarders do when they're not snowboarding. Suddenly we're transported to the Palin ranch where a snowboarder is firing a shot gun to decapitate a tree, blowing up a propane tank and then starting the mother of all bonfires.They then go to Chile, pay marginal lip service to the earthquake victims of Chile . . . but the presence of anyone actually Chilenean is minimal.They then go to the Patagonia, and the only Argentine we see is a crazed old man making oddball "there's a devil in that thar canyon!" like comments. All in all, these snowboarders are awesome at their craft, but they're young and cocky. It doesn't feel as if there's any respect for the landscapes they encounter, but rather its just some cocky rock stardom attitude at "having been there done that and watch me break dance on the top of this mesa" type attitude. Also, while snow mobiles might be fun, I was so NOT entertained during the whole snow mobile portion. Snowmobiles are fun as hell to ride, but boring as hell to watch. Again, for a sport that utilizes nature greatly, it's amazing how much resources and oil was burned in the making of this film. The name "Art of Flight" seems like such a transcendental and fun name for a snowboard film, yet most flying occurred in a helicopter. This film may appeal to anyone 18 or under, but for anyone 25 and up you'll love the views but probably find the snowboarders to be daft and dumb as I did. Stick to the latest Warren Miller movies with Johnny Mosely offering a well written and excellently delivered narratives instead.
burgerboy231 "The Art of Flight" is "The Odyssey" of snowboard movies. It's epic camera work makes even Warren Miller look like an amateur. Red Bull helps pull out all the stops, to produce the most wild documentation of the world of snowboarding out there.Travis Rice, John Jackson, and Mark "Lando" Landvik take the world of snowboarding to a new level in the opening scene alone, which sets the tone, and gives you a small taste of what's in store for the rest of the film.The crew even gives you a small inside look into their lives during the planning phases and cloudy down days that prevent filming.There's not not too much more that can be said about the film beyond "Epic" aside from watch the film. It's the only way to fully understand.Great sound track. Ground breaking film.The Art of Flight.