Sep 21, 2008

That's It, That's all World Premiere

That�s It That�s All World Premiere
By: George Crosland

Director, Co-Producer, Cinematographer, Editor � Curt Morgan
Co-Producer, Professional Snowboarder � Travis Rice

Starring: Travis Rice, Nicolas Muller, Terje Hakonsen, Jeremy Jones, John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Pat Moore, Scotty Lago, Bryan Iguchi, Jake Blauvelt, Danny Kass, Kyle Clancy, Mama Rice and more

Locations: New Zealand, Valdez, Munich, Tokyo, Jackson�and more�all filmed in Hi Def, 35 mm, super 16

Around 6 seasons ago a young man, known at the time by few people Bryan Iguchi being one, went to the Superpark and finagled his way in somehow (with the help of Danny Kass maybe?). At that point in time no one had any idea what was about to be released upon the snowboarding world. That young man was Travis Rice and since then he has come to be one of the most influential riders of our time. Only history will tell, but he could become the most influential of all time, or most certainly a 10 year period in the history of snowboarding. A bold statement, yes but few who know would argue the above statements.

Travis has been working on the film That�s It, That�s All for 2 seasons. No expenses were spared and this was supposed to be the snowboard movie to top all snowboard movies that have come before it. That is a lot to live up to and of course this movie could not have been made without all the snowboard movies that have come along but understand, this is a bad ass movie. On Saturday September 6th the movie was un-veiled to the public. Well, not really the public but those those were lucky enough to get a ticket to the party at the swanky bar in downtown San Diego. This was a pretty well and poorly organized event. Only a few tickets were printed but then somehow there was a list so a ticket meant nothing and many very influential people were denied entry, which was the poor part of it. If you were on the list, you were set. Being sponsored by Red Bull and Quiksilver, no expense was spared. There were no riots, no huge lines, possibly the general public did not even try. Inside, it was a whose who of snowboarding, Travis, Danny Kass, Bob McKnight and on and on and on. They had a killer screen set up for VIP�s, free Red Bull and Vodka for all, small screens everywhere and I heard a Zimmerman photo gallery that was sick. Every one was feeling good or seemed like they were in a good mood to see the show.

So was the movie all it was hyped up to be, was it worth the millions it took to make, and was it worth the two years it made to make? In a word, yes. The opening montage alone was insane with no snowboarding even. Scenes of avalanches, mountain goats and scenery that would make National Geographic jealous, the cinematography was amazing. It goes to a scene with Travis, Mark Landvik and John Jackson riding Zealand, just having a blast and it goes on from there. Hearing the likes of Bryan Iguchi, Travis�s mom and other well respected people talk about Travis was very cool. The movie is all action but also part documentary. Not like documentary like your teachers make you watch but you do get a good glimpse into what helped Travis become Travis. One of the sickest things in the movies was Travis and crew �playing� in Jackson Hole, jibbing a 40 ft tall tree- amazing. Another favorite scene was Travis riding with Nicolas Muller and the Viking in BC. Of course Alaska with the king of Alaska Jeremy Jones was sick. Jeremy goes over the falls so to speak and talks about going to Alaska for the first time with $1200 and a 100 Cliff Bars. $1100 of his money went to heli time. There were scenes from the Tokyo snowdome that you would see on Fuel�s Daily Update but it gives you good glimpses in his life. Overall it lived up to the hype. I do not recall being blown away by any one part like say Johan in TB 5 but then again I was watching on one of the crappy little TV�s. It possibly seemed long with the focus being one thing which is different than your traditional movie with many various parts. Also it is possible that so much came so fast that it was hard to hard for my small brain to comprehend. Would like to watch it at home and get back to you. The music was kind of techno hardcore, not my kind of music but it matched the dramatic ness of the movie. For sure it was amazing, for sure it will be a new benchmark and for sure you should get it. Any rider should have it on heavy rotation; hell any film student should have it rotation for that matter - That�s It, That�s All

Director, Co-Producer, Cinematographer, Editor � Curt Morgan
Co-Producer, Professional Snowboarder � Travis Rice

Starring: Travis Rice, Nicolas Muller, Terje Hakonsen, Jeremy Jones, John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Pat Moore, Scotty Lago, Bryan Iguchi, Jake Blauvelt, Danny Kass, Kyle Clancy, Mama Rice and more

Locations: New Zealand, Valdez, Munich, Tokyo, Jackson�and more�all filmed in Hi Def, 35 mm, super 16

Around 6 seasons ago a young man, known at the time by few people Bryan Iguchi being one, went to the Superpark and finagled his way in somehow (with the help of Danny Kass maybe?). At that point in time no one had any idea what was about to be released upon the snowboarding world. That young man was Travis Rice and since then he has come to be one of the most influential riders of our time. Only history will tell, but he could become the most influential of all time, or most certainly a 10 year period in the history of snowboarding. A bold statement, yes but few who know would argue the above statements.

Travis has been working on the film That�s It, That�s All for 2 seasons. No expenses were spared and this was supposed to be the snowboard movie to top all snowboard movies that have come before it. That is a lot to live up to and of course this movie could not have been made without all the snowboard movies that have come along but understand, this is a bad ass movie. On Saturday September 6th the movie was un-veiled to the public. Well, not really the public but those those were lucky enough to get a ticket to the party at the swanky bar in downtown San Diego. This was a pretty well and poorly organized event. Only a few tickets were printed but then somehow there was a list so a ticket meant nothing and many very influential people were denied entry, which was the poor part of it. If you were on the list, you were set. Being sponsored by Red Bull and Quiksilver, no expense was spared. There were no riots, no huge lines, possibly the general public did not even try. Inside, it was a whose who of snowboarding, Travis, Danny Kass, Bob McKnight and on and on and on. They had a killer screen set up for VIP�s, free Red Bull and Vodka for all, small screens everywhere and I heard a Zimmerman photo gallery that was sick. Every one was feeling good or seemed like they were in a good mood to see the show.

So was the movie all it was hyped up to be, was it worth the millions it took to make, and was it worth the two years it made to make? In a word, yes. The opening montage alone was insane with no snowboarding even. Scenes of avalanches, mountain goats and scenery that would make National Geographic jealous, the cinematography was amazing. It goes to a scene with Travis, Mark Landvik and John Jackson riding Zealand, just having a blast and it goes on from there. Hearing the likes of Bryan Iguchi, Travis�s mom and other well respected people talk about Travis was very cool. The movie is all action but also part documentary. Not like documentary like your teachers make you watch but you do get a good glimpse into what helped Travis become Travis. One of the sickest things in the movies was Travis and crew �playing� in Jackson Hole, jibbing a 40 ft tall tree- amazing. Another favorite scene was Travis riding with Nicolas Muller and the Viking in BC. Of course Alaska with the king of Alaska Jeremy Jones was sick. Jeremy goes over the falls so to speak and talks about going to Alaska for the first time with $1200 and a 100 Cliff Bars. $1100 of his money went to heli time. There were scenes from the Tokyo snowdome that you would see on Fuel�s Daily Update but it gives you good glimpses in his life. Overall it lived up to the hype. I do not recall being blown away by any one part like say Johan in TB 5 but then again I was watching on one of the crappy little TV�s. It possibly seemed long with the focus being one thing which is different than your traditional movie with many various parts. Also it is possible that so much came so fast that it was hard to hard for my small brain to comprehend. Would like to watch it at home and get back to you. The music was kind of techno hardcore, not my kind of music but it matched the dramatic ness of the movie. For sure it was amazing, for sure it will be a new benchmark and for sure you should get it. Any rider should have it on heavy rotation; hell any film student should have it rotation for that matter - That�s It, That�s All

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