The Bottom Line
- Features awesome pro skating from some of the best - Mullen, Mosley, Mumford, Thomas...
- DVD special features - highlights, Opinion tour, rider profiles, etc...
- Clean - not too much blood, cussing, or violence. As skate videos go, this one's easy to recommend
- No special hype or gimmicks - which is both a con and a pro!
Description
- DVD has special features - Highlights, Opinion Tour footage, Rider Profiles and more
- Features pro skaters Rodney Mullen, Chet Thomas, Gershon Mosley, Danny Gonzalez, Matt Mumford,
- ...Chad Fernandez, Jayme Fortune, Ben Pappas, Renton Millar, Mike Peterson, and Ryan Kenreich.
- The DVD is region coded for ALL regions - meaning it will work on any DVD player anywhere!
- Presented by Globe Shoes, and produced by Whyte House Productions
- The main video is a little over half an hour long
Guide Review - Opinion: skate video
You've got fast & furious Mumford, native Australian, hitting up his home turf. He's awesome. Then you go from no hair to Fernandez - who also skates incredibly. There's also Chet Thomas giving some simple, profound words on skating - and backing them up with his board. There's Gershon, Mosley, Fortune - Opinion: has an awesome lineup.
I have to admit, the Rodeny Mullen part was what attracted me first to this video. The guy is amazing. He's more than amazing. No matter what you think about his influence in building skateboards in China, you have to admit that he's just ridiculous to watch. No skater looks as one with his or her board as Mullen does, and no skater brings it to the next level in the same way. If he did rails and stairs, maybe people would talk about him more - I think that's lame. He's brilliant. And he pulls it all off with his calm, quiet, "normal guy" manner.
The DVD has some special features - enough to warrant owning it over the VHS version for sure. There's skater bios, some footage from the Opinion tour, Globe Ams, some trailers for other videos and more.
The Globe Opinion: video is easily recommendable. Though it's not the newest, it's one of the better skate videos available. Check it out.
