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The Crash Reel

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#1 · (Edited)
Just watched the documentary the other day of Kevin Pearce and how his slam effected his life. Its kinda weird to think "what if" he didnt get hurt and stayed in the game.

After watching it, it does make you wonder, should they cap how big some features are made? :dunno:

heres a free link:

Watch The Crash Reel (2013) Online for Free - Viooz
 
#8 ·
Yea it was depressing but also uplifting in some ways. It definitely puts life into perspective and KP and especially his family are inspiring people. They are all so strong.

I particularly identified with his brother David and their relationship. My older brother and only sibling also has Down's Syndrome and while depressing to think about the hand he was dealt, watching him deal with it my whole life has certainly made me a stronger, better person. Whenever I get down on myself or stupid shit I have to deal with, one trip back home brings me back to reality and makes me realize that I actually have it pretty fucking easy.

Wandered off topic there a bit I know...
 
#9 ·
I agree though, sometimes you have to be brought back to reality when it comes to life. Everyone gets worked up over smal shit in life. happens to the best of us. It could be a bad snow day, things getting icy, not being able to land a trick.

but at the end of the day you can still ride, and do alot of things we take for granted.
 
#12 ·
MAHALO'z for the link!!! I've been wanting to watch it since I heard about it:thumbsup: Very mind opening! That one kid who suffered 2 TBI's and kept giggling was sad... almost disturbing. There was a shot of him hitting a rail then jumping up and down giggling like a little kid. That confused me. Its as if he was still riding with his TBI injuries:icon_scratch:

KP... respect
 
#14 ·
It's an absolutely fantastic flick. I've watched it all the way through three times. I try to watch some things like that and "A Dozen More Turns" occasionally to stay grounded. We all like to go out there and have fun, but we have to keep a proper perspective on what can go wrong too.

When I first started snowboarding, I wanted to huck 720s and double backflips and shit. Now, I have no desire to ever do those things. First of all, I'm just not that good. Everyone has an inherent talent level and mine is just not at that level and I'm fine with that. Secondly, I found that I don't need to do those kinds of things to have fun. If I can get to a point where I'm comfortable with all four 180s and spinning 360 both ways, I'm good. Maybe even get to a point where I'll throw a backflip on a pow day. But beyond that, nah I'm out. What those guys do in the pipe and in big air is fun to watch, but in reality I can't imagine it's all that fun to do. Those guys are going off of pure muscle memory. It's more aerial gymnastics than it is snowboarding.
 
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#16 ·
Resurrecting this thread because, incredibly, I only now got around to watching The Crash Reel.

Awesome documentary and good reminder about how dangerous some of this ish is. (Not that I go anywhere near half-pipes.) One face plant and bam, life changed. Or you're dead.

Funny thing is, as bad as the face plant was/looked, some of the other crashes looked way worse. Hitting the lip always looks terrible - it's a wonder Shaun White is alive, btw - and there's a short segment showing all sorts of extreme sports crashes. The snowmobile and dirt bike ones are nuts.

Great film, make an effort to see it if you haven't already.
 
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