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First Descent
Documentary - 2005
First Descent
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7.0
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First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska.
Director:
,
Kemp Curly
,
Kevin Harrison
Cast:
,
Terje Haakonsen
,
Travis Rice
,
Shawn Farmer
,
Shaun White
,
Hannah Teter
,
Shawn Farmer
,
Nick Perata

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Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
2 Dec 2005
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Czech
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$739,690
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
First Descent comes off as an overlong, overstuffed promo for an 'industry' that hasn't needed promoting since the movie's target audience was in diapers.
– Mark Holcomb,
Village Voice,
6 Dec 2005
fresh:
They're amazing athletes.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
5 Dec 2005
fresh:
An adequate if slightly overlong history of the sport, Descent adheres to the same storytelling trajectory as documentary predecessors on surfing and skateboarding.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
2 Dec 2005
fresh:
It doesn't get gnarlier than this.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
2 Dec 2005
fresh:
At almost two hours, First Descent still moves along briskly, offering something for everyone, including the skeptical crowd that still thinks all snowboarders smoke pot and listen to Black Flag.
– Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Dec 2005
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