Customer Reviews

Adrenaline Rush (Large Format)

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3 star:		(1)
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I recently had the opportunity to view this film in its original IMAX format and it was quite an amazing experience. As someone who has recently taken a strong interest in the sport of skydiving, as well as BASE jumping (which I have yet to try), I found this movie as intriguing as any I have ever seen. Not only does this movie provide continuous outstanding shots of professional skydivers and BASE jumpers from around the globe, but it also takes you in great depth, into what goes on inside a person's head, and body, when they take life to the edge. Adrenaline Rush is a fun ride, and provides spectacular insight into what makes people push life to the extreme. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who as ever thrown themselves out of plane, off of a cliff, or anyone who has even the slightest bit of Adrenaline Junkie in them.

This is not only a knee jerking, heart stopping visual treat but and educational one as well. Unbelievable footage on base jumping and a downloadable teachers guide for those who feel to learn a little deeper of what makes them tick.

I give this four stars simply because the sky-diving and base jumping shots are awesome. Loved those. Didn't care much for the scientific explanations behind adrenaline junkies...really wanted more IMAX photography of the jumps themselves. Overall tho, v. cool.

Okay I am new to the sport of skydiving and eventually I will get into BASE jumping, but watching this DVD gave me the chills. Absolutely amazing. The IMAX footage could not be better. Even if you have the slightest interest in BASE jumping or skydiving BUY THIS DVD! It's worth every penny.

As far as Imax / bigscreen films go, this was only mediocre. The resolution is not up to par (not surprising, considering the weight of a true Imax camera). This is really more of a typical PBS show for the movies. It ends well, but the content is a little thin. The air shots, though, are very good and the skydivers are talented. Seeing the da Vinci parachute is obviously unique and worth the entry price for scientific historians or parachute / skydiver aficianados.

The title is a little misleading. It should have been titled something like "A Study In Skydiving" or "A Skydiving Story". There was no "Adrenaline Rush" to this video and I watched it on a 46" HDTV. The vid itself does not convert to the full screen. It's not a bad movie it's just that the title has you expecting something much more. You would think for an IMAX movie it would have some awesome skydive views but no, movies a little dry. I've seen better skydive vids on YouTube. If you can borrow this movie from someone or buy it for $5 or less then I would recommend it but not worth what I paid (less than $20) and seriously not worth the $40 plus being asked for it now. Now I've been tandem skydiving and that was an "Adrenaline Rush" and that I highly recommend at least once in your life time.

I had seen this movie a few years ago at an IMAX and it was awesome then and just as good now! Well worth the small price for this good DVD.

Mike Dags' review really hit the nail on the head. This video contains beautiful film work and script, although it isn't consistent throughout the video. The freefall videos taken from stationary cameras with telescopic zoom is really awesome. With all our familiar perspectives being relative, it is easy to forget "what is really going on". I suspect the majority of us that own this video are already jumpers, so the video may not be telling us "anything we don't already know", but the message goes far beyond just jumping in itself. I picked up a copy of this video for a wuffo friend who is trying to escape from a lot negative risk taking behaviors such as hard drugs (heroin). Hopefully, this video will help inspire this friend into positive calculated-risk behaviors that will lead to a better life. Time will only tell.

I first saw this movie at an IMAX theatre at the AIr & Space Museum in DC. I loved it then and I love it now too. It touches on some of the science involved in risk and also has gorgeous shots of different jumps. I recommend it to all of my friends and bought it just so I could show it to everybody.

Being the first WMVHD content disc I've purchased, I can't speak to how it might compare with other titles out there in this format, but it didn't disappoint and in fact it has inspired me to get back into skydiving. I did find it to be a little short in running time especially considering the little 'history of Adrenaline' segment which wasn't in keeping with the rest of the content. It's for these two reasons that I didn't give it a five star rating, but if you're after HD program content to play on your computer, and you don't suffer from vertigo, then this is an excellent choice.