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Extreme Days [VHS]

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Forget "American Pie 2" or any of these other movies that may have made you laugh out loud a few times. "Extreme Days" was the biggest surprise I've had in the longest time. Like all the other reviews say, this movie makes you enjoy it without having to roust up teenage hormones with nudity or langauge. The storyline may seem like your basic teen movie, but this story really delievers. Keys to good movies are making the characters likeable... and this one succeeds in making them *loveable*! You can't help but enjoy this crew. Four College friends go out on a roadtrip to honor one of the friends dead Grandfather - who supported their wild antics. The whole story just weaves in and out, and NEVER lets the viewer get bored or out of touch. By the end of the film, it's inspring final words, you'll definatly be speaking highly of this adrenaline filled, wholesome film. It doesn't preach religon, which is why I love it so much. It gets a simple, every day message thru in the best way I can think of... by making you laugh and enjoy one of the best films I've came across in quite awhile.

I have been wanting to see "Extremedays" since I saw the trailer for it when I saw "The Fast and the Furious" (another great pick!)! When I saw that my video store had it I did not hesitate in renting it. I went home put in the DVD, sat down had my cup of Pepsi and my Taco Bell dinner, and watched a very funny, action-packed, romantic (yes, I said romantic) comedy. The movie is about four friends who go on a very cool road trip to get a car and some money. Along the way they pick up a hot girl, and do a whole lot of wicked sports! This movie even though it did poorly in theaters (maybe because it's a Christian movie) it has some of the best sports footage of skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX Biking, dirtbike riding and a whole lot more. A honest DVD-viewer will notice that the picture quality on the DVD is not up to par. But, the awesome 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo soundtracks make up for it. If you are an old person who does not like loudness, do yourself (and your hearing-aid)a favor and not watch this at maximum level. The really hard and heavy soundtrack will knock the socks off of you. Featuring songs from Christian artists like P.O.D., DC Talk, Project 86, Jars of Clay, PAX-217 and lots, lots more, many non-Christians will enjoy this. Very suitable for young audiences. Rated PG for some thematic elements (mostly about relatives dying) and crude humor (the guys light up their farts, a very funny scene). No language, no sex, no violence (unless you count falling off skateboards violent). This is suitable for everyone.

I love this movie. It's basically the story of four guys who scrape up enough money to go on a huge road trip, complete with surfing, snowboarding, dirt biking, and other extreme sports. They meet up with a girl who joins them in their sports craze, but things don't go exactly as planned. Of course, Extreme Days is corny and isn't going to win any Academy Awards, but that's not what the producers were going for. They were trying to provide a clean alternative to all the trashy teen movies that have been made in the last few years. I loved it because there was no swearing, no sex, and no graphic violence. Most people would hate this movie for that very reason, but I thought it was great and it's definitely going on my wish list. The soundtrack is awesome Christian rock--Toby Mac and Michael Tait from dctalk, sonicflood, Audio Adrenaline. And even though Extreme Days was co-produced by a company that sells Christian clothing, it's not preachy or overly religious. If you are looking for a funny, entertaining movie that's not full of hard language and sex, this is the movie for you!

Even if you're not into Christian films, this movie isn't pushing religion down anyone's throat... God is brought up once or twice, but still a great movie with no sex, cussing, sick pictures, etc. When I heard about this movie, I was wondering how good this movie can really be. But it's great! I have never laughed so hard in my entire life!!! The sports (skateboarding, biking, surfing, snowboarding, paintball wars, mountain climbing) are extreme! The characters are great and hilarious, and this is not just another teen movie! It's great for the whole family! I laughed more than in Rush Hour or at Who's Line it is Anyway?!

Funny movie! The blue flame scene is worth the price of admission alone!! Great story line about life's difficult moments, also. The "X Games" style sports scenes were amazing. If you like grocery store NASCAR, SEE THIS MOVIE! If you like going on road trips, SEE THIS MOVIE! If you like pickled eggs, SEE THIS MOVIE! If you just want to laugh and feel good, SEE THIS MOVIE!

I saw this movie last night, and I LOVED it!!!! It was SO not what I was expecting. It was hilarious, with quite a few good Christian morals mixed in. And the best part was that it was clean - no sex, no drugs, no swearing. If you have a random sense of humor, like extreme sports, and/or are craving a nice, clean, GOOD movie, watch this one! It rocks!

I know it sounds odd, I read it though, when I was a film student I had one of the writers for a professor and he let us read it as a run through, so that he and the director could ear it read. It was great, and I just ordered it without even seeing it! I trust that it is a great film.

...At first I was sort of skeptical about this movie but that all changed when the film started. I like to snowboard a lot and the first scene with snowboarding and paintball combined was quite brillant and new! Too bad ski resorts don't allow that to happen! All around great movie, not to mention my absolute favorite one of all time! The day this movie comes out on VHS and DVD I plan to buy it!

Great movie! A group of us went and we all enjoyed it. Plenty of humor and plenty of sports we'd never try (yet it was fun imagining). The painful skateboard landings are definitely something I could do.

Everything! Everything is to like about this film.

My youngest brother watched this movie first and then told me I had to see it. I gave in and watched it with him, and laughed hysterically.

First of all in response to some other comments about this movie-- Christian films just like secular films require money, and support. You won't see big names like Disney backing up a Christian film, and you can't expect the same viewing quality. The Passion, made by Mel Gibson was the first Christian film that had film quality, and not everyone has the amount of money or resources as Mel.

That asside, this movie was awesome. It was powerful. It was geared toward a young audience and has some childish scenes, but still makes for an amazing family movie night. It's a movie with a lesson. It's a movie with a point. But most importantly---

It's a movie WITHOUT language, sex, violence, nudity, and gore.

Completely appropriate for the entire family, and a movie I am proud to own. I am a 20 year old college student and I still think it's the best movie (Jonah (Veggie Tales) being a close second) I've ever seen.

I'm not going to hype this up as a movie that places all the focus on Jesus, because I do think they could have used a few more scenes that included prayer, and/or talking about the Lord. However, I think it's clean, and the overall plot is a story of how God can take the seemingly bad things in life and turn them into good if we would place our trust in Him.

The Genesis 50:20 rule "What you intended for bad, the Lord intended for good."

If you would like to see a Christian film with a real message, complete honesty, true cleanliness, and non-stop hilarity, buy this movie! And watch it over and over again--you will want to, trust me.

Thanks for readin,

In His Grip,
AJ