Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: cyclecross films
• Run Time: 58.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GPXZ9C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,345 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Pleasure and pain, glory and defeat, mud and...more mud, PURESWEETHELL tells the story of cyclocross, a sport that has emerged as bike racing's punk rock cousin. Told from an insider's perspective, the filmmakers traveled to 'cross competitions throughout north America, dug up vintage photos and film footage, and followed 'cross luminaries Justin Robinson, Gina Hall, Barry Wicks and Rick Hunter. Shot entirely on Super 8 and supported by experimental rock music, PURESWEETHELL surfaces both the strong community behind the solitary sport and the grace that arises amidst all of its grit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for shop video, not that great otherwise., November 12, 2007

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Paul Lundgren (Ames, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pure Sweet Hell (DVD)

The video documents a season of cyclocross racing in the United States. The filmmaker followed the circuit with an 8mm camera, taking footage of numerous races, and documenting the comments of the main participants off-camera while the footage rolls.

Frankly, I found it boring. The film quality was grainy, by the very nature of 8mm film. There wasn't really a plot, just a series of comments on how much fun 'cross is, even if it does hurt like hell, and even if the footage was kinda neat, it was basically one long highlight reel, with no plot line or character development. I ended up donating it to my local bike shop to play on the TV during the day. That's about the only place it might be appropriate.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PURESWEETAWESOME, September 6, 2007

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Thomas E. Rousculp "ten-four" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pure Sweet Hell (DVD)

This is the best thing to watch when you're gearing up for cross season or to get your friends into cross. It's beautifully shot, has a great soundtrack and makes you want to go for a ride. I loaned it to my neighbor and he watched it when he was riding the rollers last winter. Just a great film!