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Special Features
- The Making of Storm: Behind the scenes in South Georgia Island
Editorial Reviews
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Warren Miller's Storm is another dazzling travelogue of extreme snow-sports fanatics doing their thing in the most amazing places on Earth. Join Storm's crew on a helicopter skiing trip to beautiful Blue River, British Columbia, and later get inside the psychology of Aspen, Colorado, residents who live for snow and spend every day in the mountains. Take a retrospective detour to Sun Valley, where property was once cheap, Hemingway and Gary Cooper vacationed together, and Miller--now almost 80--began shooting his first 8mm ski movies in 1947. Cross the desert in Lake Tahoe to ascend white-topped hills ripe for snowboarding, and hang out with extreme bikers for whom cities, parks, campuses, and mountains are all part of the same stunt-worthy surface. The film's grandest segment finds skier-climbers replicating Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated trip to Antarctica's South Georgia Island, one of the most haunting and astonishing spots on the planet. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
STORM transports viewers from Steamboat’s world-famous champagne powder to the striking, colossal peaks of Alaska and from the legendary ski town of Aspen to the glorious Austrian Alps. Join the Antarctic expedition across turbulent seas to the Isle of South Georgia, a wind-whipped crag of ice and snow in the South Atlantic. Skill and passion abound as skiing legends and up-and-coming stars chase the storm, risking their lives in a powerful once-in-a-lifetime journey. The amazing soundtrack includes Dave Matthews Band, Ani DiFranco, Nickel Creek and other hugely and other hugely popular artists.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm baffled that anyone thinks this should provide any instructional value. It's pure ski entertainment and one of Warren's best. This is my favorite of all of Warren Miller's most recent films, including his latest, Impact. Warren's films stand apart from other ski films because of the narration by skiing's wise sage Warren Miller. At once humorous and soulful, Warren Miller captures the essence of the ski bum culture in his films. If you can only buy one Warren Miller ski film, buy this one, better yet, buy them all.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As a moderate skiier, and a filmmaker myself, this hits it home for me. Warren Miller films are always shown locally, and there's hardly anything imaginable that could make me miss his new movie every year.
Not being a Heavy Metal fan, historically the music tends to be distracting, alas this (past) year's edition "Storm" had just the right amount of pizazz and flare to make it my favorite yet. There are moments nearly every year that I take home with me, but Storm was filled with the most amazing skiing, some of the most unique locations, and might add the most exhilarating editing I've seen in quite a while! Kudos to you folks!
If you can appreciate the splendor of mountain island skiing that harldy anyone on earth has even seen, let alone skiied, then this DVD will certainly expediate your plans for skiing this coming season. You might not go to South Georgia Island, but there's plenty of skiing nearby...just roadtrip and split a cabin :)
Not being a Heavy Metal fan, historically the music tends to be distracting, alas this (past) year's edition "Storm" had just the right amount of pizazz and flare to make it my favorite yet. There are moments nearly every year that I take home with me, but Storm was filled with the most amazing skiing, some of the most unique locations, and might add the most exhilarating editing I've seen in quite a while! Kudos to you folks!
If you can appreciate the splendor of mountain island skiing that harldy anyone on earth has even seen, let alone skiied, then this DVD will certainly expediate your plans for skiing this coming season. You might not go to South Georgia Island, but there's plenty of skiing nearby...just roadtrip and split a cabin :)
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I first saw this movie on a plane flight from sydney to Auckland. I was waiting for the schedualed hollywood krap movie to come on when it was announced that due to technical difficulties the planned movie would not be shown today and that instead they would be showing Warren Miller's Storm. i looked through the booklet and couldnt find a review on it and so i was sure it was goin to be crap and pulled out a snowboarding mag from my bag and began to read. After about 5 mins I looked up to see a skier jumping off a 25ft cliff into 2ft of powder, my jaw dropped and i was rivetted for the rest of the flight. It was a truly amazing video with great footage from all across the world, pleasing both skiers and boarders. buy it now!!!!!!!!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good to hear Warren Miller's voice again
Good film but not up to date as much as some newer films. Warren Miller always had the touch that made films interesting.
Published 2 months ago by MC
Warren Miller's Storm
I received the DVD in excellent condition and received it within a few days from it's order. I am, once again, very satisfied with the product I ordered.
Published on November 25, 2008 by C. M. Gill
Warren Miller's "Storm" -Awe-Inspiring and Humbling Montage of Skiing,...
You can't help but feel humbled by the tricks these riders seem to nail with ease in Warren Miller's Storm. Read more
Published on May 29, 2008 by Mark
WM has a winner once again
WM did a real good job, and its been over 5 years since the release, so don't freak out about the HD issue as the bulk of the video is very clear and the iris/focal/angle concerns... Read more
Published on January 17, 2008 by z89101 Amazon Seller
Visually Stunning
I'm a non-skier, and I found the photography beautiful. The skier in the family loved seeing the different mountains around the world and loved the element of danger.
Published on February 21, 2007 by Edward J. Lizottte
Okay JOURNEY IS BETTER
I bought this movie off of the reviews given. In truth, this was not that great of a warren miller film. Read more
Published on February 2, 2007 by Chris
The Greatest Warren Miller Film Ever....
I cant believe anybody would ever watch this for instructional value, because thats not what its for. Read more
Published on December 9, 2006 by K. Ubersax
His Best
I always look forward to Warren's next film, but Storm remains my favorite. It is the one that I always recommend to my friends. Read more
Published on December 7, 2006 by kelson
Storm Kicks Butt
I love agressive ski videos that just kick [...], and STORM just rips. No stupid bikini skiing or inner tube follies (that I can remember) just great skiing superbly shot with an... Read more
Published on April 15, 2006 by Jason Laird
No value to us
In our opinion there is no instructional value or race footage on this DVD. I can't see how this type of product is useful to learning to ski. Read more
Published on May 18, 2005 by mini
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