Crusty Demons-The Eighth Dimension (2003) |
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Crusty Demons-The Eighth Dimension (2003) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Sports |
Menu Animation & Audio Audio Commentary-Director Deleted Scenes Featurette-Behind The Scenes-Stupid Golf With Fleshwound Films And Moto xxx Featurette-Behind The Scenes-How To Land Without Your Bike, Belt Buckle, New Guy |
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| Year Of Production | 2003 | ||
| Running Time | 49:25 (Case: 60) | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Directed By |
Dana Nicholson John Freeman |
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Distributor |
 MRA Entertainment |
Starring | None Given |
| Case | Amaray-Opaque-Secure Clip | ||
| RPI | $39.95 | Music | None Given |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | Full Frame |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s) English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s) |
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| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | None | ||
| 16x9 Enhancement | No | ||
| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | None | Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
Released in 2003, Crusty Demons-The Eighth Dimension (Volume 8) is an entertaining collection of extreme freestyle motocross (FMX) stunts, performed by one of the world's leading extreme sports entertainment groups, the Crusty Demons.
"Imagine travelling around the world with your dirt bike: dropping inside a sacred volcano in New Zealand, trail riding through the ancient heads of Easter Island, dune jumping over 200 feet on the scenic coast of Chile or launching a snowmobile off a 100 foot cliff. Blend all that with insane crashes, backflips, ridiculous stunts and you have entered the Eight Dimension."
The Crusty Demons were launched onto the world stage in 1994 with the video release of Fleshwound Films' The Crusty Demons of Dirt. Sales of the video far exceeded expectation, and since then, Fleshwound Films have churned out about nine more videos and DVDs, including this Volume 8.
The FMX jumps and stunts are truly dazzling. The lads launch themselves off ramps and sand dunes with gravity defying leaps. But it's not all jumps, as they also ride down near-vertical slopes and fly around mountains and volcanoes. My favourite stunts are when the boys jump over hovering helicopters.
Some of you might have seen the Crusty Demons' recent show in Brisbane. This DVD follows their tour through NZ, USA, Canada, and Chile.
However, it's not all FMX. There's also some BMX, Minis, street bikes, snow mobiles, skateboards, quad-bikes, bungie jumping, practical jokes, home videos, and girls in bikinis boxing.
I assume that this production was shot on 16mm film and DV Tape, and the transfer is good for the content.
The transfer has the excessive grain of a video tape source, and is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, full frame.
The sharpness of the footage is fine, but allowances have to be made for some of the dodgy camera work (sometimes with dirt on the lens), as most of the stunts are shot live on location, and there is also some POV camera work (cameras strapped to helmets or bikes).
The colour is good, but again limited by the source material. Most of the footage is shot with natural light, or at night with stadium lighting.
There are no problems with MPEG artefacts, but film-to-video artefacts appear in the form of aliasing, such as the car grille at 10:31, and the stadium stands at 13:42.
Video artefacts appear throughout, such as the horizontal line tracking at 11:35.
There are no subtitles present on the DVD.
This is a single-sided, single-layered disc, divided into 12 chapters.
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There are two audio options on the DVD: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s), and English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s).
There is not a lot of dialogue, but the audio sync is often out on the rare occasions that people speak.
The musical score is a collection of thrash and aggressive white-boy angst tunes by the likes of Namaste, Fluki, Static X, and Saliva, which suits the DVD well.
The stereo audio is not surround encoded, so there is no surround presence or LFE activity.
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There are a few extras.
A simple menu, with audio and animation.
Audio Commentary
While there are many long gaps, Directors John Freeman and Dana Nicholson provide a screen specific commentary, discussing the annual Crusty Demon tours and the challenge of out-doing every previous year.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
Also released in the US as Crusty Demons 8 (Extreme Motocross) in 2003, as far as I can tell our versions are basically the same.
An enjoyable collection of irresponsible and impossible "death wish" stunts. Jackass meets FMX!
The video quality is good for the content.
The audio quality is reasonable.
There are a few extras.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Pioneer DV-535, using S-Video output |
| Display | Grundig Elegance 82-2101 (82cm, 16x9). Calibrated with Video Essentials. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | Sony STR DE-545 |
| Speakers | Sony SS-V315 x5; Sony SA-WMS315 subwoofer |