Jim Greco's "The Way Out" film

[gingerlightning]

http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/jim-greco-s-the-way-out-video/

sum rly good stuff, a lot of not so rly great stuff. do urself a favour and skip to the 4 min mark.

[gingerlightning]

Also drink every time greco in slow mo // second / third / fourth angle.

[Nancy Chin The Manicurist]

with this film, Grecs has definitely cemented himself as the Vincent Gallo of Skateboarding


(that's a compliment)

[shit_for_brains]

I get what he was going for and I like that, but it was way too much of him jerking off. I guess it's the other side of the Vincent Gallo comparison.

[vancanman]

Jim Greco presents, a Jim Greco film. The Way Out, a love letter to Jim Greco. Starring Jim Greco.

I've got to say that narcissist has still got it. Really great journeyman skateboarding. It's actually a pretty decent short film. Credit where credit is due.

[tumulishoomaroom]

[Owen]

Some great skating in there from Greco and Klein. Great spot selection and I liked seeing Greco do some moves he's not so known for i.e 360 flips, impossibles etc.

The music and filming was well done for the most part although often a bit on the long side as expected. High level of Martin Scorsesse influence flowing.


SPOILER: Greco's last trick is an old photo of him injecting heroin.

[nino brown]

AMAZING SOUNDTRACK
GRECO IS SO FUCKING COOL

[hadouken]

Tough one this... on one hand it's cool that it's not just another skate video. But on the other it could've been a better 'short film' or whatever it's going for.

It's like if early Jim Jarmusch decided to do a 'ballad of Jim Greco' but didn't have time to edit it properly.

But it's rad he's still sober and it's cool that skateboarding in 2016 doesn't have to be the latest so cal kid flipping down stairs or east coast dudes doing no-comply's. And lets face it - it would take some balls to present this about yourself, so I guess it's a win, but by a pretty small margin.

[Mystical Leader]

Diggin this outsider, dealing with your own demons Greco. Great skating too. Jeremy Klein really surprised me with his tricks apparently he still has it. Really nice to see some kind of comeback of longer videos like this and the converse one.

[iwishilivedinfinla]

yo this was FUCKED up

[weregoingunion]

good film tho! tricks were rad especially klein's on the brick transition. pallet sesh was cool. good fits and the soundtrack was sick. i really liked the colors in this too

[MeanestCleanestPenis]

Really enjoyed that!

I think the traditional skate video stopped resonating with a lot of people the last 5-10 years and the industry's answer to this has been to present contrived 'fun' skating but often it is just easy off the wall tricks and excessive bro-ing down.

For whatever reason the footage of Greco and Klein skating took me back to that original feeling skating gave me as a kid.

[Crow T. Robot]

Also drink every time greco in slow mo // second / third / fourth angle.

Thanks now I'm out of beer, and I don't think Jim will be happy about you turning his sobriety film into a drinking game.
Also Klein is amazing, was most stoked on his clips.

[Coconut Lotion]

I want to be Jim Greco when I grow up. Enjoyed every second of the film. It's impressive, bold, beautifully shot and edited, great skating, great soundtrack and I'm down for the masturbation. Good work Jim, Klein, Joey and everyone involved. Now to watch it again.

[Jake From State Farm]

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yo this was FUCKED up

seriously. how old is Klein? 43?

[DirtyCheddarKids]

Besides the overuse of multiple repeated slow motion shots (which was only appropriate for Klein's BS 360 - holy shit that was good), they definitely had an interesting approach with this one. Thus said: Jim Greco's acting really isn't too great. They should have gotten Leo for his role.

[Tufty]

 Skating was dope, but the rest gave me second hand embarrassement urges. Talking about yourself without sounding lame is difficult, I imagine making a movie is way more difficult. Would rather a second epicly laterd.

[fergus]

So good to see footage of Jeremy skating to Cocteau Twins again

[stephop]

Kleins KF 50-50 on the pallet and nosepick..

[Dark Knight]

Cool to see Jeremy and Ron together again.

[alecjahr]

Am I really the only one who couldn't finish it? Looked like every 15 year olds fa rip off but with a good camera

[mattchew]

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yo this was FUCKED up

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seriously. how old is Klein? 43?

Damn. This was so sick.
I REALLY liked this, a lot.
Greco went out on a limb, and made a (seemingly) honest and unironic film about his life as a sober skateboarder, while surrounded by the dregs of addiction at every corner. It was refreshing to see, even if some of it felt slightly contrived or cliche. Fucking sick.
I hope this inspires other people to make more interesting edits/films.

Skating was so good, and soundtrack was absolutely on point.
Hopefully hard copies will exist!

[perverted super otaku!]

Woah, did not expect that.
My interpretation:  
 In a city of broken dreams, those whose dreams have been fulfilled(being pro) still find no meaning and are fated to forever repeat the act of the only thing they know without dreams or anything left to achieve.

The bust of Kierkegaard was a nice touch and very fitting.  

Greco on existential crisis to which the only remedy is skating and the enjoyment it offers, pretty rad

[nath.]

Was Greco covering his morning boner with a pillow? That was too funny

Greco can't edit for shit, Slow Mo was horrible, other then that, it was an amazing film

[asakusa75]

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yo this was FUCKED up

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seriously. how old is Klein? 43?

Fucking wow... that was seriously radical.
The back three to fakie that is... not the whole film.

[givecigstosurfgroms]

Great. Ron Chatman was in there, that was kool.  Another Johnny Thunders tribute (thats kool too)  The car is a shit heap tho.

[gearingupforgettingdown]

Loved every aspect. Greco makes skating appealing...period, unlike most in this day and age. And in every aspect by the way but...

A Greco impossible >>> A Dylan impossible

Can't wait for that jk industries vid also.

[ChuckRamone]

if jim greco is the vincent gallo of skateboarding, at least his movie has some really good skateboarding in it. vincent gallo has no redeeming qualities for his narcissism, though he tries to be a musician. and it was well paced compared to a typical skate video where you sometimes get fatigued by the constant flow of skating without any breaks or changes. definitely want a hard copy.

[shark tits]

if i could save klein in a bottle
the firstthing that i'd like to do
is smash the bottle against a wall
and spend some naked time w/ you
*you being james jacob jinglehiemer greco junior but they call him jim. let's sit around and chat, man w/ ronald chatman.
i liked it in a 'nearer, father, nearer' sort of way, thanks to the guy who posted that.
i didn't get it but greco helps me stay sober.