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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2017, 10:14:41 AM »
another Miguelle Valle vid! 
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2017, 10:22:10 AM »
Very underrated boy!

Weird song choice? I love it and it always makes me feel warm, so I can't help but enjoy it, especially with Mr. Brandon Nguyen's skateboarding. I don't know.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2017, 10:41:21 AM »
  I can't keep my eyes off this guy skating.  He's the real shit.  About the thrashers caption;  "like water" is Bruce Lees biggest quote.  If all you can do for the Asian's dudes part is reference Bruce Lee then your probably fucking stupid.
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2017, 11:04:30 AM »

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2017, 11:23:34 AM »
A+ performance hope to see him in the Olympics.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2017, 11:37:12 AM »
My favorite on the New Alien. That boardslide firecracker was a nice little surprise like that shifty 180. I follow his insta and since he lives in Japan it's probably hard to get a full part. Either way, nice edit and some good skating

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2017, 01:55:24 PM »
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your probably fucking stupid.
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2017, 01:57:52 PM »
Soooooo fucking good. I don't know why he isn't pro, dude fucking rips! Filming was proper, skating was amazing, editing is great.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2017, 04:19:32 PM »
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your probably fucking stupid.
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I don't think it was as much to do with the subject of racism as it was the irony of using the wrong "you're/your" when you're calling someone stupid. It's not a big deal.

Also, you should have seen Thrasher's intro to their Yuto interview from a while back. I think they referenced kung fu fighting and Godzilla.


Anyway, Brandon is sick. He's really swift. The whole line at 1:14 was magic.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2017, 04:53:30 PM »
This was a great part always love seeing him skate, these little "so and so in this country" videos are really sick good, marketing for the brands, still wanna see full parts with the best of the best footage too, hope that doesn't stop.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2017, 05:07:27 PM »
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your probably fucking stupid.
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I don't think it was as much to do with the subject of racism as it was the irony of using the wrong "you're/your" when you're calling someone stupid. It's not a big deal.

Also, you should have seen Thrasher's intro to their Yuto interview from a while back. I think they referenced kung fu fighting and Godzilla.


Anyway, Brandon is sick. He's really swift. The whole line at 1:14 was magic.
   ha ha  oh lord  (thanks for explaining that)
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2017, 07:52:31 PM »
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2017, 11:29:59 PM »
great skating, Miguel has got a smooth style down with HD but his VX filming is really good too

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2017, 12:45:13 AM »
why is belle and sebastian in a fucking alien edit??? wtf?
I;m sure i;m not the only dc/monster/subaru type guy here

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2017, 04:36:30 AM »
why is belle and sebastian in a fucking alien edit??? wtf?
no lie i was thinking the same watching this, but its really not a "workshop" edit is it?-at least it doesnt give of that vibe(no gay bird moment, wind up toys, mouse fetuses, time lapse etc)

night footage looks great in japan

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #17 on: November 25, 2017, 05:33:27 AM »
I'll take belle and Sebastian over thrasher rock any day of the week

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2017, 10:48:15 AM »
I'll take belle and Sebastian over thrasher rock any day of the week

Same. But nothing will ever beat the Alien x Dino Jr. combo in my eyes.

I know this gets brought up in every Alien thread, but that Cinematographer edit with Aparat Organ Quartet was such a perfect mix. If Alien had kept that team going I could see that band being a main-stay in their edits. 


Anyway, as mentioned earlier, that flat front 180 was worthy of a few replays. Great style.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2017, 02:36:26 PM »
One of the most talented skaters I've ever watched skate in person. So much speed and control.

I think the available music for videos that are exclusively on Thrasher is really limited, so it makes it difficult to find that perfect song (unless you have a company like Nike sponsoring the part and able to pay for the rights to the music). I personally was digging the Belle and Sebastian though.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2017, 02:43:09 PM »
Soooooo fucking good. I don't know why he isn't pro, dude fucking rips! Filming was proper, skating was amazing, editing is great.

pretty sure he wants to wait a while but after this who knows now.

i like his use of bs 180s. do miss the alien editing, but i think this was more of a brandon/thrasher part named alien rather than an alien/brandon/thrasher one. this was filmed & edited by miguel valle, who always does great work with the san jose/atlas dudes, and bunker down was filmed by miguel but edited by "sect". obviously different styles, we can only imagine wha an alien one would look like *heart eyes* but good job brandon & miguel, this was sick.

i can see the word "alien" being used in this as him being an outsider, do to his extended stays in japan.

and yea, that front 180.
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2017, 03:41:03 PM »
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I'll take belle and Sebastian over thrasher rock any day of the week
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Same. But nothing will ever beat the Alien x Dino Jr. combo in my eyes.

I know this gets brought up in every Alien thread, but that Cinematographer edit with Aparat Organ Quartet was such a perfect mix. If Alien had kept that team going I could see that band being a main-stay in their edits. 


Anyway, as mentioned earlier, that flat front 180 was worthy of a few replays. Great style.

Alien x animal collective combo was great as well, I could be wrong but I remember mindfield coming out with those songs before the album did.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2017, 04:56:21 PM »
+1 to Alien and Dino Jr/Animal Collective

I really like this dude and this edit but I can't shake the feeling that this isn't a habitat video
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2017, 05:24:11 PM »
I'm so glad Brandon is getting notoriety. He's been around for a while; as much as I enjoy Mark Suciu's skating it's kind of disappointing that his breakout success overshadowed Brandon's skating, hopefully until now.

I'm pretty sure the Belle And Sebastian song was picked by him. He's a fan

My favorite on the New Alien. That boardslide firecracker was a nice little surprise like that shifty 180. I follow his insta and since he lives in Japan it's probably hard to get a full part. Either way, nice edit and some good skating

Nah he lives in the SF bay area. He works at Atlas skate shop in San Mateo.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2017, 10:40:09 PM »
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I'll take belle and Sebastian over thrasher rock any day of the week
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Same. But nothing will ever beat the Alien x Dino Jr. combo in my eyes.

I know this gets brought up in every Alien thread, but that Cinematographer edit with Aparat Organ Quartet was such a perfect mix. If Alien had kept that team going I could see that band being a main-stay in their edits. 


Anyway, as mentioned earlier, that flat front 180 was worthy of a few replays. Great style.
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Alien x animal collective combo was great as well, I could be wrong but I remember mindfield coming out with those songs before the album did.

I think you're right. In the credits of Mind Field they specifically thank J. Mascis along with Animal Collective.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #25 on: November 26, 2017, 07:07:25 AM »
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I'll take belle and Sebastian over thrasher rock any day of the week
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Same. But nothing will ever beat the Alien x Dino Jr. combo in my eyes.

I know this gets brought up in every Alien thread, but that Cinematographer edit with Aparat Organ Quartet was such a perfect mix. If Alien had kept that team going I could see that band being a main-stay in their edits. 


Anyway, as mentioned earlier, that flat front 180 was worthy of a few replays. Great style.
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Alien x animal collective combo was great as well, I could be wrong but I remember mindfield coming out with those songs before the album did.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #26 on: November 26, 2017, 09:36:20 AM »
I think the available music for videos that are exclusively on Thrasher is really limited, so it makes it difficult to find that perfect song (unless you have a company like Nike sponsoring the part and able to pay for the rights to the music).

what is the dollar amount youre thinking of when it comes to finding the right song? theres just too much good music out there for it to all be massively expensive.

this guy is such a good skater, it just sucks he didnt get a real alien edit. that powerslide within the line was fantastic.

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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #27 on: November 26, 2017, 10:04:15 AM »
I don't get why Brando Nguyen AND Joey Guevara who are both on Atlas and Alien launched two parts days appart, filmed by Miguel Valle and somewhat those parts aren't mixed in the same Altas X Alien promo or something.


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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2017, 11:22:57 AM »
Really enjoyed that! Tokyo makes a great backdrop for a skate video. Always hope Brandon and Yaje would get fully on adidas but they seem to be in that weird zone Mclung and (pray for)lilscchhhhmatty is in
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Re: "Alien": Brandon Nguyen in Japan
« Reply #29 on: December 28, 2017, 09:12:23 PM »
The "original" edit of this part:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkV-_2hYya0