Things that stood out from the crazy SF premiere Nancy the manicurist mentioned...(spoilers)
The intros. Everyone had a custom claymation intro that seemed to be based on inside jokes. Shane rolling a joint with a crab on a beach and Rune feeding himself and a snake lots of mushrooms before being sucked into a hole in space. Too specific to be random, I thought. I enjoyed all of them and it reminded me of Johnny Rotten doing the intros for the original Sorry.
Shane's part was all hammers. The way he stomps his tricks and yet remains smooth is amazing. Perfect nollie flip down a giant four stood out. Jake Duncombe inherited his style.
Rowley 50-50 stalls a ledge that seems to be taller than he is, coming off of maybe a tiny three foot bump. Seemed to be feeling his board even more than usual, throwing in casual big spins / 360s on flat right after giant rails/gaps. Shane and Rowley made for a perfect intro. Backside ollie off a platform into a huuuuuuge bank as ender.
Louie Lopez...played to a silent theater that was otherwise cheering the whole time (and besides Curren Caples). Maybe in five or six years this kid will be fun to watch.
Rodrigo...how I envy you. Music so bad it was almost unintentionally funny, but the skating made up for it. Kickflip front crook the top of the barcelona tables and switch flip back smith. Bs 180 switch front crooks a table to a rick flip down some stairs immediately after (i think) (same spot Rick Howard had his fakie 50 to switch nose manual fakie flip out ender in fully flared). This part went by way too fast and I want to see it again.
Entertaining Boulala shit...switch back 50 to shove it off a ledge to drop stuck perfectly. I like when he does random tech shit / switch tricks perfectly. Well rounded stuff, and lots of ollies into giant banks.
Luan...pleasure to watch skating progress with a part like this. Reminded me of first seeing Rodrigo in the Es video or PJ Ladd in pj's whl...obviously gifted/freakishly natural. Three flip a gap to crooks a ledge. Some kind of combo trick (maybe half cab heel noseslide) to landing in a nose manual on a sidewalk, nollie big spin out with complete ease. Hauling ass switch 360 flips in lines. Switch crooks up a ledge to fakie big flip out last trick.
Bob is crazy. Reminds me of a writer/artist or anyone talented who you hate as a person, but you have to respect the stuff they produce. Front side full cab from the deck of a 30 foot vert ramp into the transition. Every kind of back tail big spin variation. Mega ramp switch madness.
Rune was amazing. His part was a little too short for me, and a lot of it was already in Thrasher.
Lance was one of my favorite parts. Entire part in a single pool, but he destroys every inch of it and brings in some crazy obstacles. Hippy jump over the ladder was a crowd pleaser.
Penny...Penny! Damn you for not spending a little more time on your board. By this point I started getting the feeling that the older generation of Flip skaters were either getting less attention than the new guys, or they just aren't trying as hard. Penny obviously still has the talent, but it looked like he had to work hard for most tricks. Some tricks (nollie bs 360 flip off a bump) seemed more comfortable than others, like maybe he was going through periods of skating a lot more etc.
Appleyard was a crowd pleaser. I wanted more from his part, and I wanted it to be the ender. Maybe it went by too fast, but it seemed like most of the stuff was old or from interviews. Nollie bigger spin off a bump over a trash can was flawless, as was everything else.
David Gonzales...seems like he looks up to Rowley. You can see him mimic his style a bit. Kickflip feeble to front 180 out a big rail was awesome.
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