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    Warren Miller 2023: All Time

    I have seen quite a few in the early 2000s. Most recently saw 2019 Timeless. Not the same without Warren's voice but still get you all pumped up for the season. Movie started showing in a few places since November 1st. Anyone seen it and can comment?

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    It’s trash. Almost all old footage using the excuse of skiing through the decades. I’ve been fine with Moseley narrating the films but this one is garbage even for Warren Miller.


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    Last few I hit (pre Covid) we walked out at intermission, there was more pimping of sponsors than skiing. Hope it’s turned around but having been duped to sit thru countless close ups of Helly Hanson gear and watching the crew drive around in Volkswagens (there was even a motorcycle sponsor one year?) I’d rather not support the company that’s tarnished the brand and classic films

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    Obviously a legend, but all time may be code for it's time to wrap it up.

    I've been watching his bio movie in the background at work. Dude lived a legendary life no doubt

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    Quote Originally Posted by byates1 View Post
    Obviously a legend, but all time may be code for it's time to wrap it up.

    I've been watching his bio movie in the background at work. Dude lived a legendary life no doubt
    The bio is definitely a good watch, but yeah, gone are the days of yore when it was THE stoke for the upcoming season. But damn if the guy didn’t capture us all with his unwavering persistence to relay the magical and often comical world of gravity + frozen water to the masses.

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    Saw it tonight. They had a ton of promos before the movie that took a half an hour or more, plus a contest for 3 short films ( which were all pretty good). The movie was supposedly a recap of skiing in the decades starting in the 50’s. There were one or two segments that seemed liked the end, but they weren’t. I enjoyed it, but thought it was a little disjointed

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    Warren Miller 2023: All Time

    Recycled footage after last year’s winter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by splitter View Post
    Recycled footage after last year’s winter?
    This is another recent example of Outside's parent company [as with most things they've bought and gutted] making the call to cull the budget and wipe existing staff off the payroll. There was a good amount of furor back in January when Chris Patterson first posted the update on "no new 2023 film" and the reality that imposed (seemingly with short notice) for the filmmaking/production team. Obviously business is business and budgets are budgets, but this is just another sad example of the intersection of culture and livelihoods, in a sport/niche element we cherish, being left behind by corporate interests.

    WME hasn't made a particularly good movie for years, but it was still slightly enjoyable and was a sign of the season to go watch or at least think about going in a ski town; it was still something people talked about here in Aspen.

    Here's Patterson's instagram post from January:

    January 24th represents many things to me, sadly this is the anniversary of Warren Miller’s passing in 2018 and coincidentally it’s also the day that we traditionally set off each winter to film the annual ski/snowboard movie that bares his name.

    However for the first time in my 30 years with @warrenmillerent and for the first time in the companies 74 year history – No one will actually film the movie this winter.

    Recently Outside Inc. (the parent company of WM) announced that they will not film a movie this winter. No film crew needed, so guys like @tommday @jeffwright @colindw and me @cinemacp along with many others will be without a contract, an assignment and most importantly without the opportunity to carry on the legacy that Warren left with us, a legacy we respect and honor.

    Due to financial challenges at Outside, the executives have chosen to assemble the future movies entirely with “existing footage” – no need for a camera crew, plane tickets, lift tickets and for that matter, no need for athletes or snow.

    It’s heartbreaking and I’ve been in disbelief since hearing the news just before Christmas.

    I’ve truly loved my career behind that camera, everyday proudly following in Warren’s ski tracks.

    I’ve lived a life that is unimaginable, unrepeatable and at times unbelievable.

    I’ll cherish the adventures, friendships and every moment that I’ve spent out in the mountains with a camera in my hands and skis on my feet.

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    I stopped seeing "Warren Miller" films around the time that Warren Miller Entertainment started trying to sue Warren Miller for using his voice in other films.

    Its now a hollow shell trying to hawk more ski gear and travel destinations rather than focused on the spirit of what made Warren Miller films so great. This years recycled footage is probably the death throes of WME as an original film producer.

    Do yourself a favor and go see literally anything else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alpinevibes View Post
    This is another recent example of Outside's parent company [as with most things they've bought and gutted] making the call to cull the budget and wipe existing staff off the payroll. There was a good amount of furor back in January when Chris Patterson first posted the update on "no new 2023 film" and the reality that imposed (seemingly with short notice) for the filmmaking/production team. Obviously business is business and budgets are budgets, but this is just another sad example of the intersection of culture and livelihoods, in a sport/niche element we cherish, being left behind by corporate interests.

    WME hasn't made a particularly good movie for years, but it was still slightly enjoyable and was a sign of the season to go watch or at least think about going in a ski town; it was still something people talked about here in Aspen.

    Here's Patterson's instagram post from January:
    Thanks for digging that up. Sad day in skiing when WME can't afford to do ANY filming to put together a retrospective.
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    We go annually and my wife said if it wasnt a fun event for the family the video is worthless. I mis the old ones where it actually got you stoked to ride. This was the worst one in the past decade of going.
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    Yeah, I saw the 2021 Winter Starts Now film and it was terrible. Felt like a promo vid for HH and a couple ski companies, plus a few resorts out east. Mostly vids of people ripping groomers, which is ok for a short segment but not stoke-inducing for a whole movie. Not to suck up to our box fan-providing overlords, but the TGR films are the big-name go-to ski films anymore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbrine View Post
    We go annually and my wife said if it wasnt a fun event for the family the video is worthless. I mis the old ones where it actually got you stoked to ride. This was the worst one in the past decade of going.
    One of the problems is that not many of the other film makers tour as extensively as WME and it can be hard to find alternatives in places like the midwest.

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    Didn't WME films start sucking over 20 years ago? Fond memories of seeing them in the mid to late 90's in Calgary with friends and the race club, but once TGR/MSP started up there was no going back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gramboh View Post
    Didn't WME films start sucking over 20 years ago? Fond memories of seeing them in the mid to late 90's in Calgary with friends and the race club, but once TGR/MSP started up there was no going back.
    Yeah, but there are a lot of areas that don’t get anything else… and some of it is more relatable.


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    Warren Miller 2023: All Time

    I knew WME films jumped the shark when I was getting douchechills from the over the top advertising/product placing and the annoying as fuck narration, over hyping every ski resort they went to. Brutal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The SnowShow View Post
    over hyping every ski resort they went to.
    Because, yes I'm mansplaining here, those resorts paid 6 figures to be in the movie to be overhyped, especially when conditions sucked and that's when the narration got really thick with the BS. They had so many advertisers WM had to have an intermission so you could take a break from the ads, before going back to more ads. Be sure to enter the WM giveaways before leaving so all those advertisers have your email too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ey_allen View Post
    Do yourself a favor and go see literally anything else.
    Or just stay home and watch some of the old stuff online...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbrine View Post
    We go annually and my wife said if it wasnt a fun event for the family the video is worthless. I mis the old ones where it actually got you stoked to ride. This was the worst one in the past decade of going.
    IMO All Time was the best WM flick in 20 years. I've seen every one since 1982

    Quote Originally Posted by The SnowShow View Post
    I knew WME films jumped the shark when I was getting douchechills from the over the top advertising/product placing and the annoying as fuck narration, over hyping every ski resort they went to. Brutal.
    None of that in All Time


    The Donny segment was awesome

    Every ski movie basically jumped the shark years ago. All the Bro brah gnarr gets old

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    All Time disappointment?
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    My sons schools ski club sponsored a show on campus. Tickets were $10 so he went. He said he enjoyed it. He’s easy to please though. He was happy to see the old footage, especially “you want your skis? Go get ‘em”, on the big screen. I was considering watching Daymaker at home. Is it worth it?

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    Warren Miller 2023: All Time

    The latest flick is kind of trash… and Outside are the corporate shills. But for some reason I have a subscription that works (trailforks related) and they have them movies going back to 1961. Warren had a wicked sense of humor that cheeky bustard. “The resort has a parking lot that can sleep 2000 guests”.

    That stuff about WME suing Warren for using voice is gold.

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    I started watching the WM flick from 1979. He said the guide they had was an Italian from Poland, they called him Retardo. You don't hear commentary like that anymore

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    ours starts with a preparty to hawk the resort/patrol and support local business' , artists and nonprofit's. Free beer and pizza! Swag with some nice prizes in the raffle so have a good buzz going in and see a bunch of locals haven't seen in a awhile

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    Oh and a nice young lady had an extra ticket and comped me as it was sold out

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