Ultimate X

You could chug a 12-pack of Mountain Dew and it still might not equal the caffeinated rush of this breakneck 40-minute IMAX film that should lose little of its visceral jolt on the smaller screen. This is the real fast and the furious, as worshipped Generation X superstars such as Carey Hart, Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Dave Mirra, and Travis Pastrana careen down city streets or hurtle off ramps on skateboards, street luges, and motocross bikes. Filmed at the 2001 X-Games in Philadelphia, Ultimate X comes complete with a revved-up rock soundtrack, more slow-mo shots than a John Woo film, and pound-back-the-Dramamine POV action. The gravity-defying stunts are not for the faint of heart, which may explain why these fearless athletes have been so wildly embraced by a new generation of thrill-crazed sports fans. This is best appreciated as a ""docu-mercial"" for the X-Games (in its seventh year in 2002) rather than a thoughtful analysis of the zeitgeist (for that, check out the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys), but one picture of former BMX Gold Medalist Mirra performing his signature backflip is worth a thousand words. --Donald Liebenson

Movie Details

Cast: Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Brian Deegan, Carey Hart, Mat Hoffman, Bucky Lasek, T.J. Lavin, Tom Mason, Dave Mirra, Cory Nastazio, Ryan Nyquist,
MPAA Rating: PG
Running time: 47 mins
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.33:1

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DVD Features:

Available subtitles: Spanish, French

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS)

Interactive Version With Athlete Profiles, Medal Moments, and Trick Breakouts

X Gallery Mega-Mix with additional music

International rating:

Europe: PG

DVD International release dates:
North America: Jun 1, 04

VHS International release dates:
North America: Feb 4, 03