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The End
Birdhouse
1998, 41 minutes
Current Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
The End is Birdhouse's high-cost brainchild of a video offered to all you skate-hungry kids out there. The video, shot entirely on 35mm, starts off with McCrank's part, marking his entry to the Birdhouse team. Following that are parts from Willy Santos, Andrew Reynolds, Steve Berra, Heath Kirchart and Jeremy Klein, Tony Hawk, and Bucky Lasek. Somewhere in there is also an Amateur section featuring a slew of young talent. Each skater has a Hollywood caliber skit that serves as an intro (and/or closing) to his part. Mostly rock, hip-hop, and instrumental electronic tunes blast throughout the vid.
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August 19, 2002

With anything in relation to Birdhouse, I always expect something that sort of caters to a younger crowd of skaters, and this video basically does that. With the fake blood, close-up tit shots, cigars, and landscape annihilation with a large van, it isn't exactly what I want to see in a skate video, after having skated for more years than I’d like to admit. What I looked for is originality and I think that The End strongly lacks that. But that doesn't mean that the skating is shitty by any means. The footage is high quality, and the mix of electronic and rock music goes hand-in-hand with everyone's parts. In fact, most of the skating is really impressive, especially when Jeremy and Heath skate the shopping center signs with the green launch ramp. It’s just all the shit that accompanies the skating that makes the entire video seem more like a high-budget Hollywood production than a skate video.
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What to Expect:
 
Featured Skaters: Steve Berra
Tony Hawk
Heath Kirchart
Jeremy Klein
Bucky Lasek
Rick McCrank
Andrew Reynolds
Willy Santos
Also Appearing:
Ali Cairns
Jeff Lenoce
Brian Sumner
Sound Track:
If you dig the music from The End, check out the soundtrack for it.
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