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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.

Thrashathon August 06, 2002

There are many reasons that The End was one of the most highly awaited videos of 1998. If nothing else, just look at the team. McCrank starts the video off hitting handrails with style and grace that’s jaw dropping. Willy Santos’ part really impresses me. Everything he does is in full precision, and no matter how many times I watch it I'm amazed. But the real highlight of the movie is Heath and Jeremy’s combined part, as they destroy (literally) everything that gets in their way with their van and then set up a jump ramp to skate a variety of signs, a bus stop, and even a gas pump. It’s pure fucking innovation and that's what skating needs more of. I've seen a million photos and video clips of frontside boardslides down every size rail you could imagine, but I've only seen one backside 50-50 grind on top of a bus stop. Every segment has intro/exit segments. They are kind of interesting the first time and maybe the second time, but after a while chimps with beer and porn stars pouring soda pop gets old. So anyway, this is a damn good video that you should watch. It will definitely fire you up to skate.

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EnjoiSkateboarding 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.

EnjoiSkateboarding

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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