Lakai Fully Flared Review
The video was long, but the wait was much longer. And worth it.
UCLA’s Royce Hall was stuffed with skateboarding’s all-stars, up and comers, suits, and tag-alongs. Everybody was there and the pre-party open bar made for a nice warm up. But behind all the laughs, handshakes, and high-fives, we were all wondering the same thing: Is Lakai’s first video going to live up to all the hype? Was it worth the wait?
The lights started flashing and everyone headed to their assigned seats. Jake Phelps came out swinging and gave an awesome intro speech and expressed his affection for Lakai. The lights went out, and the video started rolling.
I won’t ruin the surprise, but you HAVE to buy this video if not for the intro alone. I swear to Lou, if you try and watch it on YouTube I’ll pop everyone of those greasy little zits on your face with my eight knuckles and film it with a tripod. It’s epic and that’s that.
After the intro, Mike Mo kills it with one of the best parts we’ve seen in awhile. Oh yeah, so does everyone else. Ty Evens is a filmmaker, not a filmer. High speed HD is incredible and abundant in this video. Jesus Fernandez is God. Guy’s part is better than best.
This is a video that will sell. If skateboard companies are all bummed on their videos not selling and YouTube costing them money, put out a video with the same production quality as Lakai’s Fully Flared and it won’t be an issue.
If I was going to be a crybaby, and I am, I could only complain about the length. The video was long. There was just too much amazing skateboarding. I’m sure I’ll love that once I have the DVD and can choose how much or how little I want to watch. But sitting down and watching some 80 minutes of anything can make a dude bored. I wouldn’t mind trading in 5 of Marc Johnson’s 15 minute part and adding it to Eric Koston’s 5 minute part either.
In the end, the video was stellar and everyone WILL buy it.
4 1/2 stars.
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