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Review: KFC: Members only

January 20, 2006

Adam Johnson keeps producing hot dvd`s and here`s the newest one. This time theres a pretty different theme from what we usually see in skatevideos. First of all the video is called zombie comatose and for a reason. The video shows gravestones and skater-zombies, and its clear that there has been used a lot of time on the makeup of their faces and the video visuals/effects. Its a cool and fun thing to do: It gives the movie a different feel! You will remember it for something more than "just" the clean and developed skating that it also consists of.

Zombie Comatose ( 73min.)

The intro is one of the most creative I have seen. Mixed with evil music, the editing is beautiful and timed exactly to the point. The old horror movie theme mixed with ultra hard slams and tricks by most of the KFC pack – and even some tricks from the old KFC 3 – makes it to your eyes. This all builds up a sick atmosphere, that sort that tells you what this is all about. And yes Yuri Z and Brandon M should R.I.P after those slams.

Michael collins, a relative young & new face makes it with a very nice profile. His skating looks very controlled and he looks confident, with it he brings his own style. He pulls some hard grinds occasionally plus some clean simple tricks. He makes skating look relaxing and easy, not everybody can do that.

Alex Broskow, well everybody knows Broskow and theres a reason why. He also has his own style and is still 100% confident when skating. He is skating giant obstacles which people only imagines in their dreams. From super tech tricks to fast, long, and stylish grinds to gaps just as big as in KFC3 he can skate on anything and proves it here once again.

Jospeh Shull is a natural born part of the KFC crew. He manages to do some sick things, for instance when he ao soul grinds a rail that goes above an entrance into a basement. if he falls down there he will fall far and hit a wall on the way down.I would say its his best profile ever, even if his style may not be as clean as the others in some cases.

Brandon Mateer`s and Yuri Zupancic`s part is sweet cause the movie blends with the band playing the music into the part. Something that is very unique made, a lot of effort must have been put into this. Starts off with very raw and painfull footage which you cant forget. A slam that no one ever wants to try… you see for yourself . The skating seems cold and raw, which matches the somehow hypnotizing music as well. Dont miss this part.

I havent really seen Todd Blubaugh before but some of his tricks are big as sht! He surprises me a lot, he`s definately a skater that knows what its all about huge gaps, spins and a very creative mind. which makes it a perfect blend with the tech tricks too. He can even make a stunt look stylish. The last trick he pulls off could have been a Latimer / Farmer trick – something simple yet so well thought off that it just impresses. Though his part could have been in any other skatemovie, cause it dosent really blend much into the "zombie theme", nonetheless it makes zombie comatose even better.

Kc Roche skates a lot of gaps and lands fakie about 70% I think pretty funny, but besides his exelent balance he manages to lay some hard tricks now and then and again the final gap is really big.

Jeromy Morris is the real oldtimer here, I remember him from espionage (if I recall correctly) where he does a full cab topsoul, to a slayer song. That was the first time I ever saw that trick. Its easy to see that he has been in the scene for a long time, as he can do a lot of sick tricks with style. Even the roll down one stair and jump the rail trick he likes is in the profile. Nice detail. His profile starts at his own funeral (the zombie theme). Some very good relaxing guitar music fade in to the really creative skating with hard tricks, some so inventive that you wonder, long after you see it. And the style, all I can say is that its easy to se he enjoys skating. The way he grabs his skates in airs. And the way he uses everything. I noticed that things are being thrown at him while he skates, well twice but it makes it a bit more special check it out. The music fits his skating very much. Adam made a good choice with that. This is the best profile in the movie if you ask me.

As for Brenton wheeler for me it looks like his best profile also big trick big gaps, he is really going for it and he brings all elemtes of skating together in this part. I guess he kills barcelona. The end trick is a slick back fastslide, perfect.

The family section takes you around everything everywhere the KFC crew has been, and even around the cementary with a toombstone with "jeff blezezki" written on it, yes he has a trick or 2 in the movie. a lot of kids from KFC get to show some tricks in this section, and a lot of cool stuff is to be found. Even B.Aragon does some tricks with his surgury like skating. Again relaxing music to this sort of outtro part.

Then comes Alex Broskow disguised as Michael Jackson. Yes, the old thriller music video appers in true format (or not) yes Broskow is jackson and here his second part starts. Bigger, better crazy`r and so on he kills giant spots in barcelona as in kansas. He amases as always. After the thriller a chillout photosession runs automaticly, great idea. Then two commercials for some skateboard movies, I guess thats a surprise to a lot of us but hey let them live (nah). And in the B-roll Adam J. gets to make some fun on his skates.

Throughout the movie you are never in doubt that this is a KFC production as always, it might piss some people of.

Parts of the movie is recorded in barcelona thats why you will see a lot of unkown "new" spots, the black market movie was recorded approximately same time and some of the spots are even in both movies.

Though not as rough and breathtaking as KFC 3 was at its time. The level and style of skating is high and there has been put time into the editing to entertain the viewer also. You get great value in this movie for sure! Its a movie you dont forget.

Buy your KFC: Members Only DVD from Ignition skateshop

Chapters

Intro Michael Collins Alex Broskow Joseph Shull Brandon M & Yuri Z Todd Blubaugh Kc Roche Jeromy Morris Brenton Wheeler Family Thriller (Broskow) —-Bonus Photo montage Skateboard 1 Skateboard 2 B-role

By Daniel K Nesterowicz

Comments

Avatar Nick Azar 0 post(s)

wow, what a sick review! i think it's the best review i've ever read ;D and it really make me want to buy that movie!

 
Avatar Nicolai Berg... 6 post(s)

it's the best skate video i have seen in a long long time

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