Ultimate X: The Movie

I don't follow extreme sports and I'm in the over-fifty crowd. But I came away from Ultimate X with increased respect for what they do, even if it also reinforced my notion that Americans place too much emphasis on sports... Full review

I recently got the DVD and i reccommend that EVERYONE get it...even if you r not a fan of extreme sports. the photography, music, and slo-motion effects are stunning. And its VERY cool w/ surround sound 2!!! There are way... Full review

this film is not only chalk full of incredible camera angles and interviews with todays "real" athletes. it states that the reason many people get into this kind of sports is to be different from all the basketball, baaaaseball players... Full review

I just saw this film at one of Toronto's IMAX theaters. I have seen other IMAX films, but this one was by far the most interesting. I have never fully understood the Extreme Sports, and have really never seen any... Full review

This movie was the first IMAX movie I have seen on the BIG, BIG screen as I have had no IMAX theaters next to me until now. This movie is nothing more than just amazing. Ultimate X brought me into... Full review

Ultimate X was everything it advertised to be. It was wild, crazy, and insane. It put the more extreme sports in full perspective. The only downfall I had with the film was the length. Easily could have been longer then... Full review

I have just had my first visit to an IMAX cinema to see Ultimate X, best cinema experience in months.This 40 minute film has great pace, with amazing stunts, humour and dialogue, the adrenaline does not drop for a minute.... Full review

Whether or not you are a fan of extreme sports, give this IMAX ride a go. The photography, editing, and score are stellar and the personalities of the stars are more exciting than most narrative characters in recent years. What... Full review

Video: Presented as it was filmed (1.33:1 is the IMAX ratio), "Ultimate X" looks pretty good, although some of the film techniques give the appearance of haloing and edge enhancement, as well as compression artifacts. Ultimate X" looks at their motivations for participating in something they know will cause great bodily harm and has the possibility of killing them but unfortunately the film never looks at anything in any sort of meaningful depth. ... Full Review

ESPN's Ultimate X: The Movie" is rated PG for sports-related violence, scattered use of mild, religious-based profanity and some mildly vulgar humor. Also profiled are two kings of their respective sports, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and Mat Hoffman, who has mastered the art of BMX stunts. ... Full Review

Ultimate X devotes as much time to fast-paced interviews as it does to fast-paced (and often stunning) footage and those expecting a balls-out X-Games experience might be a bit disappointed. This is a marvelous behind-the-scenes look at the sport and although most of you would never admit it, I can guarantee you that anyone who checks out Ultimate X will find themselves flipping past ESPN later this year just to see whats going on. ... Full Review

The Movie: I don't follow extreme sports or the X-Games, but I still found Ultimate X somewhat entertaining. I couldn't help but feel that this film would have been more impressive on the IMAX screen, though. ... Full Review

A short reality check about the dangers of action sports, with the stars of "Ultimate X" talking about the various injuries they have had, from broken bones and chronic pain, to paralysis and concussion. Extras: " First things first Ill allow that todays youth, the target market of the "Ultimate X" disc are able to multitask like no other, and are able to decipher cryptic codes but the menu scheme is so ridiculously overblown and difficult to navigate to frustrate even them. ... Full Review

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ESPN's Ultimate X is a real eye-popper of a large format film. This Imax sports documentary captures the danger, thrills, spills and sheer altitude attained by the young men and women who put it all on the line for burgeoning... ... Full Article

ESPN's film Ultimate X, The Movie produced in conjunction with Touchstone Pictures will hit Mumbai shores on 24 May, through SPE India. The film, which will be shown at the Imax dome theatre in Mumbai, chronicles the excitement and explosive... ... Full Article

May 10, 2002 - Skateboarding, BMX biking, and Moto X all in one film on the big screen... the really big screen.That's pretty much the gist of Touchstone Pictures' new action documentary, ESPN's Ultimate X . ... Full Article

There is a clear and compelling message in Ultimate X: The Movie, an Imax documentary about "extreme" athletes: These guys are nuts. Why else lie on oversized roller skates and slide down winding hills at speeds up to 80 mph? ... Full Article