l_ek0 0 #1 June 16, 2013 I'm new to the sport and just watched cutaway. This movie is so bad but I can't help not loving it. Would love to get the opinion of others about how accurately it reflects the sport and dropzone culture would be most appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 June 16, 2013 l_ek0I'm new to the sport and just watched cutaway. This movie is so bad but I can't help not loving it. Would love to get the opinion of others about how accurately it reflects the sport and dropzone culture would be most appreciated. Considering how old it is.... one thing was certainly prophetic... We now have tunnel rats who are certainly rock stars in the sky... but cant fly a parachute worth shit. Back then with a big canopy.. you just looked like an idiot if you could not fly a canopy... nowadays... the canopies can be fatal if you try to jump the a small canopy that someone with the same ability in freefall who has thousands of jumps would fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 June 16, 2013 BETS FUCKING MOVIE EVER HANDS DOWN. You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 54 #4 June 16, 2013 Squeak BETS FUCKING MOVIE EVER HANDS DOWN. How much you want to bets? lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #5 June 16, 2013 oldwomanc6 ***BETS FUCKING MOVIE EVER HANDS DOWN. How much you want to bets? Given that I am the judge of what I consider "The Best", any amount you'd care to wager.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #6 June 16, 2013 OMIGAWD! Squeak just went NO LIFT!!!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHemer 0 #7 June 16, 2013 Just watched this for the first time in many years Found it pretty entertaining concidering I'm no longer a whuffo myself The short version of the movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stn8JKp5zAY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Joey- 0 #8 June 16, 2013 Tandems only cost $90 in the movie - that was probably the most unrealistic thing of all.Skydiving is serious business Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
demoknite 0 #9 June 16, 2013 I know there have been some recent blockbusters with some cool skydiving stunts, but I think we are due for another skydiving movie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #10 June 16, 2013 Deadcenter...NICE SPOT! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #11 June 16, 2013 -Joey-Tandems only cost $90 in the movie - that was probably the most unrealistic thing of all. First jump classes were $29 in some places in Canada in the late 80s.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #12 June 17, 2013 airtwardo Deadcenter...NICE SPOT! He looked pretty good for a terminal impact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #13 June 17, 2013 CSpenceFLY ***Deadcenter...NICE SPOT! He looked pretty good for a terminal impact. Terminal PLUS...he was diving! I always figured Berringer must of lost a bet to get stuck doin' THAT movie. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liemberg 0 #14 June 17, 2013 Quote Deadcenter...NICE SPOT! Nah, excellent tracking technique... "Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory." - Leonardo da Vinci A thousand words... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cube 0 #15 June 17, 2013 airtwardo Terminal PLUS...he was diving! Terminal is terminal. Diving doesn't make it "terminal plus". :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodhisattva420 0 #16 June 17, 2013 It's all about Point Break dude! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigMark 1 #17 June 17, 2013 They put the fat ass in the (me) co-pilot seat of the king air, he revved the engine and the master fault light kept coming on, he shrugged his shoulders at me, winked and took off. After the crash of the otter this really freaked me out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #18 June 17, 2013 Entertaining film, and always goes down well at the DZ on a bad weather day (of course you can't always hear the dialogue over the hoots of derision from the audience). Naturally there's plenty of nonsense in there, but at the same time it gives a much more rounded picture of the sport than other movies featuring skydiving. We get different disciplines, wind tunnels, a national competition, a discussion of the term 'whuffo', closing pin necklaces, aircraft mockups, packing etc. etc - all through the distorting mirror of a Hollywod movie, obviously, but even so you can tell that actual skydivers are behind it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #19 June 17, 2013 cube *** Terminal PLUS...he was diving! Terminal is terminal. Diving doesn't make it "terminal plus". :D Most peoples terminal is not very impressive... Ever tried speed skydiving??? Terminal for some is up over 500 KPH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cube 0 #20 June 17, 2013 Amazon ****** Terminal PLUS...he was diving! Terminal is terminal. Diving doesn't make it "terminal plus". :D Most peoples terminal is not very impressive... Ever tried speed skydiving??? Terminal for some is up over 500 KPH. and yet its still just terminal. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #21 June 17, 2013 l_ek0I'm new to the sport and just watched cutaway. This movie is so bad but I can't help not loving it. Would love to get the opinion of others about how accurately it reflects the sport and dropzone culture would be most appreciated. While there are aspects of the movie worthy of derision, there is far more "truth" to the film than most skydivers realize. Some bits needed to be changed so the average viewer could even begin to understand what the movie was talking about. Some bits needed to be changed so it could simply be filmable as a movie. However . . . Drug runs via tandem - real People giving up normal lives to be a part of the DZ circus - real Dealing with the death of team mates by just turning around and getting back on the plane for the next competition - real Drop zone love - real The character Red Line - very, very real except for the specifics of his death. Every single skydiver depicted in that film - real You can look around any drop zone and see them.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #22 June 17, 2013 quade While there are aspects of the movie worthy of derision, there is far more "truth" to the film than most skydivers realize. Some bits needed to be changed so the average viewer could even begin to understand what the movie was talking about. Some bits needed to be changed so it could simply be filmable as a movie. However . . . Drug runs via tandem - real People giving up normal lives to be a part of the DZ circus - real Dealing with the death of team mates by just turning around and getting back on the plane for the next competition - real Drop zone love - real The character Red Line - very, very real except for the specifics of his death. Every single skydiver depicted in that film - real You can look around any drop zone and see them. Something else I read somewhere was to compare it to "Dropzone", and then compare budgets: - Dropzone: $45M - Cutaway: $9M (Budgets from IMDB estimations). I'd say Manos did a pretty good job for 20% of the money six years later."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #23 June 17, 2013 Yeah, even with the ridiculousness, I still think it's the best skydiving movie made so far. Manos did do an excellent job considering the lack of funds. He's also a skydiver which is what brought the "truth" I'm talking about to it.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
demoknite 0 #24 June 17, 2013 MikeJD Entertaining film, and always goes down well at the DZ on a bad weather day (of course you can't always hear the dialogue over the hoots of derision from the audience). Naturally there's plenty of nonsense in there, but at the same time it gives a much more rounded picture of the sport than other movies featuring skydiving. We get different disciplines, wind tunnels, a national competition, a discussion of the term 'whuffo', closing pin necklaces, aircraft mockups, packing etc. etc - all through the distorting mirror of a Hollywod movie, obviously, but even so you can tell that actual skydivers are behind it. A well thought, sensible statement about the movie Cutaway? I think you may have the wrong website. This is actually dropzone.com. You might have fat fingered the URL... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #25 June 17, 2013 demoknite ***Entertaining film, and always goes down well at the DZ on a bad weather day (of course you can't always hear the dialogue over the hoots of derision from the audience). Naturally there's plenty of nonsense in there, but at the same time it gives a much more rounded picture of the sport than other movies featuring skydiving. We get different disciplines, wind tunnels, a national competition, a discussion of the term 'whuffo', closing pin necklaces, aircraft mockups, packing etc. etc - all through the distorting mirror of a Hollywod movie, obviously, but even so you can tell that actual skydivers are behind it. A well thought, sensible statement about the movie Cutaway? I think you may have the wrong website. This is actually dropzone.com. You might have fat fingered the URL...http://www.cutaway.us/ ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
