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Watched Thrashin' again this morning for the first time in awhile.. definitely an entertaining flick with an against the odds romance intertwined.
Great skateboarding stunts throughout with an edgy style to them that seemed missing for me in "Gleaming The Cube". Though Cube's seemed extremely dangerous as well .. they were just had too much of a planned feel to them for me.
And the Thrashin' soundtrack is quite underrated..
When "That's Good" by Devo starts playing during the ramp scene you realize early on it is time to pay attention.
My fav tune from the movie is the gem "Staring Down the Demons" by Animotion.
But "Let the Love Begin" fits well with the romantic scenes between Corey and Chrissy.
Oh Ronnie .. Thrashin' also has the France Joli tune "Don't Think Twice" from Modern Girls which totally made me think of you and our discussion about our quest to obtain "Angels In the Night". btw, did you ever find it?
Several more tunes .. but those are a few that stuck with me.
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hey valley, angels in the night still hasn't made it into my collection.
i wonder what that song sounds like other than the angels in the night part haha. 'don't think twice' a great song.
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With the X Games in full swing with some wicked skateboard action .. thought it was a good time to break out Thrashin' for another viewing!
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for a minute i thought this was the one with lori loughlin in,but i'm getting my skateboarding films mixed up with my bmx films,that's rad. i wouldn't mind seeing both of them,as they both sound like good fun!
hows this rate for entertainment value against the only other 80s skateboarding film i can think of - 1989's gleaming the cube!
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just watched the trailer http://youtu.be/6allGZw0-qU for this and got to say it looks pretty wicked,i think i'm going to have to track this one down!
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I'm a fan of "Gleaming the Cube", Slater and wicked skateboard stunts, but there is truly no comparison really. For 80's skateboarding .. Thrashin' is where it is at!
Warrior .. let me turn your double feature plans into a slamming Triple Feature:
1. Thrashin' - skateboarding
2. RAD - BMX biking
3. Airborne - rollerblading
And if you are really digging in for a night of X .. add in:
4. Winners Take All - motocross
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Valley > Spooky that you mention Winners Take All, I picked that up last week having never seen it before. Not had chance to watch yet but will this week at some point.
MGM HD in the UK have been showing Thrashin' a lot this year. I wish one of the HD channels would air RAD over here though, one of my all time faves.
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my father gets mgm hd noikz,i'll have to keep an eye on the film listings,see if i can catch it on there at some point,i watched men at work on there the other month.
i noticed they show another film i've been longing to see-the malibu bikini shop (listed on there as just - the bikini shop)i've been trying to get my hands on that one for an absolute age! great channel showing some great films with the bonus of them being in hd!
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