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Ultimate X: The Movie (2002)

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Reviews Counted:46

Fresh:34

Rotten:12

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: Taking full advantage of the large IMAX screen, Ultimate X is a thrill ride for extreme sports junkies and novices alike.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for daredevil sports action and mild language

Runtime: 47 mins

Genre: Sports/Recreation

Theatrical Release:May 10, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $4,061,981

Synopsis: All the excitement and explosive drama of action sports is displayed on the exhilarating giant screen in “Ultimate X,” a look into ESPN ® ’s massively popular Summer X Games. “Ultimate X”... All the excitement and explosive drama of action sports is displayed on the exhilarating giant screen in “Ultimate X,” a look into ESPN ® ’s massively popular Summer X Games. “Ultimate X” chronicles all the breathtaking highlights and dramatic stories behind the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia as it showcases the eye-popping skateboarding, biking, moto X, and street luge competitions on the giant screen for the first time. In addition, the film will present the incredible stories of the athletes themselves, as they compete in the year’s most important event in their sport. [More]

Starring: Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana

Starring: Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana

Director: Bruce Hendricks

Director: Bruce Hendricks
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

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  • Ultimate X
  • ESPN's ULTIMATE X is the first-of-its-kind experience that puts you right in the middle of all the excitement and explosive drama of ESPN's massively popular X games. Chronicling the breathtaking highlights and dramatic stories behind the X Games in Philadelphia, this heart-stopping film showcases spectacular skateboarding, BMX, moto x, and street luge competitions, and features hard-slamming music that includes P.O.D. and Pennywise. Hear, see, and feel the incredible stories of today's hottest athletes -- Bob Burnquist, Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana, and more -- as they compete in their sport's most important event of the year.
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    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    11/26/08
    Scott Foundas
    Scott Foundas
    Variety
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    Uses the IMAX screen to showcase sports rather than talking heads, and the result is 40 minutes crammed with high-energy acrobatics.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    07/31/08
    Channel 4 Film

    [A] spectacular extreme sports extravaganza.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/24/06
    Derek Adams
    Derek Adams
    Time Out

    The competitors are clearly unhinged, but they put on a hell of a show.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    06/04/05
    Empire Magazine

    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 'Xtreme sports' movement.

    Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
    05/27/05
    Roger Moore
    Roger Moore
    Orlando Sentinel

    If you think that “ESPN’s Ultimate X” is a motor oil, then you need to see this movie, dude.

    Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
    01/05/05
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    KWQC-TV (Iowa)

    If you think that “ESPN’s Ultimate X” is a motor oil, then you need to see this movie, dude.

    Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
    01/05/05
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    KWQC-TV (Iowa)

    If you're an extreme sports fan, this is probably a must own DVD.

    Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
    02/14/03
    Steve Rhodes
    Steve Rhodes
    Internet Reviews

    The film contains so much eye-popping footage that even viewers who have never seen the X Games can't help but be fascinated.

    Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
    11/06/02
    Jeff Strickler
    Jeff Strickler
    Minneapolis Star Tribune
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    A love letter for fans of the sport, and for the uninitiated earth-bound, a peek into a strange new sports world spinning with adrenaline.

    Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    It briefly flirts with player masochism, but the point of real interest -– audience sadism -- is evaded completely.

    Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
    08/23/02
    Mark Palermo
    Mark Palermo
    Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

    It's a dizzyingly entertaining thrill-ride, complete with a pleasantly surprising amount of humor and self-parody.

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    07/26/02
    Audrey Rock-Richardson
    Audrey Rock-Richardson
    Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

    Writer/director Bruce Hendricks subtracts from the experience by crafting a corporate propaganda film posing as a documentary.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    07/20/02
    Robert K. Elder
    Robert K. Elder
    Chicago Tribune
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    Even if you can't tell Tony Hawk from Bob Burnquist, you'll still get a rush out of this documentary about the world of extreme sports.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    07/16/02
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    Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | comment Comment
    07/16/02
    Marshall Fine
    Marshall Fine
    Journal News (Westchester, NY)

    The result is that the skill and determination, not to mention bravery or lunacy, of the extreme sportsmen (and women) is shown on a strikingly grand scale.

    Full Review Source: FilmFour.com | comment Comment
    06/30/02
    FilmFour.com

    All of this looks great on the giant IMAX screen -- most things do -- but the filmmakers can’t shake the sense that this is an inflated TV special.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    06/29/02
    Chuck Wilson
    Chuck Wilson
    L.A. Weekly

    The most enjoyable 40 minutes I've ever spent watching a large-format, IMAX-type movie.

    Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
    06/28/02
    Robert W. Butler
    Robert W. Butler
    Kansas City Star

    Ultimate X smoothes out the rough edges of Evel [Kneivel]'s bad boy tradition and delivers a film that keeps mom and dad in on the cool -- Disney with a little flava.

    Full Review Source: Big Movie Zone | comment Comment
    06/17/02
    Herb Lash
    Herb Lash
    Big Movie Zone

    At 40 minutes, it's brief but keeps firmly to its action remit.

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    06/17/02
    Laura Bushell
    Laura Bushell
    BBC
     
     
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