Mystery Skateboards: Black and White
November 05, 2007
“Black and White”
Mystery Skateboards
What Is It?
The first full-length production from Mystery Skateboards, the sister company of Zero.
Who’s On It?
Adrian Lopez, Ryan Smith, Lindsey Robertson, Ryan Bobier, Dan Murphy, Jimmy Carlin, Gilbert Crockett, Windsor James and Dennis Durrant.
Highlights
Ryan Bobier starts things off with plenty of solid lines, big stairs, steep rails and tech bangers. Jimmy Carlins’ name has been cropping up a lot recently, and his section here proves that the hype was more than worthy. Jimmy mixes an exciting style with an interesting trick selection that relies more on cruising tech lines than off the chart bangers, making his section a pleasure to watch. As with Carlin, Gilbert Crockett is a name you’ll be more than familiar with by the time this DVD is finished. He skates fast and big, although when it’s needed, he’s not afraid to get his tech on. Dennis Durrant, Adrian Lopez and Windsor James follow up their recent Circa sections with a joint part here that builds on what you already know. Lindsey Robertson skates to ODB and puts out a section that’s sure to satisfy the Ollie Tyreman in you. His part contains most of the shockers from his recent Transworld Profile, so if you’ve seen that you’ll know how much he’s stepped it up.
Ryan Smith has a really varied section, taking care of everything from transition to do or die handrails as only he can: fast, and probably drunk. Dan Murphy has the less than envious task of closing the DVD, but he appears to pull it off with ease. Dan takes his powerful style to a whole manner of spots and comes away with a section that will leave you asking why your local skater-owned-shop doesn’t sell a Mystery board with his name on it.
Overall
As with everything else Black Box have produced, this is a no messing, strictly business DVD. The soundtrack will shock you as it is made up mainly of 1950s and 1960s pop, Motown classics and hip hop; not the sort of music you expect to hear whilst you’re watching men quite literally risk their lives for enjoyment and/or glory. On an aesthetics tip, the entire DVD is in black and white. I’m not sure if they are trying to reference something by doing this, because if they are it’s not very clear. Though I’m sure the reason for it goes no further than the fact that the DVD is called Black and White, which seems to be the colour scheme that Mystery have adopted. Either way, it seems a tad unnecessary and will no doubt result in hordes of kids checking their scart connections round the back of their DVD players.
You should already know if this is your type of thing or not, if it is then get down your local shop and part way with some notes, you won’t regret it.
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