Epitaph · GTA V

Review #1 - Epitaph by Aqua and PR3V1OUS Part 1 Stunts: Opener Crank 4x: 4.5/5 - Extremely clean stunt, some better BMX clips later in the video though. Bump to Double Thread to Tree Precision: 5/5 - Best stunt of Part 1, still amazes me to this day. Insanely good combo! Bump to Triple Grind (Town Hall): 4.5/5 - Unique area to do a grind combo in, really like how it just keeps going after the staircase boost. Bump to Grind to Peg to Grind: 4.5/5 - Another cool location, that peg in between the two grinds is nuts. Roof Bumps to Parking Garage Double Grind: 4/5 - Neat little spot Moto Freestyle #1: 4/5 - The reverse technique and the trash bin precision made this stunt, grinds a little unclean but I like how this screams BMX in moto form. 5x Bump to Precision: 3/5 - This stunt doesn't do a whole ton for me besides the precision that you landed, and even then, you didn't land top :( I think some of the bumps on the huge silos were visually cool. Vinewood BMX Combo: 4/5 - Iconic location of course, fairly clean combo as well. Part 2 Stunts: BMX Thread/Cog: 5/5 - Very intricate spot and I love it, one of my favorite stunts of the video for sure. BMX Double Peg: 4/5 - This was cool. Triple Thread to Trash Bin: 5/5 - Amazing find and concept, one of my favorite stunts of all time. (I hope to make an official list someday) Curved Grind to Billboard Grind: 5/5 - Following up with an even cooler stunt imo. It's got all the big C's: Creative, Clean, and a CLASSIC. Haku Peg to Slide to Grind: 5/5 - Oh baby a triple! Genuinely insane 3 stunt run in Part 2. No one ever shows this spot of the map love and I don't understand why. Hakuchou underrated. Moto 4x Grind: 2.5/5 - My least favorite clip of the video, this just feels like filler, nothing killer. Thread to Bump to Grind (Paleto Bay): 5/5 - Maybe the last clip being my least favorite was a plus because this is definitely in my top 20 stunts of all time and my personal favorite of the video. Yes, it is only like 6 seconds long but it packs a punch. Very PestyPig esque. Thrust Grind to Bump to Peg (Paleto Bay): 5/5 - And this very Shadow eque, reminds me of that one stunt in Born Ready 2, but this is way better. the pole bump in between is perfect. Double Sign Bump to Thread to Double Grind (Vespucci Beach): 5/5- Another insane find and the best stunt hit on that beach period, I don't know if anyone has or will come close. Moto Freestyle #2: 2.5/5 - I see the vision, unclean execution kinda ruins it though. Wallride to Bump to Double Grind: 4/5 - Sick spot, just not as interesting to me as other technicals in the video. Cemetery Thrust Combo: 4.5/5 - I really love the concept of this spot, only little downside that keeps this from being perfect is all the driving, and I know that's out of your control but it just be like that for me. Finisher Mount Dam Triple Crank: 4/5 - Solid way to end it, definitely feels big, just not as cool as other BMX clips in the vid. Total Score (Stunts): 89.5/105 - 8.5/10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editing Review: I don't want to repeat myself in future reviews so I will say this once here; I am not an editor and some times I have no clue what I'm talking about. I have personal preferences on what I believe constitutes a good visual experience for stunt montages, but I always try to keep on open-mind going into every video stunts and edits wise. I might not always have the popular opinion, but that's what makes these kinds of sites fun, getting to see what others think about certain videos and sharing my thoughts on them as well. With that out of the way here is what I think about PR3V1OUS's edit on Epitaph. The intro is short and sweet, it does very well at setting tone of the video and doesn't overstay its welcome. Really like the angle and effects on the wall during the first stunt. This is where it might get a little controversial, I'm not a huge fan of the rest of the angles after the first clip. Some angles are either too stagnant, or if it's a longer combo stunt, it can feel like angles are just jumbled together with no rhyme or reason. By no means are they the worst angles I've ever seen, they're just uninteresting. That's just how I feel about that portion of the edit and what I think brings it down the most. Going back to some positives, I dig the black and white in the first part, I wouldn't have even minded if it went on for the whole video. I enjoyed all the little cinematics with Aqua's character throughout. A little sequence of the edit I enjoyed was right after that second moto freestyle stunt, creating littles pockets to breathe for some cinematics is always a pleasure to me. Overall, I think this was a good edit, nothing crazy or super creative though. Editing Score: 3.5/5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Thoughts and Final Score: Stunt wise, this is one of, if not the best releases of 2024 in the V community. Aqua's ability to bridge his BMX knowledge into mainly a moto-heavy video is what's most impressive to me. You have a very good eye for these short technical moto spots, which are my personal favorite type of stunts. PR3V1OUS, while it wasn't my favorite edit ever due to the angles, you still did a solid job in maintaining the somber atmosphere and overall pace of the video. Definitely will be looked as a classic in my books. I'm feeling a 8/10!