★★★☆☆"Everyone bonded with each other who could skate and we were complete pricks to people that couldn’t,” goes Tas Pappas; one half of the ill-famed skateboard duo the Pappas brothers. And as far as All This Mayhem (2014) is concerned, this puffed-up bluster of his is patently true. Reeling footage of short-tempered thrashings from the halfpipes to the suburban gullies of a socially reductive Australia make up almost the entirety of Eddie Martin’s documentary. In initiated circles, both Tas and his brother Ben were maniacal miscreants; hellbent on relieving their asphyxiation with chaos and shattering the vertical skateboard scene with the swipe of a fist.
- 11/4/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The tale of Aussie skateboard kings Ben and Tas Pappas is told in this cautionary story from documentary-maker Eddie Martin. After leaving their hometown of Melbourne, the pair are feted in America as all-conquering teenage board heroes before cocaine and big business destructively muscle into their lives. Superb home-video footage captures the tragic fall of siblings who came up against Us uber-boarder Tony Hawk and ultimately stripped him of his World Number One titles.
- 9/2/2014
- Sky Movies
Former champion skateboarder Tas Pappas and the film-maker Eddie Martin discuss All this Mayhem, a documentary about Tas and his brother Ben, who rose to the top of their profession but struggled with drink and drugs. The film which Tony Hawks refused to be a part of explores the skating industry's hedonistic reputation and its responsibility of care for its young stars Continue reading...
- 6/10/2014
- by Henry Barnes and Leah Green
- The Guardian - Film News
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