Fiddling through the Internet, I stumbled upon a video teaser called "Metropolis Carp". I was hooked from the first second. At last I could watch 2 minutes of carp angling without any product placement! Whoa! The teaser was über-cool and you can watch it here...
After watching the teaser, it took about 15 seconds for me to go on to their website and order the DVD. You can do the same on http://www.digitalit.at/
The DVD itself is made with professional attitude for bigger audience, as you can also choose English subtitles on the DVD menu. It's super cool, as my German is a bit rusty, and Austrian German is way too hard for me. On the cover of the DVD is a text saying "No tackle, No Tips, No Tricks - Promised". I really like that, as considering my fishing, tips&tactics from other countries are as useful as a bucketful of snow to me. And we have more than plenty of snow here in Finland.
The film starts with nice scenic videos from Vienna, and it really gets you into the urban attitude. Later on Sebastian and Nick go fishing on the Danube. The guys really know what they are doing, and they catch some really nice fish. But the film itself is not about the fish or the techniques used. It is about fishing your OWN way, and finding your own paths. I hope this will inspire some carpers to abandon the commercial lakes and finding true carp angling somewhere else.
I really liked the juxtaposition of the film. I mean there were parts of fishing, and just before you were getting a bit tired of seeing the fish/fishing, the film took you somewhere else. The editing on this film is really good. Thumbs up!
The soundtrack and all the audio work is done really well. Seriously, I could never imagine drum and bass going along so well with carp fishing... From what I saw, the film had its soundtrack from Vienna artists, which gives the film a more local feeling to it. The video material and the soundtrack go absolutely hand in hand. Besides, the music is actually really good. You don't get the "porn video" music which is very common in fishing films.
The dialogue and the monologues are really funny, and I can agree on many statements the guys said about urban angling. I won't spoil anything, but at least I can say the "problems" are so similar in Finland and Austria.
The Metropolis Carp - Urban Fishing Documentary really is a documentary. It is a documentary of a shared passion for angling in urban Vienna. For the first time, I have seen it - fishing has finally been portrayed in street credible way.
Don't miss it. Go and order the DVD now!
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| One happy camper with the Metropolis Carp DVD. Winter is still quite strong here as you can see from the snowy background... |
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