New DVD Review: Huevos 11

Cassandra

• December 06 2008
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Wes Miller and his Huevos series of DVDs didn’t just set the bar for ATV films…he mined the metal and made the bar for all other ATV films to strive for. Inspiring an entire industry (there are a lot of quad videos to choose from now) means that he also has a lot of pressure. While other videos can try, and maybe even fail, without too much criticism, Wes has to live up to the legendary status he created with the Huevos series. So, when I got a copy of Huevos 11 last night after the premiere party, I was excited to sit down and watch what Wes and his crew have been up to.

The format of the film is pretty standard for we’ve come to expect from a quad DVD. There are a lot of locations, a lot of riders, and a lot of music. From California to Costa Rica to the Mud Nationals in Texas to France, you get a world tour of ATVs with Huevos 11. Right off the bat, the opening credits and the title scenes for each segment caught my attention—they look great. It’s nice to see someone really taking time to make interesting graphics that look high-tech. When the credits are fun to watch, you know you’re in for a good show.

The beginning of Huevos 11 was fast and furious. The first couple of segments of the film had me a little worried, because between the “angry guy” music (as my friends call it) and the quick edits, I was getting a little dizzy. If you’re looking for as much action as possible packed into the shortest amount of time, you’ll be plenty entertained in the first 25 minutes or so of the film. There was a lot to look at, and at times it felt like I was missing stuff because it was going past my eyes so fast.

About a half hour into Huevos 11, the pacing seemed to take a deep breath. The shots got a little longer, the action was a little more fluid, and the music really complemented the scenes. If the first part of the film was a all-out moto race, the half-hour mark was the start of a competitive-but-friendly trail ride with your buddies. This is where the film really sucked me in.

There are a ton of segments in the film, and I’m not going into detail about all of them. But, the Costa Rica segment made me want to book a ticket and head south for some riding. And the Polaris RZR section was so much fun I watched it twice. And of course, the “Yard Sale” segment made me yelp out loud more than once

We all know what ATVing looks like. We’ve seen our own helmet-cam-like views while riding. But Wes and the riders he choses to feature in his film really know how to make quad riding look as awesome as it feels. If you’ve seen the others in the Huevos series, you’ll enjoy this one. If you haven’t seen the others…where have you been? This will be like a whole new world of ATVs just opened up to you.