First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska.
First Descent has generally received positive reviews.
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First Descent was released in 2005 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 114 reviews, giving First Descent (2005) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 62%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with First Descent than critics were.
With a score of 69%, First Descent is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2005 with similar scores include films like Constantine, King Kong and Red Eye.
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