TT3D: Closer to the Edge (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD)

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Product description ------------------- This stunning documentary film about the TT has been wowing cinema audiences since its release in early 2011 and became an instant best-seller when released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray. There are two standard DVDs in this edition. Disc 1 is the main film whilst Disc 2 features extensive extras including the making of the documentary, some really in-depth interviews with the stars and loads of footage that didn't make it into the main film. There's also 'Charge', narrated by Ewan McGregor, telling the story of the first Zero Emission TT in 2009. Just check out some of the film reviews for TT Closer To The Edge .... .co.uk Review ------------- Every tribe has its legends, and Richard de Aragues' TT: Closer to the Edge--a year in the life of the Isle of Man’s notorious Tourist Trophy--is an extreme close-up of a mystically dangerous race, one that’s a magnet for motorcyclists with far more racing instincts than professional ambition. The film’s central character is Guy Martin--a young mechanic with Wolverine hair and the cadences of a death wish in his plain-speaking Yorkshire burr. It follows the tense build-up to the 2010 tournament, where Martin and his fellow riders will consciously stake their lives for the deep personal glories of TT success. The odds are ranged steeply against them--more than 230 riders have died along the course's 23 miles of rollercoaster dips and traction-busting corners--and TT: Closer to the Edge is as much a nail-biting survival story as it is a straightforward racing doc. Shown in 3D during its cinematic run, the film's lasting images are captured by bike-ed cameras: the scenes of riders laying their bikes at impossible angles around corners--or straightening up to zip through the gap between a hedge and a stone wall--are a parade of near-misses. Composed interviews with grieving wives--and the personal philosophies of these brave riders--underline the questions of personal liberty at the fringes of the action. While the Tourist Trophy can only exist as long as the legal exemptions and laissez-faire government of the Isle of Man are in place, TT: Closer to the Edge will speak to your inner daredevil as an increasingly rare expression of our freedom to choose. --Leo Batchelor