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RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« on: August 02, 2006, 12:14:54 PM »
Finally arrived last night,watched it today....what a great great inside look at the sport of bodybuilding!!
Dave Pulcinella reminds me of myself in so many ways (his love for the sport above all else)
Mike (Dave's brother) did an excellent job being a "fly on the wall" and recording it all as it happened,
if you want to see what bodybuilders go thru to get ready for a show this is a must have dvd!
it's humorous,shocking,and shows just what it takes to get your ass on stage

i highly reccomend it...................... .......Mike
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2006, 12:20:18 PM »
isnt that a hardcore porn video with derek anthony?
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2006, 12:29:48 PM »
Quote from: michael arvilla on August 02, 2006, 12:14:54 PM
Finally arrived last night,watched it today....what a great great inside look at the sport of bodybuilding!!
Dave Pulcinella reminds me of myself in so many ways (his love for the sport above all else)
Mike (Dave's brother) did an excellent job being a "fly on the wall" and recording it all as it happened,
if you want to see what bodybuilders go thru to get ready for a show this is a must have dvd!
it's humorous,shocking,and shows just what it takes to get your ass on stage

i highly reccomend it...................... .......Mike
See, Mike. I told you!  ;D
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2006, 12:36:02 PM »
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2006, 12:40:56 PM »
Quote from: Slick Vic on August 02, 2006, 12:29:48 PM
See, Mike. I told you!  ;D

i know..................gr eat call Btw!!!!!!!!!
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2006, 12:44:47 PM »
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2006, 01:03:12 PM »
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2006, 02:04:50 PM »
damn, mike!! im really glad you liked rtb that much!!! i guess anyone whos been through a contest prep can really relate. my bro will be glad to see your reaction as well.
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2006, 02:07:58 PM »
Quote from: eastcoastbbman on August 02, 2006, 02:04:50 PM
damn, mike!! im really glad you liked rtb that much!!! i guess anyone whos been through a contest prep can really relate. my bro will be glad to see your reaction as well.

it was an amazing documentary! (i have watched it twice already)
now i just have to get Laura to watch it as well.................... .great job guys!
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2006, 03:35:33 PM »
Quote from: michael arvilla on August 02, 2006, 02:07:58 PM
it was an amazing documentary! (i have watched it twice already)
now i just have to get Laura to watch it as well.................... .great job guys!

Wow, Mike. Thanks. I was holding my breath waiting for you to give your opinion! So glad you liked it.

Mike Pulcinella
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2006, 03:49:27 PM »
Was that Kamali wearing his metallic helmet, in the preview?
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2006, 04:16:24 PM »
Quote from: gatomjp on August 02, 2006, 03:35:33 PM
Wow, Mike. Thanks. I was holding my breath waiting for you to give your opinion! So glad you liked it.

Mike Pulcinella
And I'm holding my breath for the sequel! Hurry up and release it - can't wait!  ;D
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2006, 04:24:24 PM »
Quote from: gordiano on August 02, 2006, 03:49:27 PM
Was that Kamali wearing his metallic helmet, in the preview?

Yes. King Kamali was the guest poser at the contest that we show in the documentary. Kamali's appearing in the video is extremely brief, just in case you were planning on getting it just to see him.
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2006, 04:27:04 PM »
Quote from: Slick Vic on August 02, 2006, 04:16:24 PM
And I'm holding my breath for the sequel! Hurry up and release it - can't wait!  ;D


Aaaaaaa!!! I can't take the pressure! LOL! I'll do my best Vic. It's gonna take a while. We just finished taping and I have more footage to go through than I had for RTB1. And that took 6 months to edit!
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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2006, 04:31:51 PM »
Quote from: gatomjp on August 02, 2006, 04:27:04 PM

Aaaaaaa!!! I can't take the pressure! LOL! I'll do my best Vic. It's gonna take a while. We just finished taping and I have more footage to go through than I had for RTB1. And that took 6 months to edit!
lol.... it's all good, bro.  ;D

Don't wanna make it crappy for the sake of a quick release. I am lookin' forward to it though.  :)
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2006, 06:38:13 AM »
Quote from: Slick Vic on August 02, 2006, 04:31:51 PM
lol.... it's all good, bro.  ;D

Don't wanna make it crappy for the sake of a quick release. I am lookin' forward to it though.  :)

Amen to that!

Here's a few stills from the footage I shot in Pittburgh to hold you over! The last shot is of Jenn and a friend Liz lugging bags of chicken and sweet potatos from a not-so-nearby supermarket while Dave waits back in the hotel room. Notice how I got out of carrying the bags because I had to hold the camera!!
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2006, 06:42:38 AM »
If i can be so bold as to offer one suggestion::: make Dave the sole focus of this second documentary
the sub-plots in the first RTB with Victor and Adam were distracting and added nothing IMO
(when i watch it now i fast forward over the parts of Adam and Victor)

Thanks!!!!!

Mike
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2006, 06:52:31 AM »
Dave had enough charisma that's why Raising The Bar worked
those other two...................le t's just say
they lacked charisma................ ..............and leave it at that

Mike
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2006, 07:05:38 AM »
Quote from: michael arvilla on August 03, 2006, 06:42:38 AM
If i can be so bold as to offer one suggestion::: make Dave the sole focus of this second documentary
the sub-plots in the first RTB with Victor and Adam were distracting and added nothing IMO
(when i watch it now i fast forward over the parts of Adam and Victor)

Thanks!!!!!

Mike

All suggestions positive and negative are welcome.

I agree with you for the most part, but here was my dilemma. I was trying to show the bb world at all levels, beginner (Adam), intermediate (Victor), and advanced (Dave). I would agree that Adam and Victor as personalities were not the best subjects, and I did consider cutting them, but I thought that Adam's difficulties, evasion and eventual dropout were significant enough to keep. It demonstrated how difficult bb can be for the beginner, contrasted nicely with Dave's 20+ years in the sport and served to emphasize how remarkable a career like Dave's is. On the other hand, feel free to skip around the DVD as much as you'd like! That's what the chapter buttons are for!

Thanks for the input. Please keep it coming!
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2006, 07:20:16 AM »
Quote from: michael arvilla on August 03, 2006, 06:52:31 AM
Dave had enough charisma that's why Raising The Bar worked
those other two...................le t's just say
they lacked charisma................ ..............and leave it at that

Mike

Ha! Very diplomatically put! Needless to say, Dave is a natural. I just point my camera at him and something happens!
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« Reply #20 on: August 03, 2006, 08:43:46 AM »
Dave comes across as intelligent,very funny!,and you genuinely care what happens to him
the family stuff was great,girlfriend,but Victor and Adam ......i was like Why is Dave even training with these goofballs,when Dave won the Delaware i was like "YES!", Laura was in the other room and says
"what are you yelling for hunny"???
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #21 on: August 03, 2006, 08:48:19 AM »
I'm gonna watch it tonight!   :D
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #22 on: August 03, 2006, 08:49:01 AM »
Quote from: michael arvilla on August 03, 2006, 08:43:46 AM
Why is Dave even training with these goofballs

In RTB2 we get a little bit into how hard it is for someone with the drive that Dave has to find good, consistent workout partners who are as serious and dedicated as he is. Nearly impossible, actually.
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2006, 08:50:17 AM »
Quote from: Cheri Lane on August 03, 2006, 08:48:19 AM
I'm gonna watch it tonight!   :D

about time baby!!


(it's excellent!)
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Re: RAISING THE BAR...###@@!$%^&*()_+~~~!@#$
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2006, 08:51:29 AM »
Quote from: gatomjp on August 03, 2006, 08:49:01 AM
In RTB2 we get a little bit into how hard it is for someone with the drive that Dave has to find good, consistent workout partners who are as serious and dedicated as he is. Nearly impossible, actually.

And with all their teeth!! (coughsadam)   :-X :-X
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