Over the past couple weeks, The Sour Solution III has been premiering in Europe, and I’ve been anxiously awaiting the online release. Well, on a day where I hadn’t thought about the video, boom, it dropped. I knew that this video deserved a proper viewing, on a big screen and with my undivided attention. Sunday night I made dinner and pressed play on the 3rd Sour Solution video, and it was everything I could’ve asked for.

Sour has created amazing videos in the past, setting themselves some very high expectations to live up to. The great thing about high expectations is that when you deliver, it’s a big deal. Well, they delivered. As soon as I read “Sour Films” on my TV screen, I got that feeling. That inside excitement. It’s this joy that I get from skate videos, something that is hard to explain, and can really only be duplicated when I watch another highly anticipated skate video.

Two of the things that have played a huge roll in my relationship with skateboarding over the past 12 years are creativity and camaraderie. Both of these things are present in Sour’s videos. The creativity is clear; from the spots, to the filming/editing, and doing things like Tre Flipping a VX while filming. The camaraderie is seen in the B-Roll, such as Josef Scott Jatta’s intro, and is just the vibe I get from their videos. It feels like a homie video.

To go along with the release of the video, Sour also turned Vincent Huhta and Martin Sandberg pro. Vincent kicks the video off with first part, and quickly shows you how he earned himself a board with his name on it. This 5-0 BS 180 to Fakie Manny was a stand out from Vincent’s part, I love this clip. First off, I am bias to any manny trick that includes a Fakie Manny. That’s the dopest of the manny’s. Regardless, I just love how well this trick flowed, Vincent looks so loose and comfortable on his board.

Gustav Tønnesen, the MVP. I don’t know where to start with him. Not only a straight up magician on his board, but also the filmer/editor of the video. That’s probably the coolest and most inspiring thing. Every time there’s Gustav footy, I’m stoked because I know there’s going to be some tricks I’ve never seen before or even thought of. Although just about every trick in his part could use a breakdown, here’s a personal favorite. Back Tail to Noseslide. See, a trick I’ve never seen before. More importantly, look how he did it. As I sat, mesmerized, and watched this loop over and over, I realized how straight Gustav stands when he skates, and how it makes everything look so casual. I love the whip of his hips into Noseslide, and the proper pop out. The drop down ledge was a nice touch as well…

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Heading into this video, I was excited for some Tyler Surrey footy. He’s someone that I think has a cool balance of being so gifted on his board, while also looking nonchalant, and mixing in unique spots. Tyler was one of many people in this video to skate a spot that was made of either grass or dirt, and that goes back to my earlier point of the constant creativity from the Sour crew. Not only did he skate a grass manny pad, but picked an incredible trick to do on it. Thanks for this one, Tyler. I love it.

Tom Snape! I really enjoyed Tom’s footage in “Reverb” and have been looking forward to more ever since. Tom’s skating has a cool retro feel to it; from his trick selection to his fits, it’s sick. I have a thing for inside ledge tricks, they’re superior. It looks so good. This Nollie 180 Fakie 5-0 not only looked sick, but sounded amazing. I can only imagine how this one felt. Also, Tom’s got a goooood interview over on The Bunt that’s worth a listen!

I’ve probably made it very clear that I love back breakers, and here’s a great example of why. Just look at this 270 out of the Noseslide. It’s beautiful, he landed right into the bank. Barney Page also did another one of my favorite things; he did this Backside and then followed it up Frontside. This one really got me stoked.

Top angles are a favorite of mine, I think it’s such a cool way to show skating. It doesn’t always work, depending on the spot and the trick, but I’m hyped when it does. Nisse made this Kickflip Nosegrind 180 look like nothing, but it caught my eye. When I watch people flip into tricks, I usually catch myself just really staring at their Kickflip, to see how they do it. Nisse’s flicks so quick and goes right where it’s supposed to. Here’s just one clip from his overall amazing part…

Well, that’s it, for now. It was hard to chose what clips I wanted to write about, because there really is so many sick ones to pick from. Regardless, I’m sure there will be more loops from this video on IG in the coming days/weeks. Thank you to Sour for such a good watch, and shouts to Gustav for putting it down on both sides of the lens. 🌀✌️