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Price $24.95
Starring:
Brendan Fletcher,
Linda Griffiths,
Cassandra Hanrahan,
Pablo Puyol,
Caroline Azar,
Directed By:
Jean-François Monette,
Guillem Morales,
Alexander Pfeuffer,
Rated: Unrated
Release Date: 2002-12-20
Studio: Picture This
Format:
Color,
DVD-Video,
NTSC,
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Customer Reviews for
Boys Briefs 2
A Winner!
I think my headline says it all. This collection of "shorts" is entertaining and satisfying story telling. Well done guys!Boys Briefs 2
Boy's Briefs 2: complete with skidmarks and lots of holes.
Oh what a major disappointment. I liked Boy's Briefs (one) but 2 was a very low budget, poor production containing mostly dark and sadistic tales. The first short on this film is "DOORS CUT DOWN" a story of a young man who frequents restrooms at malls and other places picking up all sorts of men. There are a few hot moments in this one that wasn't bad, but overall the plot left a lot to be desired. Next up was a 3 min. short of two boys "CHICKEN" which was all about one boy trying to break the ice with another and touch him just to let him know he was interested in him. "BACKROOM" was number three. It is about a bunch of guys hanging around a back room in a nightclub having sex with whosoever walked by. They never spoke to each other except in their mind fantasizing what they WANTED to say but didn't have the guts. A few moments of promise but those promises were shattered before it was over. "BREAKFAST" was alright as story number four about two guys trying to get together but one wanted a relationship. The other was a whore who just wanted sleazy sex with whoever wanted it. This short could have gone somewhere as well, but failed to do so. The real choker of this whole compilation is: "TOUCH". This is a very dark, sadistic narrative of a boy kidnapped at 8 years of age, who spent 8 years never seeing his capture, but having very abusive sexual encounters with him in the dark. He slept on a cold floor and was used to having food slid under the door to him and being beated on a regular basis. He couldn't even have the strength to participate in the abusive relationship. He longed for the beatings and abuse as it was all he knew that he could call "love". He is finally freed one day and cannot adjust to reality. He still wants to be beaten and abused and seeks to find himself back in the abusive cage he came from. This is purely SICK, TWISTED and PERVERTED. Someone wrote this from a very dark heart, obviously trying to express their deepest fantasies of abusing children. I was not at all impressed. The only real highlight of Boys Briefs 2, is that last sketch called "TAKE-OUT" about an 18 year old gay guy who has yet to have his first experience with a partner. For that matter it implies he hasn't even taken matters into his own hands before, until the frustration gets so fiece he can't stand it anymore. It's at that moment when he finally finds some peace to his situation. He is a delivery boy for a barbeque joint and falls for a regular customer to whom he delivers. A man who is known to be gay and makes it somewhat obvious to him as well. But once again, by the time he finds peace to pursue his desire, the man has sold his home and moved. I really didn't find much to hold onto throughout this whole video. The VHS quality is very poor, and tracking wouldn't even clear it up, photography was not great, sound was ok for the most part. The whole thing is hosted by Danny Roberts who is hot enough and maybe even a little too hot to be associated with this production. He used a hand held microphone to narrate, showing the low budget of the production and overall, I can't honestly recommend this one to anyone. If you are at the home of someone who owns this and want to see it, go ahead and give it a try, but save your money. It's not worth paying for. It might however be a lot better quality on DVD, I don't know. I got the VHS version and I'm convinced that was probably part of the probelm. The acting is pretty good. The cast has some rather attractive young men in it, especially "Rory" in the last segment. He's worth watching and there is also a steamy shower scene in the same short that ain't bad at all. I'll give it two stars just for Rory and the shower scene. The rest of it get a generous 1/2 star.Boys Briefs 2
Different, but good because of it.
The stories in "Boy's Brief 2" fairly different from what I've seen in various gay short film anthologies (Boys Life 1-4, etc.) I really liked "Doors Cut Down", "Back Room" and "Breakfast", though "Touch" is by far the most poignant (a story of 8-year abuse as told by the survivor). I rented this and will likely purchase because these stories feel real and are portrayed in a very engaging way by the various actors. "Chicken" was a waste of film and time, and "Take Out" was interesting but perplexing by being diliberately vague about what's real and what's imagined. All in all, a collection of unique shorts on topics not normally discussed, must less filmed.Boys Briefs 2
Some Good Some Bad
All together I thought the stories on the DVD were good; the most noteable, (and in my opinion the best story) being Doors Cut Down. The lead actor Israel Rodriguez was outstanding and more than believable in the role.
The Pizza Delivery story was also good, as well as the short Irish story that just begins to take shape and then ends for no apparent reason. I know it was a short movie, but hey three minutes just didn't cut it.
Danny Roberts of MTV Real World fame who hosted the movies got better as the stories moved along but he seemed a little uneasy throughout, better luck next time. All in all I would give the DVD 4 stars based mostly on the strength of the first story Doors Cut Down.Boys Briefs 2
Better than average compilation
I like to buy the various compilations of short gay films because you get a variety of perspectives and ideas. Unfortunately all too often the selections are uneven, with only one or two standouts per. This collection is one of the better ones. Artistically, the films are each pretty well done, adopting a style and point of view and following it through. The content of these films, though somewhat varied (although connected by the theme of "first lust")was pretty consistantly good. I enjoyed the whole collection. I won't go into details, as the other reviews take care of that, but I will recommend this DVD.
The introductions by Danny Roberts (and I really do like you, Danny) were pretty weak. The scripts are flat, as is Danny's delivery (why do people think they have to be unnatural when acting?). But it was fun to see him in various states of undress and away from that Real World crowd.Boys Briefs 2
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