Cheap Boys Briefs 2 (DVD) (Jeremy Podeswa, Barry Dignam, Guillem Morales, Jean-François Monette, Antonio Hens, Alexander Pfeuffer) Price

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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.

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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.

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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.