I’m out of adjectives to describe this mind numbing, bottom of the barrel scraping, vomit inducing steaming pile of excrement.
This video was filmed while the group was on a tour of Scandinavia and other parts of Europe. (Some sequences were filmed in the United States.) Not that it matters, honestly. I can´t imagine the act would change depending on the audience; in fact, the behavior we see in Spring Break and in Oslo, Norway, is nearly identical. Meaning, to me at least, there is a distinct lack of creativity and invention surrounding what they do. Instead of tailoring the obscenity, everyone gets exactly the same schtick. It´s lazy, to be blunt.
VIDEO:
For a production shot while on the fly, the full frame transfer doesn´t look half bad. Early on, there is a major blocking issue but it disappears very quickly. The rest of the feature looks as low budget and homemade as it inevitably is. Colors are washed out in a lot of scenes, low light hampers fine detail…but the result is alright. It fits the subject matter and I can´t find fault in that.
AUDIO:
This is a pleasant surprise, honestly. The box lists only an English mono track; it turns out to be more dynamic and deep than I had any reason to expect. The speakers are given enough to do, always putting its best foot forward without distortion. It´s a pity; the subject matter doesn´t deserve anything this good. (Using the display button on my PS3 remote, 2 channel pops up. Sorting out the true audio option would require effort and, I don´t know, actually caring about the final answer. I have zero interest. Eh, whatever.)
EXTRAS:
Yes, Virginia, there are bonus features here. On the first disc (and yes, there is a second disc, too) are a collection of the boys trashing various hotel rooms-four, to be exact. Then there´s three deleted scenes of more debauchery, including wedgies, shooting Steve-O in the bare ass with a gun and more fisticuffs. A blessedly short making of featurette (hey, it´s their title, not mine) rounds out the extras. All told, they run a whopping 20:09. A tag is added to the end of the feature highlighting skateboarding prodigy/legend/innovator/whatever Ryan Simmonetti. It´s repeated here for some reason. I don´t get it.
Disc two houses the hilarious 33 minute feature "Steve-O: PCP Saved My Life." Yes, my friends, our beloved master of ceremonies tripped out on PCP for five days and filmed it. To tell you how much I didn´t care by this point, I played all 33 minutes at 10 times normal speed, only to watch the program for the final minute or so. He claims he won´t do the drug again unless, of course, the DVD sells well…at which time he´ll do more!
PARTING THOUGHTS:
Apparently, this same exact disc was released back in 2003. From the reviews I´ve checked out, it´s the same content, same bonus features, same tech specs, same cover art. What happened between that release and this one I don´t know. And, quite honestly, I don´t much care. I think by now I´m out of adjectives to describe the mind numbing, bottom of the barrel scraping, vomit inducing steaming pile of excrement on this two disc set. To see grown up men acting like buffoons doesn´t bode well for the future of the human race.
VIDEO:
For a production shot while on the fly, the full frame transfer doesn´t look half bad. Early on, there is a major blocking issue but it disappears very quickly. The rest of the feature looks as low budget and homemade as it inevitably is. Colors are washed out in a lot of scenes, low light hampers fine detail…but the result is alright. It fits the subject matter and I can´t find fault in that.
AUDIO:
This is a pleasant surprise, honestly. The box lists only an English mono track; it turns out to be more dynamic and deep than I had any reason to expect. The speakers are given enough to do, always putting its best foot forward without distortion. It´s a pity; the subject matter doesn´t deserve anything this good. (Using the display button on my PS3 remote, 2 channel pops up. Sorting out the true audio option would require effort and, I don´t know, actually caring about the final answer. I have zero interest. Eh, whatever.)
EXTRAS:
Yes, Virginia, there are bonus features here. On the first disc (and yes, there is a second disc, too) are a collection of the boys trashing various hotel rooms-four, to be exact. Then there´s three deleted scenes of more debauchery, including wedgies, shooting Steve-O in the bare ass with a gun and more fisticuffs. A blessedly short making of featurette (hey, it´s their title, not mine) rounds out the extras. All told, they run a whopping 20:09. A tag is added to the end of the feature highlighting skateboarding prodigy/legend/innovator/whatever Ryan Simmonetti. It´s repeated here for some reason. I don´t get it.
Disc two houses the hilarious 33 minute feature "Steve-O: PCP Saved My Life." Yes, my friends, our beloved master of ceremonies tripped out on PCP for five days and filmed it. To tell you how much I didn´t care by this point, I played all 33 minutes at 10 times normal speed, only to watch the program for the final minute or so. He claims he won´t do the drug again unless, of course, the DVD sells well…at which time he´ll do more!
PARTING THOUGHTS:
Apparently, this same exact disc was released back in 2003. From the reviews I´ve checked out, it´s the same content, same bonus features, same tech specs, same cover art. What happened between that release and this one I don´t know. And, quite honestly, I don´t much care. I think by now I´m out of adjectives to describe the mind numbing, bottom of the barrel scraping, vomit inducing steaming pile of excrement on this two disc set. To see grown up men acting like buffoons doesn´t bode well for the future of the human race.
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