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Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000
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The Movie:
Every so often, I take a look at the DVD release schedule and plan out what might be interesting to take a look at. Of course, "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2000" caught my eye. When I recieved the DVD though, a thought crossed my mind. Anyone who is moderately interested in this DVD probably isn't looking for a review - they've already bought it.
But, for those who need more information, read on. This disc contains a "behind-the-scenes" documentary - much like the "Making Of" for many of the movies that reach DVD, this is a "Making Of" for the Swimsuit issue, capturing the models at work and at play. In between shots of the swimsuit models in beautiful locations such as Malaysia, they take questions about life and relationships.
Hosted by Damon Wayans and model Estella Warren, the presentation runs about 46 minutes. It's not a bad little documentary, although I could do with less of the whole focus on the hosts and making a "show" out of it, and more of the "behind-the-scenes" of the photo shoot. But oh well. There's quite a few models who appear during the documentary, such as Heidi Klum, Kristie Hinze and many others. Some of the bits with hosts Wayans and Warren are on the lame side, but there's always the option of fast forwarding.
The DVD
VIDEO/AUDIO: The picture quality on the DVD from Image Entertainment is generally very good, although there are a few sequences that occasionally look less than smooth. For the most part, the incredible scenery translates well to DVD, looking sharp and clear. There are some scenes, though, where the picture is slightly "harsh"; this problem isn't distracting enough to take away from the content, though. Colors are lovely, looking warm and well-saturated, giving the locations an even bigger element of "wish-I-was-there"-ness. There are no problems with color, nor flesh tones, which look perfect.
The full-frame image just suffers from the occasional slightly harsh looking image; other than that, it remains clear and free from any problems such as shimmering or pixelation. Aside from those few very minor complaints, the image in general looks marvelous. Sound quality is nothing remarkable, a stereo soundtrack that easily offers some light music and dialogue from both the models and the two hosts.
MENUS:: The opening menu essentially serves as the scene selection menu as well; there's no other options available besides those. The shots of the models in the background of the menus are a nice touch, though.
EXTRAS:: Here's where the disc fails completely. What, no still photo gallery? There's no extras offered here, and that's a shame.
Final Thoughts: It's a fun documentary, nothing too earth-shaking, but offers some great shots of the models. Price for the 46 minute program is a little high at $19.99, but most online stores probably will offer this for around $13.99.
Every so often, I take a look at the DVD release schedule and plan out what might be interesting to take a look at. Of course, "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2000" caught my eye. When I recieved the DVD though, a thought crossed my mind. Anyone who is moderately interested in this DVD probably isn't looking for a review - they've already bought it.
But, for those who need more information, read on. This disc contains a "behind-the-scenes" documentary - much like the "Making Of" for many of the movies that reach DVD, this is a "Making Of" for the Swimsuit issue, capturing the models at work and at play. In between shots of the swimsuit models in beautiful locations such as Malaysia, they take questions about life and relationships.
Hosted by Damon Wayans and model Estella Warren, the presentation runs about 46 minutes. It's not a bad little documentary, although I could do with less of the whole focus on the hosts and making a "show" out of it, and more of the "behind-the-scenes" of the photo shoot. But oh well. There's quite a few models who appear during the documentary, such as Heidi Klum, Kristie Hinze and many others. Some of the bits with hosts Wayans and Warren are on the lame side, but there's always the option of fast forwarding.
The DVD
VIDEO/AUDIO: The picture quality on the DVD from Image Entertainment is generally very good, although there are a few sequences that occasionally look less than smooth. For the most part, the incredible scenery translates well to DVD, looking sharp and clear. There are some scenes, though, where the picture is slightly "harsh"; this problem isn't distracting enough to take away from the content, though. Colors are lovely, looking warm and well-saturated, giving the locations an even bigger element of "wish-I-was-there"-ness. There are no problems with color, nor flesh tones, which look perfect.
The full-frame image just suffers from the occasional slightly harsh looking image; other than that, it remains clear and free from any problems such as shimmering or pixelation. Aside from those few very minor complaints, the image in general looks marvelous. Sound quality is nothing remarkable, a stereo soundtrack that easily offers some light music and dialogue from both the models and the two hosts.
MENUS:: The opening menu essentially serves as the scene selection menu as well; there's no other options available besides those. The shots of the models in the background of the menus are a nice touch, though.
EXTRAS:: Here's where the disc fails completely. What, no still photo gallery? There's no extras offered here, and that's a shame.
Final Thoughts: It's a fun documentary, nothing too earth-shaking, but offers some great shots of the models. Price for the 46 minute program is a little high at $19.99, but most online stores probably will offer this for around $13.99.
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