1.75
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Film:
2
Extras:
1
Video:
3
Audio:
1
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1/15/1999
(VIVID DVD/IEG) Starring: Pamela Anderson-Lee, Tommy Lee
Synopsis: The most famous and scandalous video to hit the market in some time, it's the "stolen" Pam & Tommy Lee wedding,
birthday, vacation, and farting around movie!
Features: Stills from the feature; Chapter Search.
Commentary: The absolutely stunning Pamela Anderson (I refuse to call her Pamela Lee!) and her pre-alleged-abusive tattooed
hubby Tommy star in their own homegrown semi-porno film. IEG claims this to be the "only legal version" of the now famous
stolen videotape, and you'll find many differences compared to the video that's been selling on the net. First, everyone but Pam &
Tommy are disguised with the "blocky-face" technique. Evidently they weren't asked to sign releases. Each of the videos
segments now has a brief title screen to let you know what momentous event they have captured on film. Some examples are
"Pre nuptials", and "A few days later". Literary genius. You also won't see the dynamic duo rolling and smoking the joint that they
do in the original film. I can picture them now. "NO, Absolutely not. I can't have anyone seeing that!!!" "What? Oh yeah sure, I
have no problem with my naked beaver being splattered all over the screen, but none of that joint stuff". You will see, however,
much more footage than found in the "original". Unfortunately, it's mostly of scenery, non-explicit chit chat, and Pam filming
Tommy while he sits at his drums, cooks, etc...mostly while he's sporting full wood.
What can I say about this disc? Hmm.... Well, for starters, key up that 30x fast forward. You probably want to skip the first
several minutes of the disc and look for Pam in the bathtub. She's awfully nice to look at in there. There aren't very many sex
scenes, and the dialog between these two will make you think you're back at Ridgemont High, dude. So be kind to yourself, skip to
the action. Once you do start to see the sex, you get a few great shots of Pam spread eagle on the deck of a boat. You also are
treated to many minutes of her gnawing on Tommy's drumstick, in the car, and also back on the boat. She gets what sounds like a
really great screwing, but you don't get to see a hell of a lot. She's pretty verbal, and talks a bit during sex, which was pretty cool.
You may get dizzy from the camera angles, and the camera tipping on it's side occasionally, but remember, this is truly amateur!
From a DVD perspective: Picture quality was good, better than many I have seen. This is shot on video, of course, and it has
a very nice transfer. Sound was as good as you can expect from a home video camera type of situation. There is no hint of
anything in this disc being scripted, or angles or sounds being positioned for optimal viewing/listening. The extras were essentially
lame. Still shots that you see in the film (yawn), but a nice chapter search feature with full motion thumbnails.
Intangibles: Not many redeeming features in this one. The two that come to mind are as follows: If you are a big time Pam fan,
you have to have this. To see her giving and getting head, and getting screwed is a turn on for the hard-core Pam fan such as
myself. Secondly, it's one of those discs you'll pull out just to show people that you have it! Although it's quite common to see this
on tape, I still get a kick out of showing it to friends that have never seen it. It's a unique thing to have on disc, sort of a
conversation piece. Or better yet, now that I think about it, and oddity.
By:
8" Critic
3
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Film:
3
Extras:
3
Video:
3
Audio:
3
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12/17/1998
OVERALL RATING: Come on, it's a piece of history.
76 Mins.
DIRECTOR: None
IEG - 1998
THEMES: Celebrity Sex.
STARS: Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson Lee.
DVD EXTRA RATING- D. Not much here and the photos suck.
DVD EXTRAS-
UNSEEN FOOTAGE-This actually just starts the movie.
STILLS- 36 shots. These are vidcaps from the movie. Most are pretty grainy, but there are a few nice shots of Pam.
REVIEW:
Having already reviewed this movie on video, I thought I might give it a stab on DVD as well. This version is the one IEG edited together after the law suit was settled. (My video review was of the 'unofficial' video.) There is supposed to be bonus footage on this disc, so I am going to start totally from scratch, watch is and review as if for the first time. Now that all of the hype over this 'stolen' home movie has died down it will be a lot easier to view it more as a piece of porn than as celebrity history. On the other hand, since I pretty much know what is coming, I won't be quite so anxious for the first half of the disc, waiting for the Baywatch babe to wrap those awesome lips around her ex-hubby's big dick.
Pam shows her shy side, ordering the camera out of the room as she sits, naked in the hot tub. You know, with little make up on, Pam is still ten times more beautiful than the average porn star. She has a face that is just beyond description. This footage, though PG-13 in nature is still better than the rest of the footage in chapter one, which seems to center around Tommy getting a manicure.
The second chapter is the bizarre, space wedding between the two stars of this video. Not only is it poorly lit, with bad sound and boring as shit, but since everyone but the couple is digitized into a blurry frame, it nearly gave me a headache. Scenes from their post-honeymoon period are filled with a painful number of terms of endearment. If watching Tommy Lee listen to his phone messages gets you off, then this chapter might be more than just something to fast forward to while waiting for Pam to get naked. Watching her back stage on the set of 'Barbwire' is kind of fun, but it's that killer outfit that steals the show.
The birthday celebration for Pam on a yacht is even better, since she opens her gifts in a sexy little bikini. You know, I think any of us, if married to Pam, might just run around with a camera attached to our face, if for no other reason than to have a record of just how sweet life can be. (And to think, Mr. Braindead, fucked it ALL up by hitting her. Loser.) Still, there is no sex to this point in the disc. (A tad over thirty minutes so far.)
At just after forty minutes, as Tommy rolls down the road, we get our first glimpse at Pam Lee actually performing some sex. She gets a look at Tommy's hard on and just can't help herself. She is all over that thing like sand on a well oiled thigh on the set of Baywatch. Just a little head, but still, the spontaneous nature of the action is pretty sexy even if we don't get to see much.
Finally on Lake Mead, Pam decides that naked is the best way to be, and who are we to argue with that logic. She looks fantastic, and Tommy is able to coax a nice little pussy shot for us. (Nice grooming Pam.) The sight works Tommy into a state of full attention and he starts fucking her. We only see about a minute of this before cutting back to a few days of non-sex antics. As the one hour mark closes in, Pam dons a pair of dark glasses and gives her man a very impressive blowjob. This may not be on par with the best porn has to offer, but the fact that it's Pam doing the sucking makes it an incredible turn on. After all, how often do we see a huge movie star/sex symbol sucking dick? I've said it before, and I will say it again now. This short blowjob is worth the price of the tape/disc, hands down. They fuck again, this time with Pam holding the camera. It makes things a bit shaky, but it gives us a different angle on the cumshot.
The rest of the video is just more of Pam and Tommy horsing around. Fun if you want to see how the other half lives. (Assuming the other half lives in a constant drug haze.) On disc, the picture quality is certainly better, as is the sound. It's still pretty shaky, home video, but that is part of the appeal. It still leaves me with the feeling that I am watching something I'm just not supposed to see. However, anyone who has a hard on for Pam will need to own this tape. It might as well be in the superior format. As for the extra footage, don't expect to see any more sex. It's just more horsing around. If you liked it the first time, there is more to like. If you were hoping to see more sex, don't get your hopes up.
By:
Roger T. Pipe