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Arrow Films

Region 0 - PAL

1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 6.5 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• Trailer Reel
• TV Spots

DVD Release Date:
Keep Case

Chapters 6

Here we find the strange cinematic pairing of "Pandora Peaks" and "Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers". I suppose that with the need to combine some of his lesser known films in the boxset as a space saving measure there would be some strange pairings, but it almost seems as though Arrow found a couple of good fits and left the rest to chance. On this disc they've seen fit to begin with Meyer's final film, a tribute to the queens of big enormous breast from the last century, with an emphasis on adult model Pandora Peaks. The film is almost entirely composed of Ms. Peaks either nude or getting nude with both her and Meyer providing some fairly entertaining commentary over the footage. "Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers" is a very different film than the aforementioned documentary. Instead, this film tells the story of a nightclub owner and some truly odd characters that surround him. It's another of Meyer's moralistic dramas with a healthy smattering of sex, nudity, and violence. For its madcap enthusiasm and zaniness, I can easily recommend "Pandora Peaks" (Meyer's narration can be very entertaining!) and I suppose that there is enough in the somewhat forgettable second entry on the disc to recommend giving it at least one viewing.

Unfortunately the image on this disc, and indeed all of the films included in Arrow's Russ Meyer Collection, can only be described as a disappointment. The image is incredibly soft and carries low levels of contrast and clarity. The image also contains very distracting ghosting that occurs during almost any movement, no matter how fast it is. Finally, the image is also interlaced. Even when my computer ran interlacing correcting programs, the combing was readily apparent. When they were turned off, horizontal movements looked like they do in the seventh capture on both films.

The sound on this release was just fine, with the Dolby Digital 2.0 sounding clear and about as good as the tracks come. Unfortunately there are no subtitles on the release.

The only extras included are a trailer reel and a series of TV spots that are found on a number of the releases in this collection.

While the release is far from ideal, I'll give the disc a slight recommendation. What you see is what you get with the poor image, but the films are entertaining enough. Hopefully there'll be a better release of these films in the future.

 - The Immoral Mr. Teas