D.E.B.S. (Special Edition)
by Angela Robinson
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Actor: Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie, Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good, Sara FosterDirector: Angela Robinson
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Writer: Angela Robinson
Producer: Alexandra Kondracke
Producer: Andrea Sperling
Producer: Douglas Salkin
Producer: Jasmine Kosovic
Producer: Larry Kennar
Producer: Mike Crawford
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-07
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of D.E.B.S. (Special Edition)
Movie Review: It's the small things.
Summary: 5 Stars
First, as a straight male, I agree that this was a great characterization of a lesbian relationship. I found myself forgetting that it was two women, and merely hoping that they could make it work. Also as a straight male, the great looks of all the actresses didn't hurt, but that soon became background, sort of like after a while at a nude beach, it all seems normal. Or not.
Speaking of backgrounds, one of the reasons I enjoyed this movie so much was the obvious joy with which the cast performed in, and the crew participated in, the making of this movie. I'm going to point out some VERY funny jokes that were in the background that no one has mentioned, but not all of them - go watch it again, and find some on your own.
1. The "punk bar" itself. Those punks were obviously cast and crew members moms, dads, grandma, etc., who they called up and said "Hey! Wanna be in our movie?" Either that or, they were the oldest group of punks I've ever seen.
2. The "punks" were drinking out of glasses with "bendy straws", highly un-punklike behavior.
3. In this dangerous, underground punk bar, there was an undamaged foosball table. Doesn't this strike you as funny?
4. The pink fire hydrant.
5. Lucy's license plate - "NDASKY" - from the Beatles song "Lucy in the sky with Diamonds".
6. Perhaps the funniest, to me, joke was when Lucy and Amy sat down at the booth. Lucy set two beers down, one in front of each. The beers were Dos Equis, the logo of which is XX. What is the chromosomal difference between men and women? Men are XY, women are XX. This was a deliberatly placed joke. Two beers, deliberatly faced forward, one in front of each "girl", marked with the genetic symbol for "girl", in a "girl/girl" romantic scene. It was a deliberately concoted case of humorous overkill. That joke was one that someone thought up, everyone agreed that probably no one would get it, but said "What the heck WE'LL know it's there, and it's funny!".
7. The fact that she had a "beef" with Australia, of all countries, and that the large globe in her apartment had a big red "X" through the continent.
8. There's the "handle with care" signs in the final scene, but that's all I'm giving you, go look.
The point of this review is that some of these movies are a joyful labor for those involved. They know they're not going to get an Oscar, but they like the script, they like each other, and they go the extra "Green Mile" to put everything they've got, and everything they can think of into it. I often enjoy these small-budget movies more than their big-budget relatives, because they ARE labors of love, and that comes through the screen, as does the cast and crews affection for each other.
Too many were locked into watching beautiful girls in short skirts to look beyond them to the REAL humour and art contained in this movie. It's there, and it's worth the effort. Give it a shot.
Love is love, and funny is funny. I'm just sayin'
Summary of D.E.B.S. (Special Edition)
WHEN THE LEADER OF AN ELITE TEAM OF CO-ED SUPER-SPIES TAKES ONTHE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPERVILLAINESS, IT'S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.You can say this about D.E.B.S.: director Angela Robinson?s 2005 feature isn?t very good, but it is surprisingly entertaining. The premise, which bears a passing resemblance to any number of previous films (from Heathers and Clueless to Charlie?s Angels and the Austin Powers franchise), involves a secret government agency recruiting young women as spies, based on their smarts, their ability to lie convincingly, and the fact that they look fetching in ultra-miniskirts. Four of the D.E.B.S. are then charged with collaring "criminal mastermind" Lucy Diamond (Jordana Brewster), who has returned to the States after hatching all manner of nefarious plots overseas. Then comes the twist: Diamond is gay, and one of our heroines, Amy Bradshaw (Sara Foster), unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with her. Out goes the espionage element; in comes the love story, and therein lies the surprise, as this burgeoning lesbian relationship is handled with unexpected sympathy, even tenderness. Sure, the acting, even by veteran grownups like Holland Taylor and Michael Clarke Duncan, is almost uniformly lame, and the script is silly; overall, the film would have to put on considerable weight to even be considered frothy. Still, D.E.B.S. isn?t a bad way to kill a couple of hours. DVD bonus features include a making-of featurette and commentary by Robinson and the cast. --Sam Graham
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