Making of the 2005 Calendar

Rating:
Summary: Great Follow up
Review: I think this is a five star follow up to the original Dieux Du Stade film. The guys are gorgeous, the settings are colorful and there's enough beefcake in this edition to satisfy everyone!

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful models in a bad video
Review: The models in this video mostly have natural good looks with fitness and masculinity that is truly something to see. A few are so good looking that you can hardly believe it. It appears that only a few are completely comfortable being naked in front of the camera but you are watching a manufactured reality so who knows. They appear solo and in groupings of two to five people.

The production quality is another thing all together. Almost all of the shots appear over-exposed (no pun intended). This washes out the colors and flattens the images. The overall effect makes the material as erotic as the evening news. Digital video can look pretty good with the right post-production but it didn't get the treatment here.

The camera work and the transitions between edits is needlessly jumpy. The same snippet of video is often used over and over. Think music video. The music will drive you to the remote. There is really no dialoge so you can just as well provide your own soundtrack.

The hardcover photo book might be a better value.