Metrosexuality

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Summary: Oh my!
Review: A great story.

This DVD moves along at a very fast pace and it gathers you up and carries you along with it.

The acting is pretty good, the story is interesting in a soapy kind of way, the gags are good if you like English humour (and who doesn't) and the whole thing comes together as a great experience.

Oh! If you are American, you probably won't understand a word they are talking about. Thick "East Ender" accents prevail. At the speed it's delivered you'll spend a lot of time working out what was just said, and while you ponder this, you'll miss the next gem. But this production could be watched a couple of times without becoming boring and I am sure you will pick up more with each viewing. A bit like watching Cirque Du Soleil really.....

Funny, sad and bittersweet. There's a bit of everything. I loved it!

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Summary: Those Clothes! That Hair!
Review: Bought this disc because the marketing claimed it was a cross between AbFab and QaF. I like both those shows, so I took a chance. Wow! Six 23-minute episodes spliced together with opening credits shown once only, it plays like a feature-length movie and that's fun. Overall, I was most impressed with the surface of the production. The costumes and, in particular, the hairstyles are, well, absolutely fabulous! Since watching it myself, I've cajoled three other guys (2 gay & 1 straight) on separate occasions to sit down and watch it with me. Each of them liked it a lot. As for myself, after 4 viewings, I'm not "metrosexed" out--I'm sure I'll easily watch it another four times. This 2-disc set has quite a few worthy extras, including the original pilot episode. Nice bonuses! It's fast, fun and has a moral center tucked underneath all the eye candy! Enjoy!

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Summary: Faaabulous! A Must Own!
Review: Fast paced, frenetic, I haven't enjoyed a tv show like this since the first Tales of the City aired back in the mid 90's. Metrosexuality plunges you into the lives of the characters so quickly, that it'll take you a while to figue out who's who, but once you do --watch out--you'll be hooked. Also one more warning : this has some of the most fast paced dialogue readings I've heard since "Bringing Up Baby"--so pay attention, you won't want to miss a gem

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Summary: tales of the city for the 21st cenury!
Review: Fast paced, frenetic, I haven't enjoyed a tv show like this since the first Tales of the City aired back in the mid 90's. Metrosexuality plunges you into the lives of the characters so quickly, that it'll take you a while to figue out who's who, but once you do --watch out--you'll be hooked. Also one more warning : this has some of the most fast paced dialogue readings I've heard since "Bringing Up Baby"--so pay attention, you won't want to miss a gem

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Summary: Major disappointment...
Review: First off let me say that I REALLY REALLY wanted to like this. Queer As Folk with a black slant and set in an area of London that I know well seemed more than promising.
In reality I couldn't feel more letdown!
On the plus side it looks original, has a frenetic pace that sets it apart from other shows and has a heightened sense of fantasy that is very appealing.
On the down side it has some of the WORST acting that I have ever had the misfortune to suffer through and before you ask, yes I have seen Madonna in The Next Best Thing!!
The girl who plays Ashe is totally and utterly wooden in every single scene. It gets so bad that you dread her appearance because you are just waiting to cringe at her inability to deliver ONE single line convincingly. At one point she is required to sigh mid-line and I SWEAR that you can literally see the coggs whirring behind her eyes thinking "ok this is where I sigh". She is THAT bad.
She is not the only culprit. The other lesbian in the hair salon is pretty bad, as is Ashe's father(although working with Miss Wooden 2002 probably killed off any hope he had!!) and the American girlfriend in the main lesbian couple seems to have a problem deciding whether to worry about her accent or act.Clearly she can't manage both.
This could have been so much more and had the potential to be a camp OTT joy. There are some good performances and nice moments. Some of the dialogue is very very funny and spot-on. Sadly it is let down by abysmal performances and the casting director for this show should change his career out of total shame for inflicting such awful performances upon the public.
With the number of actors there are in the UK, there is absolutely NO excuses for acting of this standard to make it to screens.

If you want good gay-themed drama then stick with the UK and US Queer As Folk shows and avoid Metrosexuality like the plague!!

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Summary: why has'nt "Metro" caught on like AbFab and the UK QAF yet?
Review: I am a fan of Ab Fab and the UK QAF and puzzled why "MetroSexuality" hasnt gotten its respect in the US yet? It's large cast and fast paceness got my dizzying and wanting more. A segment involving "Dean's" parents was a tad bothersome but I overlooked that informaltiy. I do look foward into seeing more Metro though.

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Summary: TAKE A CHANCE ON "METROSEXUALITY" - IT WON'T DISAPPOINT!!
Review: I bought this dvd based on reviews I had seen, even though the cover originally make me a little scared. Then I watched the special features and i thought, "WOW, this looks like a weird little show." It took a week for me to build up to watching it, and God, I could not have been more wrong! What a wonderful show! The characters were so interesting and I fell in love with the world they live in. It's the way the world should be! Bright and colorful, where love and family are the most important things, and race and sexual preference don't matter, I found myself wishing I could live there too! I cannot express enough how much i loved this dvd and how much I thought about it after it was over. My only critique was that I wished it would have gone on longer. I wanted to spend more time with these people!...

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Summary: METRO: A STELLAR FAMILY SITCOM FOR THE NOT-SO-NEW-MILLENIUM
Review: I heard about this British series from some entertainment magazines, but nothing could have prepared me for this. Fast-paced, colorful, eclectic cast, incredible music, and the dialogue! I've seen nothing like it, but it's hip and poignant at the same time. Two gay black fathers, separated and on the verge of divorce, raising a spitfire of a seventeen year old straight son with two gay best friends an angst-ridden and horny girlfriend with a sexy lesbian best friend and an awnry loud-mouth father...I could go on, and I will: the brassy recovering drug addict and her earnest boyfriend, the plucky lesbian couple, the homophobic ex-military man and new gay boyfriend, etc. etc...This show has it all. And the extras on this DVD are great...Extensive interviews with cast and the creator, behind-the-scenes footage AND the amazing soundtrack album with over 15 songs on it...This is a bargain...a real treat. I can't give this a higher recommendation. The whole package is stellar...A family sitcom for the not-so-new-anymore millenium...Forget QUEER AS FOLK, this is the real treasure of a British import.

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Summary: WOW
Review: I recently purchased this DVD. When I first started watching it, I wondered to myself "hmmm, what have I rented". So much color. After watching it, I couldn't believe how well made, and perfectly put together this series was. It's really a shame we have nothing like this on network television in the states. I think what made this dvd EXTRA special was all the add-ins. You get to know the whole cast and how they relate to Rikki. It was soooo wonderful seeing his vision created. He is very talented and it shows. Also it was great seeing the pilot for the series. We need something like Rikki here:)Oh and if your wondering who Rikki is, you will know by the time you finish this DVD.

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Summary: Faaabulous! A Must Own!
Review: I rented this DVD first before I comitted to the purchase and I absolutely fell in love with it! If you enjoy British humour (only those who are quick-witted enough to get it) you'll want to add this to your collection. After my itial rental I absolutely had to own this on DVD. It is at once surreal, real, honest, and choc-a-block full of fun! My favourite is really Rikki Beadle-Blair (writer/director/actor) because he pulls out all the stops to make a television come DVD appeal to a wide range audience. My only complaint? I can't show it to my Deaf friends as it is not "subtitled" or closed captioned. If you are unsure of the DVD (The cover art really does not do it justice!) shoot me an Email and I will answer any unanswered questions! [e-mail]