Booty Duty

This is one I've been waiting to see on DVD since I picked up a VHS copy at a local video store going-out-of-business sale. For fans of videos directed by Tom Byron in his formula "gonzo" style, this should come as a welcome reward - since many of his videos for a different company look worse on DVD (Fans should know which ones I mean!).

Not only is this a fine transfer to disc, but the "behind the scenes" option in the menu gives you something I wish all his videos had: extended versions of all the girl's opening solo scenes! I couldn't have asked for a better extra feature, since these segments are the thing I like most about his videos.

I'm probably in a real minority here, most people seem to go for the "action" scenes, but I always prefer the girls just playing to the camera. These scenes are filled with quick cuts and sometimes even irritating visual effects that while "artsy", take away from the natural look. The versions here seem to have about all the moments seen in the original video edit, but they are presented in a more raw form. There's still music added, but you still hear the off-camera directions being given, as well as the model's comments and occaisional giggles. These scenes always go by just a little too quick in the edited form, so seeing these longer edits is a real kick if you've been familiar with the scene as on the old VHS (Plus, on DVD there's no worrying about wearing out a favorite moment to the point that green lines keep appearing on the screen - a problem I've had with old tapes.).

You also get several production stills, as well as the usual adult film extras (trailers, a bonus scene from a different video, weblinks, etc.) - but the clear picture (Look! No Lego blocks!) and the "behind" the scenes (it's over an hour, by the way) make this disc like a great big apology for all the Tom Byron DVDs a diffrent company that couldn't be bothered to master their discs any better.

This is a nice package!