We call it a fantasy. They call it home.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
The man, the myth, the Playboy Mansion: Step inside Hugh Hefner’s humble abode and find out how the publisher’s three girlfriends manage to live, work and party under one roof in semiperfect harmony. This deliciously uninhibited reality series admits entrance to Hefner’s living quarters, trails the women from final exams to photo shoots to Vegas, and captures their inner feelings about living with Hef.
Playboy started the sexual revolution, where women choosing to display the beauty of the female form is seen more like art rather than trash. The girls on this show are confident with themselves, they have fun, they are sweet and caring and give back to the community. How can that possibly be considered degrading in any sense of the word? Being naked or showing the beauty of the human form is nothing to be ashamed about, its people who think that its degrading who are just perpetuating the shame women have these days in their bodies!
Gravity seems to be Hefner’s biggest enemy. I suggest he moves his mansion and all his dumb floozies into outer space, when/if that becomes possible, and that way the breasts will not go down all the time, because there won’t be a “down” anymore. Holly even semi-complained that Hefner was urging her to make her nose smaller. What… smaller than tiny? Maybe Hef has a secret crush on Michael Jackson. He is a degenerate old fart, worshiped and idolized by the moronic MTV generation who consider a “tit-salesman” to be the height of entrepreneurial achievement. Any idiot can make money with erotica and porn; you just have to be sleazy enough to do it. He was at the right place at the right time so he made even more money than the others.
Whether it’s due to very careful editing or whether it was the girls’ genuine charisma, I don’t know, but Bridget and Kendra come off as fairly likable. Unlike Holly, whom I wouldn’t throw a second glance on the street, Bridget is very cute, although she’d clearly look even better if she’d shed that Barbie look. I can’t stand her phony balloons, of course, but she seems cheerful and easy-going enough to counter-balance that major drawback. Of course, that’s how she is presented: I wouldn’t trust those TV “reality” shows that much.
The full six years of the series are presented in a rather colorful manner. The original pilot episode and bonus episodes are included in correct airing order. However, do we really need stuff like personality tests with the Playmates? A lot of the material feels like fluff, but you don’t care. You just want to see bleach blonde hair and fake boobs. Well, step up to the bar.
The DVD collection comes with commentaries, deleted and extended scenes. The A/V Quality is on par with the individual releases, since a lot of this material feels like repackages. That being said, I do have to commend the transfers for using the original uncensored masters. Still, the Dolby track hasn’t approved terrible. In the end, I’d recommend a purchase.
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!
