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"Behind the Blonde" (Featurette)
Filmmaker's Commentary
Sneak Peeks Trailer Gallery
Full Screen Presentation
5.1 Dolby Digital
2.0 Dolby Stereo
Trailer
Interactive Menus
Digitally Mastered
Story Board Gallery
Scene Selection
Optional English and Spanish Subtitles
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| Video Format: |
Full Frame (1.33:1)
[SS-DL]
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| Languages: |
English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Stereo 2.0)
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| Subtitles: |
English, Spanish
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| Captions: |
Yes
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| Casing: |
1-Disc Keep Case
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Once in a while, you come across a terrible movie with a lot of heart. Every fiber of your being screams, "this is terrible!" as you're watching it, yet you still can't shut the damn thing off. This is the case with "Suicide Blonde," a film made by two film school graduates in 1999, and finally released on DVD by Artisan in 2003. Maybe it's the tenacity of the filmmakers, maybe it's the fact that the film is a conglomeration of everything from "After Hours," to "Miami Vice," to "El Mariachi," or maybe it's just the fact that the "Suicide Blonde" of the title is played by Playboy Playmate Angel Boris, but whatever it is, I cannot bring myself to give this movie a terrible review.
The plot concerns a parking attendant in South Beach, Miami("Miami Vice"), who gets entangled with a beautiful but dangerous blonde ("After Hours"), and is hunted down by the Cuban Mob because they confuse him with a man named "The Scorpion" ("El Mariachi"). And the references don't stop there. Any cliche you can think of is served up on a hot steaming plate with plenty of bad dialogue as a side-dish. Yet I still watched the movie twice (once with commentary). You figure it out.
Anyway, Angel Boris is hot. Maybe that's it. I don't know.
Mediocre film with some good supplements. Perhaps the supplements are what caused me to recommend the disc.
 Picture Quality: 8/10
Very nice picture quality for a low-budget, straight-to-video film. The full-frame presentation begs more demerits, but two will suffice.
Sound Quality: 9/10
Sounds really good. Much better than a film of this caliber deserves.
Easter Eggs:
No Easter Eggs found during review.
Extra Features: 9/10
The "Behind the Blonde" featurette is a nice little video document of the making of the film, but it's the commentary that'll get ya. Watching the film without commentary first, and then going back and turning the feature on is a first-rate lesson in how movies like this get made. I found myself respecting the filmmakers regardless of their talent level, and I found myself laughing out loud at some of the behind the scenes drama that they talked about. This feature makes this film well worth the effort.
The Final Word:
I can't believe I'm saying this, but give "Suicide Blonde" a try. Just don't hate me in the morning.
Michael Dziura
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