D.E.B.S. on DVD (2004)

A customer from UK , 07/03/2005

I have to admit, I really enjoyed this film. It's a tongue-in-cheek parody of the Charlie's Angels format with good laughs, yet it breaks away from that formula in interesting ways.

First of all, it's pretty racy as far as the revealing uniforms are concerned, so much so it takes you off guard at first.

However, what really shocked me was the well written lesbian love story. At first I reacted in typical guy fashion of: 'Alright! Two chicks going at it', but as you watch the story develop you sense something you don't often see in parody flicks. There's real chemistry here.

I don't know if it was great directing or acting, probably a combination of both, but there were some genuine emotional moments between the two love torn characters -- they were really connecting. It wasn't just a sex thing, but more a real substance, to the point where I found myself rooting for them to finally get together. You'll have to see the movie to find out.

Jimmi Simpson should be mentioned here. I swear I've seen him before, but can't remember where. Point is, his comic timing was flawless and there wasn't a line I didn't laugh on. Maybe I just liked his character? or maybe we're going to see a lot more of him in the future.

All in all, it's a fun flick -- you'll enjoy it.

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DF from london , 26/08/2005

beautiful women in short skirts, guns, cars and fights.... it doesn't get any better than this!!

and it's actually quite funny.

a surprisingly not tacky lesbian relationship at centre of film.

  18 out of 29 people found this review helpful

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A customer from Darkest Surrey, England , 29/07/2005

Nice frothy light-hearted romp with great long legs. Quirky lesbian angle but the film maintains an innocence in presentation. Perfect chick flick that the guys can also enjoy if you don't take it too seriously. Good antidote to the grief in the world these days.

  10 out of 12 people found this review helpful

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enid from hampshire , 13/11/2005

D.E.B.S. Is loads of fun. It instills from the first frame that you shouldn't take this film seriously and that it is very much a parody of the spy genre.

Even though this is like many other lesbian films in that it conveys a character questioning her sexuality, her relationship with the woman doesn't start at the end of the film. It's great that we get to see the relationship throughout the film and that this is the main emphasis of the narrative. It's good that the film shows provocative girl spies that have intelligence aswell, even the character who is defined as "the dopey one" shows her worth and that she is more than capable of doing her job.

Ok the film is very cheesey and it is predictable but this is all part of this films charm. It is a film that you can repeatedly watch and not get bored with. Infact it makes the whole idea of being a super spy exciting!

  9 out of 10 people found this review helpful

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