I was totally blown away by the films in this 5th in a series. I'm afraid I don't remember all the titles, but the images are probably seared in my memory forever... they are all remarkable.
First story:perhaps the most unique... takes place in farming country. A youngteenager who has a pet chicken is drawn to another, older boy who workson another farm. I won't spoil it by saying anything about the story...suffice it to say that there are moments of pure sensuality and one ofthe most fascinating and ambiguous endings I have ever seen. Not forthe squeamish! This short totally fascinated me.
The second: about a young boy who goes to stay with a cousin after his father dies. The older boy is what everyone would wish to have as a brother/friend/cousin... he truly cares about the kid and tries to bring him out of his shell. He also becomes the focus for the stirrings of sexuality (terrific line said by the older kid to the younger one: "it's called a boner. You can have them whenever you want"). This film is remarkable for the tone of the piece...there is a wistfulness to the entire film that is addictive. And you wish that the older boy was your friend too...
Third film: "Time Off"... an Israeli film by the same director for two excellent feature films: Walk on Water; Yossi and Jagger. I was perhaps a bit less happy with thisone, mainly because I had already seen his longer films first and liked them so much that this shorter effort seemed to be less focused, less satisfying in the long run. But it does have a very hot washroom sex scene, where most of what happens is out of camera range but is still hot for all that.
The last story: "Dare": Another mood piece, beautifully acted, simply told, and tense with the possibility of sex. Again, I won't describe it except to say one small defect in the film is that the protagonist - the "light boy" - is supposed to be someone that everyone avoids, who has only one friend, a girl, and who at seventeen has never been kissed in his life. Sorry, but the guy playing him is so beautiful and hot that it is just not believable that this kid would have been shunned by others - of either sex! Quite the contrary; He did a beautiful acting job, but he was just too good looking to fit into the character...rather than being a loner he would most likely have his choice of friends and lovers. Which means the eye candy is terrific, almost as good as the nascent feelings that underlie the main thrust of this story.
Someone else here wrote a very negative review of these films, basically complaining that the content was not politically correct concerning gay politics. Well, if you can get your head out of your a$$, I think you'll realize that all of the films here were thought-provoking, sexy, and more surprising than anyone would have thought. I have seen lots of compilations of gay films - this is one of the best. There is not a single bad film here - and some of the images are just so vividly presented that they remain with you well after the film has finished. I will definitely watch this film again - and it makes me want to see what is in the other 4 of the series.
First story:perhaps the most unique... takes place in farming country. A youngteenager who has a pet chicken is drawn to another, older boy who workson another farm. I won't spoil it by saying anything about the story...suffice it to say that there are moments of pure sensuality and one ofthe most fascinating and ambiguous endings I have ever seen. Not forthe squeamish! This short totally fascinated me.
The second: about a young boy who goes to stay with a cousin after his father dies. The older boy is what everyone would wish to have as a brother/friend/cousin... he truly cares about the kid and tries to bring him out of his shell. He also becomes the focus for the stirrings of sexuality (terrific line said by the older kid to the younger one: "it's called a boner. You can have them whenever you want"). This film is remarkable for the tone of the piece...there is a wistfulness to the entire film that is addictive. And you wish that the older boy was your friend too...
Third film: "Time Off"... an Israeli film by the same director for two excellent feature films: Walk on Water; Yossi and Jagger. I was perhaps a bit less happy with thisone, mainly because I had already seen his longer films first and liked them so much that this shorter effort seemed to be less focused, less satisfying in the long run. But it does have a very hot washroom sex scene, where most of what happens is out of camera range but is still hot for all that.
The last story: "Dare": Another mood piece, beautifully acted, simply told, and tense with the possibility of sex. Again, I won't describe it except to say one small defect in the film is that the protagonist - the "light boy" - is supposed to be someone that everyone avoids, who has only one friend, a girl, and who at seventeen has never been kissed in his life. Sorry, but the guy playing him is so beautiful and hot that it is just not believable that this kid would have been shunned by others - of either sex! Quite the contrary; He did a beautiful acting job, but he was just too good looking to fit into the character...rather than being a loner he would most likely have his choice of friends and lovers. Which means the eye candy is terrific, almost as good as the nascent feelings that underlie the main thrust of this story.
Someone else here wrote a very negative review of these films, basically complaining that the content was not politically correct concerning gay politics. Well, if you can get your head out of your a$$, I think you'll realize that all of the films here were thought-provoking, sexy, and more surprising than anyone would have thought. I have seen lots of compilations of gay films - this is one of the best. There is not a single bad film here - and some of the images are just so vividly presented that they remain with you well after the film has finished. I will definitely watch this film again - and it makes me want to see what is in the other 4 of the series.