| | Shortbus DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, New York City Movies, Non-Explicit Videos, Sex, Politics, Artists, 9/11 | | Starring | Raphael Barker, Peter Stickles, Yolanda Ross, Lindsay Beamish, Justin Bond, Jay Brannan, Shanti Carson, Paul Dawson, PJ Deboy, Sook-Yin Lee | | Director | John Cameron Mitchell | | Additional Music/Songs | Animal Collective | | Director of Photography | Frank DeMarco | | Music | Yo La Tengo | | Producer | Howard Gertler, Tim Perell |
This film is an exploration into the lives of several characters living in present-day New York as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex. Male and female, straight and gay, the characters find one another - and eventually find themselves - when they all converge at a weekly underground salon called "Shortbus," a made collision of art, music, politics, and polysexual carnality. Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker, Jay Brannan, Peter Stickles, and Justin Bond star. Extras include theatrical trailer, featuette, deleted scenes with filmmaker & cast commentary, trailer gallery, more. Writer/director John Cameron Mitchell follows up the cult classic HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH with another salacious slice of sex-laden cinema. Mitchell interweaves three separate tales of highly sexed and sexually frustrated New Yorkers, all of whom find some kind of salvation at an underground club named Shortbus. Anything goes at Shortbus--wild orgies between people from different ages, backgrounds, and sexual preferences are treated as commonplace, and most of the sex scenes shot through Mitchell's voyeuristic lens are completely unsimulated. Mitchell allows little time for his audience to pause for breath, opening SHORTBUS with a frantic collage of copulation and carnality that features most of his central characters. These include Sofia (Sook-Yin Lee), a sex therapist who has never reached full orgasm; gay couple James (Paul Dawson)--who begins the movie by fellating himself--and Jamie (PJ DeBoy); and Severin (Lindsay Beamish), a dominatrix who finds herself unable to find true love.
Mitchell lets his cast of characters unravel their tales of woe, interspersing the touching and mostly sad stories with eye-popping scenes from Shortbus and swooping birds-eye shots of a computer simulated version of New York City. The director also draws heavily on an indie-rock soundtrack, making repeated and effective use of the beautiful "Winters Love" by Brooklyn-based group Animal Collective. But it's the sex scenes that will really get tongues wagging, and its testament to Mitchell's fearless and uncompromising vision that he depicts sexual acts that run the full coital gamut, from amusing to titillating to shocking. Amid all the boundary-pushing there is a tender heart buried in SHORTBUS's central narrative--which revolves around the search for identity and acceptance--but less sensitive viewers who seek amusement in the singing of the National Anthem into a prominent orifice will also find plenty to enjoy here. Theatrical Release: October 6 2006 Shortbus Reviews: 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] warm and optimistic film....The enthusiastic cast of first-timers provide a seductive picture of post 9/11 New York..."-- John Mulvey, Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mitchell, despite appearances, is more interested in what makes his characters tick rather than their physical peccadilloes."
-- Richard Mowe, Box Office "[Mitchell] finds the battle between lust and intimacy. Funny, touching and vital."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "Mitchell's energy and occasional ingenuity make SHORTBUS an engaging experience..."-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere "SHORTBUS is chipper, it's fresh, it emits a distinct musk of controversy."-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "Mr. Mitchell finds his happy ending in raucous music and warm caresses, in an oceanic feeling in which everyone is free to be freakily you and me. His idealism is pleasingly touching..."-- Manohla Dargis, New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]f there is such a thing as hard-core with a soft-heart, this is it."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "SHORTBUS is at its best when it's being funny, especially in scenes in the club..."-- Vicky Wilson, Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The most curiously heartwarming movie you'll see this, or any other, year."-- Jamie Graham, Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "SHORTBUS is fun, optimistic and observant. Hardcore was never so softhearted."-- Hannah McGill, Uncut
This is the only Raphael Barker video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Lindsay Beamish, Shanti Carson, PJ Deboy. Shortbus | List Price | $27.98 (You save $6.73) | | Studio | ThinkFilm | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  580  | | CD Universe Part number | 7351672 | | Catalog number | 55075 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 13, 2007 | | Rating | Unrated | | Running Time | 102 Minutes | | Additional Info | Unrated | | Movie Details | Color; Unrated |
Shortbus Movie Review Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars)   Gay - Straight, highly erotic
This is a movie well worth owning. Wether gay or straight, it is highly erotic with an excelent story line.
Submitted by jerryg3 (Worcester, MA)
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this film is awful. ms.lee seems to be in a fog throughout. her sex scenes are about as convincing as poorly done porn. she displays zero acting ability. ms.carson although having substantial acting training does not get the opportunity to display whatever talent she may have as she is cast as little more than a sextra.
Submitted by raccoon505 (fort lee, nj) 
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Appalled, yet Inspired!
I thought this film was one of the most amazing films. At first, I was gasping at the raw footage, but by the end of the film I felt like I was trully part of the film. It was so natural, wonderful, and brilliantly put together. Bravo!!
Submitted by Jonathan (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  MOST AMAZING RAW MOVIE
ME AND MY BOYFRIEND(GAY COUPLE) WATCHED THIS MOVIE AND WERE AMAZED AT THE RAWALITY OF THIS PICTURE. TO ME MOVIES SHOULD BE MORE LIKE THIS, FULLY OUT-THERE AND IN YOUR FACE. THIS IS REALITY AND NOT JUST THE FANTASY IN TODAY'S MOVIE GENRES. THE UNDERLYING SUBJECT, WANTING TO FEEL REAL LOVE AND IN THAT QUESTIONING WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT. WHETHER GAY OR STRAIGHT THIS MOVIE WILL OPEN EVERYONE'S EYES AND IT IS A GREAT 2 HOURS TO SIT TOGETHER AND FANTASIZE ABOUT ALL THE CARNALITY AND SEXUAL FREEDOM THAT EXPLODES ON THE SCREEN
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Shortbus DVD Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Closed Caption - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette: "How To Shoot Sex: A Docu-Primer"
Audio Commentary: Cast & Filmmaker Commentary
Production Interviews: Conversation With John Cameron
Trailers: Trailer Gallery
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