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Playboy - Playmates Unwrapped

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3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

For awhile, Playboy has been giving us DVDs with recycled material, or DVDs with mostly amateur models. For the first time in almost a year, we get a DVD with all-new material, with several Playmates making their video debut.

We get to see 2001 Playmates like Stephanie Heinrich, Dalene Kurtis, Kimberley Stanfield, Nichole Van Croft, Lindsey Vuolo, and my new favorite Playmate, Jennifer Walcott, who appears on the cover. We also get to see Playmates from year 2000 or earlier, like Kimberly Spicer, Jami Ferrell, Shannon Stewart, Buffy Tyler, Kerissa Fare, and Neferteri Shepherd.

If you're a fan of blondes, this DVD might be for you, as 8 of the 12 Playmates are blonde.

This is a short DVD at 52 minutes. There are 8 segments, each around 5-7 minutes each. The theme for this DVD is Christmas, and most of the scenes are somewhat corny.

This DVD is much tamer and not as risque or erotic as recent Playboy or Penthouse DVDs have become. No girl-girl scenes in here, no soapy bathtub or shower scenes. Just wholesome, perverted fun, like when Santa Claus acts as a voyeur as 4 Playmates are unwrapping their gifts in the nude.

If this DVD just contained the 52 minutes of content, I would probably rate it 3 stars. There are better Playboy DVDs available, but there are also much, much worse titles. This DVD earns an extra 4th star for the tons of extras that are loaded in the bonus feature section.

There is a 4 minute behind-the-scenes look at this particular DVD title. We also get a 15 minute Playmate Profile of the lovely Jennifer Walcott. We also get 3-to-4 minute behind-the-scenes featurettes each (total about another 15 minutes) of 5 different Playmates during the filming of their Playmate Profiles for: Stephanie Heinrich, Lindsey Vuolo, Jennifer Walcott (again), Kimberly Stanfield, and Dalene Kurtis.

There's also 3 preview trailers for other 2001 Playboy DVD releases, and a still frame gallery of each Playmates' statistics, taken directly from the magazine centerfold.

The bonus that I really liked, though, was the extensive Playmate videography that they included. It lists every VHS video, laserdisc, and DVD that Playboy has ever produced, and it tells you what Playmates appeared in which videos. You can do the search by 2 ways: the Playmate's last name, or the year the video/DVD came out. This extensive list dates back to 1982 and even lists one of the upcoming 2002 titles, called Roommates.

This list looks to be 99% accurate, and lists quite a few titles that have only appeared on VHS or laserdisc. For those longtime Playboy fans who've wanted to know what videos or DVDs your favorite Playmates have appeared in, this is a great list to use to see what you're missing in your collection.

The videography isn't 100% accurate, as I noticed it omitted my favorite Latina Playmate, Maria Checa, from the Lusty Latin Ladies DVD. Upon scanning other Playmates' entries, the list did look more accurate than any list available online.

The videography only has Playmates, though, which doesn't include any of the models who have appeared in the Newsstand Special magazines.

This is easily one of the better releases of Playboy DVDs in a long time, especially with the 90+ minutes of total video footage when you include the bonus features. Even the videography takes about 30 minutes to go through to help you determine future Playboy purchases.

Overall I liked this one. I do have a few complaints though. First of all I agree with the below reviewer that complained about fake boobs and bleach blond hair. I have never seen anything special about Dalene Kurtis, Buffy Tyler or Stephanie Heinrich, and this video is no exception. And Jennifer Walcott is undeniably gorgeous, but that is the worst boob job I have ever seen. What was she thinking?

Also I still have no idea why Playboy DVDs have all these artsy vignettes with plots. And they have been doing this for well over 10 years! Hasn't anybody told them all we care about is the nude women? I don't want to watch Santa Claus romp around the house leaving gifts. Get him the @#$^* out of there. But the worst was the clip involving one of my favorite Playmates, Nichole Van Croft. She is giving her man a strip show, and for some reason they keep showing us the guy's reaction for extended periods of time. WE DON'T WANT THIS!!! I can already assume HE'S enjoying it. Now stop showing his goofy face so I can enjoy it too!

There were some pleasant surprises though. For one, I never thought a lot of Kimberley Spicer from the magazine, but in live action she looked pretty cute. And it is also nice that most of the girls shave "downstairs" so we can have a good look at what we really want to see.

And one of my favorite things on the whole DVD was the bonus footage of Lindsey Vuolo "on the set." The entire segment just focused on her walking around nude while they filmed her. This is what I like to see. No plots, no extra characters, ESPECIALLY GUYS--just beautiful naked women walking around. Is that so much to ask?

While the women stand around the christmas tree naked, lay together in bed naked, open presents naked, and play with a snowman naked, that's all this video offers. No eroticism is to be had and there is no contact among the females. It starts out with great anticipation when the narrator describes 4 sexy sorority sisters snowed in on christmas eve wearing short skirts and looking positively innocent. Yet it fizzles when the editing jumps all too quickly to clothes falling on the floor and the girls throwing tinsle at each other. Great possibilities lost. The subsequent vignettes are, unlike the girls, flat. This is not a video of the caliber of other Playboy triumphs like Girlfriends. Very disappointing. If you like watching girls with implants standing or lying naked, buy it. If you want some girl/girl action or at least some eroticism, let this one pass.

Playboy - Playmates Unwrapped is fifty-two minutes long (that does not include the bonus material included in the DVD) and was released on DVD on November 13, 2001. The video does not say what Playmates are in what segment and nor does the narrator say either. Here is the list of Playmates in the video and the segment of each one.

Kerissa Fare-Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2000
Jami Ferell-Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 1997 & Germany's Playmate of the Month for January 1997
Stephanie Heinrich- Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2001 & Playboy's first Cyber Girl of the Week for the week of September 9, 2004
Dalene Kurtis-Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2001 & Playboy Playmate of the Year for 2002
Neferteri Shepherd-Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2000
Kimberly Spicer-Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 1999
Kimberley Stanfield-Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2001
Shannon Stewart-Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 2000
Buffy Tyler-Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2000
Nichole Van Croft-Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2000
Lindsey E. Vuolo-Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2001
Jennifer Walcott-Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2001

Oh, What Fun...-Four Playmates are having a Christmas tree trimming party and they drink some spiked eggnog. Shortly after drinking the eggnog the foursome undress and become nude.
The Spirit of Christmas-A Dead man's wife comes back to life and the two have nude sex.
'Twas the Night...-Playboy's take on a holiday classic reading. The three Playmates in the segment are nude 85% of the time.
Christmas Break-a guy who broke his leg can't go to the party so three Playmates bring the party and nudity to him. Think of ZZ Top Legs video and you get the picture.
Winter Wonderland-Three Playmates who show partial are full nudity 30% of the time.
I'll Be Home for Christmas-Christmas with the upper class. A Playmate strips for her lover.
Heaven Sent-Two Playmates posing as angels become nude.
Santa's Folly-Santa is unable to make it back up the chimney and watches four nude Playmates trapped inside a closet.

The DVD version has a lot of extras to it and there is a Playmate profile segment on Jennifer Walcott who is also pictured on the front cover of the DVD. I liked watching this video; I doubt it will ever make the top ten holiday classic list. Playboy - Playmates Unwrapped gets an AAAA++++.

DVD FEATURES

Play Feature
Chapter List
1) Opening
2) Oh, What Fun...
3) The Spirit of Christmas
4) 'Twas the Night...
5) Christmas Break
6) Winter Wonderland
7) I'll Be Home for Christmas
8) Heaven Sent
9) Santa's Folly
10) End Credits
Bonus Features
1) Behind-The-Scenes: Playmates Unwrapped
2) Playmate Profile: Jennifer Walcott
3) Bonus Featurettes: Playmates on the Set
4) Preview: American Beauties
5) Preview: Playmate of the Year 2001
6) Preview: 2002 Video Playmate Calendar
7) Playmate Date Sheet
8) Playmate Video Search
Slide Show

If you like the girl on the cover aka Jennifer Walcott this is a good pick-up. The bonus features includes 4 clips running about 15 minutes of just her playmate profile. Jennifer Walcott, Shannon Steward, Kimberly Stanfield, Buffy Tyler, & Dalene Curtis are my main reasons for recommending this DVD. Each appears in 2 of the 8 main clips. Only one clip doesn't have any of them & that clip aka I'll be home for X-mas is probably the reason the cast list is longer than the playmate list so that clip gets a thumbs down from me. Shannon Stewart's clips are both really hot. She makes me want to be the guy in the clips really badly. She's got the total package. I wish I could give it 5 stars but despite some top level girls, it just doesn't have a top rating feel for me anymore. I thought I used to like it better but the other girls & the heavy "set-up" involved in making the clips X-massy bring it down a notch. Also, I like Jennifer Walcott better with dark hair. I thought she had that her but was wrong. Celebrity Photographers does have her with darker hair (I checked the box). I will try to review that after I watch it again. I remember liking her on it.

Playboy/Playmates Unwrapped is a two video set that is a total of one hour and thirteen minutes and was released on video on November 13, 2001. The first video is fifty-five minutes and deals with the main title of the video and has a total of twelve Playmates in the video. Unfortunately the video does not say what Playmates are in what segment and nor does the narrator say either. Here is the list of Playmates in the video and the segment of each one.

Kerissa Fare-Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2000
Jami Ferell-Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 1997 & Germany's Playmate of the Month for January 1997
Stephanie Heinrich- Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2001 & Playboy's first Cyber Girl of the Week for the week of September 9, 2004
Dalene Kurtis-Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2001 & Playboy Playmate of the Year for 2002
Neferteri Shepherd-Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2000
Kimberly Spicer-Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 1999
Kimberley Stanfield-Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2001
Shannon Stewart-Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 2000
Buffy Tyler-Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2000
Nichole Van Croft-Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2000
Lindsey E. Vuolo-Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2001
Jennifer Walcott-Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2001

Oh, What Fun...-Four Playmates are having a Christmas tree trimming party and they drink some spiked eggnog. Shortly after drinking the eggnog the foursome undress and become nude.
The Spirit of Christmas-A Dead man's wife comes back to life and the two have nude sex.
'Twas the Night...-Playboy's take on a holiday classic reading. The three Playmates in the segment are nude 85% of the time.
Christmas Break-a guy who broke his leg can't go to the party so three Playmates bring the party and nudity to him. Think of ZZ Top Legs video and you get the picture.
Winter Wonderland-Three Playmates who show partial are full nudity 30% of the time.
I'll Be Home for Christmas-Christmas with the upper class. A Playmate strips for her lover.
Heaven Sent-Two Playmates posing as angels become nude.
Santa's Folly-Santa is unable to make it back up the chimney and watches four nude Playmates trapped inside a closet.

The second video include is eighteen minutes long and the first four minutes of footage deals with the making of the video. The other fourteen minutes deal with Jennifer Walcott-Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2001. She tells how she became a Playmate by being the only showing up wearing lingerie at the Playboy Mansion party. She is shown nude or topless 30% of the time.

I liked watching this video; I doubt is will ever make the top ten holiday classic list. Playboy/Playmates Unwrapped gets an AAA+++.

I recommend this DVD, besides the originality of the theme, for the first appearance on video of several Playmates (S. Heinrich, D. Kurtis, K. Stanfield, N.Van Croft, L. Vuolo, J. Walcott), for a lot of extras (videos and data on Playmates), for the video quality and for the beauty of scenes and Playmates.

Just like it says on the box, it's 'goodwill to all men' from Playboy with this festive gift. Each scene has a seasonal theme, as you'd expect, and a dozen girls are featured in total. Shannon Stewart plays the ghost of Christmas past, Neferteri Shepherd is an angel (literally), and Nichole van Croft gets to show off her stunning curves (definitely a 'must buy' for Nichole fans). All the other girls look great too. All good festive fun guaranteed to please. Treat yourself :o)

DVD was decent. I expected to see more models, and more diverse scenes. However, the picture was good and for being the first Playboy video I purchased, I will buy more.

Nichole Van Croft's segment halfway through is good, and Buffy and Nef have a segment which could have been a lot better.
Kimberly Spicer, who looked more like a high school girl in her pictorial, look like a woman in this video. She has the prettiest face in the video. Shannon Stewart also looks pretty hot in her segments.

But, the girls mainly just stood around and rubbed themselves. There was much crawling around and rolling over on beds. Nichole does that just a little bit. Some others do bend over a little, but there is too much standing around. For that, this DVD suffers.

It's still okay, though. The extra features are quite good, if you like the Playmates featured. Jennifer Walcott's profile is quite nice also.

Oh, one more thing. If you like buns, let me warn you that there isn't a lot of bottom shots. There is about 2 bottom shots per segment.