American Pimp: Raw Outtakes & The Hard Truth (DVD)

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It´s hard to grade this film because on one hand the Hughes Brothers have put together an excellent documentary, but the people being interviewed are atrocious human beings and they are unchallenged. The adage goes, "Give them enough rope and they´ll hang themselves," however since we´re tossed into their world, it walks a fine line between being fair and glamorizing, and I´m not sure it isn´t crossed.

Video:
The video quality varies wildly, but I can tell you the video is presented in a 1.85:1 Anamorphic aspect ratio. Most of the video is extremely grainy which adds to the on-the-fly nature of the production. There are some lens flares that show up as well as lines through the film. The grain does show up in some of the darker scenes, which encompasses about a third of the picture. The brothers made the artistic (and perhaps legal) decision to obscure a lot of the faces of the movies´ participants, and while I understand why, it does get annoying quickly because you´re forced to focus on ancillary problems that crop up.

Audio:
Only one audio option is available, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo. The music cues are used as bumpers between scenes and they are clean and clear and feature a good frequency response. The interviews are recorded in a variety of settings feature a variety of quality recordings. The transfer accurately reflects the way the interviews were recorded, right down to the five-word vocabulary that most of these mother #$@!#$s possess when talking about their @#$.

Extras:
The set includes a CD with some killer funk tunes. Being a funk fan, I can say I enjoyed it. It´s also got some pimply words of wisdom included for you, incase you´re rolling, looking for hos, and need inspiration.

Film Value:
I´m of two minds, as I stated earlier. I think the film glamorizes a profession that doesn´t deserve it, yet brings to light their disgusting nature in such a way as to discredit their words to the discriminating viewer. On the same level, I don´t know that the viewer of this film will be of that caliber, per se.

But then again, according to this documentary, I call this profession degrading because I´m jealous. I think pimping is wrong because I don´t like seeing white women with black men. You can pass your own judgement.

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