![]() The menu is static and very basic, but does have some of that wacky looped music. The extras are relevant to the feature and are worthy inclusions. Using Pro-Logic will give you some audience noise and music through the surrounds, but the soundtrack is very much a front and centre affair. The music is of a fairly wacky nature - you probably won't even notice it. There was no need for any master work here. ![]() It is surround encoded.ĭialogue was perfectly clear throughout and there were no problems with audio sync. There is one audio track available, English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s). The audio transfer is also quite impressive. This is a single sided, single layer disc, so there is no layer change. There are no subtitles at all on the DVD. There was some very minor edge enhancement, but it wasn't of any great consequence. There were no problems with MPEG artefacts. I found very little to complain about in the artefact department. Blacks were quite clean, and shadows held good detail.Ĭolours were consistent and appeared quite natural, even though most of the action is limited to the performers on stage. There is some grain and moments of softness, but overall, I found the video quality to be acceptable. The transfer was reasonably sharp and clear for the most part. The presented aspect ratio is 1.33:1, and is not 16x9 enhanced. The video transfer is surprisingly quite good, considering the source material is video tape and not film. It's basically as you would see it in the theatre, with some timely audience reactions thrown in.ĭon't wish to see plot synopses in the future? Change your configuration. We then go into the Forum and become an audience member, as there are no cut away interviews or other distractions. It opens with some brief vox pops with audience members, as to what they are expecting from the show. The performance presented on this DVD was recorded live at Melbourne's Forum Theatre in 2001. The show may one day rank alongside Vegemite and Fosters as an instantly recognisable Australian export. Puppetry of the P**** is now a hugely successful stage show worldwide, playing in many countries and with many different performers doing the shows in their respective languages. It subsequently played for five months on London's West End. After sell-out shows there, it was spotted by a London producer, who booked the show. That was followed by an eight month national tour, the subject of the documentary Tackle Happy which is mentioned in the extras section of this review.Īfter the show's huge initial success in Australia, Simon and David took the show to the 2000 Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Puppetry of the P**** was formed by Simon Morley and David Friend, and debuted on stage at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 1998. The use of the video screen is to provide the action in close up for the audience, which consists of a very balanced gender mix. These various acts are called p**** installations or.dick tricks. Objects like The Loch Ness Monster, The Eiffel Tower, The Windsurfer and of course, the famous Hamburger. The action consists of these two men stretching, twisting, and squeezing their genitals to form the illusion of different objects. Two naked men share the stage with a large video screen. Just in case there are people out there who don't know what Puppetry of the P**** actually is, I'll give a brief explanation of the concept. If you create a user account, you can add your own review of this DVD Puppetry of the Penis: Live at the Forum (2001)
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