Friday, 8 January 2010

THE OUTLAW - NOW SEE JANE RUSSEL'S HEAVING BOSOM IN COLOUR

It may be the Plan 9 From Outer Space of westerns but it's great fun and it's now available in a colourised version - just think a chance to marvel at Jane Russel's breasts in full true to life colour. And it is a good colourisation job too with skin tones looking natural but it can't stop the film from being bad - so bad it's good. The DVD also contains a beautifully restored version of the original black and white cut.

I couldn't believe it when I saw this film on the shelves - I've already got two DVD versions of it but I had to have this one. Not only is there a colour version of the film alongside the black and white, but there's also a pretty insightful commentary from Jane Russel and Terry Moore.

If you don't mind a barking plot that combines Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garret all topped off with lingering shots of Jane Russel wearing a specially designed uplifting bra then this will be your thing. Howard Hawks actually directed some scenes before an argument with Howard Hughes resulted in him leaving the production. And with Howard Hughes running the show the lunatics really had taken over the asylum.

Still every western fans need to see this one - it may be silly but it's fun and the new DVD is astoundingly good.

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