NO HAY MUCHOS COMENTARIOS QUE HACER SOBRE LA SERIE QUE ARRANCA DESDE EL AÑO 2004 LA SERIE HASTA EL MOMENTO NO TIENE DESPERDICIOS YA ES UN CLASICO "LA SERIE DE EL ALMANAQUE" 100 % REOMENDADO

I bought this for a friend now he his hooked --- wants all of the ... says it is so well done

This DVD of the making of the 2005 calendar presents a new look and more outdoor locals that made me thoroughly enjoy this collection of athletic wonders. This presentation is in color (with the exception of a bonus black and white segment that looks back at the 2004 making of), and I think it was a great move. You can see more details to the guys than in the previous making of. Some artistic flair might be missing with the absense of black and white, but there are still some great scenes of beauty here. A lot of the filming takes place outdoors, such as along a beach (sandy buns ahoy), that makes the shoots more visually pleasing. Though, I could have done without some camera work that does seem a bit erratic (zooming in and out). While there is lack of a lot of frontal nudity, I really didn't mind. I wouldn't mind seeing more of these guys, but for me less was just right; the sweet faces and great bodies are what keeps drawing me in. Perhaps because these guys are not professionals, they didn't want for all to be exposed. They still are sportsmen, and probably wanted to go the artistic route, for which the content pleasingly provides. More toned and sculpted guys (along with a couple of what I would call "rugged" ones) are greatly displayed, some returning from the previous installment, and they are breathtaking. My favorite, in Julian Hans (he has such a killer smile), finally gives a great photo shoot that's generally playful with Gregory Mahe that is fun to watch. This kind of playfullness extends to a lot of the photoshoots with more than one athlete; they seem like they're having fun and just aren't forced to pose together. Later when Julian and two other rugby players, Jerome Fillol and Clement Wattier, join him nude on the beach, they play a few moves from rugby. The overall tone of this compilation seems to just be: fun. The only misstep to all this great imagery is, once again, the choice in music. Why they don't go the route of simply orchestrated, I dunno, but better music needs to accompany the great scenes given. If you're a fan of the male form, you need to have this in your collection. Once again, the making of the Dieux du Stade calendar provides content that is a sight to behold and enjoy.

Out of the 48 models only 4 show full frontal nudity shots. You can look at genitals of another 5 if you use the zoom function creatively.

I thought these people were real men and thus not afraid to show their bodies. I was wrong. The models are extremely shy with few exceptions. Somebody should tell them that they are not judged by the size of the soft members. [...].

I found about 10% of the models attractive. Julian Hans was one of them but sadly he is as shy as most of them.

Alexis Driollet is one of the few good one who shows it all.

Here we see how many ways a naked man can cover his crotch (3, if holding a football-4). And we see them over and over and over again.
I assume the whole series sucks - I've fast-forwarded through two and that's plenty.
I'd rather watch the guys play rugby!