I think a good part of the gaze thing is in the cutting, at least the length of gaze. I Women's work the vid want's the women to look at us, to get our attention, in Prowl the idea is that we (as women viewers) look. It is objectifying. However, I think the reson the long looks from the women are in the source is that they're pleas (for the audience to jumpin and save them?) or they're to communicate "I'm afraid." Stoicsm and the strength to take the pain don't require to be communicated like fear does.

Homoeroticism definitely a part of it -one of the clips is Daniel Craig's Bond being beaten like he was in the books to satify Flemming's kinks.