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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Sex DVD Review - Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 - Cunnilingus

Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 - Cunnilingus Have you ever seen the ongoing HBO Real Sex documentary series? For those of you that haven’t (and boy, you don’t know what you’re missing), the show profiles different aspects of sexuality of - for the most part - normal people like you and me.

For those of you that have seen the HBO show, Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus is reminiscent of a typical episode of
the show. There’s the sex instructor conducting a lesson in a workshop in front of a handful of couples – check. There’s the live nude model that is used for “demonstration” purposes . Check. And then there are the spotlight scenes featuring two separate couples in sit-down interviews baring their sexual souls in front of the camera, before (and after) they bare everything else. Check and check.

What’s different about Oral Sex #01 compared to Real Sex ? Well, instead of the seasoned sex mind of, say, a Nina Hartley (whose own instructional DVD I recently wrote up) or a Lou Paget – who have both been integral parts of the HBO series in the past - we have the young-ish pornstar Justine Joli at the head of the class. (Incidentally, Joli is also a co-host of sorts in Hartley’s fare).

Moreover, this DVD differs from the network show by providing pop-up text in balloons which serve to emphasize the narrative. Writer/Director Tristan Taormino, a newspaper columnist and sex expert, does the in-scene voice-over honors herself.

Finally, what’s also different is that Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus , as you can imagine from its name, is allowed to get graphic where the documentaries could not. (HBO may be a premium cable channel, but it’s still not Spice Uncensored) And each couple’s spotlight feature turns into a full-fledged scene of about 25-30 minutes apiece. Understandably, Real Sex vignettes have a time-constraint imposed by the length of the show’s airing time.



But the explicitness of this appropriately-named Expert Guide is definitely a good thing, because this production spares no detail in telling you exactly how to go down on a woman. As examples of two good oral techniques, presented here for your information (and viewing pleasure) are the Flick-your-tongue-up-one-side-of-the -inner-labia-over-the-clitoral-hood-and-down-the-other-side-of-the -inner-labia method; and the Ice Cream Lick (which is just as self-explanatory a title in its own right).

And who knew there were so many things one could do with cushions and wedge-shaped sponges? I can’t say you’ll be propping up yourself and your sweetheart like a pro after you watch Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus, but you’ll be well on your way to doing so.

Granted, some of the ideas and instructions in this instructional DVD are just plain intuitive – like having the guy break for a while and stop licking if his neck gets sore and his tongue starts to go numb. (Really? Oral sex is supposed to be pleasurable for both parties and not feel as if one is getting hanged at the gallows? ) And discontinuing what you’re doing to her genitals if she winces or in some other way intimates (like saying it out loud) that she is uncomfortable.

Director Tristan Taormino divides her Expert Guide into three well-defined parts. In the introductory scene, like I briefly mentioned earlier, Justine Joli explains to a rapt audience of couples in words and pictures the intricacies of the female anatomy (and wouldn’t you be paying attention if you were in the room? ). Enter Exhibit A, otherwise known as adult actress Ariel X.



While explaining just how to get a woman off, Joli begins to poke (in a good way), lick, finger, kiss, and suck on the “demo model” in front of watchful eyes and listening ears. She does drive her point - which is basically the one at the tip of the dildo she brought along – home eventually.

As for the following two couples scenes, porn performer Kelly Kline and husband Richard Kline make up the first duo while Cindy Crawford (also an adult industry vet, not the mainstream model of course) and partner Jack Lawrence anchor the Oral Sex 1 DVD. The women here are certainly easy on the eye... So I don’t think I’d be going out on a limb by saying the vast majority of heterosexual males (as yours truly did) would get off seeing these ladies squirming in carnal pleasure with tongues between their legs.

And yes, I do know female adult actors can be very adept at “faking it,” so to speak. But, if I do say so myself, I can say with a lot of assurance that both of these women really orgasm on camera.



Besides, they’re not just mixing it up with some paid male pornstars (although, I’m sure the guys were also reimbursed quite nicely for this venture) . Kelly Kline and Crawford are having sex with their actual life mates. If anything, each couple probably “performed” their particular scene until they got it just right for filming.

In conclusion, this Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus pretty much stays focused, on topic, and true to its name: the only hardcore – if you want to call it that – involves insertion of a dildo (as discussed before), while the only blowjob is part and parcel of a 69-position hookup.

However, I should mention that there are several bonus scenes not part of the main feature (and what would a DVD be without the extras?) that independently showcase the use of toys; provide safe sex tips; and continue the Joli-Ariel X sex romp in a room all to themselves and away from nosy students.

To sum up, Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus is both a pussy flaunter’s and a pussy worshipper’s wet dream. How you get that spot stain out of the cushions and upholstery is entirely up to you...

Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 - Cunnilingus

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Porn DVD Review - Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4

Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy #04 I'll have to admit, I've never presented for review (or even watched, for that matter) an orgy DVD. However, if just about all of the other orgy DVDs are as average as Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4 , then you and I are not missing much.

On the plus side, for a production devoted specifically to a genre of porn- i.e. big butts - the eight girls featured here certainly run the gamut. There are (as you can see from the photos)
black girls and white girls (and all races in between), tall girls and short girls, girls who are skinny on top but flare from the waist down, and girls who are thick all over. But(t) that's okay; that just means there's something for every booty aficionado.

However, some of these girls (more than one or two, and certainly enough to notice) look like they would rather be somewhere else (I'm not going to name names). On the flip side, there are some girls who seem to have a lot of energy and are the (porn) stars of the show - like Vanity Cruz (she's the one in the pink bikini in the photos, and also the one wearing the green-bottom shorts that say "Wet"). Besides, she is the only one that does anal, which is a big plus.



What else is wrong with Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4 other than some of the girls' attitudes? To start, let's take the sound editing. That fake moaning porn star gals do (and they are good actors in that respect) is at best ineffectual to the mood, and at worst very distracting and annoying. Now, for those of you who are new to an orgy DVD, imagine that wailing sound (which is more of what it felt like) multiplied by 8, AND as background fodder to an on-camera scene that the sound is not even a part of. Again, very distracting.

And, when you consider that many production companies actually add extra moaning soundtracks to the finished product, shame on the sound editors if they did add more sound to produce this cacophony.

And there's another problem with the sound, as if what I described wasn't enough. Let's say, while the camera is on one couple or threesome, you hear what sounds to you (hard to believe) like a sudden legitimate scream by one of the girls. If you want to know who screamed or what specific act caused that scream to be made, and the sound did not come from the girl the camera is currently on, you're out of luck.



Moreover, as far as the girls' individual airtimes are concerned, let's say you have a favorite girl. You want to see as much of her as possible. If Wet Ass Orgy 4 were a straight gonzo production, you could fast forward to her scene and watch it to completion. Not so with an orgy. Here, you'll just have to wait until the camera pans to her corner of the room. And rest assured it's not going to stay on her for very long - just as you're getting into her pairing or menage a trois, whoops!, there goes the camera.

And keep in mind that this DVD is (as most adult DVDs are) divided into chapters based on each part of the sexual repertoire. That is, when the intro ends and cunnilingus starts a new chapter begins; when it's time for fellatio, it's time for another chapter; and so on when it comes to vaginal intercourse (which, in and of itself can be divided into missionary, cowgirl, doggie-style, and all other sorts of positions), anal, cumshot, etc.

So other than the money shot chapter, which is usually very short (as you would expect) in just about every adult DVD, the rest of the time allocated for each sexual position is pretty much set - if that act is going to be in there at all (a lot of non-feature flicks skimp on the pussy-eating). So in Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4 for the blowjob chapter, let's say, odds are you're only going to see your favorite girl one-eighth of the time.



Now if you like the look of every single one of the women, then the division of airtime is not going to be a problem for you; because everywhere the camera turns, you'll see something that you like. But, to reiterate, the DVD has such an eclectic mix of women (other than the fact that they all have full asses, they vary widely in their appearances), odds are that not each and every one - or even the majority - of the women is going to be your type.

So the range in physical types seems to be both a blessing (in that just about all guys who are into big butts will find at least one girl that they like) and a curse (in that for most of Wet Ass Orgy 4, one is likely to find himself watching a girl he's not into).

Sure, the camera does pan back every now and then to take in the whole scene and large sections of the scene. But, there are so many people and pairings and groupings in the orgy, in order to show the entire pornography view, the camera will be so far back you can't see the details of any couple you are interested in. And I realize there are a lot of guys out there like myself who like their porn up close and personal.



Now I guess all the critiques I've mentioned may be par for the course for any orgy filming, and certainly for an orgy of this size. But one coming to Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4 who is just interested in watching big butts (or one dropping in on a big tit orgy or Brazilian orgy, etc, for that matter) and who is new to the orgy-filming process needs to know these things.

Still, orgy DVD or not, as I mentioned before, only one - out of eight - girls takes a dick in her ass. And in a DVD devoted to the butt...(*sigh*) That meager number doesn't have anything to do with the logistics of the shoot at all. There should be more anal.

So all told, the sex in Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4 seems average: strictly jack-off material, and then only if you're into big-butted women. The best part of the feature, in my opinion, is after the sex is done and the guys get to rating the girls. Funny and engaging stuff:)




Big Phat Wet Ass Orgy 4

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Porn DVD Review - I Dream of Jenna 2

I Dream Of Jenna #02 - 2 DVD Box Set This is getting too easy. Reviewing ClubJenna / Vivid feature films, I mean. From now on, whenever I review a ClubJenna / Vivid release, I'll just say, "Good story, great sex, loved it, rent or buy this DVD immediately."

But since you came all this way, I'll give you a little more of my take on this particular movie...

I Dream of Jenna 2, of course, is a
follow-up to the original I Dream of Jenna, which was a 2003 multiple AVN award winner. And the 2-part series - as one who is familiar with classic American sitcoms would expect - is a take-off on the old I Dream of Genie show, with Jenna Jameson obviously playing the genie.

Jameson's very funny and engaging in the title role. And she cleans up very well (she's so purrty). In the movie, she's constantly reading from a tome that I like to call the "Carnal Sutra" (I can't remember the actual name of the book) in an attempt to spice up her sex life. She's intent on spicing it up both as a whole, and also with her "master", played by Steven St. Croix.

St. Croix plays the up-to-date Larry Hagman character from Genie, an officer in the U.S. army, while Randy Spears plays his best friend /colleague. And for what it's worth, the on-their-feet acting (stop laughing, I'm serious) by the three main protagonists is better than I've seen in most skin flicks. Maybe it's because Jameson, St. Croix, and Spears have been "acting" in feature films (versus performing in straight gonzo productions) for many, many years now.



The look of I Dream of Jenna 2 (cinematography I guess they call it), as is always the case concerning the elite adult studios, is very good. The film is actually quite funny, and for awhile there I almost forgot this was a skin flick (OK, that might be a bit of an exaggeration). The first sex scene isn't until almost 15 minutes into the movie, which seems like an eternity to someone trying to get their rocks off in a timely manner.

But that's okay because when the fun does start, it (and the actors themselves) cums fast and furious: there's a ton of sex and many sexual situations within a short space of time.

The first sex scene in Jenna 2 is a girl/girl/boy one: Cherokee and Gauge do Spears. It's a nice solid opening foray, nothing too fancy. For those of you who like an extra helping of saliva with your menage a trois', look no further than this spit-fest.

What follows is a dream sequence on a staircase where Steven St. Croix eats out Belladonna. She shows her gratitude by deep-throating him while they're in the 69 position - and when I say deep, I'm talking her nose actually touching his balls while his cock is in her mouth. All the choking, coughing and tearing up aside, Belladonna clearly loves being used as a sex toy.



Of course Jenna Jameson participates in the grand lesbian scene (She was still married at the time she shot I Dream of Jenna 2, and the only man she would have on-screen sex with was her husband Justin Sterling. All women, however, were still fair game to her). The scene actually involves about 7 or 8 (who could tell where one vagina ends and a mouth begins?) broken down into about three separate groups of 2 or 3. Yes, there's a lot of licking, a lot of stroking, a lot of muff-munching; and Jenna Genie gets creative with a strawberry. 'Nuff said.

Just as a quick aside, I've said this before, and I'll say it again: the way Jameson comes onto and plays the aggressor towards other women, she must have been a dude in a prior life.

There's actually a pseudo-second half to this lezzie orgy. TTBoy brings a dick into the room and all is well in the heterosexual universe. He takes on 4 of the girls while Jameson and Belladonna mix it up in a corner somewhere on there own - and by "mix it up", you know I mean serious pussy-eating and petting.

TTBoy brings some serious energy and a motor that just won't quite to the scene. And let's just say he puts paid to the notion that, as a rule, men aren't as good at multi-tasking as women are. He somehow manages to satisfy a quartet of horny women all at once.

This scene is so long I had to divide it into 2 parts. If you're fixing on watching this scene from start to finish - and good luck with that plan because you're probably going to bust a nut way before the end of it - expect to be in front of your screen for more than 40 minutes.



Then, the man-hungry Nikita Denise, who plays the little sister to Jenna Jameson's Genie, ambushes Spears. After putting a ballgag in his mouth (did I mention that this movie was funny?) just for kicks, she allows him to fill her three holes one-by-one. Denise has a very sexy, throaty voice with a nice thick accent (her real-life voice, I ask you, or just another movie prop?). I'm guessing it's because of all of the deep oral cock-ingesting her character does...;)

But, like I previously intimated, Denise is the insatiable sort and not one minute after Spears leaves the room, she summons (remember the title and theme of the movie) another boytoy who finger-fucks her into oblivion, before inserting the real (long) thing. Here, Nacho Vidal admirably fills the role of male-plaything.

In another lesbian tryst, Jameson makes poor Angel Cassidy suck on her strap-on dildo. And how does she (Jenna) reward her partner? By fucking the living daylights out of her using said tool.

The grand finale sex-tuation involves Jameson in a b/g scene with, you guessed it, her husband Sterling. The masked little people (midgets, to the politically incorrect) riding around on tricycles, twirling umbrellas, etc, is just extra...

All in all, I Dream of Jenna 2 is a nice light-hearted romp with more than enough sex to keep you interested. And it stands on its own merit for those of you (like yours truly) who never saw the prequel, I Dream of Jenna.

Sure, the appearing/disappearing "special effects" - which basically consists of striking a before-pose, stopping the camera, removing/applying item/person, then rolling camera again - is very cheesy and reminiscent of Genie and another TVLand network-esque show Bewitched.

But what did you expect? If the effects (along with the soso-acting I mentioned earlier) were good enough for 60s television sitcom fare, they're good enough for a simple porno film.

I guess what I'm trying to say concerning Jenna 2 is, "Good story, great sex, loved it, rent or buy this DVD immediately."



I Dream Of Jenna 2