Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Good $10, 7 days full access trial
+ Also get full access to suze.net and suzevideo
+ Definite retro porn from the 80's and 90's
+ Pics remastered up to 1200x850 with zips
+ Good quality vids
+ Exlusive updates (er, "retrodates" perhaps) 3-4x a week
+ No DRM
Cons:
- No video and pic set overlap (aka - no pic sets and vids of the same scene)
- No real HC photosets
- Site still smallish
- Prechecked cross-sale(s) on sign-up page
- Advertising on the pages but no too annoying
Bottom Line:
If unshaved muff and names like Raqueal Darrian, Savannah, Christi Canyon and Teri Weigel bring back fond memories then this site might be worth donning your smoking jacket, trimming your 'stache and sitting back to go stroking with the oldies. This site features porn US stars from the 80's and 90's.
Here's the basic breakdown:
Pics: There are about 110 sets and all have zip. Three sizes going up 1200x850. All are basically digitally scanned photos from the original pic or negative and there is a smallish transparent watermark. Surprisingly there was very little graininess so the quality was good for what they were. The original lighting and cropping sometimes suffered though. The sets are somewhat small (most having less than 50 pics). I counted one true hc set but there were a few psuedo hc sets (no penetration) from the days when the skin mags couldn't show that stuff. This is defintely glam porn so if amateurs are your thing you probably won't be too into this.
Vids: About 75 vids using WMV player only. 3 sizes to choose from (300k, 1 gig and 2 gig) and they're about 15 minutes long. The largest sized out at 720x540 and they streamed for me around 350 kbs. Almost all the scenes are HC and remastered from the original film or tape. Again the quality on the remasters was very good but the original lighting and directing sometimes left something to be desired. Still there was some hot action here.
I'm scoring this site on it's own at an 82 simply because it's still growing, the original quality was sometimes suspect and for some reason this site did less for me than I expected it would. As I noted, you also get full access to Suze.net and Suzevideo. When you consider the network as whole, I'd score it around an 89 or 90 because the other two sites save it (See my comment on the suze.net page entitled "Site Stats Update" for what the network currently contains).
They have also added a forum but it's still relatively new, not real informative and the only person from Suze who seems to contribute is Holly Randall (she seems to be running the show now). There is a model directory but it doesn't have much background info on the models themselves. There is also a search function for various sex acts and poses.
If you're into retro porn, the 7 day trial price makes it worth checking out. For me, it was more of reminder of how much better porn is today than it was years ago but there is still some decent stuff there.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
really hot classic pornstar. No DRM, full trial worked for me, good download speeds.
Cons:
not too many videos (less than 50), quality is not real great (its older porn), not even close to all of her movies. No pictures, very amatuerish site
Bottom Line:
Just do the trial membership. You should have not trouble downloading all the content on the website. Don't expect any of her really old content before she got implants.
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- A Lot Of Material
- NO DRM Protection
- Legendary Color Climax Catalog Of Film
- CC Magazine Scans
- Good Download Speed
- Modern Material Along With The Vintage
- Zip Files
Cons:
- Only Quicktime Videos For Download
- No Hi-Res Photos
- Some Low-Res Videos
- No Tiny Tove Jenssen
Bottom Line:
For those that appreciate erotica and it's history, Color Climax is a must join. If you are prejudiced against the past, you won't like this site. Color Climax is the seminal Danish company that brought the world it's first legal pornography, Denmark being the first country that legalized porn. They were the kings of erotica in their day, and you can see why by viewing their wonderful film and photo archives. They do present more modern material here, but the highlight of the site are the old CC loops. In the old days, these were expensive to buy, and you can download them all here with no DRM hassle. They only come in Quicktime though (.mov and mp4) you'll need Qucktime7 to play the higher res (720x520) videos, or VLC player. Mac users won't mind, and I don't either because these films are priceless to the serious collector of erotica. No one made porn like the old CC. They have lower res (800px) scans of their old magazines, which include a whole section of Anushka Marek. Still stunning even without the hi-res,they are available in zips. Sad to say that it seems they have pulled all the legendary Tiny Tove material from the site, I can't find it. This is a great trip back to the land of Denmark when it led the way to freedom of sexual expression in the world. If you appreciate such sentiments, don't miss this site, because nowadays, porn has lost all it's charm IMO.
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Great site for retro porn enthusiasts
Lots of Photo-sets and video shorts
Vanilla to very kinky fetishes explored
New Color Climax videos
Updates Daily
Video and Photo set zip Downloads
Good Customer Service
Online Store
Cons:
Video Downloads only in Quicktime Formats
Videos have no screen-shots to preview scenes
No English speaking videos
Bonus Hustler videos can only seen in feed format
Bottom Line:
Ive been a Color Climax subscriber before
and it's probably on of my top favorites.
The content is often playful funny and highly
creative. The glut of porn in today's world
leaves a lot to be desired. It rarely entertains
the way vintage material does for some reason.
Enjoy
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- 1-week trial membership available at minimum cost
- Very nice vintage Cheesecake pin-up photography
- Attractive site layout
- Runs its own shop, with a few cute novelties available (send an E-Postcard!)
- Hardcore, softcore and artistic content all available
- Genuine vintage material separated from the modern recreations (which are available on a sister-site)
- Easy site navigation
- Separation and easy identification of niche photography (gay, boobs, Asian, catfights, etc)
Cons:
- Very limited number of videos, all of which are small and poor quality (NOTE: you have to make a few allowances for this when you're into Vintage, as the film stock has degraded over time.)
- No downloading
- Content not updated regularly enough
Bottom Line:
This site is a cute novelty, and well-worth the $10 or so for the 1-week trial. Having said that, I have NOT renewed my membership simply because there is just not enough content available - even though I personally found that content very appealing.
All in all it's worth a look as the concept is excellent - cheeky, good-humored presentation, fun products available, interesting videos and photos (a couple of the very early vids are HILARIOUS! - the performers were clearly having a blast!)
Still, without frequent content updates I don't think Retro Raunch is worth their rather hefty membership fee. It would be lovely to see more work on the site as far as the content goes as it potentially could be something really special, but as things stand at the moment...
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- Unusual Vintage Material
- Easy Navigation
- No DRM Protection
Cons:
- Small Photos
- No Zip Files
- Very Low-Res Videos
- Not Much Material
Bottom Line:
For those interested in Vintage pornography, this site may interest you. However, I have seen much better material than I see here. This site provides photos and videos (films actually). The material ranges from pre-1920's-1970's. I wouldn't expect the films to be in great shape of course, and that's OK, but the videos are tiny Quicktimes and most of them are silent. They are downloadable. Hard and softcore is available. A lot of old stag movies, which is interesting, but the quality varies, some very poor due to age. You will also find burlesque shorts here, but with no musical soundtrack, by that I mean a modern soundtrack which you will see elsewhere. There are a few Bettie Page films as well, and also some bondage which was interesting. Grandpa was kinky! The photos are OK, nothing approaching hi-res, and due to age the quality varies. Hardcore, Fetish,"Cheesecake" and Gay are the categories here. I find some of the old stuff very erotic, sometimes weird. Of course, you'll see plenty of black socks and even masks during sex! They also have a novelty section with such items as dirty playing cards, and "Tijuana Bibles" which are unusual. Good collector's items. The price isn't bad, and there is some interesting material to save for antique collectors who get bored by the mechanical productions of today, but I have seen much better material out there than is displayed here.
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
Pros:
- FINE SELECTION OF RETRO 70'S SMUT
Cons:
- TOO PRICEY!
Bottom Line:
I really loved my time on this site and would've probably stayed on longer if it were more afforable, but it's most assuredly not. For what you get, it's highway robbery. But I suspect they knew darn well that only a select few retro connoisseurs would make such an investment and set their price point as high as possible to get as much of a return on their output. I'm clearly one of those insatiable guilty ones, but I took everything I could in the month I was subscribed to the site, and I promptly left thereafter. It didn't seem to be growing at any perpetual rate so I couldn't justify playing the game of wait-and-see. Perhaps in a year or so I'll re-join and catch up on what they updated since my departure.
Like I stated, it's definitely for guys with an appreciation for the gone days when women were on the pill and a creampie wasn't yet a fetish, but the only way to successfully complete coitus. Not that there are a lot of internal shots on here, but do you get the sense that there was some very serious dick gravy being deposited into those rank hirsute cervices.
It's all photos too so don't expect any video or anything. But overall I liked the site a lot. It could obviously be bulked up so much more, especially with those hefty entrance fees, but if you're looking for a singular investment then it's worth the price if you raid their catalogue and abort promptly. That is of course, if you're into the carefree sexual proclivites from your folk's heyday.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
If you like your porn real, natural and 70s funky-fresh, it's worth a look. Everyone from Candy Samples to Olivia Del Rio is there.
You can splice together your own scenes, using start-point and end-point clicking.
Cons:
The site crashes constantly due to its piss-poor, antiquated construction. I thought 'vintage' referred to the content not the site's technical limitations. Really lets it down.
Bottom Line:
It has some good old loops of 70s porn icons, but the bandwith limits, and actually being prevented from getting into the site due to it crashing, are as frustrating as a lesbian with huge tits. I have a state-of-the-art system so it's nothing to do with my machine.
A major tech overhaul of this site is required and until then you might want to steer clear.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Exclusive content.
Good idea for a website (if executed properly)
Cons:
After the conversion from USD to Euros you will actually pay about $30 for one month of access - EXPENSIVE!
Very poor quality videos and a very limited selection.
The navigation is absolutely horrible and the videos suck.
Downloads are painfully slow, probably coming from a server overseas.
Bottom Line:
This is an overpriced site of extremely low quality. Since I am a fan of 70 and 80s hardcore, I thought RetroRaw was the perfect site for me. It fell far short of my expectations. Most of the available clips are of 3rd string actresses with marginal talent. There are very few stars sprinkled throughout this limited collection of lukewarm material. Do not waste your money with this terribly pitiful website
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
-it does provide, to an extent, what it says it does...porn videos, mostly from the late 70s and early 80s
-sign-up seemed to be pretty efficient
-cancelling seemed to go OK, too, at least, I hope so.
-downloading was simple and i'd judge it to be pretty fast
Cons:
Here we go:
- as mentioned elsewhere, there is no tagging or search function. You have to pick to DL on the basis of a single screen cap, and a small lo-res image of the (I presume) vhs cover, front and back.
- afore-mentioned images of covers, front and back and low-res...teh zoom fucntion didn't work and saving the pic and trying to zoom it, results in large pixels, long before you can make out faces or read names.
- I found at least two instances where the DL'd clip bore no resemblance to the supposed screen-cap
- many of the screen-caps focus on the parts...you have no idea, who, what face, situation, whatever turns your crank, is in the clip...other than 'parts'
- you can't DL a whole movie. With the selection that's probably not a big deal...but just saying.
- the clips are poorly edited. many, you hit play, and the first thing you see are those parts...maybe later you'll see a face or something.
- ltd selection, and of that selection, lots of Seka and Swedish Erotica.
Bottom Line:
As mentioned in a comment, I was led to this site due to a strong nostalgic pull, having recognized a short clip as being from a magazine i had years and years ago. Curisoity overcame me and I went searching.
I totally agree with other reviews...it's not a great site, with a lot of 'compromises' in important areas, such as navigation and content. Other than fulfilling my specific nostalgic yearning, I don't see a lot of value there.
More than many sites I've visited, it is really quite ludicrous to sell access to such a site on a 'subscription' basis...the content that is there you can peruse and make your choices in an hour or two, and be done. And, whatever else might be said, I don't think that there's a lot of new 'vintage' and 'nostalgic' product to be made or found.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- Access to approximately 200 “classic” porn movies from the 70s, 80s and early 90s.
- A good selection of titles from each of those decades
- Website is well laid out with good ability to sort titles
- Scenes can be sorted by film title, star name or general theme of scene
- An opportunity to get access to scenes from many well known porn stars
- Decent, but not great, download speeds
- Full access trial
- Some bonus sites available
Cons:
- Due to the age and quality of the originals, some files are grainy
- Doesn’t appear to be any titles not widely available elsewhere
- Some models only have photos on the site
- No ability to sort by production date (that I could find)
- The bonus site offering classic porn has the same offerings as PSL
Bottom Line:
Good God, some of these women have pubic hair! I remember that! Yes, pubic hair, the relative rarity of anal sex and the gentle treatment of women seem to be the key differences between porn from a couple of decades ago and porn of today.
I stumbled on PSL after TPB did an initial review a short while back. I’ve been thinking of taking a membership to a “classic” site but I wanted to be sure that I’d be getting value for money. PSL certainly delivers value for the price.
An obvious issue with any older porn is the quality of the originals. Some of the files here, especially the older ones on the site, are poor quality. I can’t fault PSL for this because the scenes have obviously been digitized from old film or video. The newer scenes on the site (from the late 80s and early 90s) are generally very well captured and don’t look much different from new standard definition material being shot today.
The biggest plusses of the site are access to about 200 film titles ranging from the 1970s to the 1990s. There may be stuff from earlier, but I wouldn’t necessarily recognize it as such. Let’s just say that there are scenes where Ron Jeremy looks like he just graduated from high school. Having access to the films, of course, also gives access to a number of great stars from the same eras. The obvious stars like Ginger Lynn, Amber Lynn and Christy Canyon are there, but so are some stars that I had forgotten about. Candie Evans was a big favorite of mine and I had forgotten about her until I rediscovered her here. And I had forgotten how stunningly beautiful Shauna Grant was when she did porn. She is the equal to any A-lister since then.
The site doesn’t have a search function, but it does have multiple ways to sort the material that is there. You can sort by complete DVD, by star or by theme. These work well.
The site also has pictures, which don’t appear to be zipped.
Speaking of pictures, one of the reasons I joined this site was because it advertised Tammi Ann was on it. She is, but only in photo form. Most models have a scene or two (at a minimum) here, but a few only offer pictures. That wasn’t clear when I signed up.
The bottom line is that this site offers decent value and I’d recommend it if you like classic porn. There is a good selection of material, though most of it is also available on other sites. The site offers useful and effective ways to sort through what they have to find what you want. I hope they continue to grow and put the effort into maintaining the site, though I realize that there are a finite number of titles available.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
A site that is reasonably true to its niche.
Mostly mature amateur models.
Picture and Video quality, while not outstanding, is reasonable. New videos are 640x480 at 1000 bitrate.
Picture sets are zipped, however ... see below.
Cons:
The more I look and download the more I realize that the site is actually nothing but a tease to encourage you to purchase their DVDs. at a steep price in my opinion. I saw one that sold for 35 British Pounds.
Video segments are poorly organized and it takes a lot of searching to find part one or part two of a series. Once all the parts are found it usually amounts to no more than a ten - fifteen minute excerpt of a Video that has no beginning or end for the above mentioned reasons.
Most picture sets are duplicates of the incomplete videos and can be downloaded zipped but beware, most sets are small and still require multiple zips .. one per page of pictures.
Bottom Line:
I must confess to having mixed feelings about this site. On the one hand it is refreshing to see mature women in old-fashioned underwear, something very appealing to someone over fifty, well, appealing to me, anyway and I'm enjoying the "teases", as frustrating as they are in their incompleteness.
On the other hand, however, I have seen some of the models on other mature sites and, most importantly, I really don't like having spent a subscription fee just to be used by a site shilling their products.
Was a member approx. 6 months prior to this review.
Pros:
+ Mostly Mature Amateur Models. I did recognize some models from Pro sites but they are few and far between.
+ Exclusive contents.
+ Sticks faithfully to its niche of catering to girdle and old-fashioned lingerie fetishists.
+ No Download Restrictions.
+ Pictures can be downloaded zipped.
Cons:
Picture sets are relatively small and are basically just repeating what you can see on the video clips.
Torturous search to find all the parts of a video since they come in small chunks over a period of time.
Very confusing and old-fashioned interface.
If I remember right video was at 640x480, 1000 bitrate, a bit underpowered for 2009 but not bad.
Might have improved in the meantime. I will let you know in a comment when I re-subscribe to this site.
Bottom Line:
I felt the need to make this quick new review because I was not entirely fair to this site in my previous one.
Because, at the time, I was only a member for one month I assumed that full DVDs could only be obtained by ordering them at outrageous prices (by North American standards) from this site.
I have discovered in the meantime that, with enough patience, all the parts of the DVD can be obtained with the membership .. so I retract my remarks re. "shilling" and will up the score at the same time.
Not only that, but I find that I retained quite a few clips from this site because they have kept their appeal to me over the past year, something I can't say for every site I have subscribed to.
I would recommend this site to lovers of mature amateur women and especially of mature apparel like girdles, slips, nylons, full nylon panties, garter belts etc.
Don't expect hardcore. This is a very soft core site, catering primarily to the fetish mentioned above. It contains some mild lesbian and spanking scenes and a lot of intimate fitting of various foundational garments that allow the (female) fitter to do a bit of lusty groping. There is nudity but it is of the discrete kind, no "gapes" to be found here.
Was a member approx. 4 months prior to this review.
Pros:
A modest collection of Kay Parker clips available for download. Other than that, none. I'm giving the site a 65 rather than a 50 simply because KP is so great.
Cons:
This is a very simple HTML website with 48 downloadable videos. All the videos are clips from movies and the quality ranges from poor to average. The format varies from clip to clip. Some are .mpg, but most are .avi.
Content wise, there isn't anything unique here. All of these clips are floating around elsewhere online and available for free. The only thing you get by subscribing is the ease of finding them in one place.
There is a rather pathetic little photo gallery filled with tiny, low-resolution pictures that were obviously pulled from a Google image search. Do one yourself and you'll find everything available here.
Finally, there do not seem to be any updates to the site.
Bottom Line:
The most frustrating thing about this site is that it should be so much better. Kay Parker is a classic and she deserves a decent site. This isn't it.
Current Member for over 3 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
more than 30 different candy manson scenes, besides bunch of pornstar movies, unlimited download, decent speed, no limitation. what else do u expect
Cons:
at this moment i have not experienced anything bad, maybe photo database is not as large as i expected but movies section is one of the best i have ever seen
Bottom Line:
it is worth it, 19 dollar for a month, high quality, unlimited download, i would definitely recommend it
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