Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Big collection of exclusive content.
Zip ==200mb wmv = 300mb mp4 =300mb (whatever)
Seemingly all shoots are done on DD's own turf.
Ample Photo gallery featuring each model.
1,055+ video Scenes (approx. 15 min. each).
Video HD. Sharp images. Streaming with flash player. 2-3 second buffer. although this observer might argue that point.
Very nice playbacks. might even win you over from downloading.
7 day updates (With no less than 5 image galleries; four full videos.
Soft core,...no hard stuff; all solo, but acted out by women so incredibly beautiful that
hardcore fanatics are left not giving a f...k ....
Few scattered tattoos. Ample Space allotted for viewer comments on each model
Primary niche: Photography: which is quite Plentiful. videos: also in the high numbers.
Attractive TBP introductory discount at the time I joined.
Download managers (yes)
Cons:
Wildly popular with the gals here is one of my greatest peeves ... that of endless insertion of their their little hands and fingers in their mouths .... all whilst vigorously wanking away as if these digital appendages were lollypops laced with opium based sweeteners.
Might wanna Look out for tricky buddy-sites that sparingly dwell within corners of some pages, beckoning you in.
I ultimately found cancelling a bit un-nerving:
Although could very easily be my own shortcoming -- but I did seem to experience some tenacity on the part of saying Bye-Bye to these folks. Finally had to call epoch billing to get the results I wanted.
Bottom Line:
This site looks every bit to live up to its title: "Desire" is everywhere. Some of these gal's acts are piling up such gun-powder one has to hold down the artillery.
Girls are from 18 to 30yrs, and wields the kind of glamor and curves that look hand-made by the Gods.
I was looking at this site for a long time before reaching for the plastic. Luckily helped along by DD with being given a deal I couldn't refuse.
And I gotta say ..... I'm really not the least disappointed I choose to jump in.
Caveats ???? ......OH YEAH!
Here's another bunch hung-up on Superfluous Vaginal close ups.
Geeeze! When will they ever listen and learn? Enough is enough!
Thanks to vaginal-obsessed cameramen, I'm now an expert on every aspect of the female genitalia.... including even the behavioral habits of amoebae-like creeper-crawlers that roam the epidermis and love dining on the unique women's aromatic sheading .
How much further can the lens go? ....lest the camera territorially eventually wind-up scouting the ovaries.
Would I recommend Digital Desire? Yes I would.
However, if you've been to those sites, Twisty and the likes thereof offer some of the same kind of heart-thumping power!
But DD does have those selected gals who look so much to be uniquely hand-made by the Gods.
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
Pros:
*A lot of models - known and unknown (to me). You'll easily find your favorites and be introduced to new favorites.
*High-Quality Photography - primary focus of the site. Somewhere between Playboy and Penthouse on how "raunchy" they get with most of it. Image quality is way better than Playboy Cyber Club on all counts.
*A lot of the models are really gorgeous.
*Can save images individually or download sets.
*Variety of videos types/themes (Playboy style Pan&Scan, Interviews, Masturbation, Toys, Girl-Girl)
*Retro! Some of the photographers have been doing this for quite some time so there are shots of some models from the past during their prime. I've not found a site that has a back catalog like this.
*Some really great masturbation scenes. Brea Bennett, Cody Milo, and Carli Banks are favorites.
*No DRM
*They offer a few download options for the videos depending on your bandwidth and codec preference on many videos.
*Plenty to see and regularly updated.
Cons:
*I believe they were transitioning to a new site design which may be in place now, but at the time it made for some challenging navigation and some really dated designs.
*Videos cover the same time spectrum that the images do - so it can be hit or miss with the quality.
*Videos are very Playboy-esque - the female body is a temple to be worshiped kind of thing. Music in all of them; wipes, fades and transitions. Too much "art" for my tastes.
*Video Themes are kinda gimmicky and lead to some duplicates. A video called "X" can actually be a 5 minute segment of a longer video called "Y". You learn the patterns.
*Audio, specifically on the masturbation videos, would switch channels on me depending on where the model was in respect to the camera (left only, right only, left & right) Totally could be an issue rooted in my PC - I couldn't track it down, though.
Bottom Line:
It's from the J. Stephen Hicks Studios, so this is nude photography-centric. At one time that would have been right up my alley, but I've aged to the point where "pictures of naked girls," sadly, just doesn't do for me what it used to. I do admire the skill of these photographers, though. These are fantastic images. My primary reason for joining this site was because I knew they had an "extreme" section where some of these gorgeous ladies would be doing a lot more naughty things on video.
I've found that photography-centric sites all seem to have the same approach to videography. They put in so much "artsy" stuff that it ruins it for me. I can really do without a music track. I'm also not a fan of the pan&scan her body and intersect the transitions with a lot of Star Wars style wipes, fades, and zooms. I'm probably hard to please in these regards.
If photography is an interest for you (Playboy, Mystique, Penthouse) - this is more than worth your time and money even for an extended subscription. There is a lot to look at and appreciate.
The videos are worth a month, but even the ones I saved to my hard drive ended up getting deleted rather quickly. Even with a poor connection like mine - I was done & canceled well before my subscription was due to renew. I'm clearly in a video phase.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
*Excellent model selection, past and present.
*Very artistic design.
*One of the easiest sites to navigate.
*Has a good model index and the ability to rate/track favorites.
*Many sets/videos have a blurb by the photographer about the girl and the set. The comments by J. Stephen Hicks were especially interesting (since he's been in the biz so long).
Cons:
*Artificially divided into too many sections (Covergirl, Dream Girl, etc.). It would have been sufficient to have either softcore and hardcore as the sections or softcore, toy play, and hardcore.
*Download threads and speeds limited.
*Daily maximum download.
*Frequent name collisions, i.e., different sets or videos would have the same file name when downloaded.
*All models seem to be rated at 9.3 or so.
*Not quite as much hardcore as I wanted.
Bottom Line:
This was a fun site to have a membership for a month. I was able to look through the model index, place those I liked in my favorites list, and download their sets and videos fairly easily. The trouble was that the amount you can download in a day is limited, as is the number of simultaneous downloads. Download speeds seem to degrade the larger the file. Many videos would have the same filename when saved, making it difficult to make sure that I had downloaded all the videos for a model.
The models themselves are gorgeous and the photos and videos done well. I found my enjoyment of the site to have suffered because of the poor downloading experience.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
• Very large and comprehensive photo section dating back over 100 years.
• Includes probably some of the oldest photos and smut videos available, though it’s unlikely that they are exclusive.
• No pre-checked cross-sell.
• CCBill and Epoch are two of the processors, though I had issues with CCBill. See comments.
• Streaming for most videos is available plus unlimited downloads.
• Meaningful file names for most videos which includes year of release in the name most of the time.
• For its time, good video and photo quality. Videos remastered in digital avi or mp4 format, though only 1 DL option. The old stuff was undoubtedly shot mostly in 8mm or16mm. Photos show little wear and tear, i.e., scratches.
• Daily updates.
• Free 1-day trial with full access – however, see comments.
• Each video lists the stats, i.e., year, format, size, duration, resolution and date added.
• HTTPS.
Cons:
• A huge drawback: photo content only available as individual downloads.
• Viewing option for photos is laborious and antiquated.
• Not really a con because It’s unavoidable but I’ll mention it so that there aren’t any unrealistic expectations – although digitized, the videos are low quality as are the older photos.
• No search tools.
• Poor navigation.
• Signing up was fraught with problems, see comments. However, I did get a discounted price of $15.95 recurring at $15.95 – regular price is $29.95 recurring at $29.95.
Bottom Line:
Pornography has a long and rich history. One of the earliest pieces of evidence dates back 25,000 years! A 4” statue of Venus of Willendorf dating back to that period was discovered in Austria. There is further evidence of statues and explicit images throughout ancient times. A major game changer was the invention in 1440 of the Gutenberg Press. As a result, the first book of erotic engravings was published in 1524. Then came the invention of photography in 1839 which basically ushered pornography into today’s modern era. That is roughly where Vintage Cuties begins its foray into porn, a.k.a., smut, dirt, erotica, filth.
Vintage Cuties may be the only site you’ll ever need for a titillating reference of what I’ll loosely refer to as modern porn, the era following the invention of photography. The site includes a vast photo collection as well as an abundance of videos from 1850 to the 1990s. At least some of the content is member submitted. While the quality of the photos and videos reflects the standards of the time, the content on VC seems mostly free of excessive wear and tear, i.e., scratches. Of course, the quality of the content from 30+ years ago seems primitive by today’s HD standards. But alas, that is part of the charm.
There are several other sites included with membership but they warrant no attention. They are unrelated to vintage porn. While the content is mostly current (within 10 years), quality and content lack any redeeming values. For example, there’s a site “Home Made Junk,” an apt title, and consists of poor quality photos and short poor quality videos. These sites detract from the main site and I recommend not spending more than a few minutes, if that much, checking them out.
The site is painful to navigate. Hitting the back button doesn’t always take you to the last page viewed. It sometimes took 4 or so clicks to get back to the menu. This is frustrating. On a similar note and another major drawback is the lack of any search feature. However, there is an extensive menu.
The photos are the real draw, at least for me. This is an enormous section consisting of 200,000 photos (as per the site) and one which you can spend days going through. However, it is unforgivable that the files are not zipped and you cannot download the sets, only individual photos.
The oldest photos date back to 1850 and were shot using t process known as daguerreotype, a photograph taken by the earliest photographic process introduced in 1839 employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor.
As mentioned, the menu is extensive and logical. The photo section includes many subsets. They’re separated by date range (1850 - 1920, 1920 - 1940, 1940 – 1950, 1950 – 1970, 1970 – 1980 and 1980 – 1990). There are different subsets under each period. For example, under 1850 – 1920, subsets include daguerreotypes, erotica, fetish, filthy, risqué cards and world people. In case you’re wondering, the “filthy” stuff is the hardcore smut, “erotica” consists simply of nudes, “fetish” is mostly spanking and bondage, “world people” consists generally of Africans and “risqué cards” which are simply nude photos. Each period has different subsets.
Also listed in the photos section after the options for date ranges are further options, some which only serve to confuse, others which are lots of fun. The options following the date range options are:
• Amateurs –1,000 photos from circa 1980s.
• Burlesque – 1,400 photos - the title says it all, undated but I’ll guess 1960s – 1980s
• Covers & Posters – 2,000 images of what seems to be entirely magazine covers apparrently from the 1950s – 1980s
• Exotic Art – 2,000 images of erotica drawings – again, undated but seemingly spans the early 20th century thru more modern times
• Magazines – 1,350 sets (~30,000 photos) with subsections by time period from 1880 to 1990. Some sets include only photos from the magazines and others seem to include the entire magazine. Very comprehensive and fun.
• Playing Cards – 360 images of, guess what? -)
• Retro Ads – over 100 sets (~5,000 images) of ads seemingly most from the 1950s, mostly nostalgic but not erotic. Remember Schlitz beer? Beech-nut gum?
• Retro Stars – 100s of mostly pinup models which tally several thousand photos - subsections by time period from the 1920s to 1980s. Retro stars include the likes of Josephine Baker (the oldest one and from 1920), Jean Harlow, Barbara Eden (clothed), Rita Moreno (clothed), Betty Blue, Anita Ekberg, Babette Bardot, Annie Sprinkle, etc. A fun section.
Unfortunately, viewing the photos is a tedious task. There is sort of a slide show feature but it’s not automatic and it’s time consuming. In addition, navigating to and from sets often requires several mouse clicks. I’m confused why they would have such a fantastic and enormous photo section with very limited viewing and download options.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
* Lots of streaming video clips
* Lots of black & white hardcore photos
* GENUINE vintage material
* Simple, good-humored site
Cons:
* Material is disorganized - almost impossible to determine a video's content before starting to stream it
* cannot download videos without a program such as Quicktime Pro
* Comparatively high cost of membership, given the nature of the material
* No trial offers
Bottom Line:
I LOOOOVE vintage. REAL, old-time pre-1970 vintage porn that is, not just modern models play-acting in their grandma's huge underwear.
Unfortunately this site is a bit hit-and-miss, as although there is a reasonable archive of vids and photos, it's really disorganized and just lumped into one great big hodge-podge of hardcore and non-hardcore... That's it. As for determining the genre of the video you are about to view, well, the site member just has to start streaming and hope for the best!
All in all, given that retro is a very small niche market we sort of have to take what we can get, but there are certainly better vintage sites around. ...and I intend to review all of them until I find one that really does it for me, so stay tuned!
No, I wouldn't really recommend membership to this site, in fact I have already canceled mine. As I said, there are better sites around, so have a look at this by all means, but I wouldn't waste my money on a membership if I were you...
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
exclusive content
beautiful models
lots of pics
lots of videos
great quality pics
Cons:
a little slow
hard to navigate at times
average video quality and download speed
Picture sets have been edited and some pics removed.
Posed lesbian pic sets
Bottom Line:
good site great quality and quantity
worth the money. One month membership will probably be enough.
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
Pros:
There's a lot to like on this site:
+ Really good bonus material helps.
+ It updates every week but the update is an entire movie.
+ It really is a classic pornstar site and lots of old favorites are on here.
+ Offers a pay per view option which greatly increases the archive.
+ The video quality is decent considering the ages of the clips.
+ The classic pornstar ladies with bush. Wow. It doesn't get any better than this.
Cons:
+ It only does update once a week which is a bummer.
+ The video quality is usually okay on most of the movies especially considering the age, but the vid quality doesn't match contemporary standards.
+ The downloads were pretty slow.
Bottom Line:
This is a very good site that does offer what it advertises to offer. If you want to see classic porn with a bush having a high approval rating, this is a great site.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
+Over 1700 videos 3700+ photosets of beautiful softcore glamour models.
+Works well on mobile devices.
+Straightforward navigation of scenes via paged thumbnail gallery sorted by latest or oldest release date.
+Good search facility on model name and scene name.
+Filtering of scenes by category/niche and year of release.
+Scene page provides complete info with links to models other scenes and linked categories/niches, as well as the usual streaming and download functionality.
+Can like/dislike a scene as well as leave comments and favourite the scene.
+Variety of streaming and download formats including 4K for newer scenes.
+Can create your own video clips from scenes.
+Good download speeds with 8MB/s on a 70Mbps broadband service, works with a DL manager.
+Downloadable zipped photosets.
+Includes Adultprime network.
Cons:
-Model index lacks model details other than name.
-Favourites pages have randomly missing scenes - each page lists 24 scenes but sometimes less are shown on certain favourites pages.
-Filtering scenes by niche is hit and miss, for example, the niches "blonde" and "brunette" return no scenes but "blondes" and "brunettes" do. It would be better if the list of niches was limited to those actually included in the site content.
-Some (even recently released) content isn't HD.
-Pointless "create your own clip" feature.
-Annoying slide-out ads for cam girls.
-Download filenames aren't unique so you'll have to makeup a suitable filename before downloading a scene, otherwise there's a chance you might accidentally overwrite a previously downloaded scene.
-Unresponsive customer service from IMCBill, cancellation request emails not acknowledged/replied to (see bottom line)
-Pre-checked cross-sale on sign-up.
Bottom Line:
The content is nude glamour photography and videos from the legendary J. Stephen Hicks so the quality is very high.
Scenes range from less than 10 mins up to 20 mins or so and feature glamourous US girls with a variety of body types in solo softcore, some using toys.
Scenes can be downloaded as 480p, 720p and 1080p.
Photosets are viewable as a gallery and image sizes are 3000x2000 downloadable as ZIP files.
This site works well on mobile devices so I tend to browse the scenes on my smartphone, favouriting those I like and then downloading them from my favourites list the next time I'm using my PC.
The customer service from IMC Bill doesn't inspire confidence, as I ended up paying twice for my membership: once after the first sign-up failed with a message saying that customer services would contact me to sort it out but didn't contact me and subsequently just authorised the failed sign-up and charged me, and again after I'd signed-up using PayPal having lost patience but a few days before I received the email saying that the previously failed transaction had been authorised. Messages to customer service were ignored, even my auto-renew cancellation requests. However, I did receive an email the day before auto-renew to confirm that my membership would not be renewed, so it did work out.
If you like softcore, the amount and quality of the content easily justifies the membership, but with the included Adult Prime network content it's a bargain. Just double-check the biller details and if it's IMC Bill, be sure to sign up with a credit card that you can cancel after sign-up, just in case your renewal cancellation messages are ignored, or just use PayPal.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
The photography at digitaldesire.com is up there with the best. I've got nothing but admiration for the photographic acumen of the photographer who founded the site, the late, great J Stephen Hicks. His photography alone warrants a top score, but as you will see, there are other factors that I have to factor into this review. The good:
-over 700 models
-high quality, artistic glamour photos
-3198 photo sets
-resolution ranging from 3000x3000 to 711x466
-1323 videos
-resolution ranging from 1080P to 720P
-weekly updates
Cons:
Unfortunately, the cons tend to overshadow the pros at this site:
-extensive amount of older content has been removed from the site
-removal of older content continues despite ongoing objections from members
-support is unresponsive
Bottom Line:
When I join a site and plan to review it, I try to step outside of my own personal experience, and try to see it from the standpoint of who I imagine their typical customer to be. That being said, so that you can understand ny bias which I have tried to eliminate from the score, here is my personal experience.
I joined because I once saved a freaking amazing DDGXtreme photo of Michelle Michaels "squirting" (judging by the massive stream, she was really peeing, but all the better) for a DDGXtreme shoot. I joined the site, hoping to get this whole set and more, but found nothing. No squirting or peeing remained in their members section. So I asked support about it, and I got crickets.
Meanwhile, I checked their members forum, and learned that my experience was not unique. The forum is full of complaints about DDG removing old sets. This is apparently the way they have managed their site all along, even in the J Stephen Hicks days, with complaints about large segments of content missing going back before 2008.
Here's some history on the DDGXtreme content. Back in the mid 2000's, they noticed that more "extreme" content tended to sell better, even though it was not something that Hicks was into. The reluctantly shot it anyway and released it under the DDGXtreme section of the site. It included closeups, fingering, and penetration with dildos, while the majority of their content was strictly softcore nudes. I have the evidence that they shot a squirting scene too, although no one else among prior DDG customers who I have talked with seems to remember any squirting.
Around 2007, they decided to roll all of their content together as they re-launched their site as digitaldesire.com. Their official line is that the DDG content got rolled in with the DDGXtreme content. This is true in a sense - the DDG content that remains is intermixed with the DDGXtreme content that remains. The truth that they avoid addressing directly in the forums, and that members bring up again and again, is that large numbers of scenes from both DDG and DDGXtreme were lost when they re-launched digitaldesire.com. So as disappointed as I was as someone joining DDG looking for a rare squirting scene, I do not feel my score is too low, because the DDG forum is full of members who love the softcore shoots that DDG is known for, who are complaining about about missing scenes.
There are occasional cases where someone from DDG has responded to these complaints in their forum. The initial response was that they were remastering some older scenes. Their latest response was something along the lines of saying that all of the existing scenes have been remastered, but they will talk with the people doing that work to see if there are any more. The truth that went unsaid was that there are many scenes that do not exist anymore.
On one hand, I can only be so critical. I give the three photographers still at DDG a lot of credit for continuing to run the site, despite the tragic loss of Hicks, and for at least making some of his content available. Nine times out of ten a photographer such as Hicks does not have anyone to carry on his legacy, so I give credit for that. That is the sole reason that I did not ask for a refund - because I kind of respect that. The problem is, while I am glad DDG keeps some of this content available, they just don't do a great job at it. It is what it is.
I hope they have a forgotten archive somewhere that they can search through and do right by their members. While I came to this site with tastes that differ from the typical DDG member, I think my experience was actually typical.
Sites that habitually remove old content will only ruin their brand in the long run.
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Some of the net's most beautiful imagery
Many, many US models you've heard of.
Some files back to 2003 and beyond
Zip files in many sizes for most sets, some up to 3000k.
Many videos now in 720P
Good layout and consistent navigation
Many of the best US models in the industry have their roots here.
Very good variety of models, most of whom have exceptional proportions.
The download process isn't bad if you aren't trying to download every image on the site.
It seems like they may be rescanning older 35mm sets in higher resolution when they re-release them, but I can't tell for sure.
Some content goes back as far as 2003. That's ALOT of images.
No cross selling!
For the price, you can't go wrong. (Part of why I rate them so high)
Cons:
Site seems a bit slow to load compared to others
Recycling of old images cheats number of new releases.
Only 1 release per day and almost ALL of them are re-releases. (Less than 1 new set per week)
Quantity of new releases really seems to be dropping (Quality is good, though).
No original dates on sets so you can't tell if it is old. Chance are very good that it is.
Older videos in 480P or less and with no original dates for the models, you can't tell until you click down.
Bottom Line:
Important bits:
Mostly solo scenes with a few very good girl/girl softcore scenses (good because the girls are usually into each other and not just standing there.)
No boy/girl scenes that I recall.
Very few toys....but a reasonable number of fingers.
Good mix of outdoor and indoor scenes. These guys love sunlight (a very good thing for the images and girls, apparently) so many of the indoor sets are actually set up outdoors.
Nothing hardcore, but if you are the type that likes "unobstructed views", there are a lot of those.
Sorry, but I can't just bullet point this one. There's somehow more to it. As a frame of refgerence, my taste is for well done images.
This site has an ambiance about it that is somehow different from the the other, mostly european softcore sites. One of the fun things is looking at how the girls are transformed from the initial Audtion shoot. When they come in, they are good looking and trim. For the shoots, most are OMFG awesome! Now, it takes a good model to make this formula work. A good recent example of this is Amber Sym. In the audtion shots, she is hot, with a well toned, cheerleader type body. In the photo sets, she is simply ungodly beautiful.
Many models shoot stills well, but are really awkward in videos. The folks at DD (I still want to call it DDG) really know how to shoot video to bring out the grace and beauty in a girl. There are dozens of examples like this.
Another thing this site does is understand what the typical male, um, comes here for. I think the word I would use to describe these types of sets is Inviting. The models are aware of the photographer and use that element to tease or play with the camera a little in a very subtle way. Imagine if a really hot girl said to you "Hey, I'm going to take my clothes off and maybe fool around with myself a little. Stick around and watch if you want because that makes it more interesting for me." It is subtly different from how the European sites do it. "Flirt" sets even have th egirls talking at you...but sometimes less is more. Very good directing on the photography team's part.
Most of the sets include an ample number of really nicely (as in tastefully) done close-ups. And sometimes there is a tiny bit of Astroglide..I guess..in the right place to make things more interesting. It seems somehow more personal...sharing...inviting than the "girl frolicking in the woods" shoots you see elsewhere.
Another subtle thing that makse the experiance nicer is that there is very little cross selling or other advertising going on. This is a freestanding site, so you get what you get. It just seems so much more respectful of my time and privacy to NOT be mentioning that there are also sets of this girl on the blah-blah-blah sister site. (Compared to, say, Met-Art, that accosts you with ads for sister sites.) I guess the reason they don't have more cross-selling is because nobody else does some things the same way that they do. Kudoos for both.
Once a set appears (or re-appears) they are placed into specific categories that you can browse through. Categories include Dreamgirls, XXX Stars, Young and Fresh, Flashback, Interviews, etc. This helps if you are searching for a particular look or Genre, but it appears that they are not producing a lot of new material for many of these categories.
Now that you can tell that I'm clearly enamored with the models and photography, let me tell you a few of the more frustraing things about this site.
It is slooooow, mostly slow for pages to load. Downloads seem to be about average in speed. Not sure what that is about.
As I mentioned above, many of the older sets get recycled, apparently more than once. I don't have a major issue with that as many sites do it, but this site passes them off as new every time they come back around (sometimes multiple times). Fricking QUIT THAT! Introduce them in a different category and include the original dates for the shoots as well as the original dates for the models introduction to the site. Yes, some of the sets are the best they've ever done and deserve to be re-introduced (take a look at Alyssa Lovelace, for example), but re-datestamping them is just plain wrong. It destroys the model timelines and, at best, seems deceptive.
And here's another thing. As I looked back through my 12+ year collection of DDG/DD images, I noticed that a lot of material from the late 1990s and early 2000s is no longer there. Some of it is big-hair and bushy, but a lot of it is completely timeless. You should consider putting more of the images back on the site in the appropiate area so your subscribers can enjoy them.
Ok, bottom line. If you are into softcore, this is absolutely, positively one of the sites to visit as there is over a decade's worth of material. If you were here less than a year ago, there is not much new content, but it might be worth it to visit for the new lower price.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
I have seen Mr Hicks stuff for many years and this is a good collection of glam babe photos.
I like his taste in women. If you like glam photos, this is a gold mine.
the collection os videos goes back some years in Standard Def. There are a limited collection of HD videos of some very fine glam babes.
Cons:
The navigation is crazy in this site. There are so many catagories and sub catagories that you have no idea what is what and where to find it.
Pesonally I am looking for HD video of glam babes. Very hard to find things in this site.
The video is very "artsy" slo motion with very little closeups of face or any body part for that matter. It is like Mr Hicks is embarressed to get in there and get the shot I need to see.
Bottom Line:
This site is probably worth a months join to get the good stuff downloaded. There are a lot of nice women here.
If you are into pictures only, then this is a great site. If you are looking for HD video and glam girls, then this is only mildly satisfying.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
-updates every day
-814 of the hottest models you will ever see
-All of the pics are high , up to 3000 pixels
-Download pics in zip files
-Lots of interesting interviews and backstage videos
-shows future updates
-22.90 for a month is good priced
-lots of content
-Lots of video formats WMV high and low, Quicktime high and low, divx dvd quality, and ipod video.
-very clear and high quality videos
-great browsing options
-exclusive material
Cons:
-To unnatural setups and to much posing
-Not an amateur feel
-Music playing during many videos
-Download limit
-way to much visual work in videos, with changing -colors, jumping scenes,
-slow server and downlaods
Bottom Line:
-This really a photography site because there are hardly any videos compared to photos. The videos really are'nt good to me.
-mostly softcore videos which is dream sessions, dream flix, reel encore interviews, hd dreams, and flirt. But they do have an xtreme section now which has naughty videos, toy stori, faux jobs, and flixx. All of these are the more hardcore stuff such as masturbation with toys, and sex. But you dont get the real sexual feel as they jump around the videos to much and make it to glamorous and artsy.
-My fav models: 978 photos and 5 videos(2 interviews) of Aria Giovanni, and 999 photos and 6 vidoes of Carli Banks. Also if you like Kyla Cole you will like this site, there is more pics sets of her then anyone else on the site.
-If your a big photography fan join this site for sure, theres so many great photographers on this site. But if your here for the videos its not really worth joining because the videos are kind of boring. But overall its still a great site with practically every hot model of internet porn on here.
Current Member for over 3 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
Oh no, another of these sites to make me wonder if I just enjoy watching cute, young women have sex or if there’s more to it!
61 scenes of fully remastered porn that looks like it was made in the early to mid-2000s. It is updating weekly.
I don’t need navigation with these sites. I download nearly every scene. I feel like such a perverted woman.
It feels more real and believable than a lot of porn that’s out today. There’s a cheerful bliss in the young ladies’ faces.
The video quality is very good for the time period it’s from. It’s downloadable and unlimited (trust me, I would know by now if it’s not).
The scenery, a lot of these, especially the newer ones are outdoors in the snow.
Cons:
It’s relatively small and I am guessing these scenes are available in non-remastered form.
The models are so cute it is almost a con. I find myself saying, “Don’t stick that in there”. I have laughed all the way through this.
Bottom Line:
My real first introduction to porn was a DVD by Vivid. That is what this reminds me of without the stories. There is playfulness, an enjoyment, lots of smiles and the women are so cute and pretty. The scenery adds to it. I had not ever seen snow until I moved to the United States. It adds the pure white background, and it adds me wondering how cold they must be. I first thought what this was a new site that was filming in vintage style. It does look like these are old scenes, probably fan favorites, that have been remastered. The videos look very good. There are no pictures that I have found. Last month, I reviewed Club Sweethearts and was surprised by how much I liked it.
This site just continues that feeling, maybe a little more, with just the quantity holding it back from a higher score. I could easily see downloading all the scenes from this site. I don’t usually say something like this, but some of these models today look bad.
The one I noticed most is Jane B in the scene Latina Teen Fucking. The names of the models make me think it’s older. I have heard several of the Porn Users talk about the 2000s having the models with the generic names. I don’t think know any Latina named Jane. She is an incredible performer. These are not glamorous models. It’s minimal makeup and normal clothing for that era.
I feel like the person must feel that just discovered porn. There’s not anything that special about these scenes. I don’t know what they’re saying. There doesn’t seem to be any kind of story. There is no theme. I’m being impressed by their energy, how pretty they are and how sexy they are for what looks like at most 20 years old. I do believe the minimal makeup, the clothing of the era, adds a lot to the scenes. It makes curious to know if any of these young models went on to be big star models, but I just don’t know it. They are outperforming models with 15 years of experience. I don’t know if I’m just speechless or what. There are 61 scenes with a new update every week. It is part of the Adult Prime network. The remastered scenes can be downloaded or streamed in 540p, 720p or 1080p. They have done a very good on the remastering. I’m now even wondering how much things like room color and settings are improving the scenes for me. So many newer sites have the white room with a white bed and perfect white lighting. The one I talked about earlier, her and the guy look like they are in a beach apartment. It has yellow floors and yellow walls with some blue and orange mixed in. Me being in the mental science field, those colors could be changing the mood for me. I can’t give it as a high of a score as it deserves. I believe I would download and keep all 61 videos, but I don’t know if that is enough to score it any higher than I did. I do believe adding pictures would help. I feel dumb for saying that. If they don’t have pictures, they can’t turn back the clock on the models to look like they do in the scenes. The one scene with Jane B is enough by itself. I haven’t really experienced that with porn sites. It’s better than I was expecting.
Current Member for over 2 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
Fresh faced teens you probably never saw before
Tags for searching
Part of Adult Prime network of over 75 sites
Adding scenes once a week
Uses Epoch as a biller
Cons:
All remastered videos. The quality varies quite a bit as some of the original videos are not possible to convert to modern quality. However remastered is better than unwatchable quality.
The site needs growth as there are almost 50 videos, but there are many, many more older scenes that need a makeover sitting in the Club Sweetheart archives.
Bottom Line:
This site had its origins as a magazine in 1995 and was then called Club Seventeen. The models have always been of legal age, 18 and older and this was just a name. Recently it has been renamed as Club Sweethearts and is the main site within the Adult Prime network. As many of its scenes were filmed before High Definition became available, many of the better scenes need an upgrade. Those scenes that have been redone are now on this site, Sweetheart Classics. As of right now, there are almost fifty scenes that have been remastered. I hope many more are redone as the content really caught my interest.
Much of the porn made in recent years has been dull and too much like they are made in a factory. Many scenes are ten minutes of this, five minutes of that and another ten minutes of another act. The models change, but the scenes are almost clones. A few years ago, porn was a bit more creative.
Seventeen of the scenes are groups with a lesbian theme. They are named: lesbian swimming team, lesbian garden party, five girl lesbian pop group, lesbian orgy, seven girls and a bottle of oil, all girl water polo team, lesbian orgy at the stables, lesbian sex Olympics, four girl dildo party, lesbian army invasion, three sporty lesbians, four girls, two water bikes, four girl lesbian carwash, ballet girl orgy, five girls in a foam bath, a three girl get together. There are seven other lesbian scenes. There are also seven group scenes with boy/girl sex. The mix may change as they add content, but as of today it seems to me to have a theme of a lot of group lesbian sex scenes that I like. I read once that in porn today they do not use very many models in a scene and that is to reduce cost. In a group scene, you can see a lot of interaction in ways that modern porn does not attempt. There is always another pussy to be seen, always another one to be licked, always another with a toy or a wand being used. Sometimes there are two or three on one and often the pairings switch. It reminds me of a sex buffet.
The models are young and thin white women from Eastern Europe. I am not sure how many went on to a porn career or how many have their only scene here. It seemed to me they are fresh and eager with that special glow of exploratory sex. I thought the models added some natural sexiness to the visuals. In reading some of the replies to the videos, members have posted that some of them have another porn name that they have used.
I can’t say there is much I don’t like about the content, but for me they seem to use more toys and wands than I would prefer. That may be a hint that they are made for male fantasy or it may just be that is how lesbian porn was made then. I am basically nitpicking, but I like more tender lesbian sex and a bit more of a relaxed pace. Don't get me wrong, I liked the scenes here. One of my teachers once told me there is always room for improvement.
In all fairness, as much as they try to improve the quality of older videos, they don’t look anywhere near as sharp and clear as newly made High Definition ones are. There is only so much you can do to enhance the quality, but there are many scenes here that I would not have even bothered trying before they were remastered. The site was easy to use, the tags let you have an easy search, the download speeds fast enough and with over 75 sites in the network, more than enough to keep you busy.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
An interesting site that works as a finder for unique porn scenes.
There are educational and instructional videos too.
Most scenes have subtitles or captions.
Epoch is the biller.
Some of the scenes remind me of early 2000s Vivid scenes which are my favorites.
Cons:
A lot of shorter scenes under 10 minutes.
No dates on the scenes. I don’t know if it’s updating.
No downloads
Bottom Line:
This site is run by the same company as Crash Pad Series that I reviewed. This is a video site that’s not unlike Videobox or sites like that. What is different though, this is more like they found the unique scenes and that’s what they have. It’s not going to be for everyone. I thought some of the scenes were cast poorly. I don’t think this site does the casting. I believe these videos are by other studios. I could be wrong. The scenes are different to say the least. There is one with an overweight transsexual with an overweight gay man. It’s like softcore. I’m sure my mind has been corrupted by all the porn I’ve watched, but I just don’t see that pairing fitting in a softcore scene. There is the uniqueness of that. If a person is into an overweight transsexual and overweight gay man in softcore, here it is. I think that would be really hard to find.
I didn’t see a reason to put this in the cons. I don’t think they film there themselves. A lot of the scenes I liked had strange camerawork. I’m not known for loving hardcore porn, but the cumshot is my favorite part. The camera scans away or to the left. It’s almost like it’s trying to be too artistic. The cumshot is the one part I would want to fully see.
They do have some really good lesbian scenes and masturbation scenes. I like that they don’t stick with the traditional models. You will see a big variety of sizes, looks, tattoos, piercings and I do prefer that.
They also have men masturbating which is my favorite porn niche. It’s too bad I can’t download those to put in my collection. They list those as Gentlemen Handling. You also get a variety in those with some being transsexuals. I have joined sites just for Gentlemen Handling.
I believe what they do is go out and get independent porn producers’ scenes. That’s going to always be hit or miss. And what could be hit for me may be miss for someone else and vice-versa. There are some group scenes, even have some pegging which I sometimes like, but other times not so much. It’s not mostly amateurs like their other site. I recognize a lot of these performers. I know I saw Kali Sudhra and Amirah Adara. Most of the scenes I watched have the same positive the Crash Pad site had. The action is very believable and sincere. That’s going to enter into your preferences. I don’t know how much some people want to see sincere kissing in porn. I like it, but I’m a woman.
Those instructional and educational videos are very interesting to me. They even have a how to squirt video. I always wondered why more sites didn’t try videos like that. I don’t know about you all, but everything I learned about sex was from porn! Why not give us some instructional videos and manuals?
That no downloads part is going to be a sticking point for me. There are a lot of these scenes that I would like to have. That’s a compliment that I would like to download them, but it doesn’t change that. I haven’t been on that many sites over the years. I never really understood the thinking behind no downloads. It’s one of the first sites I’ve been on that has that rule. It just seems like the style of porn they have goes against conventional thinking so why shouldn’t the business practice? I won’t take a lot off for the no downloads, but will take 5 points off for that. It’s a good, unique video site that only needs to fix that no downloads part. Everything else is workable with the site.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
Hardcore mix, looks very dated, probably 90s.
Straightforward navigation and clean site design, also mobile device-friendly (but see cons).
Search works across scene titles, model names and categories/tags.
Scene index thumbnails have a badge to indicate whether the scene is a favourite.
Model index with links to scenes and is sortable by name, update date or popularity.
Can save scenes as favourites and leave comments.
Favourite scenes listed in order that they were favourited.
Downloaded scene videos are very reasonable file size.
No restrictions on downloads and supports download managers.
Responsive support via email.
Vendo billing.
PU discount.
Cons:
Some features such as comments, liking a scene and flagging an issue with a scene don't work.
Inconsistent/poor download performance for many scenes, varies from less than 2Mbps up to 8Mbps.
No model bio, just list of scenes.
Some scenes have streaming thumbnails for an entirely different scene.
Too many scenes lack any scene length info.
Tags/categories link to videos from all networks rather than just the current one.
Downloads button doesn't do file download, you need to right-click and choose "Save link as" or whatever your browser provides.
Maximum video size is 1080p full HD - no 4K.
Older content is 720p rather than 1080p.
Comments and favourites functionalty is scene detail page is is very unresponsive and slow.
Odd behaviour of favourites badge on mobile devices.
Bottom Line:
The name of the site brings to mind the famous movie director Werner Herzog, but this site has nothing to do with him or his work.
It features plenty of 90s hardcore German porn action covering lesbian, domination, threesomes and group sex. At least one scene features anal. The content is mostly from the 90s so it looks very dated, though still hot.
The site functionality is straighforward and effective, with paged scene listings and scene detail pages from where you can stream the scene, download it, like it, add it to your favourites, add comments, flag/raise issues with the scene for support purposes.
You can filter the scene listings by category (anal, DP, etc) but only by one category, which isn't necessarily a big deal.
A nice touch is that scene thumbnails indicate whether the scene is in your favourites list.
Very usefully, the scenes in the favourites page are in the order the scene was favourited and so easy to keep track of - I've come across a number of large sites where there are unofficial limits on numbers of favourites and so favourited scenes end up quietly dropping off the cliff.
As someone who generally watches porn on a mobile, favourites scenes and then downloads them when on my PC or laptop, I appreciated the otherwise good mobile functionality.
There are a number of negative aspects of the site:
- clicking on the download link just loads the scene in a new browser window, forcing you to use the "Save link as" option provided by your browser to actually download the scene.
- submitting comments is very unresponsive - from hitting the comment it takes up to 30 seconds for your comment to appear and sometimes it doesn't.
- clicking the "Add to Favourites" button results in nothing happening until after between several seconds and thirty seconds.
- the links to actors is by actor name rather than a unique id, so a scene starring say Angelina, will link to a list of scenes starring an actor named Angelina and not necessarily the same actor from the scene you clicked from.
- on phone or tablet, the "favourite" badge on a scene thumbnail doesn't appear with the device in portrait mode, only if landscape mode.
I watched a lot of the content from this site but didn't download anything from it, so I guess that sums up my liking for it. If vintage 90s porn is your thing, you'll like this site, other than that it does include other sites from the Gasm network, so it's worth joining for loads of other qulaity content.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Large catalog of classic and vintage porn
Most or all your favorite porn stars have at least a scene or two on Private Classics
Considering the tech differences – this older porn looks very good
Has all the quirky and funny, cheesy features you remember or have heard about
Model list is highly effective
Digital copies of the same named magazine
Cons:
Vintage and classic porn can turn into more of an experimentation than enjoyment
It’s possible you may notice what I noticed, porn hasn’t improved that much
Bottom Line:
Private Classics is a big draw for me. I am not really old enough to know about the 60s, 70s or even 80s porn, but I have my beliefs, even when terribly wrong and that explains con #1. At times, I felt like I was experimenting with the video quality and performance as much as I was trying to enjoy the porn. That’s my fault. All my fault.
I don’t believe I know as much about older porn than I thought I did. My fault again. I was pleasantly surprised to see these older technology scenes looking fresh and crisp. The second con is a big one for me. This porn is as entertaining, often more entertaining than the porn we see in 2025. I definitely do not feel like the porn actors and actresses take themselves as seriously as the models do today.
The stories, the music – that’s where you get the funny part and often quirky parts. It makes you wonder if the models could even hear the sounds or music.
Comparing this porn to current porn certainly isn’t the goal or purpose of the site. It is a good way to find out if you have fetishes we rarely see in porn today and if you taste in models is affected by the hairstyles or clothes, but otherwise, it’s really not that different from today’s porn.
You can stream and download the videos and download pictures. There are digital versions of the Private magazines and those are the hidden gems on the site. I enjoy looking through the various magazines and being reminded of the basic goal of porn which is to arouse the viewers. It’s not so much to entertain or to make you laugh, just arouse.
As mentioned, the model list is highly-effective. I only knew a few of the models by name and being able to browse through the models with their names and all available scenes, really made using the site a pleasant experience.
A word that is typically viewed as negative in the context is underwhelming. That is how I felt about most of the content, but it may very well be – I’m desensitized to â€normal” porn and sex. It’s oddly erotic to watch two people have sex without any kind of silly theme involved. I genuinely could see someone only liking this type of porn. It comes off as much more realistic than the circus acts we see on many porn sites. A fun walk down memory lane even though I didn’t know a lot of this older porn. You can see how much porn has changed and not surprising to me – it’s not really better these days, just different.
Was a member approx. 3 months prior to this review.
Pros:
- Some absolutely gorgeous women, just Supermodel types from the 90s era
- Films had a real nice nostalgic softness dreamy feel to them- Great exotic style settings and backdrops
- Some good films if you've never been a member of woodmans films
Cons:
- Not the best quality here with resolution as movies made a long time ago
- I feel the women often underused in lots of these movies, often felt my expectations were not quite met
- Photos sadly not great in my opinion
- Porn scenes with plots on lots of movies
Bottom Line:
I have to say this site to me was one of them that looked good on the outside and I really should of looked more into the actual content as that was a serious letdown, having recently been on Woodmans network which included his woodmans films site and downloaded all I liked here and being really blown away by the beauties that appeared, let's just say OMG some of these women were knockouts, absolute stunners that I wish so much you saw the like in today's adult films. So soon after joining I was excited to see more of the same women with more content on this site. Sadly all the good stuff I'd already got, there was the odd movie I got of some decent stuff but lots I found lacked the good sex scenes and were more trying to be a normal movie with a plot-line than outright porn movies which I've never been a huge fan of mainly apart from classics like Emmanuelle.
One of the other main reasons I wanted to join was to see the images too as I remember the 90s style of porn magazines and the look of women in porn in the 90s and late 80s where classy not your fake eyelashes and over done makeup porn you see with stars of today's porn world forcing the glam look there was no need in the first place, these porn photographers and directors back then seemed to hire some super stunning natural women that just had class you don't tend to see so much now, weather it was the film they used back then or the photo filters but I for one love that type of porn, it takes me back to when I first discovered porn so has nostalgic value I guess. One major downside though was the quality of the image for content from the 90s and 80s is it isn't going to be high resolution and I knew that when joining but the images here just didn't really excite me much and were not as good as I'd hoped they might be. For one it was quite hard to find anything decent. You have to go through lots to find anything worthwhile as navigation on this site and search ability is next to none.
The sites is good to look at don't get me wrong if you've not been on the woodmans films site and got them then here is a great place to find those movies, don't expect any high resolutions as these movies were made mainly in the 90s and early 2000s maybe but there is some amazing models to be found that worked for Private in those days, women that you will not believed did porn Silvia Saint, Nikky Anderson, Blondie to name a few, lots of the movies here at least the best stuff in my eyes were directed by Pierre Woodman so lots of the movies feature anal and watching absolute stunning women doing anal on film is always for me a winner, lots of really exotic settings and some of the most beautiful porn ever shot I would think, wish there was porn being shot like this today with the same style of movie filters or whatever they used for that great 90s porn you see but with huge high resolutions, I for one would love porn to look like this quality but done now, sadly most directors at least that I've found film anywhere near as good stuff as found back then, I guess those type of models they used in these movies just don't choose porn as a career or if they did it's doing the self produced stuff on onlyfans or you'd see them on sites like Playboy or Femjoy.
Overall its a good site to discover how gorgeous some of the models were back in the 90s, and you'll discover some good stuff if you've never joined woodmans films before, if you have an have these movies you'll discover much less classics in my opinion.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
Vintage and classic porn DVDs from the 1960s – early 2000s.
Downloadable magazine photo sets from the Private magazines also going back to the 1960s.
The site is laid out well, with selections for movies, models, magazines, 00s, 90s, 80, 70s, 60s, also has a section for black and castings.
Currently have exactly 400 models with some having over 100 scenes each.
Just under 1,900 scenes, unlimited downloads.
Can also search by full DVDs, there are around 300 full DVDs, including the very first porn DVD I watched.
Cons:
I am not for sure how much of a con this is, but the videos have only one download option. Besides that, a lot of these scenes seem very short (some under 5 minutes).
No category search or tags
They have updated, but there are no dates and no way to know how often they update.
The filenames do not have the DVD’s title in them.
Bottom Line:
One of my favorite sites is Vivid. I only watch their “classic” DVDs. The stories are usually at least better than we see in current DVDs and I think the models are more believably into the scenes as in newer porn DVDs. I was recommended this site as similar to Vivid Classics and in some ways, it is, in other ways it is not.
I do like the magazines section. Being from India, I have very little experience with the porn magazines and seeing the photo shoots from those shows how much porn has progressed.
One part I misread was I thought I also received access to private.com, which has their newer scenes on it, but you have to join it separately.
I have not watched a lot of the oldest scenes. I like the 90s and 2000s. They not only have some story and continuity from scene to scene, but also do not feel like current porn. The production does not seem as planned out. When I watch newer DVD scenes it seems like they follow the same exact plan from start to finish in every scene. These scenes sometimes will just have oral or a quick sex scene that leads into the next scene. It is too bad these DVDs cannot be downloaded as one whole part. Considering the scenes are mostly standard definition (480p range), it makes the files small and I would think a full DVD would be under 1GB.
There is a good selection of models. I know of some of them. And even though it seems like some of the scenes have been edited, these are still the only porn DVDs I really like. You can even get a porn history lesson here by watching the DVDs from the different decades. I think I would call it the evolution of the cumshot. The older scenes were mostly body cumshots, then the boobs cumshots and into facials in the newer scenes.
I do not know why these older scenes have a more authentic feel to them, but they do. Maybe they were better actresses?
The site really needs a tag system or categories. You are just handed the site with newest updates and have to decide what looks good without knowing what happens in the scene.
The first DVD I downloaded was Tatiana 1 which was the first porn DVD I ever watched. I thought it was older than the site lists it as 1/1/1998, but it was still fun watching it again.
There are a similar number of classic scenes here as on Vivid’s site, the quality is overall similar to Vivid’s classic scenes and the stories are as well. I think that is the market this site would appeal to. If you are into classic Vivid DVDs, I believe you would like this site.
Was a member approx. 3 months prior to this review.
Pros:
-Photo sets from the 1960s and '70s display a playfulness, a carefree approach to hanky panky only possible in a HIV free era.
-1st month is under 21 bucks with PU's discount.
-Ah, memories: For those of a certain age, Private XXX magazines were the first taste of hardcore. VHS was still years away.
-Attn youngsters: see what postal inspectors used to devote thousands of work hours to intercept.
Cons:
-Tagline .."..since 1965." yet the oldest videos only date to the late 1980s.
-Eye-watering, mind-boggling, erection-softening effect of clothes, hairdos, household interiors & infrequent shaving from the 60s and 70s.
Bottom Line:
By the late 1980s, Private was on the cusp of cranking out a steady flow of hardcore films with high production values often filmed at exotic locations. To get to that future, Private had to shoot sets that, while not in the same league as say 'Deepthroat' or Playboy, kept the studio lights on, the staff paid. These are the results.
As stated the oldest vids date only to the late 1980s. That's my guess as none carry the production year. Obviously porn stars are desired when fresh then less so as they grow shop-worn then face a transition period when they are either snicked at or admired for their locked in an era appearance. IMAO the gals featured in this 1986-9 stuff have a way to go, dare I say ten years?, before they can be considered hot or even retro by today's audience.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Updated:
05-26-1704:07am (Update History) Reason: After spending more time on the site, I decided the site merits a higher score. The site does most everything right for what it is.
Pros:
• $20.95 for 1 month with PU discount, recurring at $29.95.
• RocketPay and Epoch are the credit card processors, trusted companies.
• Although various sizes, quality of images is high resolution, jpeg.
• A random selection of videos (mp4) indicates 720. While remastered and not true HD, they are of good quality considering their age.
• 1,189 photo sets (detailed below) which translates to about 60,000 photos.
• 55 DVDs and nearly 900 video scenes.
• Updating at about 1 DVD per week along with regular scene updates.
• Streaming and downloading; full DVDs and scenes can be streamed.
• No buffering issue with streaming; good streaming quality.
• Models look more natural compared to today’s state of affairs.
Cons:
• Pre-checked cross-sell at signup.
• Membership does not include access to any other sites in the Private network.
• DVDs cannot be downloaded – streaming only.
• Poor organization of videos, see comments.
• Nonsensical file naming scheme.
• Basic search only, i.e., no category search.
• Non HTTPS
Bottom Line:
For those not familiar, a little background. Private Classics is a part of the Private Media Group which was founded in Sweden in 1965. Its magazine was the first color hardcore magazine. The first intercourse scene was published in 1967 which was groundbreaking in paving the way for explicit porn. Private is known for high budget videos and has won major AVN awards. The “Classics” site is for those looking for nostalgia. I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality explicit photos from the magazine. The was a more innocent time in porndom. Private seems to have been in a class by itself in that it combined explicit smut with high-end production values.
The photos are probably the main attraction with the videos and digitized magazines the icing on the cake. There are three distinct sections: videos, photos and magazines. Although any one of these sections could probably have gotten by as a distinct site, they are interrelated. The videos are from the ‘90s or early ‘00s while the magazine and photos span 4 decades from the 60s to the 00s.
The site is well organized and is generally simple to navigate once you get the hang of it. The videos, photo sets and magazines are separated by menu sections. The photos and magazines are then further segregated by decade. There is also a model section (which can be viewed any one of 3 ways) which includes all the content for each model, i.e., videos and photos. There is also a brief comment about the model as well as her vital statistics.
The video organization is confusing. I never completely figured out the distinction between the two video sections offered, “Movies” and “Scenes.” The “Movies” section lists the DVDs and you can stream the entire DVD. On the same page are scenes from the DVD which are available for download and streaming. The “Scenes” section seems to be a duplication of the content in the “Movies” section though there seems to be more scenes in the “Scenes” section. There is no explanation on the site for the distinction. After a while and only by scrutinizing, I noticed some differences. Regardless, there is no point in having 2 video sections.
Another peeve, though minor, is with the ordering of the DVDs and scenes. The “Movie” section (DVDs) seems to have no rhyme or reason to the manner which DVDs are listed, like chronologically. The “Scenes” section seems to list scenes in order of date added regardless of when they were filmed. However, it is not a major issue since all the videos are from the 1990s or early ‘00s.
There is only one download option for the videos though there’s no indication of the quality. A random selection of videos shows them to be 720. However, since the videos are about 20 years old, they were obviously remastered and the quality is not true HD. All things considered though, the quality is satisfactory (full screen with a 27" monitor).
The videos reflect the magazine. The action is hardcore and varied including lesbian, straight, orgies, blowjobs and anal. To the delight of some, there is an inordinate number of group scenes and plenty of anal. Scenes run from about 10 to 30 minutes with an average of 20 minutes. The videos are unlike other hardcore. They are unique in various ways – interesting locales like Mars [!!] coupled with above-average direction and camera-work. There are generally plots with at least an attempt at good acting. Most of the videos seem to be in French, many of which are dubbed in English. The models are European, good looking and seem to average in the upper 20s in age. The models have more of a natural look with a minimum of tattoos and silicone.
The photo sets are taken from the magazine. All the photos from the magazine seem to be in the photo section, so you can skip the, uh, intellectual articles in the magazine. However, don’t skip it! They are downloadable in PDF and pleasing to the eye. Looking at the old magazines was a blast.
Photosets are zipped and sets range from a handful of photos to over 100; I’ll guesstimate the average is 50 photos per set. As mentioned, photo quality is very good. A random spot check shows good compression quality. My abacus reveals the following statistics:
History was always a favorite subject. Private Classics is like a hot stroll down memory lane. Hosiery, high heels, honey bee hairdos, latex suits and natural breasts will take you back to a bygone era. This is a classy site and all 3 offerings - photos, magazines and videos, all merit praise. I found the Private material - magazines and videos, refreshing in that it was innovative, natural, shot in interesting places, and most of all, highly erotic Once you figure out the best way to use the site, there are a large library of photos, videos and magazine to keep you occupied endlessly.
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 over 6 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
- The site of legendary photographer J. Stephen Hicks, who I mostly knew from Penthouse.
- You have to know what you’re getting into here, 1,737 videos and these are softcore videos. (Will go into in bottom line). The videos are downloadable and the newer ones have 4K.
- Nearly 4,000 photosets and those are downloadable with the resolution topping out at 3000 long end.
- Some of the prettiest models in the world. You probably could guess that with J. Stephen Hicks background.
- Download speeds are good (80% of max)
- Here’s the big news: It’s now included in Adult Prime. I talked about this network last month. This network is making some waves when you add one of the top glam/softcore sites.
- It is still updating, looks like 3-4 photosets per week and the videos are updating very slow. There were 3 in November. (I will go into that in the bottom line too)
- Seamless navigation, how did they pull that off?
Cons:
- It’s going to be too softcore for some.
- The videos even though there is masturbation are very short. Most are under 10 minutes. There’s no lesbian, there’s no male/female.
Bottom Line:
I think this is a big deal to see Digital Desire on a network that I was just talking about has been overlooked. I’ll say the seamless navigation. That could have been a big problem when adding a site like this to a network. What they have done, Digital Desire has its own navigation panel below the network’s navigation panel. When you search Digital Desire’s models it only shows you the models on Digital Desire. A lot of networks have a problem with running their navigation into a site’s navigation. Someone knows what they’re doing.
I think the videos on Digital Desire are underrated. These are not furious masturbation videos. These are women teasing, touching, dildos and masturbating in sexually provocative ways. That’s kind of up my alley, my alley isn’t downhill. I’m just going to pick a random one out that the screencap got my attention. It’s a pretty, blonde named Taylor. You know I picked randomly, or it wouldn’t have been a blonde. She is taking a shower and it turns into her noticing the shower head is hitting all the right places and she doesn’t lose control or start yelling or moaning loudly. It looks real. That is what I always believed was the strength behind this style of porn. You don’t have the model that’s screaming and letting you know they are on a porn set and not really in their at-home bathroom. Nearly all the videos on Digital Desire have this style to them. I don’t want to use the word erotic for some reason but that is what comes to mind. She just accidentally realized she was aroused and did something about it. I enjoy these videos more in 2021 than I did 10 years ago. It’s a nice change of pace from 2021 porn. I should mention outside of a few sites, I don’t think good, new porn has come around in the last decade. I know a lot of our members have similar taste as I have. You should check it out especially with the network it comes with.
The photosets are exactly what you would expect. It’s like looking through an extended penthouse or playboy explicit photo pictorial. It has that classy feel to it. No is going to be offended by anything on here. Unless you wanted to be there to watch. I even like that this network keeps a fairly universal style to their downloads no matter which site it’s on. Digital Desire’s videos can be downloaded in 480p, 720p, 1080p and the newer videos have 4K. I think the ones below 480p is underkill/overkill. I know that those are made for mobile but aren’t most mobile devices 1080p resolution? I’m not the most up to date on cellphones. I do have an iPhone XS and it’s a little over 1080p. Those that know me and my obsessiveness, you know that I’m happy to just see 3-4 download options instead of 8-10.
The models on this site are probably well-known. I don’t know a lot of newer models. There are nearly 1,300 models. I see big names like Aaliyah Love, Abigail Mac, one of my favorites in Adrianna Luna. I will even add a few of the more classic models that you can get here. Aria Giovanni has 23 photosets and 8 videos. Kyla Cole has 48 photosets and 2 videos. Kyla was one of the earliest internet model sensations, really pretty woman and eyes, if you haven’t seen her. One of my all-time favorites, I had no idea she had content on here is Charmane Star with 17 photosets and 9 videos. One that only a few probably remember, the mindblowing, Veronica Zemanova with 24 photosets and 3 videos. This is easily a standalone site that has made it for years on its own and you now receive it with a full network.
The site is highly recommended for those of us that wonder what happened to our porn we remember? I found some! Very impressed with the integration into the network. As long as this network keeps going they have a very bright future.
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:
-Device friendly. Watch on Desktop, tablet, mobile, TV.
-Digital Desire was recently merged into the Adult Prime network. I believe it no longer exists as a separate site. Hitting the Digital Desire link at PU opens a web page that shows Digital Desire is now part of the Adult Prime network.
-As part of the Adult Prime network, you have access to over 80 different studios.
-Unlimited streaming and downloading.
-Digital Desire videos are available in 480p, 720p, 1080p definition.
Newer videos have a 4K option.
Cons:
-The cons are basically minor.
-Digital Desire and the Sweethearts Club channels are both excellent sites that are worth joining by themselves. If you're into glamour or teen sites, these are top-of-the-line choices.
-Captcha sometimes required for login.
-Login details assigned. You can't choose your own.
On join page, it says your login details will be sent to you in your confirmation email. That is wrong. Your login details are shown on your join page, but not in the confirmation email of your subscription.
-Pre-checked cross-sales on join page. There are multiple cross-sales on the join pages, so be sure to uncheck all these offers.
-There is a model page, with links to her content at the channel. But there's no bio data on the model, or her physical attributes (height, weight, measurements, hair color, eye color, birth place, etc.).
Bottom Line:
Digital Desire is a glamour site. Photos and videos. Some of the most beautiful models in the world. The girls are 18 to early twenties. Mainly white.
Stephen Hicks was the founder and main contributor to the Digital Desire site.
He was a glamour photographer who died in 2013. He contributed to Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler and other men's magazines in their heyday.
Digital Desire is a large site.
Videos: 1738
Photosets: 3779
Glam Girls: 1320
Most of the videos and photosets are solo girls. There are some sets with 2 girls.
The solo girls feature mastubation. The twosomes are lesbian.
The quality of the photography and the videos is superb. The site was described as softcore glamour, but since the videos feature masturbation, I would consider this mid-core.
If you were a fan of the Penthouse softcore photos of the 1970s, many of the photosets will bring back fond memories of how luscious some of these Penthouse Pet of the Month were.
I admit I'm prejudiced. I find the Digital Desire videos, on average, far more erotic and watchable than the MetArt videos. The Digital Desire videos show masturbation, which the MetArt videos don't. Even leading up to the masturbation parts, the models at Digital Desire can be so fucking cute or desirable that just watching them creates feelings of desire, while watching the MetArt models, although they can be cute to gorgeous, normally leaves you bored and cold. However, the MetArt videos in the last year or so are starting to become more erotic: before, it was mainly a nude model walking around. Now, the models are playing to you, doing a slow strip tease, or moving their bodies in enticing ways.
No men are allowed in Digital Desire or MetArt photos or videos, as far as I can tell (except for the photographers, of course, who are off-screen). However, I once did see the hand of a male photographer in a MetArt photoset. It was a photoset by Paromov, one of their leading photographers. Maybe he was trying to direct the model with his hand?
I'm giving the Digital Desire channel a score of 95. Partly because the channel has lovely models presented with care, in both the photosets and the videos, to be objects of desire.
But also because you get access to the rest of the Adult Prime network, which has even more content worth viewing and collecting. Obviously, not all the content is great, but the Club Sweethearts channel is a fine teen site, with yummy teens that will tease your imagination.
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