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VideoBox
(12)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- 15,000+ DVDs
- Hundreds of Studios
- Incredible value
- Many popular niches served well
- Access to some hard-to-find titles |
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- Too much reliance on compilations
- File quality hasn’t kept up with industry standards |
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I’m not sure if there is enough new here to qualify as a review rather than a comment, but I can’t pare down what I wrote to fit the comment section. Please be gentle if you scold me – I admit to being pretty long-winded here at PU.
VB is huge and continues to add four new DVDs per day. When you add the low monthly fee, the fact that they allow download managers and put no restrictions on downloads the site is an incredible value. People who prefer stolen porn over paying a low fee for a massive collection of virus-free porn must just enjoy stealing stuff.
Because of their size they tend to offer a lot of niche material. Take ‘classics’ for example. I wouldn’t consider VB a ‘classics’ site because proportionally there aren’t that many, but in terms of raw numbers there are probably more classic titles here than on some specific niche sites. Same with a lot of other niches like BDSM and peeing.
This subjective, but I really like that VB is adding a lot more titles from Diabolic, Anabolic and JM Productions. These are hard to find as legal downloads so seeing them here is great. They’re all great studios, though JM is likely an acquired taste.
Now on to the bad news:
I think the old phrase “jack of all trades, master of none” probably applies here. This is just my opinion, but I think that VB stresses quantity over quality as a lot of their uploads are pretty crappy. Yes, I realize that there may be a lot of people out there who like grade-C European porn and that they probably get mad when a title from a big American or European studio with good production values and known models is posted. So I won’t harp on the fact that a lot of the uploads are low-grade titles.
I do think a valid criticism is the number of compilations they upload. I get the concept of compilations and I used to buy a lot of compilation VHS tapes and DVDs when that’s how I got porn. That made sense. If I wanted a bunch of scenes with models in schoolgirl outfits doing anal I could but eight titles with one scene each in them or buy one compilation. That was an easy decision to make in those days. But that model doesn’t apply to the current download concept. If all I want are those scenes with youthful models in anal scenes then I can just download it the first time it gets uploaded and I have it. I don’t need it reposted a second, third or fourth time. The good news is that there are usually other members who post comments to identify that the scene is a repost. The bad news is that in some cases the scene might have been posted a half-dozen times, sometimes are recently as a day or two prior. The problem, in my opinion, lies in the decision to buy material from studios whose sole business model is to package compilations FROM STUDIOS THAT VB ALREADY BUYS MATERIAL FROM. I don’t see why VB buys titles from studios like Pandemonium when all that studio has to offer is material that is already posted on the site. The cynic in me figures that VB does this in the relentless push to upload four titles per day.
My biggest complaint about the site is something that I’ve just recently discovered. About six months ago I made a decision that many of you had made long before that: life is too short for low-res porn. I have no data cap from my ISP, external harddrives are relatively cheap and getting cheaper per GB so I download better quality scenes now than I would have even a year ago. But here’s the problem with VB: they haven’t expanded their download options in years. The highest resolution they offer now in 75% of their files is 640x480 and that’s the same that they offered back in 2005 when they started. Yes, I know they offer one HD DVD per day (on rare occasions they offer more than one HD per day) but that still leaves 75% of their titles with download options that fall short of industry standards. I realize that with a lot of older titles they are dealing with lower quality video to start, but they should still offer better choices than they currently do.
I usually add some of the extra ‘channels’ with my VB memberships but I’m not sure I will this time as the ones I do add – Evil Angel, Vivid and Kink – all offer HD on their own sites while most of the uploads on the channels offer nothing higher than the same 640x480. (I should add that Elegant Angel offers about half of the titles on their channel in HD but Evil Angel and Vivid offer none in HD.) One great thing about the channels is that the price is still pro-rated in your first month. There is one Vivid title that I really want so I can wait until the last days of my membership and add it for a low cost.
Even with its flaws, I have to admit that VB is still an amazing value. Whether you’re joining for the first time or the 20th time, you can’t deny that they offer a lot of porn for a low price. As much as I complain, VB will remain in a constant rotation through my memberships for the foreseeable future. |
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03-05-13 02:45pm
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Review
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Elegant Angel
(4)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Good selection of Elegant Angel titles
- Good mix of older titles and new releases
- Updates regularly
- Supports download managers
- TBP / PU Discount
- 390 DVDs available |
| Cons: |
- Elegant Angel material is widely available on other sites so there can be a lot of overlap
- Some scenes missing from DVDs
- Download speeds can vary and are usually slower than similar sites
- Cryptic file names
- Elegant Angel has a huge back catalogue – this site should be much bigger than it is |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ve been a big fan of Elegant Angel studio for as long as I can remember. I think that the only other studios that surpass them in my view are Evil Angel and Kink.com. This is my first time joining the site though. I’ve learned my lesson not to write a review until I get a full sense of what the site offers and have actually watched a lot of what I downloaded. Had I written this review earlier I would have scored it lower and complained a lot more. As it stands now, I really like this site and I’m glad I joined.
Elegant Angel offers a wide variety of porn, ranging from rough anal and gangbangs to g/g to almost softcore. That’s great for some, but I realize that for others that may be a drawback. I, for example, have no interest in large breasts so I left all of those alone. There are some consistencies though: EA uses A-list porn models and has some of the highest production values in the business.
I’ll get one complaint out of the way immediately: Elegant Angel DVDs are widely available on other sites (Videobox has an EA ‘channel’ for example). This can create a bit of a problem for active porn collectors since there is a lot of overlap available on the internet. The problem is that to get the widest selection of EA DVDs you need to join multiple sites. As a customer I’d obviously prefer to be able to join one site and get everything, but I also realize that Elegant isn’t the only studio that does this. Evil Angel and Jules Jordan are two other examples that require you to join more than one site to access more of their catalogues. At least in this case the TBP / PU discount helps.
The site currently has 390 DVDs available. The good news is that there is a mix of older titles and new releases. The bad news is that since EA has a huge back catalogue this site really should be much larger. The site updates regularly with a new DVD being added every six days.
The biggest improvement to the site occurred in March 2010 when they began offering 720p and 1080p files. All new uploads include these options and currently about 30% of the site was added after that date and are available in HD.
Older titles have limited download options. The site claims to offer 720x408 but Media Info says they’re actually 640x480 at 1500kb/s and 30 fps. The format is mp4. There is a lower resolution available too. I’m not going to fault the site for these low resolutions on their older titles because I’m sure the original quality isn’t that great to begin with and it is still great to have access to them.
New titles are offered with more download options. There is a mobile resolution at 320x180, an H264 at 720x408, a 720p at 1280x720 and a 1080p at 1920x1080. Those are all in mp4 format. I usually opted for the 720p as a good compromise for drive space and quality. Those come in at true 1280x720 at 3500kb/s and 30fps. Subjectively they look great. On a few choice scenes I went for the 1080. The resolution is as advertised and they play at 8100kb/s and 30fps. Visually I don’t see a lot of difference between the 720 and 1080 but I won’t make a definite call on that as I haven’t tried either on my 50” TV yet.
The site allows download managers and the links have a reasonable time-out. My guess is that your links will be live for at least a half hour.
This is really getting picky, but for some reason EA opts to not put all the scenes up in the DVDs. I don’t know how often that occurs – maybe it is really infrequent – but it was definitely noticeable in the one DVD that I joined to get access to: Lexi. That’s the recent DVD with Lexi Belle’s first anal scene. The anal scene is there, but the site doesn’t have the first scene in the movie with Lexi, Riley Reid and Michael Stefano. I may have wanted this title for the anal scene, but the b/g/g scene is actually my favourite and it irks me that it isn’t posted. The DVD was uploaded in early October so I think it’s safe to assume that they won’t be adding it now. If anyone has any thoughts as to why they’d omit this I’d appreciate hearing from you.
Since I’m being picky I’ll also point out that the file names don’t give any clue to the star or DVD. If you’re like me and fussy about cataloguing your collection you’ll need to change the names of the files as you download.
The site has flaws (it should be much bigger, some overlap with other EA material on other pay sites, non-specific file names) but those are minor when you consider the value of the site. If you like the style of porn here this is an excellent site and I’d highly recommend it to anyone. This site is now officially on my list of sites to rejoin over and over. |
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12-23-12 07:16am
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Exxxtra Small
(1)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Site is part of a great network
- Site is growing with at least two updates per month
- Three streaming options
- Five download options
- Bills through Epoch
- TBP / PU discount
- Allows download managers
- Provides porn in a rare niche |
| Cons: |
- Slightly slower download speeds than with similar networks
- Still small as of this writing |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ll get this out of the way: no, the site isn’t named Exxxtra Small because it only has nine scenes posted so far. And no, I haven’t lost my mind in taking the time to write a review for such a small site. Yes, I know that having only nine scenes makes it a small site, but it is new, it is updating, it is part of a large network and, most important, it serves a niche where good porn is rare: very petite women. I know that at any given time there are usually any number of petite young women in porn, but sites that actually showcase them are fairly rare.
This site is part of the Team Skeet network and is one of the newer (if not the newest) site on the network. It started on June 22, 2012 and has been updating regularly with two updates per month. I know that two updates per month doesn’t sound like a lot, but since the site is part of a large network new scenes are being added throughout the network regularly.
Team Skeet is a great teen-themed network which is a must-visit site for anyone who likes their porn models fresh. The gang at Skeet must have a direct channel into the talent agencies to get so many of the newest faces in porn. Exxxtra Small is a great addition to the network and really fits in well with the overall teen themes they promote. The models on this site are all young (18-20) and all are exceptionally tiny.
One good thing about a niche like super-petite models is that the directors aren’t locked in to just a few scene set-ups. This happens with a lot of massage sites where the massage set-up is so narrow that it can get stale pretty quickly. But the same can’t be said for the extra-petite niche: take any porn set-up you can think of and add in a tiny model and it still works. Boats, pools, living rooms, naughty students, perky temps… it all works. All the director needs to do is accentuate and promote the model’s tiny size.
Since this site started recently it has the same new video download options that were rolled out on the network late last year. This saw a significant improvement in video quality being offered. All the scenes here are offered in streaming in high and low resolutions and in HD. I’m not into streaming so I can’t really say anything about these except to add that Team Skeet doesn’t follow what is becoming a more common model to have the streaming start automatically. Since this might be an unpleasant surprise to someone who forgets to turn their speakers off, and since it unnecessarily hogs bandwidth I think that the site made the right choice here.
Downloads and streaming can be broken down into many different ways to satisfy just about anyone. You can view or download a preview, the full scene, the scene broken down into thirds or into one-minute blocks. They’ve really thought of ways to make the customer happy. The best thing about these broad choices, in my opinion, is that it is easy to set your preferences which then impact any scene you open. I set my preference for ‘full’ and that’s the link that came up each time.
Downloads are available in two formats and multiple resolutions per format. A medium-grade WMV is available as is a file for mobile users. The big news for the network is that they now have mp4s available in three resolutions: “hi,” 720p and 1080p. I opted for the 720p in most files because it offered the best compromise between file size and video quality. Those files are 1280x720 at a 2400kb/s bitrate and 30fps. These look great on a 24” monitor and I suspect they’ll look good on a 50” TV too when I get around to trying that. If you have any doubts, the 1080p is also available.
Photos and screencaps are also available (in singles or zips). The photos look great at 1053x702. The screencaps are a lower resolution and 720x405.
The other good news is that the site (and network) bills through a reputable biller, allows download managers and has no download limits. They also offer a TBP/PU discount. The (semi) bad news is that I find the download speeds to be a little slower than I normally see with other similar networks. It isn’t bad – just a bit slower. (A subjective negative is that the entire network isn’t big on anal scenes. That’s their choice, but I wish there were more. There are no anal scenes on this site. But a guy can dream…)
So am I going to say that a site with just nine scenes is a good value? No, but that doesn’t factor in that this is a new and growing site on an established network. And the niche is underserved so this is a welcome site. This is great porn at a great price and perhaps the best recommendation that I can give it is to say that because of this one new site I’ll be joining this network more frequently than I used to. |
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12-10-12 06:40pm
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Pornstar Network
(3)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- 175 studios (some major, some niche)
- 9000+ DVDs
- Many individual scenes independent of DVDs
- Some exclusive sites
- Updates daily
- Adds new studios
- Supports download managers (IDM for me)
- No obvious time-outs for files
- TBP / PU special membership makes it really worthwhile |
| Cons: |
- Not all sites update
- Like other DVD mega-sites, there is a lot of crap to sort through while looking for the gems |
| Bottom Line: |
I wrote a review of this site about a year ago after my first membership here and after re-reading that I can say that it all still applies. I know that I’m not the only PU member who regularly visits the same sites so my perspective in this second review is to give some thoughts about whether it is worth joining a second or later time. I’ll cut to the chase, the answer to that is certainly yes, but it isn’t as easy a decision to make as with some other sites.
PSN suffers from a similar problem to other DVD sites, namely the availability of new material to keep updating the site. Like Videobox, PSN uploads five DVD titles per day. Unlike VB though, PSN doesn’t put the complete title up at once. You may see a DVD that you really want only to find that the scene you really want is due to be posted later. The good news is that you usually won’t have to wait more than a few days to get all the scenes in that DVD. The problem with that uploading schedule for both PSN and VB is that they have to upload a lot of crap to keep to it. The good news is that, in my opinion, PSN uploads less crap than VB.
The site is large, with over 9000 DVDs already posted from 175 studios. The studios range from the biggest of the big names like Elegant Angel and Private to more niche oriented studios. In short, there is likely something here for everyone. It appears that PSN continues to add studios because, as I noted in a comment a few weeks ago, they are now the only site I’m aware of that has Max Hardcore DVDs available for download. Yes, Max is polarizing, but I still think it reflects well on PSN to licence and make available these titles, even if they are the edited American versions.
The site continues to offer downloads in multiple formats, with AVI, H.264 and MPEG being the most common. The H.264 files come in at 720x540 and look decent so only true ‘size queens’ will miss higher definition scenes.
I use Internet Download Manager and had no problems. The links didn’t time out in the time it took to download them and download speeds were as fast as I see with most porn sites.
One problem that I perceived (and am open to being corrected on if I’m wrong) is that there is some overlap within the sites themselves. Take the site Sperm Cocktail which offers a lot of Brandon Iron’s material including his series “A Good Source of Iron.” Sorting the site by DVDs gives you all the DVDs obviously, which you can then click on and download the individual scenes from each. You can also sort by scene which appears to includes a lot that isn’t on the DVDs but that is mixed in with the same scenes that are on the DVDs which means that you will likely end up downloading some stuff twice. This is no big deal if you don’t care to associate a scene with the DVD it is from, but for those of us who like to organize by DVD it can be an issue.
While this likely won’t happen if you join, I will point out that both times I did I had initial problems and I’ve read of others having similar problems. The first time I joined they had just started offering the full access to TBP/PU members and I got missed. This time after paying my fee I was given limited trial access. The good news is that on both occasions customer service was helpful and resolved the problems quickly.
One advantage to a rejoin is that during your first time through you’ve likely downloaded all the material you wanted from the several sites that no longer update. Most of these are solo model sites where the model has left the business. This is an advantage on a rejoin because PSN still has a download limit of 100 files per 24 hour period and many of the files on the older sites are small so you can hit the limit. I’m no fan of limits but I have to admit that the one here is pretty reasonable. It would have to be a rainy, hung-over Sunday to hit the limit.
One point that bears mentioning even though it is a repeat of what I said in my original review is that if you want to join this site it is very important to join through TBP / PU. Joining through TBP / PU makes what might be a decent membership and makes it a great one. The difference is that joining through here gets you access to the otherwise-optional Moviez material which is really the bulk of the good material on the site.
In my opinion, PSN is definitely worth a re-join. They continue to expand and even add new studios. They offer a great collection of mainstream American porn along with a good mix of lesser known European material and even some niche stuff. I’ll definitely be back again too. |
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10-31-12 08:51am
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VideoBox
(12)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Still the undisputed champion of DVD sites
- Huge selection
- Wide variety of niches
- Add-on ‘channels’ at reasonable prices
- Channel prices are still pro-rated for your first month
- New studios being added
- Still adds five DVDs per day
- Excellent value
- Good download speeds
- Supports download managers with no timeouts
- Multiple viewing options
- VB3 is still not mandatory
- Prospective members can view the full site before joining
- The best alternative to pirated porn on the ‘net |
| Cons: |
- Over-reliance on compilations and low grade Euro movies
- Won’t allow using the same username and password on rejoin |
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Before anyone gets mad at this, being my sixth review of VB, let me just say that I planned this as just a comment and then got carried away.
There isn’t much more that one can say about VB that hasn’t already been said here, but I’ll try. The site offers a virtual porn mega-store with over 12,000 DVDs and the site continues to grow. What’s interesting is that the opinions and ratings here really run the full spectrum. My personal opinion on VB tends to run with those who are big fans. I join VB twice a year and probably will continue to do so as long as the site exists. I rank it high because what it does, it does well.
The site has hundreds of studios on offer and as the site grows they appear to be attracting more. I wish that some of the bigger studios offered more of their titles to VB but a site this size can only continue to grow as it brings sales to studios that need them. Almost any interest can be satisfied here with the only limitation being that as VB relies on DVDs they don’t have some of the more extreme niches since those aren’t usually issued on DVDs. But if it happens to be available on DVD, VB probably has some titles in that genre.
VB continues to offer the DVDs in a variety of ways. Streaming is available and downloads are available in both WMV and MP4 formats. The highest resolution available on most is only 640x480 which is low by today’s standards and those come in at 3300kb/s and 30fps. Only one DVD per day is offered with an HD option.
One thing that I’ve always respected about VB is that they don’t just rely on a few flashy preview pages and then ask for your credit card number. VB lets prospective members see the entire site. I wish other porn sites would follow this model.
VB still offers premium ‘channels’ at additional cost. These are great value if you like those studios and VB still offers a pro-rated price through your first month. If you join in week two of your VB membership you’ll only pay half the price until both sites renew.
While I’m a big VB fan the site isn’t without its flaws. I’ve said this before, and I remain convinced of it: one of VB’s biggest selling points is also one of its biggest flaws, namely the addition of five titles per day. What person would argue against more porn, you might ask? One who prefers quality over quantity. With 12,000+ DVDs on the site no one would dispute that VB is the biggest player in downloadable porn DVDs. But to sustain that growth VB relies to heavily on compilations with re-hashed scenes and on low grade Euro porn. I’ll admit that there is an element of subjectivity in this opinion, but I think I’m also being objective when I say that having the same scene on the site in three or four different titled movies adds nothing. Thankfully VB members usually point out a repost so you can avoid it if you have it. As for the Euro stuff, while I’m not a huge Euro fan I can still recognize that there is a difference between good porn and bad porn. They do have good Euro porn here, but they add a lot of bad stuff too. My recommendation to VB is to drop the five-DVD schedule and concentrate on quality instead. One or two quality DVDs per day would be fine and judging from many of the comments on the VB site many other members would agree with me. (I understand that the compilation issue isn’t VB’s fault since the industry cranks them out, but while they make sense in DVD format, they don’t make sense as a download.)
One minor gripe is that the site doesn’t let you use the same username and password when you rejoin. I’d prefer that when I join with the same email I’m given my usual name and password.
The most polarizing aspect of VB seems to be the VB3 interface. My opinion of VB3 is that it appears to be something dreamed up by the marketing people to lure in new members who are attracted to bright shiny things. If that works, that’s great, because obviously VB needs members to continue to operate. It also appears that the technical people have some clout because the old site is still available and still fully functional. Whenever I go to VB the first link I click on is to go to the old site. I hope that option remains available, and I hope that if enough people also vote for the old site with a mouse click that the marketing exercise that is VB3 will be shelved.
Recently, other PU members have reported having low download speeds and even having downloads stop. I experienced none of that and Free Download Manager downloaded everything at the highest supported speed and never once had a broken link or a failed download. It may be that whatever caused that is now fixed.
The bottom line for me is that I’ll continue to both support and recommend VB. It has a few flaws, but those are far outweighed by its advantages. With sites like VB no one has an excuse to access pirated porn or tube sites. VB remains an incredible value and I hope they’re around for a long time. |
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07-14-12 07:17am
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Nuru Massage
(2)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- $14.95 TPB/PU discount
- Supports download managers (see comment below)
- Scenes have a decent amount of heat and eroticism
- Beautiful models, most well-known porn stars
- Appears to be exclusive content
- Very high production values
- Updates regularly
- Seems to be affiliated with the Fame Digital Group
- Can sort by tags and models |
| Cons: |
- Limited resolutions available for WMV users
- The theme may be repetitive for all but the most ardent massage aficionados
- Lack of hardcore sex may be an issue for some
- No independent biller (see comment) |
| Bottom Line: |
This site doesn’t market itself as a network, and I’m not saying it is one, but membership to one site gets you membership to three other massage-themed sites so I’ll cover all four sites here.
While there are subtle variations between the sites the basic elements are the same in all of them: a guy walks into the massage parlor to get a massage. The girl greets the guy, they undress and shower together, they usually start the massage in a large tub and then the massage continues on an air mattress or massage table. In Nuru Massage they use a thick, clear massage oil for which the type of massage and this site are named. In Soapy Massage they use soap bubbles as the medium, and the massage is a bit more traditional in Massage Parlor. In all cases there is a ‘happy ending’ and in 80% of scenes on all sites there is oral. There are a few sex scenes, but those are rare. All Girl Massage seems to follow a similar pattern, though I didn’t watch many of those.
Some potential members might find the massage theme can get a little dull after a while. I agree that it can, but if you like massage as a niche this is definitely well done. The models play their roles well and they keep the heat and eroticism turned up. Some may not like the fact that there is very little sex (apart from oral), but I think that adds to the heat and realism.
The details on each site are:
• Nuru Massage – 166 videos, updates with one video per week
• Massage Parlor - 220 videos, updates several times per week with the addition of one scene per update
• Soapy Massage – 242 videos, updates irregularly and infrequently, but at least one scene per month is added
• All Girl Massage – 106 videos, updates with one video per week
The site is either affiliated with or uses the same web design as Fame Digital. I think it’s the former. This is a good thing, in my opinion, because the quality of these sites is very good. And like other Fame sites there is a TBP / PU discount. Unfortunately, like other Fame sites, they don’t use a biller though I’ve never had a membership issue with any Fame site before.
TBP includes Nuru Massage as an Asian site, which seems appropriate considering the idea of Nuru massage is Japanese, but while there is a higher percentage of Asian models on the site than on many other porn sites, I don’t think I’d call this an Asian site. It may be that when TBP reviewed it originally the site had more Asian models, but now they aren’t even in the majority. When you consider all four sites as a group this is definitely not an Asian site. That could be good or bad, depending on your tastes.
The models are all beautiful and most are well known porn stars. There are different body types to suit most tastes. Some have too many tattoos but that’s just part of the business these days. In his earlier review, GCode noted there were only 15 models on the site. This has improved significantly with 77 available now.
The scenes all appear to be exclusive. I collect massage-themed stuff and I’ve never seen them elsewhere. Also, given that the set and set-up is essentially the same for all the scenes that supports that these are exclusive. The production values are great too: the lighting, sound, camerawork and editing are all top-notch.
There is no search function on any of the sites but one isn’t needed either. You can sort the scenes using different tags and you can sort by model. This may sound too limiting, but given the single theme of the sites it works well.
If you’re familiar with Fame sites the site design will look familiar. Each scene opens to a page where you can download or stream the video. Video downloads are available as WMVs in 240p or 480p resolutions. MP4s are available in 240, 480, 540, 720 and 1080p. I prefer WMV files and I downloaded the 480p ones which come in at 720x400 at 2200kb/s and 30fps. I can’t make any assessment of the MP4s. While I understand why a site would limit WMVs (due to the larger size, I suspect) I do wish that they offered more choice with that file type. In their defence, even though the numbers don’t look all that impressive, subjectively the videos look great.
An issue I’ve had in the past with Fame sites is that they have a short time-out on the links which makes using a download manager difficult. I’ll admit that I have a faster connection from the last time I had a Fame membership, but the problem doesn’t seem to be nearly as bad here as I’ve experienced in the past.
The bottom line is that I’d definitely recommend these sites. As usual, the caveat is that you have to like the set-up, but for the price it is even worth it to join just to get a few addition scenes with some favourite stars. The sites have excellent material to offer and they offer it through a website that’s easy to use and they sell it at a great price. The whole combination is an excellent value. |
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07-05-12 06:46pm
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Evil Angel
(10)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Now over 900 DVDs available
- Very little overlap with the other Evil Angel website
- TBP/PU Discount
- Full trial
- Good download speeds
- Multiple video options
- Updates regularly (possibly daily – hard to tell…)
- Photos available (though this is primarily a video site)
- Good mix of American and European models |
| Cons: |
- Very short time-outs using download managers
- No zips on the photos
- No wmv HD
- Still not a great selection of older videos
- No search function
- Newer scenes posted as streaming before downloads available |
| Bottom Line: |
I recently posted a review of the other Evil Angel website under the listing of Milk Enema and a bit earlier under the site Mike Adriano. If you’re interested in any EA material you may want to check those reviews since most of what I wrote there applies here too. This site, however, is different from the others that I reviewed, even though they are all part of the EA company. This site isn’t a network like the other one (which is a collection of themed sites).
Obviously Evil Angel material isn’t for everyone; they are among the hardest of the hardcore mainstream. If, like me, you’re an anal enthusiast then both Evil Angel sites are worth checking out.
Many harder hardcore studios rely on European talent to do the heavy lifting, but here there is a great mix of American and European models. In some cases they appear in the same scene, which is rare in porn.
The site has grown a lot since I was here last and they now have over 900 DVDs available. The site updates regularly, and while I can’t say for sure they seem to update daily. One negative is that some (maybe all) of the new scenes they post are first only available in streaming before they’re made available as a download. I don’t know how long the delay is before they become available as a download. If you join the site to download a recently added scene be aware that you might discover that you can only stream it.
While there is no search function you can sort the videos by scene and by DVD. Once you’re at the scene level there are tags that are useful too.
As with the other EA site there are two video options (wmv and mp4) and at least two resolutions available for each. Unfortunately they don’t post any HD material in wmv format so your only option is mp4 if you want HD. HD is widely available and is at 720p. I download wmvs and at the highest resolution they come in at 720x400 at 2100kb/s. Subjectively, they look great even running them through a 50” TV.
Many Evil Angel scenes are quite long, sometimes nearly an hour, which is a good thing. The downside to that is that file sizes can be large if your ISP imposed a cap or if you have a slower connection.
Pictures are available but those appear to be mostly screencaps or photos taken during the scene itself. Zips aren’t available. This is primarily a video site and I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone who is mostly interested in photos. That’s not a negative since Evil Angel is a video studio not a photo studio.
What you get for your membership is access to one of the better studio sites on the internet. I’m not normally a fan of studio sites since studios don’t seem to put much effort into their sites, possibly to focus on the people who still buy DVDs. My biggest complaint about the site as a studio site is that they don’t offer a big selection of their older material. Evil Angel has been around for a long time and as a fan of older porn I’d really like to see more of the older stuff.
This could be a positive or a negative, depending on your perspective, but there isn’t a lot of overlap between the material on this site and the on the other EA site. The good news is that you won’t feel like you’ve wasted your money when you buy access to two different sites, but the bad news is that to get better access to the EA catalogue you do need to buy access to two sites. But… both EA sites offer a TBP/PU discount and have an excellent $2.95 3-day trial. If you’re a fan of EA material and haven’t had a membership here before I’d strongly recommend that you avoid the trial because there is no way you could download everything you want here in three days.
Another reason to consider the full membership is that EA has the shortest timeouts I’ve ever encountered on a website. While they support download managers actually using one is virtually impossible since the links you line up for downloading expire in about 15 minutes.
If you like hard hardcore and especially if you like anal sex, then you really should consider a membership here. With the TBP/PU discount this is probably one of the best values for porn on the internet. |
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11-26-11 04:03pm
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Review
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Milk Enema
(1)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Small but unique site
- Part of a larger collection of unique sites
- Access to some of Jay Sinn’s movies
- Good download speeds
- Supports download managers
- Multiple video options
- Updates weekly (with the addition of one scene)
- $2.95 three day full access
- Photos available (though this is primarily a video site)
- Good mix of American and European models
- Some b/g/g hardcore
- Great site for the anal enthusiast |
| Cons: |
- Very short time-outs using download managers
- Small site
- Not full access to the Jay Sinn catalogue
- The ‘network’ updates daily, but this site only adds one scene per week
- No zips on the photos
- No wmv HD |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ve been a member of this site several times since it started and I’ve reviewed this small Evil Angel ‘network’ before. If you’re interested in joining this site and are looking for more information on the whole collection of sites you might find my review of Mike Adriano useful. That review was done recently and everything there is still relevant.
I rejoined this site because I saw the review at TBP and because of the excellent value available for the $2.95 for a three day full access membership. I really can’t stress enough how great a value that is for some very unique hardcore material.
The caveat to the above statement is that you obviously have to have an interest in the material on offer here. If you don’t, the low price will mean nothing. And I know a lot of PU members won’t be interested in this site because I once got a fairly negative reaction when I mentioned having an interest in girl/girl milk enemas on a thread about fetishes. I can understand, however, that in a world where liking a woman’s feet is a ‘fetish’ that seeing women spray milk out of their asses onto the faces and bodies of other women is seen as a bit weird. (Okay… a LOT weird…)
Currently there are 50 scenes on this site (that’s not including the other 19 sites in the network). Most of the scenes are from Jay Sinn’s series for Evil Angel titled Milk Nymphos though there are a few scenes from Sinn’s series Pretty Sloppy. (For fans of Jay Sinn’s work, there are more scenes, such as Anal Acrobats, available on the network.)
The videos are available in both wmv and mp4 format. Wmv files are available in 240p and 480p. I downloaded only the 480p and those come in at 720x400 at 2100kb/s. Subjectively, they look great. Because most of the scenes are two to three time longer in duration than the average cookie-cutter porn scene, file sizes are quite large. That isn’t a negative, but you should be aware of it. Mp4 files are usually available in a much wider range of resolutions: 240p, 480p, 540p, 720p and 1080p. I have a subjective dislike of the mp4 player so I don’t usually download those. I do wish there was a wmv HD option, though my understanding is that compression ratios make this more of a bandwidth hog.
Pictures appear to be screencaps, but since they aren’t available as zips I didn’t download any apart from one to test. It came in at a pretty high resolution: 1280x1920.
One advantage to this site (and to much of the network) is that although the material isn’t mainstream there is still a good mix of American and European models. Most comparable sites seem to feature only European models, presumably because a lot of American models won’t do much fetish work. While most of the scenes are g/g there are a few g/g/g. There are also a few solo scenes and a handful that start g/g and eventually bring in a guy for some anal sex.
And in case you don’t get this from the title, this whole site has an anal theme. While the b/g/g scenes feature anal sex, the others use a lot of toys and interesting objects. I’m no doctor, but I can’t imagine sticking a billiard ball up your friend’s bum is a good idea. But I’m glad these ladies try because it sure is fun to watch.
If I had to complain about the site one complaint would be nitpicking, namely that I wish there was more Jay Sinn material available here. He’s a pretty innovative director who produces nothing like I’ve seen elsewhere. Sure, you could say that about Max Hardcore when he first started, but that would be comparing apples and oranges. You might not like the actual scenes, but they aren’t abusive. They feature fetish models who appear to be having fun doing what they’re doing. I once saw an interview with Allison Pierce who described her Milk Nympho scene. She didn’t understand it as a fetish, but was fine with doing it.
Another negative that is more substantive is that while the site allows download managers the time-outs imposed make them pretty much useless. My educated guess is that links will time-out around the 15 minute mark. That’s pretty short when you consider that the 480p wmv scenes average 1GB in size. You certainly can’t queue up a bunch of scenes and walk away.
A final concern, though more about the network than this site in particular, is that some of the sites don’t appear to be updating any longer.
I’d definitely recommend that anyone with an anal fetish give this site a try. Not only is it unique, but it is very well done too. If this is your first visit to the network you may want to consider the full membership because with the time-out issue getting all the material you want in three days might be impossible. But for regularly popping in to check for new scenes the low price on the trial makes this a site to return to regularly. |
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11-23-11 09:30am
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Review
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Skinny Super Girl
(3)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Incredibly beautiful model
- Can include the site as part of a network
- TBP discount
- Pics and video available
- Pics available as zips
- Videos available in multiple resolutions
- Some pics and video offered in HD
- Supports download managers (I use Free Download Manager)
- Excellent customer support |
| Cons: |
- Small site (but growing regularly)
- Site name could be better – it isn’t really flattering
- If purchased as a stand-alone site the value isn’t great
- Some sharing of material with other company sites
- All softcore |
| Bottom Line: |
This site is a Diesel Access site dedicated to the model Gloria. Gloria started at Young Legal Porn and there is some of her material on that site too.
The oldest material on the site is dated from June 2011 so the site is quite new. The downside to that is that it is also still quite small, but it is growing. Currently there 34 videos and 34 photo sets posted. The site appears to update every three days with the update alternating between a video and a photo set.
The site can be purchased as a stand-alone site at $30 ($20 price with TBP/PU discount) or as part of the Diesel Access network at $40 ($30 price with TBP/PU discount). As a stand-alone site at full price it isn’t a very good value yet, but as the site grows that will obviously improve. My recommendation is to pay the extra $10 to get the network access. I did that but didn’t immediately get the full network access and customer support wasn’t all that helpful even after I sent them a screenshot of the TBP discount page. The webmaster stepped in and resolved the issue so there should be no problems now. And no other PU members reported the same problem.
Video quality varies from good to excellent. About half of the videos posted are true HD at 1920x1080. Bitrates (which I don’t fully understand) are the highest I’ve ever seen with rates hitting over 15,000kbps on some videos. The other half of the videos are available at 1280x720 with bitrates around 10,000. All videos are offered in multiple sizes and two formats. Wmv files (codec 9) are offered at either the 1080p or 720p, and mp4 files are offered in multiple sizes ranging from HD to lower resolutions for mobile devices. Download speeds are slightly above the average that I usually see with porn sites. I use Free Download Manger and it worked well with the site: there were no timeout issues.
The picture quality also ranges from good to excellent. Most sets are at 1000x556 but there are several that are 2666x4000. The quality of the lower resolution photos is good, but they pale in comparison to the higher res photos. The hi-res photos are amazing quality.
The site certainly does the technical bits right, and they do the artistic things well too. The lighting is always good and the photographer and videographer are obviously professionals. There is definitely NOT an amateur effort.
The site is pure softcore – mostly solo girl posing and some masturbation. There are a couple of girl/girl shoots but these are non-sexual. The girls may rub or touch each other a bit but there is very little contact. Kissing is even rare. There are no boy/girl shoots at all.
The model, Gloria, also appears on the Young Legal Porn site where she has 8 videos and 12 photo sets. My preference would be to see all her stuff migrated to SSG just to have it all in one place, but that isn’t a deal breaker and not really even an issue if you have full network access.
One issue that would be solved by having all Gloria’s material on one site is that there is some sharing of material between SSG and YLP. It isn’t sharing in the sense that the same videos or photos are on both sites, but the video of a shoot may be posted on YLP and the photos of the same shoot may be posted on SSG. Again, this isn’t that big a deal if you get network access.
This is nitpicking, but I really don’t like the site name. To me, calling a girl skinny is a negative. It’s criticizing her. Yes, Gloria is petite, but she’s wonderfully proportioned and definitely not malnourished like models posted on sites that feature truly skinny, even anorexic, models. Gloria is definitely not malnourished or anorexic. But at least the ‘super’ part is accurate.
From a technical viewpoint, the site is great. There is a search function, but none is needed while the site is small. You can sort by photos or videos, and each set has tags that can help sort further.
The value of the site, then, really comes down to your subjective opinion of Gloria. I’m not normally given to hyperbole and flowery language, but my life as a porn user can now be marked in BG and AG. Up to September 30, 2011 is the “Before Gloria” era, and October 1, 2011 marks the “After Gloria” era. You may not share my opinion, but I now have a new #1 model. Gloria is absolutely stunning – a beautiful face with incredible eyes (that the professional staff show off well) and an incredible body. I don’t know why she started doing nude shoots, but I’m sure grateful that she did.
I’ve scored the site high, which some may question considering that it might be relying too much on my subjective reaction to Gloria. But I think the score is warranted because the only flaw on the site is that it is new and needs to grow. It is updating so that flaw will fix itself. Otherwise, the site is really well done and has some great material. If you like Gloria’s look, I’d highly recommend getting a network membership. |
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10-08-11 12:46pm
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Review
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Teasers VOD
(1)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Popular adult stars doing public nudity
- One of the best of a rare genre (American public nudity shoots)
- Video and photos available
- Video available in wmv (one resolution) and QT (two resolutions)
- Pics available as zips
- Download speeds up to normal standards
- Free Download manager works without problems
- Lots of Behind-the-scenes material
- Just over 150 scenes as of the date of review
- Excellent value
- 2011 AVN “Best Alternative Release” winner
- Definitely not a “VOD” site; membership gets you access to everything |
| Cons: |
- Video and pictures are up to industry standards but they don’t push the limits in quality
- No TBP/PU discounts
- No trial
- Could use more multiple-girl scenes
- Should offer an option for a single scene download |
| Bottom Line: |
This was an unusually difficult review for me to write. First, vaark’s review style and the things he looks for are almost exactly the same as how I look at and review sites so I had to work to differentiate my review to make it useful. Second, I’m taking a position that is pretty much opposite to what mbaya took in his review. To be fair to mbaya though, most of the things he lists as ‘cons’ are no longer an issue.
If you like public nudity you’ll know that Teasers VOD is in a small class of sites, namely U.S. public nudity. Most good public nudity sites use European models and settings likely because that culture is less puritanical than we live in here in North America. This site is certainly among the best. Other sites have less daring public scenes, and one of the bigger sites (Nude in LA) has managed to remove all titillation from the genre. Teasers manages to make the scene daring and risky and makes the effort to show the girls are nervous about it. Subjectively, this nervousness is a big draw for me.
Being a U.S. site many of the models are porn stars. Some of them are A-list models which is an added bonus. There are many lesser stars here too, and lots of girls who are on the porn periphery. The models are mostly Caucasian, all under 25 and with the typical pornstar body. There are some variations, but not much.
Almost all of the shoots are solo-girl. There are only two with two models. These shoots are far more interesting because of the interaction between the models so I wish that the site would do more of these. Having said that though, the video and photo guys interact with the models during the photo shoot which helps create an atmosphere in the scenes.
As of this date there are a bit over 150 scenes posted. Each scene follows a formula, but the formula does work. We see the model preparing for the scene, there’s some video in a café where there is some flashing, there is a bikini shoot in public and then there is some public flashing or even full nudity. Many models then go to a secluded but still public area for a masturbation scene. I’d normally fault a site for not offering a full-scene download, but in this case it makes sense to have the individual chapters available. They should consider a full-scene option though.
Mbaya noted that there was too much masturbation. While there is masturbation, I didn’t find that it was the main focus. I’m not a fan of solo masturbation so I’d notice if it was over the top, and subjectively I don’t find that it gets in the way. What masturbation is there is still part of the public element of the scene. This contrasts with FTV Girls (which doesn’t market itself as a public nudity site so this isn’t a jab at them) where there is frequently some public flashing and then the girl goes indoors for the main event – masturbation.
As an added bonus for some, one of the staff has a spanking fetish so there is often some light spanking in the scenes too.
The videos are available in WMV (Codec 9) and QT. QT are available in high and low resolution. I can’t give data on the QT files because I don’t know how resolutions are measured in that format, but the high resolution doesn’t appear much better than the WMV files. The WMV files for older scenes is fairly low at 640x480 and 1700kbps. They improve to 720x480 @1700 and by mid-2009 they went to 960x540 @ 3000. That remains the standard resolution.
Pictures are available, with zips being offered. The zips are broken down into ‘chapters’ too, so you’ll have multiple zips for the full scene. The pics come in at 1200x1800. They’re good, but not great. Maybe I’ve just been spoiled by the photos at ALS Scan…
Both previous reviews noted that there were broken downloads. I didn’t experience that at all. Free Download Manager worked flawlessly with this site too. Download speeds were fast at 1800MB/sec (which I think is limited by my FDM settings)
TBP and vaark note that there is a discount that kicks in on your second and subsequent months. I can’t confirm that because I’m not planning to stay for more than a month and my membership confirmation specifically says that it will rebill at the full price and not at the 50% discount.
Updates seem to be more frequent than the last time the site was reviewed. The site now updates three times per week. Also, starting this month they seem to be doing something new called “Teasers Porn Valley” or “Real Girls of Porn Valley.” It’s marketed as a porn reality show though I can’t really see the difference between the new scenes and the old scenes. The same formula is followed, though there is less editing now. I like the new style with less editing.
This is an excellent site in an under-served niche. If you like public nudity, this is site you need to visit. |
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08-20-11 12:14pm
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Review
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Everything Butt
(5)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- 140 +/- scenes
- Usually some extreme ass play
- Some anal fisting
- Some enemas
- Very innovative
- Videos available in several formats and resolutions
- Pictures available
- Regular updates
- Good mix of solo, girl on girl(s) and girl(s) and guy(s)
- Supports download managers |
| Cons: |
- Seems to have lost some of its edge
- Not many ‘fresh’ models |
| Bottom Line: |
While there are countless sites dedicated to anal sex, there aren’t many dedicated to a wider appreciation of all things related to the female ass. This site is one of those rare ones, and without having seen many others I’d be surprised if this wasn’t the best of them. This site obviously isn’t for everyone, but the same can be said for most of the sites under the Kink umbrella.
I last reviewed this site when it was fairly new and it has continued to grow. There are now approximately 140 scenes on the site, most of which are about an hour long. So even at full price, this is a great value. Even the oldest of the scenes (which only date back to 2009) are available in ways to suit all preferences. There is streaming (which I don’t use and can’t really speak to, though it looks good) and there are downloads. Downloads are available in mp4 HD, wmv HD, wmv SD and mp4 for portable devices. My experience is only with wmv HD which, while excellent quality, isn’t as crisp as some other sites that offer HD. The resolution is 1280x720 with a bitrate of about 7500kbps. Photos are also available (1200x800) individually or as zips. Frequently the zips are broken down into themes so if you want all the photos there may be a couple of zips to get.
The scenes mostly have a common theme: extreme ass play. There is some variety in that there are solo scenes, all girl with two or more models, and some scenes with a mix of women and men. The latter aren’t as common as the others. The scenes involve anal penetrations of toys and other large items. Fisting does occur, but it (sadly) isn’t as common as one might hope for on such a site. Many of the earlier scenes involve a lot of enema play, but that seems to have mostly disappeared from the newer scenes. Since fisting and enemas aren’t common, that was always a big selling point for me, so I’m disappointed to see it dialed back.
Another change I’ve noticed is that it isn’t as edgy as it once was. This is highly subjective, but it seems to me that a lot of the newer scenes are more mainstream, if you can call any of this ‘mainstream.’ The older scenes are amazing to watch, with a lot of enema action. Many of the newer scenes are styled more like an anal scene you’d expect from Evil Angel, for example. All the technical bits are the same, but the newer scenes just seem more tame. Many of the scenes have a BDSM undertone, and this could be a factor for a prospective subscriber.
There isn’t a huge variety in models, which is a bit of a negative for me, but then again there probably aren’t that many models willing to do scenes like this. The fetish models you might expect to see are here: Dana DeArmond, Amy Brooke, Bobbi Starr and Amber Rayne all make multiple appearances, and they always give 110%. But it would be nice to see some fresh faces more often.
This fetish isn’t for everyone, but if you have an ass play interest this site will certainly satisfy you. |
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06-09-11 01:11pm
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Review
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Massage Creep
(4)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Part of PornPros Network
- Discount through TBP / PU
- Multiple download options
- Streaming available
- No DRM
- Watermark is small enough to be ignored
- Pics available (both separate and screecaps)
- Pics available as a zip
- Supports download managers
- 60 exclusive scenes (as of review date)
- Site updates weekly |
| Cons: |
- “HD” doesn’t look like true HD |
| Bottom Line: |
I wouldn’t normally review two sites within the same network, but I have to make an exception here because of the quality of this site. I recently reviewed Jurassic Cock from the same network but think Massage Creep deserves a specific review.
I’m not normally a big fan of sites that use a narrow and limiting set-up. I find that the repetition gets boring. With a site featuring a male massaging a female, how much innovation and difference can you bring to each scene? Not much.
But… even with the limiting set-up, the scenes on this site just seem to work well. I’ve never had a membership to a massage site and I didn’t join this network for this site, but it was a pleasant surprise to find to be as good as it is.
The set-up is predictable: the male masseur brings his equipment to a scheduled appointment at a girl’s house or apartment. He sets up and instructs the girl to undress and slip under the sheet on the table. The camera gives the viewer a ‘hidden camera’ perspective as the model undresses and gets under the sheet. Then the massage begins, with lots of baby oil being used. The massage eventually progresses to where the sheet is removed and towel placed over the model – with camera angles giving the viewer some nice views. Eventually the model rolls over, with towels being strategically placed for modesty. Eventually the naughty bits get massaged with oil, and then the “deep tissue” massage begins. And in a bit of marketing genius, the masseur always includes a “free facial” at the end of the session.
While using the same set-up over and over again for all of the 60 scenes sounds boring and repetitive, it still works. In my opinion, it works for two reasons: the acting is good and models are stunning. There isn’t a lot of variety in the types of models, so this could be a deal-breaker if you like older (25+) or fuller-figured models since the majority of the models are young and petite.
This site is part of the PornPros network and the technical bits are the same as I listed in my review of Jurassic Cock. The highlights of the technical stuff are that there is streaming and download available. Downloads are available in MPG, MP4 and WMV HD. I’m not convinced that the HD is true HD. (1250x702 and 2651kbps bitrate.) Photos are available (both actual photos and screencaps) and zips are available. The photos are hi-res and look great.
One complaint I have that is purely subjective is that the entire network, including this site has very little anal sex. There is one scene listed as including anal, but I think that’s in error. I didn’t see any buggery in the scene.
If you’re interested in a massage site I can definitely recommend this one. I don’t have experience with any other massage sites, but this one is definitely worth the price of admission. Joining through TBP/PU gets you a discount too. Plus you get access to the rest of the network with some other excellent sites. |
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05-17-11 08:10am
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Review
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Jurassic Cock
(2)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Part of PornPros Network
- Discount through TBP / PU
- Multiple download options
- Streaming available
- No DRM
- Watermark is small enough to be ignored
- Pics available (both separate and screecaps)
- Pics available as a zip
- Supports download managers
- 77 exclusive scenes (as of review date)
- Site updates weekly |
| Cons: |
- “HD” doesn’t look like true HD
- Not enough anal. (Yes, I know that’s very subjective.) |
| Bottom Line: |
I realize that the niche of having old guys fuck young women is not for everyone, but if it is something you like to watch, this site is definitely worth checking out.
Many of the girls on this site are a “who’s who” of A-list porn starlets today, and the format is one that definitely accentuates their youthful appearances. Girls such as Ashlii Orion, Jaelyn Fox, Amai Lui and Jada Stevens all make appearances. Some lesser known (but hopefully up-‘n’-coming) girls like Cheyenne Cooper are also here. Each scene is approximately 30 minutes long and there is usually a stereotypical setup for a scene with a young girl and an older guy: teacher, supervisor, driving instructor or something similar to further accentuate the age difference between the girl and the guy.
The guys are obviously a bigger part of the scene than would be acceptable in most porn scenes, BUT they never really get in the way of scene like many younger, self-indulgent male models do. The guys seem to know that they’re there to help show off the girl. And they should know that since the guys have a lot of experience in the business. Since there aren’t too many geezers still actually working in porn today, the talent pool is pretty shallow. Rod Fontana is here, as are a few other ‘seniors’ who I can’t name. One of them looks like Adolf Hitler and another looks like a slightly younger version of Col. Sanders. Perhaps the biggest male name here is also the most polarizing: Ron Jeremy. You either love him or hate him. Ron appears in a large number of the scenes. That may be a testament to his reliability.
As for the technical bits, the site is pretty standard for a good porn site. There are 77 scenes posted (with updates being added). Each scene offers a trailer to get an idea if you want to download the scene. If you do want to download, you have three options: MPG, MP4 and WMV HD. The HD doesn’t appear to be true HD though. (1250x702 and 2651kbps bitrate. I’m not sure if that qualifies as HD, but it doesn’t look as sharp as I’m used to with other HD stuff.)
The site also offers photos. Both screencaps and actual photos are available, either individually or as a zipped set. The photos I looked at were high-resolution and looked great (3000x1996).
This is purely subjective, but there aren’t enough anal scenes here. Anal sex is a turn-off for some, but it is pretty mainstream and it is apparent in its absence here. It may be that most of the models don’t do anal (yet!), but of the 77 scenes there are only 4 or 5 anal, which seems low.
This site is part of a network that offers some interesting and innovative other sites, though for the $17.95 TBP discount price, this site alone is worth it. The network and individual sites are fairly simple and straightforward to use. There is no reliance on gimmicks. The search function is limited, but simple to use and effective.
If you like this kind of niche, I’d highly recommend this. |
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05-14-11 09:09pm
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Review
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Pornstar Network
(3)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- When you join through TBP/PU you get full access to the entire site
- Huge archive of material
- Large volume of DVD porn
- Large volume of semi-exclusive stuff
- A lot less overlap with other DVD sites that you might expect
- Wide range of genres covered
- Decent collection of 1990s porn
- Good download speeds (not extremely fast, but slightly better than average)
- Excellent customer service
- new scenes added daily |
| Cons: |
- Navigation can be confusing
- Search function doesn’t work well
- Many DVD scenes are listed under a created title that can be confusing (instead of listing it as Taylor Rain in Taylor Rain Gets Fucked in the Ass Volume 74, the scene might be listed as “hot teen brunette fucked in the ass.)
- Download limit of 100 files per day (which for most people isn’t too bad, but some of the older scenes are broken down into smaller files so that might cause more of a problem
- No HD options on even the newer stuff
- Some of the exclusive sites aren’t updating (I can’t and won’t fault PSN for this since the most likely cause is that the model has left the business) |
| Bottom Line: |
In the past when I’ve had friends ask me how they can turf their collection of 1980s Hustler mags and join the new world of internet porn, I steered them to Videobox. I’ll still do that, but I’ll also tell them to get a membership at PornStar Network too. This is a great site with access to a great mix of DVD porn and some seemingly exclusive stuff too. Many of the best models from Quebec are here. (The site is run out of Quebec, so that makes sense.)
The site also features access to over 130 porn studios, some major, some smaller. Some studios have almost 600 DVDs here. The smaller ones less. What surprised me was that there was not as much overlap with Videobox as I expected. Even in the studios that both have, there were titles here that I couldn’t get elsewhere.
One factor that could have been a serious negative has been turned into a positive and is a reward for those of us who hang out at TBP/PU. The membership for those who stumble in from the open web is tiered: your basic membership excludes access to “MovieZ” files that make up about 50% of what is on the site. That sucks, unless you join through TBP/PU. Doing so gives you full access to the entire site, and there is a lot of material here.
All the extra material that you get is accessed through PSN but it is all watermarked as VideosZ. I can’t say for sure that PSN gets you access to all of VideosZ stuff, but it must be close. If you’re considering a VideosZ membership this might be the better value.
Many of the files have some options for download, though the premium stuff through MovieZ is only available as AVI files.
Download speeds average about 650MB/sec, though that can get higher on occasion. One problem I encountered several times was that while download speeds remained the same, the navigation speed dropped off to the point where it was frustrating to use. That didn’t happen often, but it was annoying when it did.
Pictures are available on most of the exclusive sites, but I don’t download those so I don’t have a lot of detail. Zips are available.
Search and navigation functions aren’t up to standard, but once you figure it out you can muck about. Sometimes DVD scenes can be catalogued using a description that makes it harder to find if you’re looking for a star or a title.
This probably isn’t relevant now, but when I joined they were in the process of giving PU members full access and I was missed somehow. The customer service was excellent and fast. (Two thumbs up to the TBP staff for their help with this too!)
The bottom line is that not only will I recommend this site to porn buddies, I already have. The video quality and navigation are about industry standard, but the sheer volume of porn here makes this an excellent value whether you’re just starting out or whether (like me) you have enough titles to rival the best porn store in the country. To top it off, the material is a good mix of DVD and more exclusive. |
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01-31-11 03:03pm
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Wired Pussy
(0)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Part of the Kink.com network
- Huge, huge collection of videos (close to 500 now)
- Interesting fetish
- Done to typical Kink (very high) standards
- A good mix of recognizable stars and fresh faces
- Not degrading
- Good download speeds
- Various formats and quality available
- Pictures available
- Can download the whole video as one file now – even older ones have been converted
- Updates weekly
- Very unique, very high production values |
| Cons: |
- The only real ‘con’ is that like other Kink.com sites this can get a bit repetitive since the featured fetish is so narrow |
| Bottom Line: |
Wired Pussy is part of the Kink.com network and for anyone who’s read my reviews of other sites from the network you’ll know that I consider Kink.com to be pretty much the best in the business.
The premise of WP is simple and fits well with the general BDSM themes in other Kink sites. In WP women are subjected to a mixture of pleasure and pain using electrical instruments. In most of the scenes the women are bound or restrained in some way which really plays to the BDSM theme. The scenes include a fairly lengthy interview with the model where she discusses her limits and clearly gives her consent to what has or is about to happen to her. The scenes vary in length and range from 20 minutes to almost an hour. During that time the submissive woman will be subjected to a wide variety of things from a TENS machine, Violet Wand, cattle prod and various electrified insertables for both the pussy and ass.
Like the other Kink sites, the directors make the whole BDSM thing work as a fantasy without degrading the models. At WP, as with all Kink sites that I’ve seen, it is abundantly clear that the models are really into and enjoying what’s happening to them.
The production values are high, as is always the case with Kink sites. The look and feel of the set adds to the tension.
The models are an interesting mix too. There are a lot of well-known porn stars who make an appearance. This includes some who are known for their BDSM work like Amber Rayne, Bobbi Star and Dana deArmond, and porn stars who aren’t normally seen in BDSM material like Aubrey Addams and Isabella Soprano. Many other models are unknown to me and may be true amateurs.
WP is logically laid out and easy to use. There is a good search function if you’re looking for a specific model. Selecting a scene brings you to a separate page where you have a number of options. You can download pictures from each scene as a zip, or you can download the video in any of four formats. HD is available in both mp4 and wmv format for all of the newer scenes. The scenes can be downloaded as smaller clips or as a complete file. Kink clearly understands the value of making the product as user-friendly as possible. Download speeds are decent, being about average for the industry.
Are there things I don’t like? Yes, but those are probably more personal preferences. The site is lesbian only which though I have no issue with girl-on-girl, I prefer BDSM to be m/f. That’s pretty minor, I know. The other thing that I don’t like about the site is that like some other Kink sites the niche is so narrow that there is only so much that can be done differently. Many of the scenes all have the same look and feel. There are some scenes that are very different, such as an outdoor shoot in New York, or the mix of water and electricity.
The bottom line is simple: if this is an interest of yours, then I can’t imagine you’ll find a site that does it better. |
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07-25-10 08:44am
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ALS Scan
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90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Stunning models
- All models are young, petite and shaved
- Some great scenes on location in Europe and the Caribbean
- Pictures and video available
- No DRM
- HUGE volume of material available
- Some public nudity
- The public scenes are very well done
- Simple, if somewhat dated, navigation |
| Cons: |
- No search function apart from searching by model
- Less public nudity than I expected since it was heavily promoted in the tour |
| Bottom Line: |
The reason I joined ALS Scan was because the previews showed that there was some public nudity available, and as a big fan of that I joined for that reason alone.
While I’m not a big fan of solo softcore sites, I have to admit to being really impressed with ALS Scan. This is an excellent site that offers some stunning women in both videos and pictures. All of the women are pretty much of the same body type – petite and small breasted. For a guy who thinks small-breasted petite women are the best, this makes the site even better. There is a decent mix of Eastern European models and American women. Some porn stars make an appearance too, like Courtney Simpson and Faye Reagan. Most of the models are also fairly young (18-25) and, as the site’s name says, all of the ladies are shaved. So if you like petite, young, shaved models, you should consider a membership on the strength of that alone.
Many of the video/picture shoots take place on an indoor set, but there are a lot that are shot in the Caribbean. These are visually outstanding. Apart from solo girl action, there is some peeing, some toy and speculum use and some girl/girl stuff. All of it is well shot.
The videos are classed into two broad categories: masturbation and photo shoot. The photo shoot scenes are pretty interesting as they give a behind-the-scenes perspective on what goes on.
I joined because the site promised some public nudity. There is some of that, but not a lot. What is there is excellent though, and for a big fan of public stuff that alone was worth the price. All the public nudity is done in Europe with European models. For a site into solo girls, they really seem to understand public nudity. Unlike some other sites (Nude in LA) the public nudity isn’t matter-of-fact and sterile. It is really well done and the titillation and risk are well presented. They also do something that I’ve never seen before and hope to see more of – that is using body paint to paint a skimpy outfit on a nude model and then send her out to the streets. This is really innovative and a lot of fun to watch. I appreciate that the editors chose to film the painting too – this adds to the fun.
But ALS Scan also has the technical side right too. They offer several different choices of resolution with the HD being visually stunning. Other reviewers have covered more of the technical stuff below.
One drawback is that there is no search function. I had no way to easily find the public nudity even though each scene was categorized in that way. Likewise, there is no way to separate out the photo shoot scenes from that masturbation scenes. Some search function would be an improvement.
I may not be a big fan of solo girl sites, but I’m now a big fan of ALS Scan. The people behind ALS present some stunning models in well-shot scenes and make it available through an easy-to-use and modern website. Overall, an excellent value. |
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05-04-10 04:44pm
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Society SM
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90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Membership in 5 sites for the price of 1
- Huge amount of material
- Download speeds (1MB/s and 1.5MB/s) as advertised
- Many big-name porn stars
- Many beautiful models
- No over-emphasis on one body type – most people will find models they like
- Pictures and video available
- Pictures are available zipped
- No download limits
- One of the best BDSM sites available |
| Cons: |
- Videos are broken up into segments (the segments mark a different part of the scene, but no full download is available)
- Video links are hidden within picture galleries, not readily available
- Can get repetitive – same settings, same equipment used frequently
- Older videos are smaller and play in Quick Time |
| Bottom Line: |
Society SM (SSM) is one of five sites available through a membership to any one of those five sites. (This includes Society SM, Fucking Dungeon, Cum Bots, Perfect Slave and Strict Restraint.) This bundling seems to be new, and creates an amazing value for BDSM fans. This review will look at SSM specifically, though much of it will also be applicable for the other sites.
SSM is a large site, having been in existence since about 2004. They have over 200 models, and many of those models have multiple scenes on the site. For quantity, this site is a great value.
For quality, this site is also an excellent value. The video is available in two formats, though I only downloaded the .wmv format. Download speeds are advertised at 1MB/s and I achieved those speeds consistently. I’m not a technical guy so I can’t really translate the video into technical specs, but I can say that it is comparable to what is available on other sites.
If SSM has one failing, it can be blamed on an embarrassment of riches. The site is so large that the number of models and scenes using the same settings, equipment and techniques actually starts to become a bit boring. The number of settings is limited, and the equipment used (even though it is innovative and creative) remains a constant throughout many of the scenes. For many scenes, the only variable is the model herself. Don’t read this as me saying “one negative aspect to this site is that it offers too much porn,” since that isn’t possible. But they could use different settings. The scene with Julie Night, for example, is shot outdoors and has a completely different feel to it. More outdoor work, or more in a setting other than the dungeon would be great.
As for the models, they are top notch. Many popular porn stars seem to have passed through SSM’s dungeon. I’m a big BDSM fan and always appreciate seeing a mainstream porn star on a BDSM site to see their reactions. One important thing to note is that this isn’t a site that degrades women. There is nothing inherently degrading about being a sub, and these Doms know this. It is fun and interesting to watch some of these women explore a unique sexual interest.
If you’re a fan of BDSM my recommendation is that you get a membership to SSM. You won’t be disappointed. Maybe a bit bored eventually, but not disappointed. |
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03-30-10 04:33pm
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VideoBox
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90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- It’s Videobox, one of the largest sites on the internet
- Huge collection of videos (7500+ DVDs)
- No DRM
- Different file sizes for different download capabilities
- Five updates a day
- Seem to listen to user comments and complaints
- Adding more older (1990s) DVDs |
| Cons: |
- Sometimes bigger isn’t always better
- Quality of some of the videos is questionable
- It’s fairly clear they push quantity over quality |
| Bottom Line: |
Yes, I know Videobox has been reviewed here many times before so I won’t simply rehash everything that you can read below.
I’ve said this before – if you’re new to collecting internet porn a membership at this site is essential. Most porn video stores wouldn’t have the volume that VB has. If you’re just starting out this will take you much more than a month to get through unless you have a really narrow niche you’re looking for. The other site a newbie needs to spend some time at is American Vice. I’m amazed that VB and AV don’t overlap much more than they do. The up-side to this is that you can download from one knowing that you probably won’t find it on the other.
I first took out a VB membership in 2005 and maintained that without a break until late 2008. After that I switched to taking a monthly membership a few times a year. If you’re new to the site, expect to stay a while.
There have been some subtle changes that I’ve noticed over the past little while. One is that they seem to have been listening to a lot of complaints by users that the DVDs were heavily skewed to anal themes. Some people took to calling the site “AnalBox.” In my current stay at VB I can report that there does appear to be a reduction in anal themed DVDs. I’ll leave it to you to decide if this is good or bad. (The Rearadmiral, though, thinks it’s bad.) In my opinion, the switch away from anal (which I never thought was out of proportion with the industry – anal is popular people!) means that VB doesn’t have some anal scenes from some of the hottest new girls in the biz. Stars like Aubrey Addams and Dakoda Brookes do anal, but there aren’t a lot of their anal scenes on VB. I suspect that this is partly a response to complaints.
There are also a lot more European videos. Some of these are decent, many aren’t. When they promise five updates a day they have to have access to a lot of videos and they seem to have sourced a lot from Europe. I like European movies, but I prefer U.S. stuff because I find it easier to keep track of the stars I like.
Anal or not, one issue is that they really seem to focus on quantity over quality. Some of the videos are really bad. I mean generally bad, not just “I don’t like this fetish’ bad.
One thing I liked was that they are also adding some older (1990s) titles. Yes, I know this is a preference thing too, but it does add to the variety.
Apart from adding a lot of European content they are obviously continuing to expand their American lines too. Since my last membership they’ve added J.M. Productions, for example.
Overall, this site remains a must-have membership if you like porn DVDs. You can’t please everyone all the time, but this site tries and frequently succeeds.
(Please note that nothing above is intended to apply to the two extra-cost bonus sites. I’ve not had a membership to either and can’t say anything about them.) |
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02-10-10 01:59pm
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Pissing.com
(1)
90.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
• It’s a Kink.com site so it is backed a reputable company
• Exclusive videos
• Hardcore, but not misogynistic
• Some very beautiful models and some interesting set-ups
• Photos and videos, as well as a trailer for each shoot
• Weekly updates (Tuesday)
• Long videos – most are around 30 minutes
• No DRM
• Zips available for the pictures and videos
• Fast downloads (I average 350+ kb/sec – that’s at least 100kb/sec faster than I get with Videobox) |
| Cons: |
• Site is still small because it is new, but it updates weekly
• No options for file sizes |
| Bottom Line: |
Pissing.com is the latest offering from Kink.com. If you like fetish videos, then you probably already know Kink. Kink is probably the premier fetish site on the web today. (I say “probably” only because I don’t know of any company that does it better.)
The set-ups are pretty much the same – the girl starts clothed, and in most cases she starts the peeing by doing it herself. Then one or more guys come in to add to the fun. Pissing.com is different from other sites that I know of that feature peeing. Max Hardcore does pissing as part of a rough sex scene, unlike Pissing.com which makes pissing the sole focus. The only other site where I’ve had a membership is Piss Mops, which is part of the Meat Members group. Like Max, Piss Mops is pretty misogynistic, and that would be a turn off for lot of fans who are just into watersports and not seeing women degraded. I know this sounds strange, but Pissing.com doesn’t degrade the women. The women seem to be willing and eager participants. Another benefit of pissing.com is that since pissing is the whole focus, the videos are long for this genre. The average video is probably 30 minutes long. This is good, but the trade-off is that the models don’t get a real hosing off. Most times the pisser takes his time.
Since I labeled the pissers as male above, that raises an issue that some people may find fault with. The site is primarily male on female pissing. There is some female on female, but not much. I prefer male on female, but as the site grows, maybe those of you who like f-on-f will get more.
File sizes for videos average 250MB and can be downloaded as a zip, though it still unzips into a number of smaller videos (usually 3 to 4). This is a great feature that is used throughout Kink sites. Photos are also available as a zip. There are no options for file sizes but the resolution is fairly good. The videos aren’t DVD quality, but they are still very good. The bit rate is 2140bps, with the screen resolution being 960x540. There is a small but unobtrusive watermark in the lower left corner.
The site is new, so it isn’t too big right now, but the webmaster says that there will be weekly updates on Tuesdays. I have no doubt that this is the case as every other Kink site updates weekly. (To give full marks to Kink.com, when they stopped updating Water Bondage they informed everyone. Lesser sites would just stop and continue to collect money.)
I know I might be accused of being a Kink.com shill, but apart from being a very satisfied customer I have no relationship with them. All of their sites are top quality – I’d go so far to say that they set the standard. If you like fetish stuff, check out Kink. I can report that they are also customer oriented too. I had a password problem (of my own making) with a membership to another Kink site and they responded to my email in less then 24 hours and they recommended and implemented a quick and easy solution. |
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11-28-08 04:33pm
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Public Disgrace
(4)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Kink hits another home run.
- Very unique videos if you're into bondage and voyeurism together.
- Videos, sound, locations, models are all up to Kink's usual standards (which is to say excellent)
- Download speeds are decent. |
| Cons: |
- Site is small as it just opened (as of the date I'm writing this).
Given it's current size the price is a bit high. |
| Bottom Line: |
Kink has knocked another one out of the park.
Just for the benefit of those who don’t know Kink’s work, they are a BDSM-themed group with a number of sites. Because of the twists that they add to the BDSM theme the sites tend to be very innovative, like Fucking Machines or Water Bondage. The tone of the videos isn’t demeaning though like you get with Max Hardcore or some of the stuff from Sweet Entertainment Group. Kink goes out of its way to make it clear that this is all consensual, but they also do that in a way that doesn’t interfere with the overall fantasy of the scene.
Public Disgrace is the newest addition to the Kink stable. The theme is public humiliation, public bondage and public sex. If that is something that you’re interested in, this site warrants a look. As of today (October 7, 2008) there are only nine videos posted. While that doesn’t seem like a lot you have to consider the production values of those nine scenes. Kink’s standards are second to none in the industry. Consider that Kink bought and uses a huge old armory in San Francisco. They take their business seriously.
As it stands now with the nine available videos, they can be classed into two distinct types. There are the videos shot (apparently) in Eastern Europe using Eastern European models on public streets, buses, etc, and then there are the videos shot in Kink’s armory in San Francisco. Obviously the American authorities would be less likely to turn a blind eye to a bound girl walking naked down the street, so the ‘public’ element in the American videos means bringing in a bunch of guys to have their way with a bound woman. I know this sounds like just a gangbang, but adding bondage adds a whole new and unique element. (Check out Sarah Jane Ceylon’s video for proof of that)
As for the Eastern European videos that are truly public, I find that there is a bit of a cringe factor. I have no idea how many of the people watching are warned, but I suspect that Kink does go to some effort to make sure that no minors are around and that no one who doesn’t want to be exposed to this is exposed. There is a bus scene with Valentina Blue that has to have the cooperation and consent of everyone on the bus. If Kink does get those permissions they keep them hidden so as not to spoil the public fantasy.
Price will be an issue, and I agree with that. Right now the price seems high for only having nine videos available. (I’m assuming that Kink will follow its normal weekly update schedule.) I can’t argue with someone who says that the price is too high right now, but I can add this: if you like this kind of material, you will not find better on the ‘net. If you have only a passing interest in this, then the value may not be there. If, like me, you have an interest in this, the value is there even with only nine videos right now.
Overall this is an excellent site that will undoubtedly get larger over time. |
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10-07-08 07:44am
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The Training Of O
(2)
90.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
•Very unique – it’s more about the training than hardcore sex, though there is sex
•Fast download speeds
•It may not look like there is a lot of content, but the clips are long
•Beautiful women |
| Cons: |
• Updates are only once a week (but since this is entirely their own product I can forgive that)
• Updates appear to be staggered (in other words they don’t upload one training day per girl in sequence – that means that if you like a particular girl you may need to hang around for a couple of months to get all her stuff)
• There is a lack of continuity in the scenes which takes away from the realism. For example, the girl might have welts on her ass that are ‘gone’ right after that. |
| Bottom Line: |
Excellent site and promises to get better as more material is added. I’ve never seen a site quite like this. I also plan to take out memberships on other sites on the Kink network based on my positive experiences with this site.
Obviously if you have little or no interest in , or are offended by BDSM, D/s, stuff then you shouldn’t bother with a membership. If you do like this stuff I can’t imagine that there is a better site out there. The premise is pretty simple: take a willing woman and submit her to four days of training. At the end she’s a submissive slut.
I highly recommend this site if you are into this kind of kink. |
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08-26-07 09:25am
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Innocent High
(1)
89.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Part of a large teen-themed network
- Close to 350 videos now uploaded
- Updates regularly but not on any obvious schedule
- Site now offers HD in mp4 format
- Bills through Epoch
- Supports download managers
- Many new models just starting out in the adult business |
| Cons: |
- Slower download speeds than with similar networks
- The same male talent appears too often
- Not much anal |
| Bottom Line: |
I’m a huge fan of teen-themed sites with the young models (18-20ish) playing schoolgirls. I suspect that this is a common fetish for a lot of men. While this is a niche that is served fairly well, I’d never say no to a well-done site, and this is a pretty decent site.
This is the second time I’ve been a member here and was enticed to join when the network (Team Skeet) offered a special discount on top of the discount they already offer us. I liked the site the first time I was a member there and they’ve made some improvements that made it worth a revisit.
As I noted last time, the theme is schoolgirls and the setting is almost always a classroom. This obviously limits the kinds of scene setups that are available which can make the scenes a bit repetitive. There are only so many scenarios that can be done within these limits and they’ve done them all frequently. The good news, however, is that even though the scene set-ups can be repetitive the model’s appearance and ‘skills’ keep the scenes interesting. The site books some of the freshest new faces in porn so it is worth a membership just to see the latest crop of models.
The site is quite large offering just shy of 350 scenes. It continues to update but the update schedule is fairly irregular. There is at least one update per month though there are many months with three or four updates. Keep in mind that this site is part of a network so the other sites are updating too.
The biggest change that happened since I was last a member here 18 months ago is a significant improvement in video quality. When I was last a member here the only file format was WMV and while they advertised the scenes as being available in HD their definition of HD was pretty loose. Starting in October 2011 the site made a big move forward by offering true HD in mp4 format. A decent resolution WMV is still available but the scenes are now also offered in mp4 SD, 720p HD and 1080p HD. In the interests of balancing video quality with hard drive space I opted for the 720p. Those come in at 1280x720 at a 2400kb/s bitrate and 30fps. Subjectively they look great and I can safely assume that the 1080p would look even better.
The negatives to this site are pretty minor, and some of them are also admittedly subjective. The one objective problem is that download speeds still tend to be lower than I expect at a quality site like this. I’m used to seeing near 7MB/s with Internet Download Manager and most of the time here I was getting no more than 4MB/s. (As an aside, TBP’s review notes that there may be a download limit and that there may be issues with download managers. I had no problems. The site’s TOS does say that they ‘may’ impose a limit but I purposely went looking to see if I’d get shut out and I called it quits at 30+GB in one day and had no limit imposed. Also, I had no issues using a download manager and the links didn’t time out.)
The other negatives are, admittedly, subjective. The site uses the same male talent in a lot of their scenes and I find that makes the scenes even more repetitive. I think of the male talent in a straight porn scene as furniture, but I do wish these guys would change the furniture more frequently. The last (subjective) negative is that on a site with almost 350 scenes there are only three anal scenes. I realize that this is likely a reflection of the newness of many of the models, but guys, give the members some variety!
The last time I reviewed this site I found it to be a great value because of the combination of some great teen-themed porn and a TBP discount. With more scenes available and being added regularly this site continues to be a great value and if this is your kind of porn then I’d highly recommend joining. (And if you act soon the extra discount may still be available.) |
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12-10-12 04:10am
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Innocent High
(1)
89.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- TBP Discount ($17.95)
- 291 Scenes (approx 30 mins each)
- Appears to be all or mostly exclusive content on this site
- Videos available in multiple ways
- Pictures and screenshots available
- Bills through CCBill
- Good mix of well known and lesser known models
- Supports download managers (I use Free Download Manager and it works fine)
- Part of a network (8 sites in total) |
| Cons: |
- Definition of HD is pretty flexible
- Download speeds below average
- Updates aren’t dated
- Hello??? Have the directors never heard of anal sex? |
| Bottom Line: |
Innocent High is a site within a network that features young, though fully legal, models in various school-oriented scenes. All the standard clichés are here, the most common being teacher and student, or principal and student. I could complain that these are repetitive and overused, but I couldn’t come up with anything better. Regardless of the setup, the goal is the same in all the scenes: show off the youthful model in a well-lit, well-shot scene with good camera work and editing. If all porn sites did those basics this well the porn world would be a better place.
As for the models, there is a great mix of well known models like Aubrey Addams (looking mind-numbingly beautiful in her pre-surgery days), Ashli Orion and Eden Adams. There are plenty of less recognizable models too, though they are all young and very good looking. Most are petite and small-breasted, though there are lots who are better endowed too.
There are 291 scenes now on the site with 171 of these advertised as being HD. The problem with that claim is that the site’s definition of HD has varied a bit over time. Some are 1280x720 at 4500kbps while others are 960x540 at 1800kbps. They all look good on a monitor though I haven’t tried them on a TV yet. The site offers more options to view the videos than I’ve seen elsewhere, so there will be something for all tastes and connections. Streaming is available in various resolutions, though I can’t say anything more than it looks good. Downloads are available in different ways and resolutions. Your download options are to download the full video, download a ‘best of’ clip, download it in 3 segments or in 1-minute segments, or the trailer. Nobody can complain that they can’t get the scene how they want it. For downloads, the ‘full’ offers the most choices with WMV (in up to three resolutions), Quicktime, Mpg and IPod. “HD” is as listed above and the next lower resolutions come in at 640x480 or 640x360. I assume this depends on when the scene was shot and added. I can’t give a clear picture on when the uploads were because they aren’t dated. Also for that reason I can’t give an indication of the update schedule, though it certainly looks like it is updating.
Pictures are also available, as are screenshots. The pics are available as zips and come in at 1050x700. They look good, but obviously not hi-res.
There are no big negatives to this site. If I had to pick on one I’d point out that the download speeds are lower than I’ve seen at other big sites. Using Free Download Manager I get 1100KB/s, which is 700+ lower than with most sites. Also, TBP has a warning about download managers. They don’t specify what the issue is, but I had no problems.
This site has the quality and quantity to make the TBP discounted price an excellent value – even without being part of a network. Couple it with the 7 other sites in the Team Skeet network and it becomes even better. |
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06-18-11 12:21pm
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Burning Angel
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88.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- There is a cross-sell on the sign up page but it isn’t pre-checked
- Bills through CCBill
- Great chance to see some new models
- Many familiar porn models appear
- Many download options for newer videos
- Supports download managers |
| Cons: |
- No zips on pics
- Pics relatively low resolution
- No search function
- No specific tags |
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I have to confess that I never expected to be writing a review of a site featuring models with tattoos and piercings, Goth models, punk models and others along that theme. I’m as anti-tattoo as the next guy, except that it turns out I’m not. I’m still anti-tattoo and piercing unless the model goes all the way.
The biggest surprise for me was how conventional the porn here actually is. I don’t know what I was expecting, but whatever it was I was wrong. This is a typical porn network that just happens to showcase models with a look that is slightly out of mainstream.
The main page is laid out as you’d expect with any network: there are tabs for going to pictures, videos, the individual sites, or sorting by model. One choice conspicuous by its absence is a search function. If it exists on the network I haven’t found it yet. (This lack of search is further worsened by the lack of scene tags. Tags exist, but are too broad to be of a lot of use in specific searches.)
The network is made up of eight individual sites. (Cum on My Tattoo, Fuck me in the Bathroom, Heavy Metal Pussy Party, Joanna Angel, POV Punx, Punk Porn, Punk Schoolgirls and Big Boobs are Cool – I’ll post some stats as a comment on each site’s PU page.) While several of the sites have a reason for being stand-alone, several others could just as easily be grouped together. This is neither positive or negative, it’s just a fact.
Each site is laid out in the same way: the site opens into a page where there are thumbnails for 20 scenes per page. Under each thumbnail is some basic information about the scene, including a scene name, the genre (girl/boy, solo, etc.), the running length, user ratings and the female star.
When you select a scene you get a larger thumbnail and four small thumbnails to give you some idea of what’s in store. Each scene has multiple options for downloads. You can download a trailer, the full scene or the full scene broken down into parts. I have to question the value of offering the scene in parts in 2012, but maybe there are still people with slow internet connections. For each of those options there are usually some choices for file type and resolution. MPEGs are offered (in resolutions up to 1400x800 – 5000kb/s and 24fps – depending on the upload date, of course), as are WMVs in high and low resolutions and a mobile version. These options decrease as you get into older files. Prior to 2010 MPEGs weren’t offered but Quicktime files were. The oldest scenes on the network, which date back to 2007, are often only available in one resolution and only in WMV. The resolution on the oldest scenes is low at 480x360, 1800kb/s and 30fps.
This is being a bit picky, but the way the download options are laid out with the trailer as the first option made it too easy to select that instead of the full scene. It didn’t happen to me, but it required that I pay more attention than I’d normally do when just downloading porn. Even having a trailer as a download option seems odd to me, but at least they could put it lower in the option list.
The site supports download managers and I had no problem with the links timing out.
The network bills through CCBill so you have confidence in that. There is a cross-sell, but it isn’t pre-checked.
If the site has a major flaw it is how they provide pictures. I don’t normally download photos but in this case I was looking forward to doing so. I had flagged several models that I really liked that are rare on more mainstream sites and wanted photos too. I was disappointed to see that zips aren’t available and that even if they were, the resolution isn’t great. The newest photos are 1080x720. I know that isn’t bad, but they could be better. Older photos are obviously a lower resolution. I gave up on getting photos since having to save each one individually seems like too much work for porn. The lack of zips really needs to be addressed.
I know this is highly subjective, but I found most of the models on the site to be very attractive. I do question why some models appear on the site though. Katie St. Ives has a few scenes here and I’d not normally think of her when I think tattoos, piercings, Goth or punk. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll take any of Katie’s scenes when I can get them, but it just doesn’t seem to be a good fit.
Dracken posted a comment back in ’09 that the network appeared to be a ‘community’ site for people who like the Goth / Punk / etc. look and lifestyle. That is true. There are blogs and forums for the look, the music and the life. I’m only interested in the naked chicks so I really can’t comment on the non-porn parts of the network.
The bottom line is that this is an excellent network. It is well laid out, easy to use and offers some great porn. If you’re like me and want to push your porn boundaries a bit then I’d highly recommend starting with Burning Angel. The models are beautiful and the scenes are hot. |
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11-24-12 10:01am
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Brazzers
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88.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- 30 sites on the network
- TBP / PU discount
- Supports download managers
- Bills through Epoch
- Many options for downloads |
| Cons: |
- No usable search function
- Not a huge amount for people who don’t like big breasts and MILFs
- Many of the big breasts are ‘enhanced’ and not natural |
| Bottom Line: |
I doubt that I’m offending anyone by saying that Brazzers is a network that caters mostly to MILF and large-breast aficionados (and most of those big breasts are enhanced, not natural). So why would a guy who prefers younger and more petite models take a membership here? The answer is simple – Jenni Lee’s first anal scene. Yes, I have to confess that I took a membership just to access one scene.
As with my review of Naughty America I realize that there are a lot of reviews already so I’ll review the network from the perspective of someone who prefers younger and more petite models. Is it worth a membership for those of us with those preferences?
The network is made up of 30 individual sites each based around a theme. All of the most popular porn themes are represented. Unlike Naughty America, Brazzers doesn’t really have any sites that would specifically appeal to those of us who like younger and smaller models. In contrast, many of the sites are specifically aimed at members who like big breasts, with names like Big Tits in Uniform, Big Tits in Sports, Big Tits at School and Big Tits at Work. So if you like big breasts you’ll know there are lots of scenes for you here.
There are currently over 4600 scenes on the network and three more are added daily. The bad news is that many of the sites are currently not updating, though I don’t consider that a negative as the scenes are still available.
Each site opens into a separate page where the scenes are listed with a large thumbnail. Each thumbnail has a scene name and lists the female star or stars. Clicking on a scene you want brings up a new page where you can stream or download the scene. Newer scenes have more options available for download, which makes sense, with many offering as high as 1080p. Mp4s are the most common offering with newer scenes being available in SD and 720p and 1080p. One (or sometimes two) WMV resolution is also usually available as is a MPEG version. Many also offer a size for mobile devices too. The size of the file is listed right beside all the choices which is helpful in deciding which resolution you want. This is useful since the 1080p files can top out at more than 2GB. I downloaded the 720p when it was available and it actually comes in at 854x480 and plays at 2000+kb/s and 30fps. Subjectively they look great. Older scenes obviously don’t have HD available or the same range of choices which can be a bit frustrating but even the older scenes look pretty good.
I had no problem using a download manager (IDM) and found that the links didn’t time out unreasonably quickly.
If this site has a serious flaw it’s the lack of a useful search function. I know other reviewers have commented that the search function isn’t very good, but I’d go further and say it is really non-existent. This is a flaw because the site is huge and covers many themes so relying solely on tags to find material can be problematic. The site does have a series of filters but I didn’t find them to be terribly helpful. And to make matters worse I’d often forget to clear the filters when starting a new search and that would further limit what I found until I realized my mistake.
There is also no way to search for individual stars by just typing their name in. You can select the ‘pornstar’ tab which you can then sort by letter. You can further sort that in any of several ways (popularity, number of scenes, etc) with one of the sorts being by name. The problem with this is that the alphabet that Brazzers uses appears to have no connection to the modern alphabet that most English countries use. If you’re looking for a specific star be prepared to manually search through several pages to find her.
So does Brazzers offer any value to a potential member who prefers younger and more petite models? Ummm… yeah. Probably. I think what likely tilts the balance towards recommending this network is that there are scenes for guys like us and the discounted TBP / PU price makes it an okay value for people who aren’t into big breasts and MILFs. And they use a reputable biller. (If you’re a fan of large breasts and MILFs then there is excellent value here and I’d highly recommend a membership.) There are scenes for guys like me, though there aren’t as many as I’d hoped, and finding them isn’t made any easier by the flawed search function. But I’d still recommend it. But I’ll likely only be back if they happen to have the world’s first Lexi Diamond anal scene.
(This is a bit off topic, but the network produces a couple of high-end porn series. Think of it as if HBO did hardcore. These are interesting and the production values are high – better than most in the industry. In one of the series a young woman is murdered, wrapped in plastic and dumped by a stream. For some reason, Brazzers often uses this shot as their site’s wallpaper. I have a lot of fetishes, but ‘murder porn’ ain’t one ‘em.) |
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11-10-12 07:26pm
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