Studio Legend/Puritan Video Productions Director Michael Raven Starring Adriana Sage, Jessica Drake, Bunny Luv, Chandler, Vivi Anne, Sophie Evans, Lita, Nacho Vidal, Evan Stone, J.J. Michaels, Tony Ribas, Steve Running Time 1:54 DVD Format Single Sided, Single Layer Special Features Animated menus with full motion video; full-motion video chapter selection menu; 61-picture photo gallery Typical Watcher Likes dialogue-free, all sex porn and natural breasts Typical Hater Doesn't like all-sex without plot or needs to see lots of extreme anal Themes All-sex, frantic sex, anal, facials, costumes, girl-girl, outdoor sex, golden showers If You Liked This DVD, You Should Enjoy Shameless Desire Video Captures Click for larger size
| The First Word: One of the better X-ratedmagazine publishers in the U.S., Puritan may not be as good as Private, but PuritanVideo Magazine 24 is definitely good quality porn with well-known stars at anaffordable price. What's It About?:This all-sex, plot-free volumecontains six scenes, each following the same format: several minutes of sologirl teasing and masturbation, followed by a boy-girl or girl-girl sex scenelasting about 15 minutes. Thankfully, there's no lame attempt at asetup or even dialogue in these encounters, just the sex. Here's the scenelist: Hot SpanishNight - Adriana Sage is a pretty, thin Latina with smooth brown skin, nice,natural breasts, and a great ass. Although the scene is entitled "HotSpanish Night," the set is dressed in an Asian theme, obviously shot insomeone's upscale home, with a set of Japanese armor and swords, a giantOriental fan above the fireplace mantle, and a tiger-skin rug on thefloor. After rolling around seductively on the rug and playing withherself, Adriana is joined by one of my more favorite studs, Nacho Vidal. They start whispering to each other passionately in Spanish throughout thescene, which definitely increases the heat. So does her obviousenthusiasm, frequent smiles, and playful approach to sex. But this ishardly a cuddly, romantic rendezvous -- Nacho fucks her pussy, mouth, and asshard. Finally, it's always nice to see some post pop-shot sucking and thisscene has a good amount of that. BadGirl - I think Jessica Drake is a cutie, but I don't care at all for her fake knockers and excessively skinny frame. I mention that because thoseare the thoughts that keep running through my head as this scene with her andEvan Stone plays out. Speaking of Evan, he's clad in all black and has a 5o'clock shadow to give him a "bad boy" image, probably not his bestlook though. The first penetration shot isn't anything to write homeabout, but the second one is as Jessica straddles above Evan as he pistons his massive dick into her petite body. It's worthy of a scene in Size Mattersand you're left scratching your head how everything fits. A decent scene,but gravity defying boobs and visible ribs temper enjoyment. NaughtySchool Girls - This girl-girl scene pairs gorgeous blonde Bunny Luv(dressed in a yummy pink stretchy bikini) with Chandler, who does her best tolook like Britney Spears in her school girl outfit. After a mild start,there's one of the most memorable girl-girl shots I've seen in a long time asChandler pushes aside Bunny's bikini bottoms and uses her thumb to rub hershaved pussy -- wow! Fortunately, the heat continues through the rest ofthe scene as panties are removed and stuffed into mouths and pussies, both handsare used to vigorously rub and penetrate, and dildos and lots of fingers areused to stretch boxes open. It's a nasty and intense scene, but notvulgar. It's missing the customary earth-shattering climaxes, but maybe it's better thatway since we're spared from watching fake ones. DayDreaming - Real life couple Vivi Anne and J.J. Michaels have an outdoorblanket bang. I like the sultryredhead, who has perfect natural boobs,and J.J., despite his "Opie" looks is one of the better young woodsmentoday. After a long solo masturbation scene and an all-too-short blowjob,the couple engage in non-stop fucking in four positions before a quick oralpopshot. It's a nice "quickie" that's pretty satisfying for whatit is. RestlessSpirits - I mentioned the comparison between Private and Puritan at thebeginning of the review. Well, this scene borrows two stars from thePrivate stable, Sophie Evans, a leggy blonde who's normally seen in the Piratefetish line, and Eurohunk Tony Ribas. Shot on a long spiraling staircase,the scene is too acrobatic for my taste -- having sex on a staircase is hardenough, but it looks really contrived to fuck whilst straddling a spiral banister! It's pretty much a Private-style scene, except in two respects: no analand no slow motion cumshot. DarkFantasy - Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Stripper Alert! Lita's hugeknockers betray her dancing day job and set up the expectation that this isgoing to be a weak scene (since most strippers-turned-porn-stars aredisappointing performers in my view). And my rule-of-thumb is right inthis case: despite Steve's attempt to fuck her hard, her responses are asfake as her tits. This is easily the weakest scene of the whole volume,and I have to admit that my fast forward button was exercised during thisscene. As a note, fans of watersports will like a brief bit of peeing, atotal of maybe three seconds during Lita's introduction -- not my thing at all,but maybe it's yours. What I liked: Don't Say a Word: Except for things whispered or shouted during lovemaking, there's absolutely nodialogue at all on this DVD. No minutes wasted in trying to set up thescene. It was pretty clever that Michael Raven is classy enough to knowthat simply a scene title and the costumes of the performers is enough for mostporn viewers to figure out the themes without needing any scripted lines. While I like all-sex/gonzo porn with plot or setups, I prefer to dispense withthe bullshit if it can't be done well, so I'm quite happy with the result here. PrettyGirls, Nice Action: This video rises above thecrowd because it features pretty girls (and guys, for the most part) in aboveaverage action. The performers have some genuine chemistry together andthat shows in the results. While we're not talking about "awardwinning sex," it does peak my jaded interest, so it's definitely betterthan the run-of-the-mill porn churned out every day. It's good strokematerial and probably would be acceptable for couples viewing since it isn'tthat extreme and since you get the impression that the couples are into eachother and not just going through the motions. What I didn't like: Fake stripper tits:Right up there with snaggletooths, acne, and tattoos of boyfriends' names,bolt-on breasts are among the biggest turn-offs for me. I'm sure Lita andJessica Drake are great people, but I can't help looking at their boobsthroughout the whole scene and thinking about how unnatural and unflatteringthey are. Seeing implants sagging and tits that defy gravity and Newton'sLaws are distracting, and in some cases, just gross. Thankfully, there'sonly two scenes in Puritan Video Magazine 24 that have this problem, and one ofthem is a throwaway in my book. So you're still left with over an hour ofsilicone free, near perfect breasts to ogle over. DVD Extras: Other than a large gallery ofmagazine quality still photos, there's nothing else of value on the disc. There are four ads that are selectable from the main menu but that's hardly avalue-add. I suppose we're lucky that Puritan wasn't shitty and made theads mandatory viewing (like some other low-rent DVD companies). Still,considering the other discs in this price range, it's a little cheap not toinclude trailers or something. A/V Quality: The video quality is good,though not as sharp as the very best transfers. The indoor scenes are notlit as well as they should have been, but it's hardly noticeable. Overall, thevideo is certainly serviceable for this genre -- it wasn't meant to be areference quality DVD, nor was it done on the budget of one. The audio isclear and well-mixed; the production sound is balanced with the musical track ina way that neither overwhelms the other. I didn't notice any glaringproblems with the A/V mastering, so I doubt that anyone will have a problem withthe presentation. The Last Word: This is a surprisingly goodall-sex video and a lot better than I had expected. With one outstandingscene (Adriana and Nacho), four solid ones, and only one mediocre pairing, it'sa good value if you can get it for a reasonable price. I wish it had moreextras, but this volume has a lot going for it in terms of format andperformances. Plus, any video with Bunny Luv gets at least a conditionalthumbs up in my book. While I recommend this DVD, don't take that as ablanket recommendation for the Puritan Video Magazine line, since it reallydepends on who directs each volume or scene as to what you're going to get. - Saki (saki@my.adultdvdtalk.com) |