There's a huge pull-out ad in the new AVN for this movie where Audrey looks incredible in period costume. I'm usually not into features but this one looks very intriguing!
Searching for blonde and red bush 1985 Posts 10/02
Posted - Jun 20 2005 : 12:32PM
Thanks Fiend. I've decided I'm going to start watching features again since stuff like Altered Assholes and From Her Ass to Her Mouth are not really what Mrs. Ferret enjoys with the same enthusiasm as me. I'll be watching for this one. There is a gallery (non-sex) of Audrey in costume and white makeup on Ninn's site but I could not get the trailer to function.
IAFD, supporters of beastiality. Just say no. 7564 Posts 11/02
Posted - Jun 28 2005 : 4:03PM
Oh goodie. It's always nice to see a director trying something they haven't done before... I guess parallel worlds are visually more interesting than sexual tension.
Steph said: “Sometimes I exercise really hard just so I can eat more. I feel spoiled.” (I usually (ha, who am I kidding, make that always) skip the exercise and just eat more. What does that make me?)
"There is no one else in the adult business that can take on this kind of roll except Audrey,” Ninn said. “She is, without a doubt, the most powerful sexual performer in our industry today and I look forward to working on this project with anticipation and excitement.”
Where did the retards at AVN learn to spell? I bet they just copy this shit off a press release. Lame.
IAFD, supporters of beastiality. Just say no. 7564 Posts 11/02
Posted - Jun 28 2005 : 8:34PM
Well consider this. There is a lot of complaining going on -- rightfully so or not, I don't care -- about the formulaic nature of gonzo and how there needs to be more creativity and a dare for something new or what-you-have-not in porn. When one then points to Ninn as an example of a porn director who dares to bring something new, I get confused all over. The man is basically making the same films he was doing while he working for VCA 10 years ago over and over again, both thematically and stylistically. About the only change is that better digital technology has allowed him to take his style to extremes -- compare the editing patterns -- so that now every hint of personalized performances of the actors is completely lost in the technique.
Plus, the man has said in an interview that he is hardly interested in shooting sex (scenes), but only in the things that happen between the sex (scenes). That makes me question why he is shooting porn at all.
I liked some of his earlier VCA stuff (and even some of his Western Visuals stuff before that), but all I get from his recent stuff -- meaning shot after 2000 -- is the feeling that he is only interested in technology/technique and that he has no eye for the real drama of porn: human sexuality. There is no blissful rupture (for the old timers on this board) to be found for me in the slick surfaces of a Ninn project.
Wally said: “..If the ‘story’ is about gagging and ass fucking, which dress would be compatible in your opinion? ..just wondering ..maybe we put some originality into gonzo porn”
Ninn gives the impression of trying to almost hide the fact that he's shooting porn , what with the fast cuts , and constantly swooping camera . Almost as if he's ashamed of what he does , and wishes he was a mainstream direcctor . But maybe that's just my impression . Not that I've seen all that much of his stuff - why torture yourself , right !
For all that , the girl (Audrey Hollander) does look especially stunning the way she's been made up here , though I'm unsure why it's called Catherine and not Elizabeth which would probably have been a more recognizable name . If I had a feeling that he'd let the camera linger on the humping for more than a few seconds , and allow the performers their own head even slightly , I'd probably chance my arm on this one . As it is : pass .
IAFD, supporters of beastiality. Just say no. 7564 Posts 11/02
Posted - Jul 4 2005 : 3:07PM
Was I a good boy or a bad boy
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Short (2 min) - Windows Media: http://www.ninnworx.com/catherine/video/saspromo_cathsoft_169.wmv Short (2 min) - QuickTime: http://www.ninnworx.com/catherine/video/saspromo_cathsoft_169qt.mov Long (7 min) - Windows Media: http://www.ninnworx.com/catherine/video/trailer_v01.wmv Long (7 min) - QuickTime: http://www.ninnworx.com/catherine/video/trailer_v01.mov
Very Ninn. I wonder if JimmyD's got a poinZZzzzzzzzzz
Edited 'cause direct links to movies aren't allowed either. (makes sense)
Hey at least Ninn's giving it a shot to do something different - but his work lacks emotional involvement - if someone could find a good script (written by a pro and not a porn director or his brother) someone could make a hot movie.
I'm more worried about how his films are moving more towards the mysogonistic. I mean, in the trailer, Audrey is constantly being called a slut, and stuff like that. I would probably pick this up if 1) it didn't have all that damn name calling and 2) if it actually looked interesting. Yeah, it has some nice camera work, but the story just seems kinda blah and jumpy, and if the sex sucks, why bother? It almost seems like another excuse to be "daring" and artsy. That translates, at least to me, as boring. But I'll wait till I read a review before deciding on a purchase or not.
Considering that no one has even seen the movie yet and it is already generating a decent amount of buzz (good or bad, buzz is still buzz), i would have to say he is doing something right. Watching her get reamed in that costume has me interested.
Good & Evil is merely a matter of perspective, I perfer to call myself... Determined 1229 Posts 7/05
Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 11:20PM
I was a big fan of Ninn's several years ago, until my tastes got more extreme and I started watching mostly gonzo anal. However, Nikky Blond taking a strap-on to Audrey's ass is a must see for me!
Urmmmmmmmmmm - Lee O, Ninn IS a mainstream director. Michael Ninn is his porn name. He stays out of the industry events because he doesn't want to be outed as Michael Ninn by the mainstream or the adult press.
I rented this and it pretty much describes the first scene of the movie. Not only was it mysogonistic, it was extremely boring. This movie was so dull it actually offended me! The male lead spends the first 6 or 7 minutes calling her a whore and Ninn used every camera trick (jump cuts, pans, and a ton of dissolves) in the book during that time. Okay, we get it, "Catherine's a whore!" Can we get on with the movie or at least hire a writer to add some additional dialogue?
I haven't seen a lot of Audrey Hollander. I wanted to give this one a shot because she was so utterly charming while she "cleaned her pipes" in the BTS of Gangbang Girl 35. The lighting for the first scene is horrible and Audrey looks completely washed out. I'm not a cinematographer, but that's the last thing you should be doing when filming fair-skinned redheads covered in white powder makeup. I literally fell asleep about 15 minute of this film. JimmyD's opinion (see RLD Fiend's post earlier) about this film curing insomnia is quite accurate.
It's one thing to build atmosphere which Ninn attempts to do, but another thing altogether to remove sexual chemistry and replace it with every camera trick that can be learned in film school. If there's any question if vampires exist, Ninn removed all doubt. He completely sucked the lifeblood out this movie and was fed up by the time the actual sex started.
The movie is two hours and I will try to give an opinion of the remaining three scenes, but I seriously doubt it is going to be worth the effort.
Good & Evil is merely a matter of perspective, I perfer to call myself... Determined 1229 Posts 7/05
Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 3:06PM
I like the fact that there is a few directors left who aren't afraid to make movies like this. Those who don't like all the "camera tricks" should stick to gonzo. I just saw this movie last night and really enjoyed it. I usually watch mostly "anal-gonzo" myself, but I like to see something artistic from time to time. The women and most of the outfits they wore were very beautiful, and the sets were incredible. I felt the sex was also pretty good in most of the scenes, especially Nikky Blond using the strap-on on Audrey. Nikky looked like she'd been wanting to unleash a little "pay-back" on all the men who had done the same to her!
So lets give Michael Ninn his due, one of the last true artists in porn.