A good front cover is nice, but this won't count as much in my final decision on wether to purchase or not.

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Sloppy Seconds did just that. Front cover captured my attention and the back cover got my wallet open.

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Now with that said, I don't necessarily review the cover, but I do look at it and if it's misleading I deduct points.

Little shit don't matter, for example, if it says "120 action packed minutes" and it's 118 or 119 minutes, but if it came up like 100 minutes and had 20 min of extras.... I would take off. Same with advertising a girl on the cover and he's not in it, or advertising an act that doesn't take place. You know stuff like that.

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I don't buy porn these days, but I do normally pick what to review by the cover, cast and director.

Edited by - PL on 3/18/2006 10:03:06 AM

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1. Red Light District has great covers, they have clear concise color patter, brand identification, and the phot of the girl is usually real sexy, but leaves you wanting more (in this case to see her get fucked.)

2. Evil Angel's makes good stuff, but their box covers are too busy in my opinion. They look almost cartoonish. While RLD makes you think they are profesional company Evil Angel box cover's come off as hammy.

3. A lot of box covers do have false advertising, especially low end stuff from random companies or really cheap DVD's they are usually BS. With RLD you get what they you get, if it says Teagan is doing anal she will be squeeling in the DVD.

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The exception is features. I like to know the synopsis before I pick something out, so the more descriptive the better.

Last, I get really pissed off if the cover makes no mention the male talent. I want the male cast listed somewhere on the cover so I can make quick decisions whether or not I want to rent, without having to do a thorough dick inspection of each picture. I know a few cocks on sight, but that doesn't help if you can't see the whole thing. Much easier to have the dude's name right there on the cover.

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P.S. Dayamn Kami, you look hot in your new avatar! I also clicked and checked out your free gallery, some awesome pornographic photos there. But the giant gory dildo--YIKES!!!

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In the movie I thought it was my baby.

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Now, I will agree that RLD has some nice covers. Evil Angel has nice covers. But with RLD, I used the covers to determine purchases/reviews. Evil Angel I used name of director, since director is my main buying point. The cover is gravy.

I have also purchased many she-male DVDs based purely on cover, and that there is one of the worst ways to buy that genre, because they can make the stars look better on the cover than in action.

So yes, I have purchased mainly she-male DVDs based upon cover alone, since reviews were non existent. I have also used boxcovers to determine which DVD I would buy ahead of another DVD by the same director.

- -B -I -G -m -i -k -e, here and there, over and out! - -

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As far as the she male thing, i wouldn't know...but whatever floats your sailboat is chill.

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I got to the point to where I didn't trust box covers though, for a variety of reasons. Some box covers would show a lot of heavy anal and when I actually watched the movie, there was very little actual anal in it. "All anal" as I came to realize, didn't necessarily mean all anal (oddly enough. More often, it merely meant there would be at least 20 seconds of anal in each scene (which is not exactly what I expect when a box cover says "ALL anal").

And then, there's often the issue of the pictures looking *much* better than the actual footage. Sometimes, the angle the still for the box was taken from is completely different from the angle the actual footage shows....which is kinda irritating if you got it specifically because you liked the angles you saw on the box cover.

Even with the internet, porn is still hit or miss. You have to watch a lot of it to figure out what you like and who makes the stuff you really like. You'll see a lot of stuff you don't care for and might even discover some things you didn't even know you liked. I still think box covers are important and refer to them to get a general idea of the contents but I mostly stick to studios and directors I really like....maybe taking a chance and grabbing something a bit different every now and then, just for variety and the odd chance that I'll find someone new that I really like.

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The box-covers were what initially attracted my attention, the more hotties the better.

Evil Angel was one of my early faves, especially Rocco's movies.

I also believe it's better to not play favorites with the stars. I've heard a few girls get pissed about not getting the cover.

As far as RLD is concerned, their professionalism is in question with me. One movie was missing a bonus scene (Cumfart Cocktails 2) and Ass Attack 2 they misspelled Leah Stevensons name (Leah Stevens?).

That being said, I am a fan of both companies, flaws and all.

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I've seen some good ones but of course I can't think of them now...

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I also think its interesting how they tend to use medium shots, or shots with the girl bigger on the box, as I really think it makes their boxes more uniform, and bolder, in addition to them using so few colors. RLD and PXP's boxes have a lot of full body pics now where the girls look a lot smaller, and they don't catch your attention as much.

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Usually I buy DVDs that I have rented, unless I trust the director, company, and performers.

Ass Whores From Planet Squirt!!!

Edited by - Walter on 3/19/2006 1:09:56 AM

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Rarely will a movie not select an avenue to appeal to.
One that touts facials for all, or where each starlet
can be seen on the back with cum on her face,
obviously has no internal cumshots.
If it says facials anywhere, don't expect swallowing,
unless it too is stated, in which case expect minimal.
If your looking for an anal flick, and even
one image on the back has a dick in a pussy,
it may have some, but its most likely not hardcore anal.

I don't find much blatant false advertising these days,
but if I do, I make the store aware of it.

I'm still misled on occasion, as nearly all are prone
to trickery, but I find most studios generally try
to appeal to your best interests at heart.

The key is, making sure that those interests, are yours.

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I do think screen caps from the actual footage would more accurately represent the content. But then, it might put some people off because screen caps are sometimes lacking in quality. A box with a bunch of grainy looking caps might put some people off just as much as anything else.

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Evil Angel covers I don't like that much, too much visual information at once, I would probably never buy those movies unless I knew the quality.

I used to buy based on cover in my ignorant porn buying days, but now I usually check up if the cover is telling the truth or not before buying.

Edited by - Gunzo on 3/19/2006 12:32:19 PM

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Personally I don't need a shitload of stuff on the front cover. Just a nice pic of a girl or two prominently placed, (t)he(i)r correctly spelt name(s), a simple unicoloured background, preferably white, a cast list in some corner and, to make it perfect, something that makes me recognize the studio/series immediately without yelling it at me.

No need to use huge letters for the cast list. If you give me a cover that grabs the eye I will look for the unobtrusive information in the corner myself.

No need to shout "You have never seen this before" because I know myself what I've seen and seldom buy the same movie twice.

No need to tell me "You won't believe your eyes". If I really believed the world was blurred would I wear glasses?

Now a few examples:

I like the style of many of Elegant Angel 's more recent movies (after the squirting revolution, that is). Unfortunately that style doesn't show in all their new releases. The best example for the style I mean is the Swallow My Squirt series. Of course this series is must-have stuff for me no matter what the cover looks like, but damn do I love these covers!

Digital Sin 's My Plaything series also looks great in my eyes. The Gauge installment (yummy!) is the only one I own but all the other covers I've seen looked recognizable and similar in a positive way.

Another good example is Zero Tolerance 's Blow Me Sandwich series. I've got number 5, and it's especially nice that there's a "softer" and a "harder" version that look quite similar apart from the dicks. That means with one movie you can first brag to your buddies what a pervert you are, then flip the cover around so grandma's next visit won't end with a heart-attack again, and in the morning you still know which movie you've got in your hands.

The box cover of Anabolic 's Balls Deep 9 drives me crazy. Too bad I'm not that much of an anal fiend but if I was I'd check it out.

And here's my most recent favourite: Madness Pictures ' 12 Nasty Girls Masturbating Vol. 6. Gimme such a sexy Leah Luv pic and you can forget everything I said before if you must. I'm planning to check this series out for quite some time anyway, and now I'm quite sure where to start...
Leah, wherever you are, you're fucking sexy!

You can count on me but I will cum at "three".

Edited by - vincentvangauge on 3/19/2006 5:33:28 PM

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Also, Zero Tolerance and 3rd Degree always have great photos on their covers.

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Somewhere writing the alphabet on a clit in cursive

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Dion Giarrusso
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