I haven't been a member of ADT for long, but having browsed the various topics and threads i noticed there are quite a few comments regarding Digital Playground. A lot of people like them, but there seems to be a lot of people(like myself)who think that DP are not all they're cracked up to be and that maybe they're not the 'gods gift to porn' that they think they are. So i have started this thread for people to air their thoughts about all things DP related, what they like, what they dislike, what they think could be better about them, what they think about DP's treatment of Sam Lewis and Kay Brandt and who knows, if you shout loud enough you might get heard.
Just another bare bum in the shiower 1739 Posts 12/04
Posted - Dec 22 2012 : 7:33AM
DP has had the most attractive roster of female performers for the past decade. The two Pirates movies were absolutely brilliant and the high watermark in modern porn. Their gorgeous talent has been wasted, however, to a large extent in recent years by some quite average porn with generally bad camerawork - the camera is too close, the filming angles have been unattractive, and the lighting effects have been unusual and off-putting. The scripts have also been pretty average in their recent features - although this is a problem that has plagued all features (particularly the so-called parodies) in recent years where for most films a developed storyline has been practically non-existent.
I have liked all the DP films I've seen (not a lot admittedly) but Pirates 2 stood out for me for having some of the most energetic sex scenes I've seen in a film, and then cutting them so sharply that if you blink you'll miss it. It's probably the only time in a porn movie where I've wanted the sex scenes to be longer.
What i'd like to know is, how can a one company be so one dimensional in what they do yet be succesful. Where's the variety? there ain't none. I've lost count of the amount of times after viewing a DP feature that i've thought jeez, can't they do anything different? Are they so unimaginative that all the writers can come up with is 5 pretty basic B/G scenes. You could cut the orgy scene out of Nurses 1, put it Nurses 2 and i don't think anybody would've noticed the difference. Would anybody know which Skip Trace they were watching if they didn't see the cover? The only time someone came up with a different idea, something that went completely against type, they were fired before that project even got going.
the last of their releases I genuinely like was 'bad girls 8'. I think they should do at least one 'gonzo' type movie and really let the contract girls do whatever they want instead of these 15 minute standard, predictable scenes they've been putting out for the last year or so. I think everyone of those girls are capable of scenes 1 hex hotter than what the directing of DP films allows for
I think they should hire 1 or 2 more directors because as long as Robby D is doing everything you know what you're going to get. 5 bog standard B/G scenes. I also think they should re-think their shoddy attitude towards G/G. The utter dislike they show towards that genre must be so high that they were willing to can 'jewelbox' and sack Sam Lewis and Kay Brandt, even though 'Cherry & Cherry 2' made more money for the company in that year than any of the Robby D movies. Why dump something that's gonna make money for everyone? Shameful.
I think DP's success comes from their stable of contract girls that people like and that it appeals to a broad section of porn watchers. They've got hot contract girls that you can't see anywhere else. They appeal to people who don't like the wilder/harder porn stuff. Their movies are features with stories but the stories are simple straightforward and are sex driven so they're easier to sit through. Their movies have a "slickness" about them and don't come off looking like the typical generic "filmed in a house" look to them. Their boxcovers are "classier". Probably most of all with a DP production you know it will hit a certain standard and you know what you're getting. Feature films with contract girls aren't usually my thing but I tend to like the DP stuff better than VIVID or WICKED stuff because it's not quite as "vanilla" and the stories aren't so involved or trying to be serious or clever. I find their contract girls sexier. It's sorta couples porn with a more male appeal. I couldn't take a steady diet of DP movies though because of the sameness and the same performers being used over and over and over again. But every now and then I'll buy one of their movies because I like Jesse Jane but overall for the type of movies they set out to make I think they do a good job of it. I can see why the people who like that genre of porn like DP. I think their appeal is a bit more universal than the other porn feature film companies out there.
well if your a fan of Manuel Ferrara and Erik Everhard DP is where it's at..... I don't know why they don't just put them on the DVD cover..... I mean they are not fooling anyone.
I'm with Draxxx. I used to get a ton of DP features, since they had good options on the website. Then, they got cyber-attacked. Now it's down to once a month, and pretty much just Kayden Kross features. They used to have more variety, vignette releases like Girl Next Door and more Bad Girl titles, but it seems they've opted far more for couples porn, and not even the somewhat comedic kind in which they once dabbled. I'm neutral on DP right now.
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Posted - Dec 29 2012 : 5:32PM
I may be the only one who caught this exchange on Twitter, but at least as of November Manuel is no longer shooting scenes for Digital Playground. See his twitter exchange with a DP employee here: https://twitter.com/manuelferrara/status/268916419352207360 Most likely Manuel will still show in the movies for a year because they shoot so far in advance.
Also in that twitter exchange it looked like either @YordiTM or @DirectorDC is directing, so that may mean Robby D is out, as well? I'm neutral on DP - their girls are the top in the industry hands down, their technical details don't seem to have any competition, and - so long as they aren't hiring Evan Stone for what appears to be nostalgia's sake - they always get guys that can perform. The downsides? Robby D's camera work has gotten both stale and sloppy over the past few years; I'm convinced he's shot scenes that would be better served by a single stationary camera. The 'feature' aspect has gotten very weak recently; I don't know if the girls can't act, there are price pressures on additional shooting, no one's around to care, or the writer is no longer motivated. My biggest film annoyance is the lack of girl-girl: I can't be the only person to think that putting two of their contract girls together in a scene, and then double the scene length - would only be a positive. Who hasn't wanted to see Jesse Jane fuck Riley with a strap-on? And the face-time given to the male actors is crazy - Ben English is the solo star of the first 5 minutes of Nurses 2, and no one - male, female, or inbetween - gets off on his face taking up the screen. And the Homewreckers series makes the guys the main characters; it's an odd choice that doesn't serve to increase the odds of me buying the film. I like the combo of releasing both gonzo-style Jack's/Bad Girls films and also features- it's just seems like it's heavily weighted to the features recently. So, neutral. And I don't think that it serves much purpose to complain that DP needs to shoot like Evil Angel -- they're a different product for different markets. Just bitching about DP because you can't see their contract girls get thrown around enough isn't a valid complaint on the filmmaker (and that's what a huge amount of the DP-dislike seems to come back to).
^ your last paragraph is spot on, I think. DP has gotten a bit more 'soft' and maybe people are reacting to that. Stoya wrote an interesting piece on her tumblr that explains why this is: "The ways that media is purchased and distributed have changed. Streaming video and downloads on the web are now more popular than DVDs. This means that we now cater to the tastes of the credit card and billing companies, which means even more guidelines. At the company I work for, as of a couple of months ago, we are required to refrain from biting, spanking, scratching, choking, slapping, and - while gagging has yet to be discussed - the hands of a blow job recipient on the head of a blow job giver are not allowed."
- http://stoya.tumblr.com/post/39143850526/authenticity-vs-the-billing-companies I was watching bad girls 8 the other day, and there was a lot of choking, spanking, etc etc...so now even if they did do more gonzo stuff, they wouldn't be able to show those things. This could also explain why the editing in DP films has been so heavyhanded lately...I guess they're having to edit out these elements to make the scenes acceptable. Personally I don't NEED the hardcore gonzo element in my porn. I think it's hot, yea, but in the end if I'm watching Stoya or Riley get fucked I'm good...the thing is I want to SEE IT, I want to see their bodies...not close-ups of their necks or thighs.
I would love to see Jesse Jane fuck Riley Steele with a strap-on, and vice-versa, but i can't see it ever happening unless they leave. In fact i can't see anything G/G related coming out of DP/Manwin in the foreseeable future. Here is a quote from Kay Brandt (director of the two 'Cherry' films) after she was fired. Kay was fired without warning from Digital Playground when Manwin took them over. And Samantha Lewis and her sisters were pushed out too. Draw your own conclusions as to whether you believe it or not. I do and to me it tells me everything i need to know about what DP/Manwin think of G/G. In Kay Brandt's own words: "It was Samantha Lewis, the former CEO, who believed in me and these movies and pushed me forward and blessed the budgets and supported Jewelbox as her own baby. She was indeed drinking the buyout kool-aid when she sold the company, her own baby, and was assured that I and my line would be safe and secure in the takeover. But she was very wrong, about many things, unfortunately, and when she was removed, so was I, as were her sisters." Kay said: "Cherry 1 and 2 made MORE money than most DP releases. The presales were much higher than expected. Cherry 2 made it to #5 on the Top 200 charts for all sales and rentals...which doesn't often happen for g/g titles. There's only one reason why I was let go: one of my bosses didn't like the films and doesn't care for g/g in general and another director at DP (won't name names) was totally and completely threatened by me...and that is no secret...most everyone that knows me and especially those who worked inside DP know this to be absolutely true. The deal to oust me during the takover was made by one of my bosses and not to the knowledge of anyone, in fact, most were convinced that the takeover was going to be a GOOD thing for me and Jewelbox...because Manwin was supposedly buying the best of the best, and to date, do not own a g/g line. But now what I've found out is that they have no interest in owning ANY g/g line at this point...and certainly not one that my former boss (and former long time friend) wanted nothing to do with, even with the high sales and awards. It's head shaking, crazy making bullshit, without question."
Where's the loyalty? It is the main reason (among others) why i don't like them and after reading it i swore i would never spend another penny on DP products. Thanks to Geri (another member) for the above quote. Edited by - lezlover on 12/31/2012 10:18:53 AM
Yet, Manwin's first move after acquiring DP was to strike up interest in Babes.com with a scene featuring Kayden Kross and Stoya... Also, I had no idea Samantha Lewis had been shown the door.
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Posted - Dec 31 2012 : 7:05PM
Like. I really like all of their contract girls. I think the strongest aspect of their movies is that they actually pair the girls with top male performers, which results in really good sex scenes most of the time. If they are changing the way they shoot sex, as Stoya's post suggests, my attitude toward their product might change. Losing Manuel Ferrara (if true) hurts too, because along with Erik Everhard and James Deen, their contract girls seem to turn in their best scenes with him. A few things do consistently annoy me about their product. As was mentioned previously, the way the scenes are shot and edited leave a lot to be desired. For one thing, sometimes they are way too short. Also, I could do without the minute long closeups. Some scenes are just poorly edited too. Kayden Kross' last scene in Losing Kayden is a good example of this. I don't know what they are going for, but sometimes the emphasis is clearly not on capturing sex. I also agree that their best movies are the gonzo-style ones, like Jack's POV and Bad Girls, but they seem to be making (or at least releasing) those less frequently. Also, their website isn't worth the money. It's streaming only, you don't get access to their "features" and the updates are way behind their DVD release schedule.
What is the deal with gratuitous massage scenes? Presley Carter's in Faking It, Alexis Texas's in Losing Kayden, and I've seen one trailer offering it up in another one of the million light features recently released.
Bluray! There are people out there that want to see nude chicks in super clear 1080p video quality. Digital Playground is number 1 when it come to this. This does play a part to their success.
What's funny is you started this thread with a predisposed agenda against Digital. Going as far as to quote us on our supposed thoughts. Very impressive. Social Media MonstarPRDigital Playground
Monstar, you work for DP so it's only natural that you would defend them and rightly so, but rather than be haughty about it why not just ask me to explain the 'gods gift' quote and i'd be more than happy to do so. Of course, if you've listened to the DVD commentary on 'Jacks Playground 28' you'll know why i said it. If you haven't, i suggest that you do and then you'll know why i said it. I have listened to it and that's the conclusion i came to. As for my predisposed agenda, you seem to know what it is, why do you think i started this thread?
Simple. To continue to bash Digital Playground. Which is your right to, but don't try and disguise it.Now as to the quote: you just wrote "that's the conclusion i came to." So, it was not based on fact, but in your own writings, your opinion. Which, again, you are entitled to. And yes, I do work for DP since April, 2012. However, I have been posting on ADT for almost a decade. And I am pretty sure that in that time I have established myself as someone who calls it pretty straight. Conversely in your 40-odd posts you have, in my opinion, proved the exact opposite. And Jack's Playground 28? That was released in 2005. How is that even possibly relevant to NOW 2013? Social Media MonstarPRDigital Playground
I think i've been pretty honest in this thread. I haven't tried to hide or disguise the fact that i don't like DP and looking back through my other posts i can't find one where i have tried to hide that fact. I have stated why i don't like DP, can't see how that's not being honest. As for the quote: I have never said it was based on fact. If it was i would have put '...that they say they are' rather than '...that they think they are'. The appropriate word is 'think'. You never said whether or not you had listened to the commentary, which by the way i only listened to last year, so for the purpose of this reply i will assume that you haven't. Most comms' are for providing an insight into the movie at hand with a bit of added humor, but when two people (robby d and nick p) use most of the running time for their own self-gratification "our quality is excellent" or trying to convince the audience how great they were, and the opportunity to take cheap pot shots at a reviewer who dared critique their work. That's pretty vain. Apparently it was supposed to be a joke, but it didn't come across as humorous to me, it just came across as two guys with big ego's and a nasty streak. We're the best and anyone who say's otherwise is gonna get a mouthful. So yes, i do think that those two think they're gods gift. If they didn't, why else would they infer it? Speaking of 'not being straight' or 'disguising' things aren't robby and nick guilty of that very same thing? slagging someone off and then saying "oh we were only joking really" Again, why say it if somewhere, they didn't mean at least some of it? On another note: A few times on this thread i've eluded to DP's shameful treatment of Sam Lewis and Kay Brandt, DP basically being a one-trick pony and the utter dislike shown towards G/G and yet you haven't said anything to dispute or contradict those comments. If it was me that's the first thing i'd have done, unless you agree with me? If you don't, can you explain to me why DP's movies are 95% B/G, why there is a woeful lack of G/G scenes in DP movies and why Sam and Kay were fired. Monstar, you say that you're a pretty straight up guy and i believe that you are (regardless of what i think of others) so be straight with me. Why haven't you disputed those comments? Edited by - lezlover on 1/4/2013 6:38:26 PM Edited by - lezlover on 1/4/2013 6:54:23 PM Edited by - lezlover on 1/4/2013 6:55:10 PM
May I point out some of your flaws here? I have not heard the commentary track you are speaking about but from what you write, it sounds like your issues with that go towards personal statements made by Robby D and Nick P, neither of which are Digital Playground and most DVDs, adult or mainstream, tend to mention that comments made on commentaries are that of the speaker, not of the company. Even if that disc doesn't, that just falls under common sense. And different studios produce different style adult movies, if they don't make enough G/G material for you, maybe you should seek out a studio that does instead of trying to make all studios out there conform to what you want. If that happened, you would end up with more studios that pop up catering to other fan bases as there are all sorts of material that people are looking for.
I'll agree; I haven't watched that bts footage, but it seems like you're reading _way_ too much into a throw-away exchange, whatever it even was. If the problem is that Samantha Lewis and Kay Brandt aren't still at DP, well, it appears that is a problem for people who like to see some girl-girl along with their boy-girl (like me) - though there wasn't that much of a mix even when Samantha was co-in-charge. Maybe DP (the discussion seems to rotate around Joone here) had a good business reason, or maybe it was a political reason, or maybe it's just that he didn't want any more girl-girl scenes. Who knows? And it probably doesn't matter anymore, does Joone even show up? I thought Scott Justice was running DP now. As for girl-girl, the rumor is that Jesse Jane is girl-girl exclusive now due to the new boyfriend. GG scenes may be making a major comeback over at DP for at least as long as her contract runs. Constructively, I did manage to think of another thing that annoys me with DP's light features -- prime example is "The Cool Crowd." Selena and BiBi show up and fuck the cool guys at their college (naturally played by Erik and Manuel). The guys, of course, live in a nondescript, sparsely-furnished mansion. Just like the setting of every other DP production. I spent my college time at a pretty nice place, but even the richest kids didn't manage to have the obligatory nondescript, sparsely-furnished mansion. The movie would have been so much hotter if BiBi were surrendering to Erik on an un-made bed in a cramped and messy college room, or Selena were getting fucked on a couch in a basement game room -- like at an actual college. And let alone the two of them together - one of the best parts of that filming was from a twitvid where BiBi and Selena made out with each other in their hotel room while BiBi filmed on her phone (I don't mean to harp on the girl-girl (I think Lezlover will do it enough for everyone), but if the only time you get to see it is a side-shot during the obligatory orgy scene at the end of the major features . . . . you just start to miss it). If they're going to film everything in the same giant houses over and over, DP should just make a lot more films on the premise of Tonight's Girlfriend and be done with it. Details matter! (even in porn) After all that typing, I think I should raise my opinion from 'neutral' to 'like.' If I were neutral, I wouldn't care enough to be typing this book, and hoping that DP makes the kind of film they should be capable of -- they've got all of the ingredients (best girls, willingness to hire good guys, great cameras, blu-ray distribution, etc.) to make the best porn out there; I get frustrated when they make such obvious mistakes that worsen their product (to me).
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erik2690 Deactivated User
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Posted - Jan 5 2013 : 9:36PM
Hey, Monstar, since you work for DP and shoot it straight. Do you have any insight or comments on the Manuel situation. As someone whos seen quite a few DP movies Im a bit disappointed. Also, maybe this is weird, but I feel a little bad for Kayden. Shes tweeted about it being awesome to have a scene with Manuel(bf) for a job. Now they don't get to be on the set together. I guess if its a price issue I understand DP's perspective, but I feel like this was a negative outcome. As a fan I liked Manuel/Kayden scenes, they were passionate as hell long before dating. Now no more of those scenes kinda sucks.
I did notice that and i should have altered the comment appropriately so the criticism i got from monstar was well deserved. I've watched most of the stuff from Filly Films and whilst they do their best with what they've got to work with, they're not in the same league as DP in terms of talent pool to pick from (best girls), budget ($4m for Pirates II was it?)and worldwide distribution (blu-ray). For such a massive company with all that at their disposal and who don't advertise theirselves as purveyours of a specific genre (Filly - G/G, Bel Ami - gay, Trans Erotica - shemale) i think their products should appeal to a wider audience rather than fans of one genre, B/G. They proved they could do it with 'Cherry & Cherry 2'. Both those made a heap of dosh so why not carry it forward. I can't understand the reasoning behind ditching jewelbox. Why ditch something that's gonna make loads of money. A lot of people liked those two films and judging by the reviews on various adult retail sites, a lot of people would like to see 'Cherry 3' so whether of not the company likes doing that sort of thing or not should be irrelevant. In my view. I'm a firm believer that the concerns and the preferences of the customer should always come first, regardless. Edited by - lezlover on 1/6/2013 10:34:20 AM Edited by - lezlover on 1/6/2013 1:33:38 PM
A question about Selena Rose...I've seen her referred to as a 'former' digital playgroun contract star. Did she quit as well? Or did she not renew her contract?
Well, we don't have access to DP's financial info, so who knows what money they made. Maybe the productions costs were higher for Kay's films, so they generated less profit. Maybe the sales were higher, but not enough to recoup an enhanced production schedule. Maybe there just isn't a financial case to keep two directors on staff. I - and you - simply have no idea. I agree that pleasing consumers should come first, but have no idea what the consumer is which DP markets itself to. As I've said earlier, based on how they're featuring the males I occasionally get the feeling that I'm not in the middle of the market for them, though Monstar has said earlier they would try to not feature men as much in the trailers -- hopefully that will also holds true in the films, as well. And while I'd like a periodic G/G scene - particularly amongst their contract girls, it's not my only interest. If your argument with DP is that they need to make only G/G movies like Girlfriend Films, I don't think that's a reason to dislike DP -- telling a B/G company to be G/G doesn't make sense; it's like telling DP to shoot like Evil Angel, or, perhaps even better, complaining the Girlfriend Films doesn't shoot B/G and you dislike them because now you can't see Prinzess take dick in a scene. My $.02, anyway. And Monstar, if you're still reading: I don't mean to write the script for you guys, but BiBi just said she's back, Jesse may be G/G exclusive now, and the porn world seems interested in the on-off nature of how they dislike/like/tolerate each other. I can't be the only person that's imagining a scene where Jesse Jane's holding a leash attached to a collared BiBi Jones, with Jesse kneeling over BiBi's face and grinding her pussy against the prone BiBi's tongue, while BiBi's gulping for both air and snatch. My $.03, at least. I had no idea about Selena, isn't she in all the promo material for Code of Honor? Weird if she's advertised but isn't with them anymore, and BiBi's unmentioned but still is. Edited by - olj on 1/6/2013 3:07:04 PM Edited, quote attributed to me was from Lezlover, fixed. Edited by - flash on 1/7/2013 10:02:48 AM
A couple of things: I'm not going to comment on personal affairs, especially since I am not privy to those. I will say is that it is very cool that you do like the scenes that they do together and I'm sure we have plenty forthcoming. Exactly how many? I don't know the answer. As for the situation in general I stand ambivalent. On one hand, he is obviously a talented performer with an incredible following, on the other hand, productions attain a certain familiarity when the same talent is used consistently. Mixing things up may have a positive reaction on the end product. Social Media MonstarPRDigital Playground
Where did you see that? I am curious and would like to see where it is attributed. Funny, I read some things from "insiders" and just shake my head for several reasons: A.) I am the publicist for Digital Playground. It's NOT hard at ALL to find me in a myriad of ways (email/tweet/facebook/phone). But no one asks me for comment if something is true or not, they just post it. Probably because it's what they are going to want to hear. B.) Even worse is when other sites catch wind of it and use that as a source. and finally - Selena Rose is currently a Digital Playground contract star and she is signing for us at AEE Social Media MonstarPRDigital Playground
^ thank you for answering. I read it in a review on xcritic, the reviewer referred to her as a 'former' digital playground girl. maybe it was a typo.
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Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 6:35PM
I see your point, but it just seems weird, some girls only work with their boyfriends. Kayden's boyfriend is one of the best male performers and she doesn't get to work with him at all anymore. It's very hard for me to imagine that she wouldn't feel a little upset about this. Is it worth it to "mix thing up" if it upsets one of your top girls".
^ what exactly makes you think Kayden is upset? Manuel definitely didn't seem upset about it in the twitter exchange lol. Contract girls only shoot a few scenes a month anyway so it's not like she's working all the time and never getting to see him. I think you're much more upset about it than those actually involved. it's really not that big a deal
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^I completely see your point. I would still argue that it seems likely her reaction would be more negative than positive. But, you are completely right in your portrayal of the schedule. Thanks.
Probably. I'm good with most of those guys. They know how to get at me if they need to. That aside, she just did a movie for us last week. Social Media MonstarPRDigital Playground
Cherry 1 has one great scene. A big part of the rest is a mainstream actress who doesn't do sex scenes. I have probably watched a volume of Jack's POV, or I intended to watch it but never got around to it. Also, and IBTL.
I'm going to chime in here and use what Monstar said above as a jumping off point. Let me also say that I prefer more passionate, so-called "vanilla" porn, to hardcore gonzo nonsense that other companies put out. But indeed, the biggest problem I have with DP releases is the unmistakable familiarity each release has--the same guys, the same girls, the same guys with the same girls, every guy doing jerk-to-pop facials, and 95% of the time, a 5-scene package that practically guarantees that if you didn't like the last release, you won't find anything different in the next one. Yes, your girls are hot, and yes, you are a contact studio, but the films are simply too montonous, and as a consequence, they become too short and unsatisfying. If you were going to continue to shoot the same way, then I would almost prefer that you halved your release schedule and started putting ten scenes to a release--at least then there would be some value, and hopefully, it would increase the variety of performers in each video. I will also second the comment about Blu-ray releases--these are excellent. I have Mothers and Daughters, which was the atypical DP release for 2012 (like Code of Honor, I'm sure), and I haven't even watched the DVDs--there is simply nothing like Blu-ray porn, and I really wish that the rest of your releases were something I'd want to pick up, if only so I could enjoy more Blu-ray porn.
The beginning of the clip features an interview with BiBi where she talks about doing g/g scenes (addressing my biggest complaint in the thread, so maybe at least some of our complaining gets run up the Manwin flagpole) and her upcoming anal workout: Keiran interviews BiBi, Selena, others. Apparently she's forgot about g/g she did for Porno Dan and Girlfriend Films, but it seems like there should be more girly-love coming up for the contract girls. And if DP needs some scene inspiration . . . (hint, hint)
I hear what you are saying. And movement is in progress of mixing things up, without straying from the formula DP is known for. It's a tricky situation that will take time. Because even if something wildly outrageous is shot today, we still have a production schedule and it will be some time before it gets released.That's cool, that's why we offer our movies in combo packs. Did you see Nurses 2? Social Media MonstarPRDigital Playground
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Posted - Feb 9 2013 : 4:06PM
One thing about formula and familiar stars... If one is into a given studios formula(s) and stars, you love it and can't get enough of it. If one is not, pretty much everything they do "sucks," as far you're concerned. I suspect DP has many dependable fans for what they produce, and they are catering to that audience. It doesn't hurt that consumers actually buy their Blu-ray disks. If you have successful formulas down and working for you, you are going to be very careful about rocking-the-boat. Change(s) will be made carefully and gradually. For me, one of the biggest factors in my liking a given studio's product has to do with the male performers. Without naming names, there are maybe about a dozen prolific male performers I just can't stand anymore. I avoid their scenes like the plague. Even when girls I like are involved, even girls I go "fanboy" over, I will usually not bother with certain scenes when certain male performers are involved. One thing DP typically has in its favor is good technical production values. Honestly, in 2013 there is just no excuse anymore for studios that can't produce content with decent technical production values (decent lighting and sound, audio in sync, clear picture, etc.).
Yep, she sure does say that she wants to do G/G this year. Unfortunately for her, she's under contract to DP so she's gonna have to leave DP to do it, because she ain't gonna get her wish if she stays.
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No real names here please. Edited by - redish on 3/5/2013 2:27:50 PM
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oh *****, listen to yourself, give it up. lol!! No real names. Edited by - redish on 3/5/2013 2:28:26 PM
My issue with DP: -Lack of milfs -Lack of older guys such as Evan stone and Ben English -Same old story's -No boundaries pushed - How about a title punish me daddy? The only dvd's ive really enjoyed was mothers and daughters, friends and family and bad girls.
What I love about their movies, I LOVE. What I hate about their movies, I HATE. Robby D's features do a pretty good job of carrying a narrative, which is a rare commodity in porn these days. I do like how he frames and shoots sex scenes. I like the overall glossy, classy feel from DP features. What I dislike is the redundancy and repetition in the sex scenes. Robby D put out a string of movies from 2010 to probably now, where the guys are just the same cocks (Manuel, who I like, Scott Nails and Mick Blue) and the women tend toward the same look - fake grapefruit tits and dyed blonde hair. Jesse Jane is a seriously good actress and a good performer. Kayden Kross has personality. Riley is good too. But their bodies are so similar, so artificially similar (yes, there are exceptions). I hate talking about women like they're commodities, but I have to criticize DP for going with the generic "Porn Babe" look. I don't know much about the porn industry-- are they influencing these women to get those titjobs?.
and IBTL.