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dumblonde
Senior Member


2352 Posts
7/00
Posted - Mar 8 2002 : 8:53PM
I'll admit, whenever I see the latest one-star Vivid abomination posted by Rieekan, I get excited - his reviews and dry sense of humor just tickle me. So, when I noticed this half-star posting, I naturally clicked on it right away.
Redheads Do It Better
quote: "It’s come to my attention lately that I’ve been giving some ridiculously low scores of late. All I can say is that these movies honestly deserve these scores and aren’t worth any money. The men and women in this movie were repellent, the sex was unpleasant to watch and there were absolutely no extras "

Rieekan, all I can say is, stick to your guns, and don't give up hope! Even HoustonDon, a man who has seen more bad porn than anyone should have to, has been scraping the bottom of the porn barrel lately. I myself have been critized by some of my loyal readers recently for my detours into the nastier titles, and frankly, they've been a little judgemental. I feel I have let them down somehow, even though I did not appear in, or have anything to do with the making of American Bukkake! One has stated that he's disgusted with me for even viewing it, and has begged me not to do it again..

At any rate, it's no picnic, as any reviewer will tell you. The long-term effects of Too Much Bad Porn are yet to be fully realized. HD had a brush that knocked him out of the game for a bit, and though he seems to be making a slow recovery, I fear his choices of late could set him back permanently. I also worry whether Rieekan's foul mood is an early symptom, or just his hilariously dry wit.

some of my favorite to-the-point quips:

" the tattoo of the word “sex” on her stomach helped, because i had no idea what i was watching."

"next up we have an ugly redhead, an ugly brunette and tt boy (enough said). "

"it’s difficult for me to express my disappointment, but i’ll try anyway."

"overall, i can’t really say i liked anything."

"didn’t like it. wouldn’t recommend it. somehow suspect it won’t be the last vivid movie i review ... it’s a strange world."

"she has the worst case of ass zits i’ve ever seen and this scene was crap. "

"but after watching five minutes of this dvd, you’ll be wondering where your erection went. "

"each of the four scenes begins with some rubbish about her intimate fantasies then proceeds straight to the crappy sex. "

"the story is so stupid i don’t want to talk about it and the execution was so cheesy ... so cheesy ... there’s a mice joke in there somewhere, but after watching miss judge i’m not in a joking mood. "

thanks, guys, you are troopers!

some of my favorite to-the-point quips:

" the tattoo of the word “sex” on her stomach helped, because i had no idea what i was watching."

"next up we have an ugly redhead, an ugly brunette and tt boy (enough said). "

"it’s difficult for me to express my disappointment, but i’ll try anyway."

"overall, i can’t really say i liked anything."

"didn’t like it. wouldn’t recommend it. somehow suspect it won’t be the last vivid movie i review ... it’s a strange world."

"she has the worst case of ass zits i’ve ever seen and this scene was crap. "

"but after watching five minutes of this dvd, you’ll be wondering where your erection went. "

"each of the four scenes begins with some rubbish about her intimate fantasies then proceeds straight to the crappy sex. "

"the story is so stupid i don’t want to talk about it and the execution was so cheesy ... so cheesy ... there’s a mice joke in there somewhere, but after watching miss judge i’m not in a joking mood. "

thanks, guys, you are troopers!

some of my favorite to-the-point quips:

" the tattoo of the word “sex” on her stomach helped, because i had no idea what i was watching."

"next up we have an ugly redhead, an ugly brunette and tt boy (enough said). "

"it’s difficult for me to express my disappointment, but i’ll try anyway."

"overall, i can’t really say i liked anything."

"didn’t like it. wouldn’t recommend it. somehow suspect it won’t be the last vivid movie i review ... it’s a strange world."

"she has the worst case of ass zits i’ve ever seen and this scene was crap. "

"but after watching five minutes of this dvd, you’ll be wondering where your erection went. "

"each of the four scenes begins with some rubbish about her intimate fantasies then proceeds straight to the crappy sex. "

"the story is so stupid i don’t want to talk about it and the execution was so cheesy ... so cheesy ... there’s a mice joke in there somewhere, but after watching miss judge i’m not in a joking mood. "

thanks, guys, you are troopers!

HoustonDon
Member

Houston
561 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 8 2002 : 9:21PM
Ahhhhhhhhh, Smartblonde! I submitted a couple more reviews today, plan on doing some more over the weekend too. Not to worry though, not all of it is bad. I promised Endo I'd review some crappy titles he unloaded on me (dirt cheap and now we know why) last year before I start going full steam ahead into the better stuff.

As far as the effects of bad porn go, it wasn't bad porn that made me take a break last year but you are correct, I've seen far toomany crappy titles. Unlike some of the other reviewers though, when I see a POS dvd, I feel the need to warn everyone instead of worry that I might hurt a company rep's feelings.

One of the reasons I'm slowly getting back into reviewing is also that I'm catching up on a lot of reviews that I never had the chance to read-I simply didn't read any for months, nor did I visit here much. I am finding out why so many people love your reviews as well as Yogagrrl's among others. Great stuff!

In any case, I've learned to appreciate a more balanced lifestyle so instead of reviewing full steam ahead, I'm enjoying my free time doing a lot of other things. Plenty of other reviewers have picked up the slack (remember when I started reviewing?) and they are doing an excellent job too. (and I like Rieekan's style too)

Hardz
Member

Hell on Earth
877 Posts
6/01
Posted - Mar 8 2002 : 10:53PM
Personally, I don't know how you guys find the time to watch crap porn, let alone review them.

Feels So Right
Member

Orlando, FL
36 Posts
4/01
Posted - Mar 9 2002 : 1:15AM
Yes, bad porn is bad for the reviewer, but I share HD's philosophy. If it's crap, I'm tellin' everybody! I have no problem telling someone what I think of a horrible (or, for that matter a really good) mainstream movie, so why should porn be different? If I spare someone the pangs of regret brought on by purchasing something that seemed like it might be good, only to discover how wrong you were, it's worth it. It also makes it seem that much better when you find something that's worth your time and money. I've been away for awhile, mostly due to circumstances totally unrelated to bad porn, but I'm preparing some new reviews and hope to continue to do so in the future.
YogaGrrl
self-removed user

757 Posts
12/01
Posted - Mar 9 2002 : 11:22AM
From HoustonDon:
Thanks, HoustonDon!

I haven't reviewed anything yet that deserved less than two stars. I've only been doing this for three months, though. Given enough time, I'm sure some lesser works of art will come my way (or not cum, as the case may be).

 
HoustonDon
Member

Houston
561 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 9 2002 : 11:45AM
Hardz: It's easier to review "bad" porn than "good" porn. With the better quality stuff, I feel a lot more obligation to search out details, anecdotes, cast identities, and such than I would with some thrown together POS. So the time issue isn't a major factor in reviewing crap (heck, I could, and may start, just giving a one paragraph summary of some of the crap sitting in my collection).

Feels: You were gone longer than I and it's good to see you back. Go Get 'Em!

Yoga: You are always quite welcome. Take your time, review whatever you feel up to and we will all appreciate the results. If you can get some of the weaker stuff, try a get a few so that the Powers that be (pun intended) will know it's not just a handful of reviewers that think major changes are needed.

YogaGrrl
self-removed user

757 Posts
12/01
Posted - Mar 9 2002 : 12:16PM
That's too funny! Astro made a similar suggestion to me a couple of days ago. I might be Powersless to resist.

Edited by - YogaGrrl on Mar 9 2002

dumblonde
Senior Member

2352 Posts
7/00
Posted - Mar 9 2002 : 2:50PM
Feels So Right! Welcome back - your scathing review of the classic I Love To Lick And Eat His Asshole is one of my ALL-TIME favorites. From the review:

"Of course, you'd have to be living next door to a CRACK HOUSE to get something this bad. What little sound there is sucks more than the entire cast combined."

"I think the black guy must have had a seizure. We hear some bizarre off-camera breathing and when we next see him, his eyes are glazed over and he appears to be dead through most of the scene. Nobody seems to notice."

"One is terribly unattractive in a really sleazy unwashed way, the other appears to be the first surviving half-man/half- poodle."

"After viewing this, I find myself another 27 minutes closer to death, which doesn't seem like such a bad thing at this point." Oh man, that's too funny.

I agree HD, bad reviews are much easier (and let's face it - more fun) to do than good ones. If we all just reviewed titles we liked, or gave consistently high marks to everything, the database would become useless. I find a reviewer who grades on the low side much more useful to me than one who doesn't, and HoustonDon's 500 excellent reviews are what got this thing off the ground. I even reviewed the Houston 500 gangbang in your honor, HD. So I'm glad to hear, just like Houston, you can still do more!
My review of American Bukkake was also done to bring another POV, maybe some counterbalance to the 4 stars it received from another reviewer.
It can be a nasty job, but someone has to do it, right guys?

Darkmage
Member

State of Denial
328 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 10 2002 : 2:48AM
Bad porn is just one of the reasons why I took a break from writing reviews. There were others...

But now I think I'm ready to get back into it. It was relaxing, but I just don't have enough sarcasm in my life. Time to brush the dust off of "The She-Male Trilogy" and get to work!

"There's a sucker born every minute, but swallowers are hard to find. "
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Feels So Right
Member

Orlando, FL
36 Posts
4/01
Posted - Mar 10 2002 : 3:32AM
Awww..y'all are so nice. I was looking through your reviews, Blondie, and you seem to have had decent luck finding titles you actually did like, so maybe the good will outweigh the bad. HD makes another excellent point about feeling obligated to give more detailed, accurate info when you do like something. Research is what's holding up a couple of my reviews, as I'm trying to ensure I'm accurately identifying as many performers as possible since I actually (somewhat) like the titles I'm reviewing. Not to worry, though, I'll find something to take out my anger on soon enough. I think in a way, the bad porn inspires me to be more creative when I tear it to shreds. It may not get me off, but it gets my brain working overtime to convey my utter disgust at what I've wasted the last 90 minutes of my life on. Maybe the bad porn isn't so bad after all? Nah...it's still crap.
astroknight All-Star Supporter
Questionable Moderator

Tastes so good...
4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 10 2002 : 2:31PM
It's kind of a double edged sword. I want to watch the good porn, but the bad stuff is soooo much more fun to write about.

I'm also thrilled today to see a new Darkmage review as well as the hope for more to cum, waitaminute, come.

dumblonde
Senior Member

2352 Posts
7/00
Posted - Mar 10 2002 : 11:50PM
DARKMAGE IS BACK!!! YAY!!!

I hope you're not just teasing us, DM. We've missed you.
I figured you probably found a swallower, or does the quest continue?

Darkmage
Member

State of Denial
328 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 11 2002 : 9:27PM
From dumblonde:
Stop! You'll make me blush!
Hey, I thought you liked being teased...

Hah! No, I think I'm back for a while this time. I moved out of the old place that had the roommate. Not that I'm embarrassed with my reviewing duties, but having my female roommate possibly walk into the house while I'm reviewing porn in the living room kind of put a damper on things. There were other issues, but I'd rather not get into that right now. Catch me during a chat and I might tell you.

However, now I'm without roommate and without girlfriend and without what I like to call "friend with benefits." So now I have time for porn! This is a good thing, because it's cheaper than dating.

I will finally catch up on my reviewing duties. Steph has been an absolute angel in not being very demanding of me. Time to take up the slack. :)

"There's a sucker born every minute, but swallowers are hard to find. "
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