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Last Action Negro
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178 Posts
8/04
Posted - Dec 19 2006 : 9:23PM
Except for the first group of his releases, I notice that there are very few reviews for the movies coming from his company. I'm sure there's no conspiracy. From what I've seen, his movies look very professional and the sex is good. What gives?
picman
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2884 Posts
1/03
Posted - Dec 19 2006 : 9:36PM
Speaking for myself, Mercenary hasn't been making screeners available lately. It's not that I haven't seen some of the fairly recent stuff, but I don't feel obligated to review it. I'll tell you straight up that I enjoyed Jimmy Scaffinetti's White Man's Revenge . Sydnee Capri was smokin' in that one.
astroknight All-Star Supporter
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Tastes so good...
4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Dec 19 2006 : 10:12PM
What picman said plus there's a ton of stuff out there and a lot of it interests me more than Lex and Mercenary's stuff.

"Vegetarianism for me is about saying ‘yes’ to things - even meat." - Coupling

Last Action Negro
Member

New Joisey
178 Posts
8/04
Posted - Dec 20 2006 : 11:02PM
Those two answers were pretty much what I figured. I wonder why so skimpy on the screeners for a website so influential. Maybe Lex takes bad reviews personal.
Bob All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

5516 Posts
3/03
Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 1:33AM
I think Lex's own stuff is great. I especially like his casting -- very sexy women with a variety of body types and ethnic backgrounds. I also like his costume choices -- fetishy and flattering. He has a nice vibe and seems to have good rapport with his female performers. People in his shoots appear be having a genuinely good time.

I haven't watched any of the stuff that other Mercenary directors have shot. So much porn, so little time.

 
scipio
Senior Member

1901 Posts
2/00
Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 8:40AM
I've reviewed a couple of Lex's DVDs and enjoyed them very much. Amongst the top titles I've reviewed, in fact.

I'm a reviewer who uses the whole scale, not a 75%+ or 9+ - I know a number of other ADT reviewers also do this (though not all), as opposed to other websites who I won't name which can be obvious when they havent even watched the movie in question but still give a movie a top mark or reviewers who seem to love pretty much everything they review.

Having said that, I can't afford to buy tons of discs just to review them and my review time gets committed to screeners as opposed to titles I've bought.

Manhammer 1 - 4 stars (that's 80%, or a distinction)

Manhammer 3 - 4 stars (that's 80%, or a distinction, again)

Superwhores 2 - 3.5 stars (that's 70%, or a credit.)

Having said that, if I see something I don't like (from any producer), the mark will be accordingly lower, so the producers have to be prepared for honesty from most ADT reviewers even when it's not glowing praise or blind fanboi-ism.

There's a lot of review sites on the net, but I'd say this is one of the most honest, and so it can perhaps be more harsh.


Edited by - scipio on 12/21/2006 8:53:31 AM

Pimp Daddy Kane
Member

72 Posts
7/06
Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 8:52AM
I don't even watch his movie anymore because he pick white woman who don't do IR in his movie. His movie aren't worth watching anymore.
MisterNoGood
Member

195 Posts
2/04
Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 7:36PM
The only movies I have seen from Mercenary is the blowjob series Iron Head.

I was really disappointed with that series, and ended up throwing them all away. The most recent one showed slight improvement, but with so many good blowjob movies out there, I dont see any reason to watch the Iron Head series.

threesomebody
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2491 Posts
12/04
Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 7:43PM
Does Mercenary have a website?
Last Action Negro
Member

New Joisey
178 Posts
8/04
Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 8:03AM
I dont think so. I believe he uses LexSteeleXXX or something. It's not updated on the regular thuogh, and there have been times when I've see movies from Mercenary in stories weeks before I see them posted somewhere online.
Pocketcomb_Pimp
Deactivated User

1921 Posts
7/03
Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 9:31AM
What, no love for Snoop Dogg and Death Row? Lex was top shelf, but just like Prince, he violated most of his fan base while he beefed over rights and distribution.
Barto
Member

118 Posts
10/06
Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 11:40AM
Can we ban "having said that" ?
matricks
Deactivated User

australia
136 Posts
5/06
Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 11:52PM
I Think its the Justin factor.
Slayer has overtaken him in performance.
Rerun lost the plot when he started to hire dodgers like Nadia Hilton,Vickey Vette and Tory Lane in his films.He also started his new gay line and that left his fanbase disilusioned coz they are strictly IR straight.
The disilusioned fans have since gone to Slayer,and thus why he's doing well lately.

Edited by - matricks on 12/22/2006 11:53:45 PM

Bob All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

5516 Posts
3/03
Posted - Dec 23 2006 : 2:22AM
Let's ban you instead.
Bob All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

5516 Posts
3/03
Posted - Dec 23 2006 : 2:25AM
I don't see what Slayer has to do with Lex. Are you saying that there's only room for one black performer/director in porn?
 
scipio
Senior Member

1901 Posts
2/00
Posted - Dec 23 2006 : 7:38AM
Got a problem mate?

Let's hear it.

astroknight All-Star Supporter
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Tastes so good...
4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Dec 23 2006 : 10:18AM
Because all true supporters will bail on you if you want to try something new or different...

"Vegetarianism for me is about saying ‘yes’ to things - even meat." - Coupling

shellshock91
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663 Posts
1/05
Posted - Dec 23 2006 : 4:20PM
You nailed it right on the head picman. Mercenary rarely updates the consumer with trailers and screenshots. In fact, I can only go with what's on the cover and on several occassions the cover doesn't equate to what's actually displayed in the film. So, the only way for me to really review the titles is to either buy or rent them. I enjoy some of the titles Lex has put out lately, but it's hard for me to know what's up when there isn't any updated info for me to review. I still have over 30 of his Mercenary titles though.

"Two Shades above the rest", - The Secluded Paradyme.

Edited by - shellshock91 on 12/23/2006 4:21:47 PM

Pimp Daddy Kane
Member

72 Posts
7/06
Posted - Dec 24 2006 : 12:11AM
He is right, Lex have lost some of his fanbase for sometime now because he used dodgers in his movies which is a no-no.



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