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aim4nuts
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7 Posts
6/24
Posted - Jun 17 2024 : 7:23PM
I've seen Julia Grandi taking some flak from people, especially on Twitter/X. I haven't watched much from the Vixen studios since Greg Lansky left (not the reason why, it just so happened to coincide with my porn consumption and tastes diverging towards other types of content). So, with the exception of a few scenes from my favourite performers that I'd keep an eye out for over the last few years, I'm not incredibly familiarized with her style.

I've seen people complain about her "softcore" camera angles or constant use of long/wide shots and I do notice a bit more of those, I suppose, but we're still watching a lot of intense gonzo close-ups in her scenes...

I do think that the recent content has this air of blandness to it, which I mostly chalked up to a lot of the new girls - with notable exceptions - being quite, how should I put it, generic? Not trying to be mean, because these girls are definitely beautiful, but it's that kind of perfume advertisement billboard beauty, lacking uniqueness. It's an odd thing to say, but really, some of these girls look like such symmetrically perfect ready-for-the-catwalk fashion models, that they're just boring to me.

Anyway, not to digress too much from the subject: What do you think? Do you also agree that the new content seems more flavourless and do you attribute that to Grandi's directing?

Graciefan
Member

525 Posts
6/11
Posted - Jun 18 2024 : 11:58AM
Its ok its missing that extra spice though. I like wide views and not a lot of cutting but sometimes you got to mix in a little bit of close ups. I think what makes her directing bland is doing scenes outside.Something about being outside limits the intensity. I also think the actresses she uses being mostly non english speakers her scenes lack dirty talk which would be more spice to add.
ISD88
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333 Posts
6/18
Posted - Jun 18 2024 : 10:51PM
It is impossible to evaluate her fairly until she works for some other companies. No matter who the director happens to be, VMG is going to do its usual VMG thing: they're going to shoot artsy, overexposed crap, and it's going to SUCK...
Flash All-Star Supporter
Golden Age Classic

11018 Posts
5/01
Posted - Jun 19 2024 : 12:56AM
MOD:
If this is just going to become a backdoor to bashing VMG, it will get closed.
aim4nuts
Member

7 Posts
6/24
Posted - Jun 19 2024 : 5:08PM
Hopefully not bashing, just healthy critique. Certainly didn't mean to come off that way myself. Cheers.



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