I recently purchased Ass for Days 5 from a member on the ADT forum. It looks a good flick starring the likes of Kristina Rose and Jenny Hendrix. It was produced in 2007. How time flies. But my point is not specifically about the content of the film per se but about the number of scenes.
You see this film had 6 scenes with 6 different women. Yes you heard me correctly, six scenes. And thinking back six or at worst five scenes was the norm for porn flicks at that time. So when and why did it all change?
If memory serves me correct it all started with the Ass Factory label in 2010 which began to feature four scenes but at a discount on the usual cost of a JJV DVD.
This was fine because it gave the consumer choice and I for one embraced the product. Since then however, slowly but surely, virtually every gonzo movie out there features only four scenes as standard.
I for one think that this is giving consumers less for their buck. The argument may go that the scenes are longer and so you are still getting the same bang for your buck, but I for one would rather watch five or six women with shorter scenes than four with slightly longer scenes. When there are only four scenes, it becomes particularly bad value for money if you don't like all the girls because you are effectively paying full price for only 2 or 3 scenes. If life is a box of chocolates then you prefer a box with more choice.
No wonder DVD is dying and is being replaced by digital downloads and web sites where the consumer is getting more choice and value for money.
I may be unfair to highlight Tushy.com as a modern example. They have a very successful website and are slowly bringing out DVDs showing scenes from their website. But why only four scenes on each disk, why not five or god forbid six?
I understand the economics but I think that consumers are being taken for a ride and off the top of my head I can't think of another entertainment sector where this is happening.
What do others think about this issue?