Especially if you've seen the majority of the films in their original state, before they put into a comp.

I'm not saying that all comps are bad, but they are also not great great.

---BIGmike, over & out!---

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Dion Giarrusso wrote:

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If you read my original comment, I said that Vivid did NOT produce great original titles. Their biggest advantage is giving the viewer the ability to bypass movies with bad acting and bad plot and watch a compilation with some of most beautiful contract girls in the business.

I'll admit the way they edit the compilations could be improved upon (since they cut out a lot of the foreplay leading up to the sex), but I would much rather purchase one copy of Deep Inside Tia Bella than six or seven movies of varying quality where she is featured in one or two scenes each.

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I seriously doubt they're going to make the move to gonzo without costing you an arm and a leg. However, I believe Red Light is doing a good job of featuring a lot of "up and cumming" talent who could become really big in the near future. It's ironic that you mention Jenna and Tera since Adult DVD Empire (ADE) reviewer Spooky believes Peaches "could be the next Tera Patrick or Jenna Jameson of adult film if some studio was smart enough to sign this girl up and promote her correctly" based on her performance in Just Over Eighteen #3 and Breaking 'Em In #2.

Unfortunately, most girls sign onto doing rather mild or lukewarm scenes with a major production company right before they become superstars and viewers seek out their better, earlier performances. I think this is a great way to capitalize on the marketing efforts done by major studios with little cost to yourself. I think this could be the case with Desert Rose (aka Kody) now that she's apparently signed on with Vivid. It is the equivalent of releasing Teen Wolf right after Back to the Future!

If you go to the Star Crossed forum, people are constantly asking about what are some great scenes featuring one particular actress or another. A couple of immediate examples come to mind: Taylor Hayes and Top 20 Lister Monica Sweetheart. In that forum, people are constantly clamouring for Taylor's harder core scenes with Seymore Butts to come to (a single) dvd. I think it's also just a matter of time also until Monica hits it really, really BIG. I'm sure that when she does, your competitor Ana/Diabolic will release an All Monica disc since she's done so many hot scenes with them. I'm willing to take any size bet that it is going to be a top 10 seller on Adult DVD Empire.

Personally, I would love to see how Taylor Rain's attitude, method and actions change from Just Over 18 #3 to Straight to the A #2 to (fingers crossed !) Seven the Hard Way without (a) spending $20 to $30 to buy each disc (b) buying a multi-disc player or (c) constantly changing discs to watch them back-to-back .

If you include the scene in its ENTIRETY including the interview segments (Vivid's weakness), I think you're looking at a potential blockbuster! Also, I am really looking forward to Taylor in Cum Drippers #3 and would absolutely love an advance look !

I just think that you're missing out on an opportunity here, but looks like I've been outvoted three to one. More importantly by the one vote - Dion - that really matters. I guess I'll have to respect the decision, but I really think you should further investigate the potential further by reading some of the comments in the Star Crossed forum as well as Diesel's Den 07.26.02 article on ADE.

Cheers!

Edited by - traderhtc on Aug 3 2002

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I've never been satisfied with every scene of a single Red Light title, but know I would be if you did a Desert Rose compilation. There are a lot of positive reviews of the four titles that she's done for you, and I would buy all of them but can't justify spending over $80 just for 4 to 6 scenes.

Besides, it's a good way to capitalize on the marketing and promotion that Vivid is doing on Kody (aka Desert Rose) for free.

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I think that Joey Silvera has three comps out, which is a good number, seeing is how he has over 85 releases on VHS, and 37 releases on DVD. I won't buy a comp of Joey's because I intend to own all of his releases, too.

So comps can be good for newbies and those who like a certain star, but if a studio releases solid DVDs, then comps just take up shelf space.

I'm not saying that all comps are bad, just that most consumers don't want a comp every certain number of releases.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over and over again, but expecting a different result. - Albert Einstein

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