Hey guys, Well, I've luckily met a lovely young woman who described her interest in porn that had, and I quote: "A good story, and character development."
Being that I've only bought Anabolic/Red Light/Evil Angel, etc... for the longest time, I am at a loss as to what to get for us to watch.
I know of the companies like Vivid, VCA, etc... but if anyone can point out a film that was particularly good in the aforementioned aspects, I'd be grateful.
In terms of more recent porn fair... and ones that you might be interested in as well given what you generally like to rent/purchase, my wife and I have enjoyed a number of more edgy features. It depends on your girlfriend... and these are not for everyone, but my wife and I have greatly enjoyed the following titles, in order of preference:
And although I haven't seen it yet personally, I hear that Euphoria is also extremely good.
Again, these features aren't for everyone, but read the reviews to see if they interest you... My wife and I really enjoyed them. You can never expect from porn what you get in mainstream... Your GF should keep that in mind. :)
ADTVicG, No offense to MLyons, but if those movies mentioned (except for Euphoria) are your girl's first exposure to porn, she may very well kick you to the curb...they're pretty hardcore!
I suggest something like Devon Stripped, Flashpoint or Jack & Jill.
A very entertaining dialogue-driven movie is Adam & Eve's "Hardbound ". It's funny & the performers are all good-looking. And there's a terrific b/j by Nina Hartley. More dramatic, Vivid's "Fade to Black " deserved all the awards it amassed at 2001 AVN. There's a beginning, a middle, an end & plenty of things in between. Solid plot, professional dialogue, great sex. My favorite. Vivid's "If you only knew " is another one w. solid plot & performances directed by Paul Thomas. Joey ray & Taylor Hayes deliver way-above-the-average acting performances. Michael Ninn's "Perfect " left me cold, still it's a visual masterpiece & there's an ambitious "Blade Runner"-like story. Ninn put a lot of effort into the f/x and the sets. Check the reviews to double my opinion.
True enough, and for a first timer, I would not necessarily recommend them, but you never know what people might like--that's why I linked to, and encouraged the reading of the reviews. :) I also knew that many others would make different recomendations.
It's hard to find something with a good plot and more than cursory character development in porn just because that's not why most people watch porn -- the story and characters are means to get to the end: fucking.
With that said, those three have above average plots and are almost completely "couple's safe."
I'd recommend most anything my Michael Raven. Heroin has one of the best plots I've seen in porn, period. Underworld , Watchers , Adrenaline , and Beast are also very good. Wicked's Double Feature! movies are great for a laugh, and Euphoria and The Gate are also well done. Anything by Passolini at VCA will be good. Bliss is about relationships falling apart, but Raw has great character development as well as being well done in darn near every other way. Finally, there's Nic Andrews' stuff like Dark Angels which is an excellent double disc set.
I just finished Sunset Stripped (the review of which should be showing up any time), and it sounds like it could be just what you're looking for. It's both an amazingly well done movie with believable acting, characters, and sex, and an extremely well done DVD. It's easily one of the best 5 DVDs and feature films I've seen come out this year.
Another incredible couples' movie I've just seen is "Pink Prison" , the one produced by Dogma-meister Lars Von Trier. It's just incredible ! Katja Kean plays a photographer/reporter who sneaks into an all-male prison & happens into incredibly erotic & risqué sexual situations. Katja delivers good acting & has rarely been more beautiful, and your lady will be appalled by the handsome male performers (including Alberto "Penetrator 2" Ray & Mr Marcus). The editing is top-notch, & the sex scorching but women-friendly (the movie has actually been directed by a woman). This is incredible stroke material & the most perfect assortment of male & female fantasy. Definitely my movie of the year. Bad news is I'm not sure this movie has yet been released in the US
Vodka Tonic (or anyone else), can you give me some more information about Pink Prison? I've watched the first movie from the same company, Constance, also with Katja Kean. We mainly rented it because the girl in the store said that it had a plot/story and recommended it strongly to couples. The only plot in the film was when a girl, in between the sex scenes, read from her grandmas diary, and that was pretty much it... I've heard from other people that Pink Prison is supposed to be better than Constance, but i've learned that "story" in porn isnt necessarily what would be classified as "story" in any other movie. Is Pink Prison anything like Constance, or does it has more plot?
Ritual by Michael Ninn (VCA) is fairly interesting but it appeals to you on a more visual level, not much character developement in the mainstream sense. As another reviewer said it is like a music video. It is a little hardcore for a first time viewer as several scenes have anal and the last scene shocked the hell out of me with a DP.
I have the movie Euphoria in my porn stock. this is one great movie. and the best scrne in the movie in my opinion, is the lesbian scene between Ava vicent and Sydnee steele. Ava takes total control of sydnee in this scene. im one who loves features, and wish we had more girl girl features to pick from.
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Posted - Nov 5 2006 : 12:48PM
Two movies from Wicked that are consistently and sadly overlooked in this area are a movie that Toni English did with Julia Ann about two years ago, "Love And War," and "The Assignment" by Jonathan Morgan.
Based on what you're describing, these should be a perfect fit for your needs. I'd also throw "Watching Samantha," with Stormy Daniels, into the mix.
Edited by - Daniel Metcalf Public Relations on 11/15/2006 1:48:17 PM
Ejacula(1 &2)with Patrica Kennedy was one of my favorites.Beast was another good one.Buda shows Buttman can tell a good story. I also like anime;Ogenki Clinic is really good.So is Mystery Of The Necronomicon(good horror/mystery ). Although I mainly watch gonzo,I love a real engaging story that accentuates the hot sex-Those of you putting this out Keep Up The Good Work!
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Erika Lust's short film The Good Girl. This is a movie made by a women specifically for a female audience. It's what she believes porn should be !
I've shared it with female friends and they've all said that if porn were more like this, they'd watch it!
This is new to me. Interesting website for a Europe-based company. I'm a little wary of PR copy that uses words like "fashion" and "glamour" -- there's already enough boring porn that uses that. But I'd like to check out Erika Lust's product -- the should make some DVDs.