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Painless
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440 Posts
5/05
Posted - Jun 11 2009 : 8:10PM
Just watched it for the first time. Man, it was hot... until it actually got to incest. Up until the last 10 minutes it's a perfectly scripted and well acted story of two dysfunctional families, completely believable and realistic, but once the husband (Paul Thomas) decides to get revenge on his wife by fucking their common daughter (Raven), I was jerked out of reality (no pun intended) into something completely retarded. Yes, Thomas is the only man Raven is fucking in this movie, and she is very hot, but most of the movie was hot because of its realism. Ooh, and Taija Rae is also a scorcher. It seems that I just like classic porn better than modern :)
Aplus
Senior Member

1431 Posts
5/05
Posted - Jun 12 2009 : 12:51AM
A very good series all-around. I'd watch all 4 films though to get the full effect. Always thought Raven played that role a little too well, but I'll definitely agree on Taija.
prfb
Member

165 Posts
6/05
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 11:35PM
I mean no disrespect to the original poster, but TAS is a whole long series about incest. I agree that it is one of the most excellent golden age productions EVER; totally deserving of the label "classic." There are so many great performances in that one that it's hard to even know where to start.
But why should anyone apparently freak out when incest happens in the movie?
Seriously. Isn't that sort of like buying "Big Ass Bimbos" and getting bent out of shape when they do anal?
KMB2476
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653 Posts
7/07
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 10:09PM
Why don't they make movies like this any more?
I mean I can obviously understand why they don't make real incest movies, that's not the argument here...but why don't they make movies like this any more when it's clear actual incest is not being committed and it's just like any kind of pretend.
I for one would be into a new Taboo series (esp one with sister on sister and mother on daughter ;-) ) but it seems you can find any kind of fetish out there these days except this one when it's all pretend.
Aplus
Senior Member

1431 Posts
5/05
Posted - Jul 3 2009 : 2:46AM
I'm not sure, but I get the feeling most companies are simply afraid to go there. Might be legal issues they are wary of facing. Not sure I've seen many younger male performers who look young enough to play the part, although there are obviously many younger woman who do.
 
prfb
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165 Posts
6/05
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 1:43AM
I think Taboo American Style seems odd in light of 21st Century porn standards because at heart it is a thoroughly grown-up affair. Even the commendable big-budget productions of today seem mostly sort of bubble-headed in comparison. I mean, something like Pirates, however fun, is a live-action cartoon by contrast. (To say nothing of all those cheesy parodies of old TV shows they've been churning out lately.)
But TAS is ADULT, in more than just the x-rated sense of the word. There are things in the movie about power in relationships, about family, about role reversals, about ambition, about being tempted by lust into self-described evil... TAS is at heart a thoughtful production. I've no doubt that the makers were trying to make a "real movie" that featured explicit sex -- that was a goal of lots of people just before cheap video changed everything.
Somehow they also made a killer porno, too. Which is either a tribute to the excellence of character development, scripting, acting and other techniques of those who made this film, or else a suggestion that heat might be increased if the context is at least a little believable or possible to identify with.
There has to be a circle of hell where gonzo porn loops are shown 24/7: 15-minute by-the-numbers generic fucks forever and ever without end.
fu_q All-Star Supporter
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Marv Montag (@PornOfYore)
2506 Posts
2/09
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 10:08AM
I never did see any of the films out of this series -- I have a couple of the old "Taboo" series on VHS somewhere -- I am going to have to check this series out.
The idea of a compelling story these days is really something of interest to me.
Edited by - fu_q on 7/17/2009 10:09:25 AM
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Dianic

Wicked Pictures,Vouyer Media, Axel Braun Productions, Marc Dorcel, JoyBear Pictures, abbywinters.com
1390 Posts
7/05
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 2:28PM
Gloria Leonard's acting in TAS was leagues beyond what we see in most adult product today.
Gore Gore Girl All-Star Supporter
Doctor of the Erotic Arts

7238 Posts
1/09
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 4:45PM
I just saw Gloria Leonard in Chuck Vincent's MisBehavin last night - great movie, great acting, great everything. Was supposed to watch Taboo 4, but all the copies were bought (features are making a comeback, I tell you!), so I settled for MisBehavin. I'm glad I did.
I have wondered about TAS for a while, confused about whether it was the same as Taboo. Now I *must* check it out!
BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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pornography wasn't sex but fantasies of an impossibly hospitable world
12377 Posts
9/07
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 4:55AM
Misbehavin' is one of my favourite Chuck Vincent flicks. Leslie Bovee is one of the sexiest women of the 'classic' era, imo.
jackdore
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514 Posts
6/16
Posted - Mar 22 2020 : 1:41PM
In my view the TAS was one of the hottest and best of the Golden Age years, with unforgettable performances from Raven and Gloria Leonard among others. I've wondered why no-one has made any attempt to re-master and re-release it in recent years. Does anybody know?
Flash All-Star Supporter
Golden Age Classic

11017 Posts
5/01
Posted - Mar 22 2020 : 3:20PM
My assumption would either be a rights issue or an element issue or both.
RelentlessOnanism
Senior Member

2669 Posts
3/16
Posted - Mar 22 2020 : 4:01PM
It's one of my biggest bugbears that you don't see 'proper' incest porn these days. It's a popular subject for modern porn, but they only ever do 'fauxcest' involving stepmothers and stepfathers etc. For the true incest aficionado, you have to believe they're properly related. Those old series from the late 70s and early 80s (mainly the Taboo series) were great.

Pure Taboo is a pretty good company, and tries to do 'grown up' stories, with fairly dark content, but they only ever go down the step-incest route.




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