I actually have liked the volumes of this series that I've seen. I like how he has the girls undress and pose first. Secondly, I usually like the angles he shoots the sex from.
I've always been a much bigger fan f the series than I am of Randy, per se. I guess he deserves some props for still being around (how many of us are screwing gorgeous women young enough to be our daughters?)
The series, though, I have always enjoyed. I especially like seeing the 'real amateurs' and he girls who are still very green, and the naural flow and feel of the scenes makes it a voyeurs dream!
Very often after these girls have been around enough to be recognizable, I go back and re-watch their scenes -- and more often than not their original scenes are amongst their best work!
I kind of wish Randy would take himself out of the scenes a bit more and bring in more male talent. I do like Randy as a filmmaker as I feel he has a good eye for scenes and good-looking women and he also seems to treat the girls better than some porn directors, which I respect a lot. The guy is just old, unfortunately (he was kinda long in tooth when he got into the biz as I recall) and anymore it seems he's as likely to keel over as shoot a load (such as it is) when he cums. His scene back in the day with Jenna will be one of my all-time favorites though. SUPER hot.
Ihave seen probably every one of these and like them alot . Some of the top girls have appeared on this series.I like it because the girls kind of let their hair down and its very relaxed. Most enjoy being there.
a) raising the ante from the generally awful "Dirty Debutantes" series (which became lame without Jamie Gillis around to make things weird);
b) encouraging, to some degree, "real" sex as opposed to porn-aerobics and often getting fresh, hot performances from girls who would in a matter of months become blank-eyed fuckbots;
c) really creating true pro-am scenes, as when the boyfriends do the scene with the girl, and Randy joins in; he really has captured a lot of hot, jerkable, real sex over the years.
On the other hand:
a) he's such a greaseball, and the older he gets the more slimy his persona becomes;
b) the set-ups with Randy going on and on like a cheeseball pickup artist lurking behind the ferns at TGIFidays off Exit 27 south of the Galleria.
c) the accelerated nature of the porn biz means that you often see the "debut" scene in U&C long after you've already seen the same girl get double ass pounded in a Skeeter epic. So, the element of newness is compromised -- not Randy's fault, just the nature of the game.
Finally: New Machine's DVDs suck compared to the great job Evil Angel does with its product. On the other hand, I can buy 'em for $12 new, more or less.
good stuff, when it's good.... he does a lot of that thing where scenes get cut in half. That's fine when you basically do two scenes with the girl, so each dvd gets a complete look at her. But sometimes you'll get what's really a half-scene and a "To be continued in # ____ ". That's crappy. But there's many times I've been grateful for the series because it's the only place I've been able to get a good viewing of a rare (or ordinarily "blank-eyed") girl.
That's the big plus for me - if you want to see the girl's personality and real reactions, this is a good place for it, as the girls are relatively undirected.
I find Randy West to be hit and miss, but then so are most other directors. Like lindi and skronker, I enjoy the more laid back and realistic feel sometimes, and I can think of at least two instances where performers have given, if not their best scenes, then as good as their best in an Up & Cummers.