Good review. I am thinking of rejoining soon to "catch up" on their previous material. You'd think they were founded by a bunch of horny doctors in the way they capture female anatomy, but it's still interesting and entertaining for closeup porn.
Yes, absolutely. I don't have a gigantic screen and hate having images (or any other type of file) resized. Usually they have already been watermarked, airbrushed, and/or cropped so they don't need any more manipulation.
...it can be interesting and not too weird of a fetish, though it can be combined with some crazy ones -- lactation for example.
I agree with BostonPJR here; it's strange and sexy and I don't know why either. Like anything else it doesn't work equally well with all models, so just being pregnant doesn't work for me. Cute, petite teen models would be a good example: the knocked up high schooler look really isn't my thing (probably why I haven’t bothered seeing Juno).
I did like it when Belladonna was pregnant; she was still very sexy -- a lot better than her shaved head -- and it wasn't permanent, so no harm no foul.
I agree here: I don't consider oral + another orifice to be a true DP, a sort of false advertising. Even double anal and double vaginal don't strictly qualify as DP to me, even if "dual" is the same thing as "double."
I agree with this view here. If a shop wants to make a big deal about it then I figure they don't want your business. I wouldn't go to a shop to get lectured on "naughty stuff," so why do they do it anyway?
I would be more worried about personal information (non-porn) being found on my computer than what porn I had been surfing. Except for history and bookmarks I store the goods on an external HD, but real personal stuff, say online banking for example, would prevent me from taking my PC in for repair.
That's what I have been doing too, though the way their links change is annoying as well.
I've been a member of In the Crack before, when the videos were still pay-per-view. Since they have a better deal now I will probably rejoin soon since their content pretty much speaks for itself -- and I like what it says!
I prefer all-girl sites, and In the Crack definitely fills that requirement, but it goes so much beyond what others do that it's pretty unique and rarely (if ever) boring or predictable.
I know I am not alone on this one. When you click on the description page for a video or photoshoot you get the model's name at the top along with the scene name, but the model's name is not a link!
There are preview photos for videos, thumbnails for photoshoots, and a nice little description, along with keywords such as anal, toys, etc., but no link to the model's page! Is it too hard to change these to links? Instead of being able to search for something, clicking on a video or photoshoot, and then checking out the rest of a model's material, you have to click the "Search by Model" link and find the model from there.
The site itself is laid out cleanly and organized pretty neatly, but without a few strategic links it only looks nice - it doesn't actually work very well.
Linking model names would be a big improvement to this site's navigation. For now everything feels like dead ends that don't link to anything, and nobody likes backtracking.
I recently joined and am pretty happy with the content; nice big photos, beautiful HD videos...almost look like movies compared to others out there. The models are definitely hot, though I don't like how they use different names from other (non-Sapphic) sites. I am also kind of burned out on all these eastern European models, next site I go for will have a lot more American models, or least ones whose native language is English.
You were right about the navigation; annoyingly link-less video and photo pages. Their search tool works well, but then I find a cute model and I have to go through the "Search by Model" pages to see more! I am glad the layout is pretty simple and clean, though would it really have been that hard to link models' names?
Celebrity sex videos are really more amusing than erotic. Any interest I have in them is purely voyeuristic, but non-sexual. It's really the upset celebrities’ reactions and their excuses of “I didn’t know a camera was there,” or “the tape was stolen” that can be quite funny.
The tapes themselves usually turn out to be quite boring, poorly shot wastes of time. As I remember the Pam Anderson/Tommy Lee tape was a dumb honeymoon video with some sex in it, and Paris Hilton's was a night vision-lit work of crap that could have barely passed for a mid '80s undercover prostitution sting video. People had already thought of Anderson as a sex symbol and Hilton as an idiotic slut anyway, so the videos were never that surprising.
Considering all the public nudity crap these companies like to shoot this has probably already happened...the "extras" are just not aware of it.
Personally I am surprised at the number of videos or scenes I have seen where an actor (rarely an actress) shows up, reads a line, and then leaves! You'd think if there was actual male talent he would be utilized, otherwise there's no point in having him in the scene.
Almost forgot about Zoe -- hot, nasty, and willing to try almost anything and actually enjoy it! I think she was actually on an episode of The Wonder Years 10 years before she showed her dirty side for ALS. They shot her again in their New Orleans shot doing girl-girl, and then again for one of their Jamaica trips, though by that time she had shorter hair and "enhanced" breasts.
Thanks. Yeah, 30G is pretty generous, nearly 1T for a 30 day subscription, so it's not too bad. I get greedy sometimes, especially when I first join a site, so it kind of worried me. I am sure if I focus in (uh sorry, bad pun) on what I like -- and this site looks like it has plenty of it -- I will be fine.
The site's having another models poll, this time from their early models (1996 - 2001). This brings backs a lot of memories of when I first learned of this site and became an instant fan, and they have only gotten better! I am sure anyone who was a member that far back can't wait to see who they remaster next.
Their older models are sometimes hit and miss (possibly because ALS was not so well known), but quite a few stand out; Michelle, April, Monica, Nicole...the list goes on. Most of them were unknowns then and stayed that way, a few went on to do movies, but none of them were "stars" when ALS shot them so it gave them a sort of freshness compared to now when models appear on dozens of sites at the same time.
Apparently some of them don't have any video, though I am not sure which ones, and the photos are scanned from prints, but there are still plenty of hot classics to be found.
(By the way, was anyone ever a member of Kathryn Lee's or Mia Tyler's individual member sites? None of this material has ever ended up on ALS's sites so it would be cool to see it eventually released.)
Was a member approx. 3 months prior to this review.
Pros:
+ Great value, even with "DVD-quality" membership price
+ Huge number of videos
+ Lots of categories; plenty of hardcore, numerous studios, even a few classic titles to choose from
+ Easy to use site; simple and straightforward interface
+ Multiple DL choices for each video
+ No DRM: DL and keep vids forever (or until your HD dies...)
Cons:
- Could be a lot faster, especially for high- and DVD-quality videos
- Quite a few good studios missing (Hustler, Seymore Butts just to name a couple)
- Almost no Euro content
- Some categories have few videos
Bottom Line:
If you want lots (thousands) of American porn videos to choose and keep forever, and all for as little as $10/mo, this could be arguably the best choice.
I went for the full priced "DVD-quality" ($18) and still thought this was an incredible bargain. Assuming that this is the price that just 1 of this site's movies would be on DVD, and they have 4000+ videos to pick from, it's hard to go back to buying DVDs ever again...But there are some studios absent from here, probably because they want to offer their goods on their own pay sites. For example, if you just like Hustler vids, then keep looking. There are still tons of US studios on here, including quite a few you probably haven't heard of (and probably don't want to either).
A minor complaint about this site is that it is almost completely American. I lived in Germany for a few years and saw plenty of stuff that makes a lot of our porn quite tame and boring. This may not sound important, but considering how many US sites involve numerous Euro models, and create orig content as hardcore as the filth found overseas, it's worth noting.
Videobox's major weakness, and I why I ultimately left, was its speed (or lack thereof). If you like HQ and DVD vids, then get comfortable because it could take a while to DL them. This is likely due to its large customer base, but it's very frustrating. This site doesn't make you pay in $ just time. Still you should browse their entire collection before buying on disc again.
I couldn't agree more; no direction can equal a good video. Usually it's just the model looking at camera, then talks to herself, "finds" toy under pillow/seat cushion, proceeds to orgasm, goodbye wave. Sometimes this can be pretty cool, like the Amy Lee/ Kacey Jordan fistin' and pumpin' scene, but it was a big relief to see videos without the director's constant influence (minus the goofy male assistants, a growing problem).
Their older stuff looks, well, older, but it's not too bad really. It's interesting seeing videos that have never been released, even if they are all photoshoot/BTS. Definitely collector's material, especially compared to the HD quality of current releases.
I am personally looking forward to Joanne's upcoming rerelease since I still own a video and CD of hers from the late '90s (yes, I've been an ALS fan for 10 yrs...time flies).
Their newest photos are supposedly even better and more HD than stuff from a few months ago since they got a new camera. I have only noticed this on hi-res versions of photos, and only ones that are close-ups; wide shots look the same.
The '08 Caribbean shoot is looking pretty good so far, and most of last year's tropics shoot has been released, which by itself is almost worth a month’s subscription. The HD videos are more focused on masturbation than BTS and photoshoot than older ones but tons of selection
Yeah, ALS is a good example. On one of their recent blogs they mentioned the rough cost of their latest Caribbean trip and I was shocked. It's usually a good thing when porn shocks me, but not this time -- the cost was around six figures for a weeklong trip! I admit I like those shoots –some of my favorite material so far – but I am not sure I would like paying for it.
I think if I had a lot of money, actually knew how business worked, and could easily afford to lose all of my investment in a new porn site, I would do it, but I am not sure about starting from scratch. I think just the fact that the bad sites far outnumber the good sites is a sign it probably would not be worth the effort.
It would probably be like owning a super expensive sports car: looks cool, lots of people like seeing it, I just wouldn't want to work on it or pay for it.
1.) Guy-girl hardcore, no; some girl-girl, but mostly solo girl stuff
2.) No, their site currently says "your inthecrack membership now includes ALL videos in ALL sizes." (I was just pissed off it took them so long to implement this.)
Yeah, I'll have to check it out some time. The thing I hate about ALS Scan is when the director's blog talks about a really hot model and then ends with saying she's going to be released on the Angels site instead. Frustrating, but it's hard to ignore some of the models, especially when they're included in regular ALS shoots (like Carli in their Caribbean '07 shoot).
Was a member approx. 6 months prior to this review.
Pros:
+ CLOSEUP exclusive content! This site lives up to its name
+ Clear, well-lit photography, w/ newer vids in HD
+ Hot models (though they certainly don't focus on faces) who get creative: speculums, anal, peeing, toys, veggies...
+ Photos available to all members, and now, finally, all video as well
+ Some girl-girl
Cons:
- Pretty high price
- More girl-girl needed
- Closeups this closeup may not be for everyone
- Took them way too long to drop their token video system
- Older models have smaller pics
Bottom Line:
Love closeup photography? Well, this site is so far in the crack it's practically in the hole; this site takes the genre so far that any closer and these girls' cheeks and lips would be smudging the lens. Their bigger photos (1600x1200, some 2400x1800) are huge, and you can easily end up staring at a crack (or hole) bigger than your monitor, or even real life. You will probably spend a few hours just admiring the pics, or at least getting a detailed lesson on female anatomy.
It's a blessing that they finally dropped their stupid pay-per-view token video system, especially considering the price. The fact that they were doing this for so long - screwing over members who had already paid (and losing potential business) - is probably the biggest reason for not giving them a higher score. I first learned of this site after a friend showed me a video, but I was let down when I found out they were separate from the regular membership. Still, their photography can practically stand on its own, though their vids are also quite entertaining (queefing vags, winking assholes, masturbation, pissing). I personally prefer shorter clips (5-10mins) than longer, boring vids, but it does mean more DLs.
I think anybody who joins this site already likes this stuff, but there are a few who probably think this is aimed at gynecologists and dermatologists, so it doesn't have universal appeal, but few sites do. For those who do like their porn up close, then this really hits the mark (crack?).
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