I found that 10th Anniversary deal and I am thinking of joining the herd and signing up. I have yet to be a member of any DDF site yet, so it sounds like my hard drives may have some serious spinning to do...
(I wonder if you guys will be pissed at me if I join and add to the slowness, or for not having ever been a member, or maybe even both! :) )
This is a hell of deal -- I'm itching to take the plunge before the end of the month -- but I think it's actually nine-for-one. They may have material spread throughout the five sites you already listed, but I believe this deal also includes:
As people say, the thing about first impressions is you only get to make one. If you start in the forum and the first post is something like "Check out _____! Free ___ and ___!!" well...I get suspicious to say the least, but usually angry, and I don't even run the site!
I wish new users would take a few minutes to look around to see how the site is set up; no ads, pop-ups, or any other bullshit to think this is the place to unload some digitized death threat or spam sandwich. I love how I can come back here day after day and see a level of civility and tolerance not even found in American government.
I really get more suspicious of new users who join just to post short, super high scoring reviews for obscure sites, but maybe that's a different poll.
I seriously doubt anyone would likely ever tire of shooting her! ;) And it's nice to see a brunette in the top 10 -- are there any redheads there too?
It sucks that her earlier hardcore was the result of pressure, as this is the cause of much irritation for fans when they see models do shit that they feel is just trendy or dumb (implants, tattoos, etc.). Well, whatever you do, keep bringing her, and other top models, back for more!
This site is a marriage made in heaven, a perfect match of technology and perversion, and its for a good purpose. These are hot and happy models, the smiles seem genuine, and scenes come about only as a result of a girl's willingness and comfort level with the possible task at, or sometimes even in, hand. This means that some girls only really like to show off their smile and might wink at you, while others will show virtually everything and then some, and only wink at you using their asshole. Let me at least say that I know my smile is genuine.
Models are fit and thin, many with fully shaven pussies, few tattoos, and I have yet to find any breast implants (I still have a hard time believing this myself, so if I am wrong please say so). The first two dozen or so are Canadian girls (who I have yet to see anywhere else, but I like them), and the rest are a mix of amateur and somewhat well known Americans, eastern Europeans, and a few more Canadians. This really is not the place for the well-worn veteran, or high figure star, but most know how to show off the goods. The vast majority are white, which didn't really bother me, but I have to mention it, as I know there are prospective members out there looking for some diversity, and this site may not have what they are seeking. Still, much of the content may have you focused less on the outside than on the inside, in which case every model is pretty much the same color.
Nobody's perfect, and this site comes at a high price: $35 per month, with no rebilling or multi-month discounts. I will say you get what you pay for as there is much to enjoy and download here, but it is still a somewhat high price, though it has never risen in all the years I have been a member. Navigation is easy as the site is cleanly laid out, but the search engine is a little too simple. It only searches videos using whatever term or keywords you choose and/or a category out of a list of twenty-nine categories, with categories as diverse as “Beautiful Bums” or “Cervix Views” or “Treadmill”.
If you like your girls to have fun by themselves and view the fun at few inches distance or less, this may be Crack that's worth an addiction. There are no guys taking up the frame, and virtually little input from the crew – hallelujah! I mean little to no talking, no interviews, no heavy panting by the cameramen, and very little behind the scenes fantasy crushers. When anything even close to this happens in a video, the descriptions give ample warning – “male hands involved” or “you do heard the crew talk in this one” – and these are minor infractions compared to many of the other sites' self-centered douche bags as they guffaw and add commentary through countless photo and video shoots. Hey, that's our job!
I would rather them devote a separate site to a more hardcore-inclined model. If their intent is to attract customers who don't necessarily want to spend all their time looking through a macro lens then the current possibility of using Lexa makes sense, I just won't be joining.
When I filled out the poll, I had to look up her sets -- she currently has four -- as she was pretty forgettable as far as my favorite ITC models go. Yes, super hot, but content that is too boring for me to have remembered her. If they can make more money, good for them, hopefully it can contribute to the main site (as if needs any improvement! :) ).
Recently I logged on to the site and there was a poll concerning the possibility of creating a sister site of a single model, a Czech girl named Lexa (not to be confused with an earlier Canadian model named Lexy).
I am not too wild about spin-off sites, even if I love the original, as I do so strongly with InTheCrack. In this case, they are considering her because of positive member feedback and because they consider her one of their most attractive models. I have no problem with the latter; she is a raven-haired beauty with flawless skin and a body to die for (if looks could kill...). I mean really, if she alone was what decades of monitor technology come down to, then it would be a good thing.
My beef is with the former, as I don't really understand what all the feedback could be about, unless it is based solely on her looks. Again, she is gorgeous, and probably near the top of their models in that regard, but she is almost totally a softcore model. I am talking little, if any, masturbation, with some mild spreading, no toys, nothing nasty, and mostly just stripping and nude posing.
I originally joined the 'Crack for the action and the unique perspective on it, as much as for the eye candy of the models, so I am a little disappointed that they would consider a separate site for someone so unwilling to do what so many of their other models seem to have little trouble doing.
Any feedback about this from members, past and present, would be appreciated.
That sucks Jeffrey99! My thoughts are with you in the hopes that one day you will enjoy faster porn. I feel that it is part of our inalienable rights -- life, liberty, pursuit of happiness -- and we should all have it in this day and age.
500 kb/sec is acceptable in general, and usually not too frustrating. 200 kb/sec is okay if just for a few photos, but a whole set, or even a single video, and it is frustratingly unacceptable.
I have had speeds with at least one site at around 1.4 mb/sec -- nice! Even if I don't like the videos or photos I have downloaded, the sheer speed at which they landed on my hard drive is almost enough to make up for it.
That's always a great answer lk2fireone -- I think too many of us base much of our lives around how others feel, without ever seriously considering our own personal feelings. I am a little lost as to why we put so much judgmental weight on people's professions, but we shouldn't let others intolerance and ignorance dictate our happiness, even when (if ever) it comes to dating/marrying a porn star.
Honestly though, I am in the "Not sure, it depends" category here. There have been quite a few models I thought I liked only to watch one too many behind the scenes videos, or read one too many interviews, to realize I really don't like a lot of them...but I am picky. I would think the porn could be a shared interest, though the fact that we approach it as fans, and the 'stars' approach it as a job, could lead to some problems.
This sort of goes back to a poll from over two years ago: "Would you date someone in the industry?" This poll was done before I even joined, but I will admit at least dating one is somewhere on my bucket list. :)
It certainly is creepy Toadsith, but also very likely a necessity in the porn business. This seems especially true because it is a quantitative rather than qualitative aspect, and there are some bizarre obsessions with numbers in porn (age, measurements, weight, etc.). Of course porn is almost total fantasy, and much of what we consume as fans is pretty much made up -- from models' names, to their 'backgrounds,' to the various fetishes and genres available -- so making up a girl's age should not be a surprise to anyone.
I disagree with you a bit on the "23 to 26" aspect, because even though many models do look better at that age, if they started in the business in their teens then they may now longer look that great, or even 'act' that great. A few years working in the business can really wear some of these women out, and force them to adapt a very typical, and sadly bland, look and act. I think most regular members at PU have expressed their pet peeves about these in the forum.
"Slow download rates," because if I can't download the goods then I'm not too happy. I understand this may not be the fault of the site itself, but its is still a pain when I can go to other sites and fill up my hard drives quickly.
After slow downloads it's navigation, because I need to efficiently and effortlessly find what I am going to download. A well designed site is when you don't notice the navigation; that is, it is so easy and simple that you don't even think about it. When navigation is poor, you end up wasting a lot of time and energy, and a hot video or photo shoot will not mean as much by the time you get to it. :(
Thank you Denner, and you're right about this site being "major;" it's very damn big...647 models! I still put most of my judgment in the solo content, as it just never felt like a really hardcore site. The fact that some models got down 'n' dirty with a dude was more of a bonus to me -- especially the ones I had previously only seen do solo or girl-girl work -- rather than my primary motivation for joining the site.
D'oh! I only looked (and looked and looked) on the photo set pages for a way to change the number of displayed thumbnails, never my profile page. I guess I am just used to the way a lot of other sites do it with the option in the photo sets.
Thanks for the kind words Monahan; I was worried I had starting rambling there for a while. It is a pretty big site, and I was trying to cover as much as possible (and I didn't even look at the review tips forum, so I am sure I missed something).
"Round tuit" almost sounds like a way of describing a girl's ass. Uh oh, I think you may have come up with a new site name...
Thanks lk2fireone! I could have sworn you had extended one of your reviews into a reply, but I may be thinking of someone else, though you do seem to frequently max out and extend your pros and cons sections.
I'll write your next review if you pay for the membership. ;)
I enjoyed the photos more than the videos, but I frequently prefer photos over videos anyway. The site tends to be more about its photographic content than its videos, so I was happy with many of the photo sets. The problem was repetition, where models seemed to repeat things done by nearly every other model on the site; panty stuffing, lots of toys, striptease, some mild spreading (what they call “explicit nude”), and even more toys. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate toys; in fact, they probably keep a number of women from picking up guns and coming after us guys for subscribing to so many sites, but I do get tired of them in scene after scene after scene.
Technically speaking, the photos are of professional quality, though obviously shot by multiple photographers and camera models, as they release three new models a week. A few models had some harsh lighting situations, where it looked as if only a small flash was used, or there wasn't much setup involved, but these are only a few earlier models, so don't worry. Some girls had what looked to be a little too much Photoshop work, where parts of their skin had a soft focus to it (more noticeable in closeups), especially when compared to videos, where cleaning up a model's complexion can be prohibitively time consuming. Additionally, some shots just were out of focus, or focus was neither on the face nor on the fun stuff. There were only one or two of these per set, but still annoying.
Navigation is simple and easy, with a good search function that can also break down by body and scene content types, plus links to videos, updates, top rated models, and the complete model directory. My one complaint for navigation was on photo set pages where I could not change the number of thumbnails per page, and it was set around twenty. Some sets are not too big, but others are and you have to browse through quite a few pages, but it is really a small problem, as you can still change thumbnail and picture size.
I think this site is well done and can serve as a model of how to shoot and capture content, if not necessarily what type content to shoot. Again, I approached this more as a solo girl site, not a hardcore one, though I really wish they had more girl-girl content then the minute amount that I found. But even the softcore content felt weak to me, but maybe I just expect more than stripping and happy-happy-toy-toy action when it is just a girl by herself.
Yeah, I mentioned the photoflash problem in my review; either you have a videographer in the photos or the photographer in the videos. One at a time, please! I understand this in hardcore scenes (catching the dudes' cumshots, which can obviously be pretty much impossible to accurately recreate in separate shoots), but in solo and girl-girl scenes I think it would do wonders to not shoot the video and photos simultaneously.
Yes, great review! I am glad you are enjoying the site, hopefully based on some of my responses to your inquiries a few weeks back. :) I usually hate proselytizing, but I make a serious exception for ALS (okay, and most porn, but I prioritize my preaching for ALS!).
One of your cons mentioned one of my peeves -- voting. Goddamnit, a porn site should not be a democracy! It needs to be run by a qualified perverted tyrant who will just go ahead and release everything, and in order. But seriously, I remember some models, even ones from the last few years, with very little content due simply to not having the votes. I don't want to sound like Norm Coleman, but can we have recount? Just so we can see their material, please?
They do have some of the best photography and videography out there, at least in terms of using good equipment and proper setup, and then choosing models that will not require excessive Photoshopping. I wish other sites would take a hint, and try making their photography and models look a little more real, but they'll probably never learn.
It needs to been an extremely thorough tour or preview, but you don't know how thorough it is until you are a member, so reviews and comments are a must! I guess somebody eventually takes the plunge for the rest of us, but it's not me.
I have never been a fan of Playboy for the women -- too much smoke, and not enough fire. I have to give the editors and writers credit for making a magazine that has naked women in it (well, usually partially naked at least) but I still prefer the articles!
Tastes change, and therefore arousal does as well.
For me, it isn't necessarily dependent on the format -- photo, video, or whatever -- but really the eroticism. And it's not desensitization, but a change in the eroticization of one thing over another. For example, I used to like hardcore content more than softer, solo girl stuff, but now it's the opposite. I was never desensitized, just re-sensitized to something different, and I can only guess what the future holds (hopefully fewer anti-porn laws?).
Of course, sometimes it is the format, and I simply like seeing certain things certain ways. Though I don't like hardcore as much as I used to, I would prefer to see it in video, instead of in a photo shoot. But I prefer solo, and sometimes girl-girl content, in photos more than video. A hot girl (or two) can really shine in a well shot photo set, but can come off like a real bitch or a real bore in a video.
PU first and foremost, then TBP for any extra fact-checking, plus their preview pages (and if they don't have any, I usually don't join). If I am lucky enough to get a recommendation in person from a friend or someone I know, than that's even better, but it's rare.
Granted, I frequently skip towards the end of photo galleries so the girl starts nude, but I usually don't go back to the clothed shots. The whole idea of "reverse strip" defeats the purpose of porn. I am not too fond of stripping to begin with, so ending with the model getting dressed would really ruin it for me.
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