Thanks, and yeah it's long, pretty soon I'm going to have to sit on exotics4me's couch and discuss my addiction to writing long reviews. I swore to myself that I would try and keep this one short...
(Bottom Line continued. Sorry my reviews are getting so long.)
Also Simon (assuming he does all the shooting) frequently shoots short depths-of-field, meaning not a lot of the photo is in focus, so focused face but not ass, or focused ass but not face, but not a lot of both if the model is on her back or stomach. Other sites do this but it seemed to be very apparent here for some reason and it can get annoying. Clean sets and proper lighting seemed to used in almost all photos though older shoots seem to have shots thrown in that should have been deleted, like everything is out of focus, a flash didn’t fire, or something else, but for some reason they are there. I also found one little problem that irritated me in some sets; dust on the sensor. This happens in digital photography in between lens changes when dust gets on the camera’s image sensor and shows up in every photo (usually in the same exact place) until cleaned off. It sounds insignificant but to me it just seems unprofessional when everything else is done professionally (lighting, sets, verifying the model’s age).
If your looking for videos you should keep looking as a lot of models have none and those that do may only have two or three, but not one for every photoset. Older videos are smaller, around 480 x 360 .mpgs @700kb/s, but again not in great quantity so don’t get your hopes up. Not once did I ever hear or see Simon or any other male help for that matter, so it makes for a lesson in restraint to all the hands-on two cents-adding douches out there who want to ruin my video, uh, ‘experience.’ The girls are often shy and quiet too, and since they claim the orgasms are never forced none of the models really get that vocal or overly physical when masturbating but they seemed happy and I wasn’t complaining.
If SS really get their act together and release bigger photos with the links improved and videos for every model then they can get a score in the 80s, but until then members will have to put up with the relative narrow reach of their current and fully archived content; almost entirely solo girls (girl-girl is rare), many of them amateur, armed with lots of toys.
Just to second Drooler's opinion here, yes the majority of the models start off clothed, though getting naked with a toy at the ready can be done pretty quickly. The videos don't waste a lot a time and many of them (of what videos there are) start naked.
Overall you see plenty of lingerie and clothing before the 'real' action starts.
Wow, three members who have admitted to not having cell phones...I like PU more every day!
I know the iPad is coming but I am still not sure how people are going to easily haul it around like a cell phone. Oh, and wasn't it designed for reading books, not checking out the newest porn video? ;)
I definitely agree photos are getting pretty big, especially when you consider the vast majority are 72ppi JPEGs (web standard, intended to reduce load times), which are still compressed files no matter how well they were shot or edited. I still spoil myself and go for the biggest sizes when they are available but sometimes sites fall short of my screen-filling demands. Like my recent subscription to SimonScans which is really surprising me in the size, or lack thereof, in its photos.
I wish I could say I don't give a fuck, but after hearing about Holly Sampson (ALS' 'Zoe') I must admit I actually almost admire the guy. I mean he still has the mark on his permanent record of being known for playing the alleged "sport" of golf professionally--honestly still my biggest problem with the guy--but c'mon! I still remember when I first laid eyes on Zoe way back when, and I definitely did not (and still don't) have the money to show her how I swing my favorite club. : ( But I can still dream can't I?
I am not really much of a fan of Holly/Zoe anymore, especially after seeing her in the truly atrocious "Emmanuelle 2000," not to mention her plasticized breasts, but I am still loyal to the perverted geniuses at ALS. Still why couldn't TW have picked a somewhat newer and even crazier model, like Amy Lee or Nella? That would have been my kind of news story!
I have to admit I don't find them that attractive and more than just a little intimidating. I am also not a fan of girls who look somewhat muscular even if they're not bodybuilders--I want to at least believe that a woman couldn't beat me up too badly, which is pretty hard if she's got bigger biceps than me. : (
Come to think of it, I don't even like it when the male talent look like bodybuilders because it makes them look like abnormal steroid-fueled mad men who just broke out of prison. I'm not saying they all need to look like Ron Jeremy (one is more than enough) but somewhat normal would be appreciated.
Join a site from a country whose porn models you are not too familiar with and you can be swamped with new names and faces. For example, I recently joined Simon Scans--almost all British girls with a few Eastern Euro ones thrown in--and I can honestly say I have never seen any of them before (minus a couple of the Euro girls). I haven't joined AbbyWinters yet (supposed to be nearly all amateur Australians) but I am sure once I do then I will once again be overwhelmed since I can't think of any models I have seen from that part of the world.
I'll step up to the plate and agree with you, dracken. The difference between a 17 year old and an 18 year old? You could be talking months or even just a few days. Yes, it's black letter law here, but there are plenty of cases of girls literally trying and succeeding to get into porn within a short time after having turned 18 (our debate over Sasha Grey's 'It girl' status mentioned her doing this). How exactly, beyond a few weeks age difference, is she anymore ready than someone a few weeks younger? I understand in the eyes of the law that those few weeks are all the difference and not knowing that fact will basically ruin and blacklist you for life but I am still offended by the idea we are all automatically and equally mature the second we hit 18 (except to drink, but that's another debate).
I am not encouraging anyone to break the law, as there is no leniency in underage porn and the vast majority of it is done by force, not the Traci Lords lie-and-fake-your-age tactic (still got a lot of people in trouble, and a lot of porn destroyed), and the last thing I want to see happen is another aspect of adult life delayed until 21, but a little honesty about the situation would be nice. And why is 21 such a magical age anyway?
You also mentioned an 18 year old getting charged with rape for having consensual sex with his 17 year old girlfriend; you're right, this is the epitome of stupid. A boyfriend is not a porno. For one thing he probably couldn't last through a whole 30 minute scene, but on a more serious note he is not trying to sell her (i.e. her body) for profit, he is engaging in a relationship, and there's a big difference. Age of consent is determined by state, so it could be as young as sixteen in some areas, but porn is federally controlled and the limit is 18, no ifs, ands, or buts. Some states have a little common sense and apply close-in-age rules which can give exceptions to a few years difference between an underage partner and a partner of age, but many do not.
Sounds just as bad as trying to talk about politics, at least without everyone yelling or getting atop their respective soapboxes. Maybe viewing porn is like voting; you either do it or you don't, but you generally try and keep your choices private. And like politics you probably not going to change anyone's mind very easily, if at all.
I like to be organized so I get frustrated when sites are not consistent, especially when they use a different name in a video than what a model is called on the site or even in the file name itself. Make up your mind!
"Normal as possible" might make for a very short scene for many of us, plus like others have said here try surprising a girl by cumming on her face without her getting upset.
"I want the cum shot to be near where the penis is located"? Where else is the cum coming from? Is there teleportation involved? I thought that only occurred in photo shoots where in one photo the girl is clean and pretty and the in next her face has been completely desecrated. ;)
Yeah sorry, I know what you're talking about though. So many scenes are ruined when the couple is going at it good and strong only to suddenly break rhythm and have them change positions for the grand finale. If the girl's lucky she has time to pull her hair out of the line of fire and the guy is still somewhat spontaneous. Other times we are not so lucky and she keeps opening one eye waiting for the guy to finish until we are finally treated to an awkward jump cut with a bored girl and a guy who's about to sprain his wrist.
Ugh, no I would not say she has a very attractive voice at all. Sorry Drooler, I'm going to have to go with RB on this one. Don't you prefer photos anyway?
Just out of curiosity, did you actually sign up for a full month or just a trial membership? Also a more thorough bottom line would help explain things a little.
I have only been a member for a few weeks so I don't know the historical layout and navigation of 21st but it is currently a main network site with pull-down menu access to the individual sites and then a huge assortment of check boxes on the side for finding what you want; body type, camera position, location type, genre (over 55 choices here), sex type (hetero, lesbian, bi, etc.). You can also look for scenes by model name or using an update calendar, and then sort the results by rating or release order.
My main problems with this newish (might even still be in beta) navigation are the amount of crossover when you search by model and it's not always clear what exactly is in a scene when you search by genre, making you have to browse the photos or watch some video. Clicking on an individual model brings up her page with scenes and photo samples. When you browse all of a model’s scenes you only get five scenes per page and so many of the models have a lot of pages to click through. On the plus side you get video time, number of photos, and a brief synopsis of each scene to help you choose.
By itself Zoliboy may not have the crème de la crème of hot girls but they are not shy is saying so; something like “Normally we wouldn’t hire her, but she does a great fisting scene!” is typical. But the network overall has plenty of choices as far as hot models are concerned (including, as exotics4me would happily tell you, such goddesses as Eve Angel) and other niches are for the taking as well.
At most a national call to my credit card company, but that was unrelated to porn. If I have had a customer service problem with a site I use e-mail and never even thought of actually calling them.
Canceling an online service provider however(always had to do it over the phone)...holy fuck, worst calls in the world. The assholes on the other end should be working at suicide hot lines--you would die of old age before they let you go.
Clearly Alex knows this is new ground for ALS and thus the "fair warning" comment. As much as I don't want to see boy-girl shit on their site they make it up with the no more lollipop promise. Hooray! They have left the candy store! No more lollipops for 2010 (though the sex toy stores will still get their business apparently). I wonder if any other site would have the guts to say goodbye to their lollipop fetishes. I sort of liked the strap-on scenes ALS did so I don't care too much whether they keep them or not, but I always hated the damn lollipops so this is good news.
I just saw this the other day when I was checking around their tour pages. I was thinking of rejoining but now I don't know--I find all this BTS shit to get irritating, plus the last thing I want to see on ALS is boy-girl material. I always trusted them to be reliably boner-free, but now I have to look somewhere else.
Did Alex say anything in his blog about why they are putting this on their site? On the preview page for the release they said "Trust me, you don't want to miss this one of a kind treat!" but I bet there are more than a few members who could care less. It seems that by now they would have more than enough of their own material to not have any reason to post this stuff from a Club Sandy shoot.
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