Ratings & Reviews
|
All the reviews and ratings from this user. |
| Type |
Site - Score |
Feedback / Review |
Date |
Review
1
|
Brazzers
(0)
87.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
*Lots of Content
*Lots of Models
*Lots of Large Breasted Models
*Well Organized Site
*More Recent Scenes (2008) have several welcome options for viewing scenes:
-Stream Flash FLV
-Download WMV
-Download MPEG1
-Download MPEG4
-IPOD/PSP (MPEG4)
*Can download entire scenes or in sections, each scene is also broken down into 6 parts with a preview image showing where in the scene a specific part takes place.
*"HQ Pics" for image nuts. I put these in quotes because they aren't as "high res" as can be had elsewhere. They are decent and a welcome option instead of screen captures of the scenes - which are also offered.
*21 sites in the network. These are really just themed categories for their scenes. I have this as a pro because I do appreciate the variety that the different "sites" offer. (School girl, Nurse, MILF, Teen, etc)
*Rating system for models & scenes as well as bio page with info about models and all their scenes. |
| Cons: |
*At least half of the content didn't catch my eye.
*Brazzer's is a big breast network. Unfortunately, a lot of these big breasts are "frankenbreasts". I love natural as well as bolt-on, breast implant breasts - but porn stars tend to go way past the point that they should with their implants. Many of them are working at Brazzers.
*First section of the site navigation is basically links to other sites they want you to spend money at. They also essentially advertise for other sites that I imagine are all part of the same parent company, but again you have to sign up for those they aren't part of your subscription. I get having a tab or something on your site that has a page filled with other places you'd like to refer your current members to. What I don't like are links to those sites nestled into the same locations that links for the site I'm subscribed to are. Example, Brazzer's Box is the 2nd link on the left column of the site, but it is a new/separate subscription. |
| Bottom Line: |
This is a good site/network for the money. I was able to burn through this site in a couple weeks, which is a bit fast in my opinion. But I don't believe I fit the target demographic for this network. I found a few models I liked and downloaded their scenes. But overall I wish I got more out of this network. What I did get out of it is very good, though.
I was surprised by the additional features I found though after I thought I was finished with the site. They have a forum and a comments network for the models and members. It is possible to speak with the models via these. While I didn't participate, reading these was interesting. They also offer interviews with various pornstars from their site. I did not watch these because I've found in the past that I'm usually better off not getting exposed to too much of the person behind the persona, so to speak.
They also have a section of the site that contains a large amount of what I'll call "boilerplate" porn content. This is that section that all sites seem to offer that is made up of all of the old sites and old content from the late 90's that is no longer viable to charge for, but they believe works great as filler.
Bottom line: if you like big breasts (real or fake) and you're also a fan of MILFs - this site is probably going to be one of your favorites. At the very least it's worth a month to see for yourself and get what you can out of it. I did enjoy the 2 Hanna Hilton scenes. I was introduced to Brooke Belle and Rachel RoXXX whom I had not seen before.
Best of all, the downloads are fast and there doesn't appear to be a limit of any kind. And there is no DRM. |
|
09-01-08 02:18am
Replies (5)
|
Review
2
|
FTV Girls
(0)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for over 2 months (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
*A ton of content
*Lots of attractive women
*A lot of videos usually following a pattern of themes (primary focus of the site)
*Thumbnail images (vid-cap) at regular intervals to preview the clips. (can be enlarged to full resolution)
*Photo sets with every update - professional quality (natural lighting) - this isn't studio style stuff, though.
*Female masturbation to usually real orgasms.
*Some bizarre insertions (if you're into that) - extra large toys, champagne bottles, baseball bats, etc.
*Sets offer plenty of material in usually a variety of locations (2-3 locations per set).
*Public masturbation and nudity - sometimes high risk locations (they do get caught and thrown out sometimes)
*Variety of video resolutions (real High Definition started in December)
*Many of the models are known and popular porn stars or ladies who have since become popular porn stars.
*There is a section devoted to Girl-Girl shoots (best part of the site) |
| Cons: |
*Mostly solo content.
*Not every model shoots video.
*Not every model goes into extra-curricular activities (masturbation public or private, public nudity, etc)
*Definitely on the pricey side.
*Can get repetitive.
*No hardcore at all.
*File names for videos are terrible. (1a, 2a, 3a - requires more effort when saving since you have to rename them or create individual folders for each model & shoot)
*Since the photo shoots aren't studio style - the quality of the shots really depends on the skill of the photographer and how lucky they get with the lighting. Pretty much a best effort given the situation and location.
*Mega-size section for photo sets are almost all just a zip file so you have to commit to the entire download.
*Mega-size photo sets are completely untouched - these are jpgs of exactly what comes out of the camera's memory card - so it's not exactly like the ones in the preview. |
| Bottom Line: |
This is a fantastic video site that features very attractive women doing as much extreme solo subject matter as the videographer can get them to do. So it can range from simple nudity & interviews to masturbation, fisting, extreme insertions, girl/girl action and fetish material. There is no hardcore action or boy/girl, but I never missed it. Usually things are very personal/intimate - more so than any other site I've found.
There is a general theme to the majority of the sets. The videographer definitely has favorite places (both public and in the "FTV House") to do shoots, but he tries to mix things up as much as possible to try to keep things fresh. And for all of the really popular models, he takes them to Hawaii.
The site is organized very well. Everything is accessible from the main page and the entire catalog is split into 3 sections of the alphabet except for the girl-girl stuff which is in its own section.
There is a system set up with descriptions so you can see what might be worth your time and what might not. They identify photo-only shoots and use a color coding system to identify standard masturbation shoots (yellow) and extreme shoots (red).
I signed up for 3 months and I needed it. Someone with a higher speed connection could likely leech everything in a month, though, but there is a daily cap of 25GB*(littlejoe). I wouldn't stay subscribed year-round, though. Maybe once a year for me to get the updates, but it's definitely worth resubscribing. |
|
01-26-08 01:32am
Replies (7)
|
Review
3
|
Digital Desire
(0)
79.0
|
| Status: |
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
|
| Pros: |
*A lot of models - known and unknown (to me). You'll easily find your favorites and be introduced to new favorites.
*High-Quality Photography - primary focus of the site. Somewhere between Playboy and Penthouse on how "raunchy" they get with most of it. Image quality is way better than Playboy Cyber Club on all counts.
*A lot of the models are really gorgeous.
*Can save images individually or download sets.
*Variety of videos types/themes (Playboy style Pan&Scan, Interviews, Masturbation, Toys, Girl-Girl)
*Retro! Some of the photographers have been doing this for quite some time so there are shots of some models from the past during their prime. I've not found a site that has a back catalog like this.
*Some really great masturbation scenes. Brea Bennett, Cody Milo, and Carli Banks are favorites.
*No DRM
*They offer a few download options for the videos depending on your bandwidth and codec preference on many videos.
*Plenty to see and regularly updated. |
| Cons: |
*I believe they were transitioning to a new site design which may be in place now, but at the time it made for some challenging navigation and some really dated designs.
*Videos cover the same time spectrum that the images do - so it can be hit or miss with the quality.
*Videos are very Playboy-esque - the female body is a temple to be worshiped kind of thing. Music in all of them; wipes, fades and transitions. Too much "art" for my tastes.
*Video Themes are kinda gimmicky and lead to some duplicates. A video called "X" can actually be a 5 minute segment of a longer video called "Y". You learn the patterns.
*Audio, specifically on the masturbation videos, would switch channels on me depending on where the model was in respect to the camera (left only, right only, left & right) Totally could be an issue rooted in my PC - I couldn't track it down, though. |
| Bottom Line: |
It's from the J. Stephen Hicks Studios, so this is nude photography-centric. At one time that would have been right up my alley, but I've aged to the point where "pictures of naked girls," sadly, just doesn't do for me what it used to. I do admire the skill of these photographers, though. These are fantastic images. My primary reason for joining this site was because I knew they had an "extreme" section where some of these gorgeous ladies would be doing a lot more naughty things on video.
I've found that photography-centric sites all seem to have the same approach to videography. They put in so much "artsy" stuff that it ruins it for me. I can really do without a music track. I'm also not a fan of the pan&scan her body and intersect the transitions with a lot of Star Wars style wipes, fades, and zooms. I'm probably hard to please in these regards.
If photography is an interest for you (Playboy, Mystique, Penthouse) - this is more than worth your time and money even for an extended subscription. There is a lot to look at and appreciate.
The videos are worth a month, but even the ones I saved to my hard drive ended up getting deleted rather quickly. Even with a poor connection like mine - I was done & canceled well before my subscription was due to renew. I'm clearly in a video phase. |
|
01-14-08 10:16pm
Replies (2)
|
Review
4
|
VideoBox
(0)
97.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for over 1 year (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
*Alison the VideoBox Blog Babe is great.
*Tons of videos over a broad spectrum of categories.
*Very affordable.
*Video quality options from Flash to DVD quality.
*Search engine is decent - has gotten better.
*No DRM
*Customized clips - you can edit the scenes to customize your own download.
*Fairly recently new format/design for the site is great.
*User Reviews - sometimes very entertaining and helpful.
*Favorites - can mark scenes/DVDs as favorites and create your own lists. |
| Cons: |
*A few transsexual videos.
*A few midget videos.
*Not all the videos are quality uploads - some bargain bins.
*Star's names are sometimes spelled differently when it's the same star. Makes for interesting searches to see everything they have to offer for the same starlet (e.g. Charmane & Charmaine are the same starlet)
*Fairly recently new format/design for the site still has some quirks.
*User Reviews - sometimes very annoying and useless. |
| Bottom Line: |
This is just a default subscription for me that I've never let expire. It's incredibly cheap and there's always more than enough new content to browse during my next visit.
You have to keep it in perspective. Some of the members reviews complain about the quality of the uploads sometimes being bargain bin and not worth their time. Consider what you're paying and what they're offering. Every 5 hours there is an entirely new DVD available. Every site is hit and miss, but I haven't come across any site that has this many hits for this (small) amount of money.
Recently they've added a blog and the interaction between the people behind VideoBox and their subscribers has gone beyond customer support. Alison and crew are interacting with us and it's created a whole new level to the site that was never there before. It's an evolution that some of us really appreciate.
I know it's a security issue, but I would like to see them add forums. And I'd like to know how many times a video/scene has been rated regarding their 1-5 Stars rating system. Currently, something could have 5 stars and be rated by 100 people or 1 - you don't have any idea how useful the rating is. I don't have a good broadband connection to download everything - so this could be helpful. |
|
01-13-08 10:14pm
Replies (3)
|
|
