Private Classics (0)
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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05-26-17 04:07am (Update History)
Reason: After spending more time on the site, I decided the site merits a higher score. The site does most everything right for what it is.
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| Pros: |
• $20.95 for 1 month with PU discount, recurring at $29.95.
• RocketPay and Epoch are the credit card processors, trusted companies.
• Although various sizes, quality of images is high resolution, jpeg.
• A random selection of videos (mp4) indicates 720. While remastered and not true HD, they are of good quality considering their age.
• 1,189 photo sets (detailed below) which translates to about 60,000 photos.
• 55 DVDs and nearly 900 video scenes.
• Updating at about 1 DVD per week along with regular scene updates.
• Streaming and downloading; full DVDs and scenes can be streamed.
• No buffering issue with streaming; good streaming quality.
• Models look more natural compared to today’s state of affairs. |
| Cons: |
• Pre-checked cross-sell at signup.
• Membership does not include access to any other sites in the Private network.
• DVDs cannot be downloaded – streaming only.
• Poor organization of videos, see comments.
• Nonsensical file naming scheme.
• Basic search only, i.e., no category search.
• Non HTTPS |
| Bottom Line: |
For those not familiar, a little background. Private Classics is a part of the Private Media Group which was founded in Sweden in 1965. Its magazine was the first color hardcore magazine. The first intercourse scene was published in 1967 which was groundbreaking in paving the way for explicit porn. Private is known for high budget videos and has won major AVN awards. The “Classics” site is for those looking for nostalgia. I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality explicit photos from the magazine. The was a more innocent time in porndom. Private seems to have been in a class by itself in that it combined explicit smut with high-end production values.
The photos are probably the main attraction with the videos and digitized magazines the icing on the cake. There are three distinct sections: videos, photos and magazines. Although any one of these sections could probably have gotten by as a distinct site, they are interrelated. The videos are from the ‘90s or early ‘00s while the magazine and photos span 4 decades from the 60s to the 00s.
The site is well organized and is generally simple to navigate once you get the hang of it. The videos, photo sets and magazines are separated by menu sections. The photos and magazines are then further segregated by decade. There is also a model section (which can be viewed any one of 3 ways) which includes all the content for each model, i.e., videos and photos. There is also a brief comment about the model as well as her vital statistics.
The video organization is confusing. I never completely figured out the distinction between the two video sections offered, “Movies” and “Scenes.” The “Movies” section lists the DVDs and you can stream the entire DVD. On the same page are scenes from the DVD which are available for download and streaming. The “Scenes” section seems to be a duplication of the content in the “Movies” section though there seems to be more scenes in the “Scenes” section. There is no explanation on the site for the distinction. After a while and only by scrutinizing, I noticed some differences. Regardless, there is no point in having 2 video sections.
Another peeve, though minor, is with the ordering of the DVDs and scenes. The “Movie” section (DVDs) seems to have no rhyme or reason to the manner which DVDs are listed, like chronologically. The “Scenes” section seems to list scenes in order of date added regardless of when they were filmed. However, it is not a major issue since all the videos are from the 1990s or early ‘00s.
There is only one download option for the videos though there’s no indication of the quality. A random selection of videos shows them to be 720. However, since the videos are about 20 years old, they were obviously remastered and the quality is not true HD. All things considered though, the quality is satisfactory (full screen with a 27" monitor).
The videos reflect the magazine. The action is hardcore and varied including lesbian, straight, orgies, blowjobs and anal. To the delight of some, there is an inordinate number of group scenes and plenty of anal. Scenes run from about 10 to 30 minutes with an average of 20 minutes. The videos are unlike other hardcore. They are unique in various ways – interesting locales like Mars [!!] coupled with above-average direction and camera-work. There are generally plots with at least an attempt at good acting. Most of the videos seem to be in French, many of which are dubbed in English. The models are European, good looking and seem to average in the upper 20s in age. The models have more of a natural look with a minimum of tattoos and silicone.
The photo sets are taken from the magazine. All the photos from the magazine seem to be in the photo section, so you can skip the, uh, intellectual articles in the magazine. However, don’t skip it! They are downloadable in PDF and pleasing to the eye. Looking at the old magazines was a blast.
Photosets are zipped and sets range from a handful of photos to over 100; I’ll guesstimate the average is 50 photos per set. As mentioned, photo quality is very good. A random spot check shows good compression quality. My abacus reveals the following statistics:
00s – 555 photo sets
90s – 302 photo sets
80s – 257 photo sets
70s – 42 photo sets
60s – 33 photo sets
History was always a favorite subject. Private Classics is like a hot stroll down memory lane. Hosiery, high heels, honey bee hairdos, latex suits and natural breasts will take you back to a bygone era. This is a classy site and all 3 offerings - photos, magazines and videos, all merit praise. I found the Private material - magazines and videos, refreshing in that it was innovative, natural, shot in interesting places, and most of all, highly erotic Once you figure out the best way to use the site, there are a large library of photos, videos and magazine to keep you occupied endlessly. |
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