Asian Sex Diary (0)
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| Status: |
Current Member for over 1 year (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
**You will not find another site like this. This is not the same old same old, something I abhor.
**Customer service
**Epoch billing - cancellation takes 30 seconds
**Many beautiful (mostly) Asian women, all unknowns best I can tell and pleasantly and sometimes naively amateurish
**Search tools adequate for me, but I never nit-pick about that |
| Cons: |
**Streaming only
**Streaming only
**Streaming quality hit and miss though I think it's HD 720 and 1080.
** Camera work is awful except for photos.
**Price = $39.95 recurring, too much for streaming.
**Lack of transparency about the streaming only - no mention of it before you join. I asked before I joined and decided to join anyway.
**Few anal and 3some scenes. Like most Asian 3some scenes, the women don't seem to be particularly into each other. For the most part, the only thing the women do together is give John a BJ.
**Since it’s just one guy, it’s formulaic |
| Bottom Line: |
My beefs with the site are largely, a) poor camera work and, b) streaming only. Frankly, I care more about the camera work. For these reasons, I find it hard to recommend the site despite everything else it's got going for it. For you true lovers of the genre, I would subscribe for a month. I have no regrets on joining for a month and may come back in a year.
The site doesn't seem to be aimed at purely porn lovers, but instead, for those who monger or dream about mongering and who also have an interest in Asian amateur porn - a rare genre, except for Japanese, but they're in a separate class.
I would normally not join a streaming site and I did so with much hesitation. I joined for several reasons. The content is unique and, to my knowledge, can’t be found anywhere else. Customer service is great. I like and trust the people that run the site. Questions are answered rapidly and enthusiastically. They seem to have a youthful enthusiasm for what they do. These are the same guys that own Trike Patrol, one of my favorite sites, although it’s not tied into any package deal.
Why is the site is unique? The Asian amateur genre seems to be rare and is among my favorites. The theme, so to speak, is simply one monger (John), traveling and fucking his way through Asia and beyond. How often do you see models from China, Israel (limited though) and Laos in their home locale? Videos are listed by location: Cambodia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Tokyo, Singapore, Uganda, USA, Vietnam.
John concentrates on finding Asians in the non-Asian countries. Some locales have very few videos while the more popular monger locales like Thailand have a whole bunch. They advertise 670 hardcore videos. Some of the countries have sub-menus which separates the country by city. I like this but I would have also like to seen a menu for videos by type, i.e., 3somes, anal, etc, but not a big deal since it's mostly b/g.
The appearance of the women ranges from OK to gorgeous with a few that should have chosen another career. They are virtually all amateurs, many who appear to be innocent and naive and new to porn. However, many, if not most of them work in the sex industry, i.e., bar girls, prostitutes. John often charms these women into going to his hotel room. Of course, the lure of money is certainly the major priority.
I have little interest, but the site is also an educational tool. That is, it’s kind of a monger guide. There are extensive writings by John of each video as well as advice about virtually everything you want to know about mongering in a particular area. There’s even a menu containing various guides for mongering. In addition, many of the videos include an extensive introduction to the locale or woman, up to half the video. There are also non-porn videos showing the city and bars, etc.
My hopes and expectations were so high for these videos. However, I was mostly disappointed. Camera work is the #1 issue for me.
According to Rich from the site, the site has a widespread and enthusiastic viewer base. I don't doubt it. There’s even a section “Mongers Questions and Input.” I believe that the site has a place and is popular for what it is, and that is more or less a tutorial on mongering mixed with hot videos and photos. They don't seem to place a high priority on pleasing the porn, uh, purist.
The camera work. The videos are apparently shot by one guy, John. I'm guessing it's next to impossible for one guy to do everything. There are times the videos are simply unwatchable, particular low-light scenes where it’s too dark to see anything. At times, the camera seems to bounce around making one dizzy, much like an amateur home video. The sex scenes are too often tedious. I’m guessing there is a camera on a tripod and POV giving very few angles. John also uses pixelation to cover his face but it often covers much more, including the woman. There's an argument that can be made that it's more realistic when shot by one guy and sacrifices are necessary to maintain the truly amateur feel. It's too much of a sacrifice to me and all I can say is to each his own. Good camera work and good video quality rank very high in my book.
So it's a tossup. Would you prefer the gloss and homogenity of the major networks or the unique though amateurism of Asian Sex Diary? I’d like something in between, but YMMV.
[This should probably be listed as a con, but because I don't know enough about the industry, I'll leave it as a footnote. John insists on not using a condom except in rare circumstances. I have to think this is highly dangerous and taking advantage of the women. Hopefully, Rich will clear this up.] |
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