Movie Review: Nasty Nasty

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Jett Blakk.
Cast: Jason Ridge, Rob Romoni, Alex Leon, Sal Correlli, Paul Johnson, Andrew Addams, Doug Jeffries.

Hot on the heels of Thor Stephans’ Sex Psycho, along comes Nasty Nasty, another gay-porn tribute to the master of the macabre Alfred Hitchcock. However, director Jett Blakk seems to be more influenced by the early work of Brian De Palma (think Sisters) and the 1973 horror film Wicked Wicked than by Hitch. Supercute Jason Ridge plays twins who are separated at birth. One becomes a hairdresser while the other owes money to the mob—or something like that. (Hitchcock’s MacGuffin theory is as true today as it was when he created it.) Ridge starts things off with a rousing split-screen jack-off session, as both twins greet the day with a bang. He (as the evil twin) then proceeds to have steamy flip-flop sex with Paul Johnson in a rest stop. This scene is a highlight, as both men deliver sweaty performances and stunning cum shots. There are a couple of other scenes (a threeway with Andrew Addams, Doug Jeffries and Alex Leon; an okay fuck with a wooden Rob Romoni and cute Sal Correlli), but the entire DVD leads up to the final sequence in which Ridge literally fucks himself. Again, Blakk is borrowing a page from Jerry Douglas’s 1996 classic Flesh & Blood, in which Kurt Young fucked himself to better effect. (Some DVD-extra footage reveals the identity of Ridge’s body double.) But Nasty Nasty is still ambitious and inventive fun; too bad it gets tangled in its own plot devices and ends on a muddled, unsatisfying note. And even the good transfer and multiple extras won’t change that. (Red Devil Entertainment)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Movie Review: Frat Boys...on the Loose, Vol. 6

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Paul Barresi.
Cast: Anthony Holloway, Dante Foxxx, Eduardo, Gavin Braun, Deacon Frost, Thomas Bond, Ryan Chandler.

Those wild frat boys are once again on the loose, this time in volume six of director Paul Barresi’s popular series. Supercute Anthony Holloway (pictured above) and Latin hunk Dante Foxxx start the fun and dispel the notion that porn stars don’t read books. In the first scene, Holloway is intently studying the subject of the male physique when Foxxx offers him a real-life lesson. They move from kissing to oral as Foxxx savors Holloway’s large and lovely piece. Gavin Braun watches from the sidelines then steps in to pound Holloway’s equally lovely ass. (Actually, it’s unfortunate that Braun tops here as his own butt is a sight to behold!) This energetic scene sets a high standard that the three following ones don’t quite match. Foxxx moves on to an interminable fuck session with papi Eduardo. Next, Foxxx fares a bit better when he eats ass and tops handsome Deacon Frost at the gym. Finally, professor Thomas Bond teaches a thing or two about 69ing and flip-flop fucking to Ryan Chandler, a cute guy with a big, ugly tattoo. The average production values and ho-hum pacing will make you wish that Barresi hadn’t shot his entire wad in the fabulous opening sequence, but newcomer Foxxx bears watching while Holloway proves himself to be a star of the future. (Regiment Productions)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)

Movie Review: Mark Dalton and Friends

BY VINCENT LAMBERT

Director: Uncredited.
Cast: Mark Dalton, Ben Harrison, Jarda Kolar, Dylan, Jirua Kallopa.

Pacific Sun Entertainment packs up five of its hottest models, including superstar Mark Dalton, and films separate photo shoots for each in abandoned barns and houses. The opening credits tell us that the shoots took place off the highways of America, where hot desert winds blow and pesky insects (some “killer bees” that terrorize Dalton in one funny outtake) rule. Dalton’s foray into reality TV (besides being stung by a bee, he has an unsightly tag ripped from his underwear by an overzealous stylist) gives viewers a look behind the image of this beautiful all-American boy. We learn that it’s not all about glamour but also hard work and sacrifice. Dalton, who looks especially beefy in his scene, is joined by gorgeous Jarda Kolar, who doesn’t speak much English and entirely misses the photographer’s reference to Gene Simmons’ tongue; Jirua Kallopa, also new to the United States and, it seems, to saddles as he keeps slipping off the one he is posing on; Ben Harrison shows off a nice bod and hot cock that sticks straight up; and Dylan, a dark, moody stud who jacks off in a barn setting. As anyone who has ever been to a photo shoots knows, it gets very old very fast. Luckily, these photo shoots turn into jack-off sessions. Each stud delivers a juicy cum shot, and there is some exciting crosscutting among the guys as they work toward orgasm. Unfortunately, the scenes tend to drag and boredom sets in long before the pop shots do, but fans of hot bodybuilder types will be satisfied with this attractive bunch. (Pacific Sun Entertainment)

Reprinted from Adult Video News magazine (2003)