MATURE VIVID

While not one of the steamiest dvds to come from VIVID, "WILD PAIRS" is still one of the better "MATURE" titles.  "MATURE" meaning nothing too hot,e.g. penetration etc.  It's still a lot better than most of what you'd see on Spectravision in the hotel room!  Lauren Bailes, Dominique Piazza and other supermodels take the viewer to various locations, and the "theme" has to do with various games.  While the theme can be thrown out immediately for what we care, this is still better produced than many "Mature" titles out there.

The transfer has some grain and artifacts, but fleshtones are natural looking and the sound is above average in range.

XXX RAW

"A BUSHEL & A PECK" is one of the "RAW" line of titles and it's "dirty".  This one's sure to please the most demanding XXX viewer.  Celeste, Janine and others push everything to the limits.  There's a warning on the back cover, but it should be even larger.  This is one of the raunchiest adult flicks I've seen, and for a change most the girls are hot!

The transfer is generally good, but it still suffers from artifacts.  Fleshtones are natural and contrast is fine.  The sound is fine, although some of the dialogue is unintelligible in a few brief scenes.  Then again, this isn't Shakespeare!

XXX VIVID MULTI ANGLE

Janine and Julia are at it again in "BLONDAGE 3" FROM VIVID.  These girls just can't look bad!  This time, there's actually the semblance of a story, albeit more of a documentary looking at the "hard" work and stress these two beauties must endure as they work the adult circuit.  The transfer is superb, without any artifacts!  There's no grain either, and colors are pretty solid.  The sound is fine, and free from distortion.  The multi-angle feature exists, but is limited in scope.

ADULT VIVID

"SEX RAIDERS" stars Caressa Savage and Rebecca Lord in this fun sex-venture!  Rebecca stars as a museum researcher delivering a mystical mask to a collector.  Yes, it bares a resemblance to Jim Carrey's "THE MASK", only this one's more unintentionally funny!  The set designs are limited, but the production values aren't bad.  There's non-stop sex, even with a few lulls in between for the bare-boned plot to move forward.

The transfer is excellent!  There's minimal grain and colors are solid.  The resolution is also sharp, even in the darkest scenes.

ADULT WAVE

"VOICES IN MY BED" stars Ashlyn Gere, but it's Brittany O' Connell that practically steals the show.  This is one of her best works ever!  Add to this Valeria, Rebecca Bardoux, and Diedre Holland, and you know this is a hot title!This one should have been a "RAW" title, as it features some "raunchy" scenes, including a "double-anal", yipes!  The film is made up of six scenes, and each one pushes sex to the limit, no fooling! The image is sharp, although grainy at times.  Fleshtones are natural and there's no artifacting.  The stereo sound is fine, although without much separation.

ADULT RAW

"THE DAILY GRIND" stars Tabitha Stevens, Alyssa Alure, Bionca, and many more in this poor excuse for a plot, but then again, no excuses needed when making a "RAW" title.  It lives up to its name, and there's non-stop sex with these and other girls throughout the film.  There's no time wasted on plot, diving into raunchy, "dirty" sex from the get go.

The transfer suffers from grain and artifacting at times, but generally it's sharp, and fleshtones are natural.  The sound is basically mono, in spite of the Dolby Digital logo on the jacket cover.

XXX RAW

"BLACK MAGIC WOMAN" stars Naomi, Bridgette Monroe and Janet Jacme.  We actually had a lot of trouble getting this one to play right on the bonus side, but the main side was fine.  Again, this is a "RAW" title, so it's meant for adult fans with demands for the raunchiest material! In spite of the tatoos, these girls are hot and oral sex is one of their biggest turn-ons!  This features one of the best "69s" of recent memory too!There's plenty of it here too, although every act is indulged in.  The transfer is good, better than video, but not imperfect.  It's still lacking in detail at times, and contrast could be better.  We were surprised by the options in the set-up menu for dolby digital 5.1, but couldn't tell much of a difference other than in the music.

ADULT VIVID MULTI ANGLE

"BAD GIRLS PART 7:LUST CONFINED" stars Lori Michaels, Sinde Coxx and other hot adult stars.  The plot to this one's not bad!  A guard is killed in "SEX PEN 9" and the warden's out to find the killer(s) by any means necessary.  A prison film with hot girls!  This one's got great dialogue, and a generally fun attitude all the way through.  The sex is hot and not held back by the plot.  The production values aren't bad either, but lighting is only fair, making some scenes appear too grainy.  The image is above average however, and fleshtones still look decent! The sound is fine, although unremarkable.