October 10, 2013

With This Ring, from New Sensations Romance

★★★★☆

Time: 1:50, Director: Eddie Powell, Date: 2011

Screenshots: On our Tumblr

On the web: The Romance Series, IAFD

Cast: Marie McCray (25yo), Giovanni Francisco, Jessie Andrews (19yo), Richie Calhoun, Bobbi Starr (28yo), Michael Vegas, Katie Jordin (18yo), and Xander Corvus (23yo)

Source: DVD

Pleasure ✓, Passion ♀-, Balance ♀-

Review

Three couples live together in a house. Alice (Katie Jordin) finds an engagement ring hidden in a cabinet, and she and her girlfriends wonder for whom it was intended, prodding the guys for information and leaving hints around (such as a copy of The Engagement Party.). Bailey (Jessie Andrews) goes so far as to concoct a "love potion" for her boyfriend Jack (Richie Calhoun), which turns out to give him an erection that won't go away. In the end, the girls confront the guys by speakerphone, but it turns out that their meddling friend Stephanie (Kimberly Kane) planted the ring.

The story is fairly silly, but amusing enough, and there are parts that are quite funny. Unfortunately, the acting is inconsistent, even from people we've seen act well in other movies. But it's never terrible, and it's not bad enough to be distracting.

Overall, the sex is pretty good, and the women mostly seem to enjoy themselves, but there are not enough female orgasms here.

One notable fact is that all the women have a lot of pubic hair, by porn standards, except for Jordin.

Scene 1: Marie McCray and Giovanni Francisco (♀♂)

★★★☆☆

Time: 15:00

Cumshot: Stomach

Pleasure ✓, Passion ✓, Balance

The first scene features Kayla (Marie McCray) and Xavier (Giovanni Francisco) having sex in their bed after she wakes him up.

The sex is romantic and loving, but not terribly passionate. It gets a bit monotonous when she is sucking him, as it goes on too long without enough variation. And her moaning, authentic or not, doesn't always seem that way.

The photography is quite good, though. When she's sucking him, for example, it's mostly shot wide from the side, or else from toward his feet, so his face is still visible. The shots are varied when they are fucking, too, and we see a fair bit of him, with some closeups of his face, though there is more focus on her.

She does seem to enjoy herself, but she never seems all that aroused.

Scene 2: Jessie Andrews and Richie Calhoun (♀♂)

★★★★☆

Time: 15:00

Cumshot: Stomach

Pleasure ✓, Passion ♀, Balance

In the second scene, Bailey (Jessie Andrews) and Jack (Richie Calhoun) have sex on their bed after she has given him a "love potion". There is a good connection between these two, and the initial rolling around is convincing and passionate. There's a lot of kissing, too, and they talk to each other very sweetly.

The photography is pretty good, with a nice mix of shots, but we don't get much but closeups as she sucks him. He's a bit hidden as they spoon, too.

She seems to have a good time, but she again never seems all that aroused.

Scene 3: Bobbi Starr and Michael Vegas (♀♂)

★★★★½

Time: 20:00

Female Orgasm: Maybe, Cumshot: Stomach

Pleasure ♀, Passion ♀, Balance

The third scene is a flashback to when Stephanie (Bobbi Starr) and Max (Michael Vegas) were dating in college. They have passionate, desperate sex on a couch, and it is a very convincing scene, with a lot of kissing. There's a great connection between them, and they seem like they really want to fuck each other. Starr is very active, as well, and seems to enjoy herself a lot.

She cums from his fingering her while she sucks his cock.

Scene 4: Katie Jordin and Xander Corvus (♀♂)

★★★★☆

Time: 18:00

Cumshot: Stomach

Pleasure ✓, Passion ♀, Balance

Alice (Katie Jordin) and Chaz (Xander Corvus) have sex after deciding that, while they love each other, they should put off thinking about marriage for a while. There's a nice connection between them, with lots of smiling and kissing, and the sex is fairly passionate, as well as romantic, and it is quite convincing.

She does seem to enjoy herself somewhat, but never seems terribly aroused.