The defense rests.

As far as your contention that both sides are at fault and to stop blaming Republicans, well, I agree that there are some Dems that are anti porn too, especially since it seems politically correct, but look at the Big Picture. Make no mistake about it, if the Dems had been in power the past 8 years, you wouldn't be seeing any of this. It's the Republicans that make it an agenda and waste taxpayer money on stupid shit like going after Extreme Associates because they happened to see a segment about one of their shoots on a PBS broadcast.

One could say that it was a pretty meager victory for the government in that they spent years prosecuting them and ended up with a minimum sentence, but in the end, they still won and ruined the guy, which was their ultimate goal. He's out of business and probably bankrupt. They know even when they have no case, they can still destroy people financially, which sets a dangerous precedent when you can be prosecuted and go to jail for making a movie.

As far as the argument over whether violent porn prevents violent crime, well, Rick Masters e-mailed me with the link I'm putting in my Homepage URL. This study was done at Clemson. I posted it here before and it's pretty lengthy but worth checking out.

There was another study done at Northwestern University in 2006 with similar results but more specific on violent porn and its effects on people. Both reached the conclusion that porn prevents crimes rather than cause them. The incidence of rape in the United States declined 85% in the past 25 years while access to pornography has become freely available to teenagers and adults. The Nixon and Reagan Commissions tried to show that exposure to pornographic materials produced social violence. The reverse may be true: that pornography has reduced social violence. So don't believe the myths; the facts are right there.

Steve Power wrote:

I'm figuring out an exit strategy and getting out of the business as soon as possible.

It's too bad that you feel that way. I for one would be disappointed to see you leave this community. However if that's how you feel, then I guess it's your choice. Although I have purchased memberships with Powershotz.com and may buy again when I can fit it into my budget, I can learn to live with it if your site disappears someday.

Once again the face of fascism creeps into the system. That a free thinking student cannot study violent pornography for fear of getting his University in trouble. That any conclusions reached in the study will be unpublished if they fail to fall into line with policy.

My thesis is based on a sound psychological theory. That masturbation relieves stress that could otherwise lead to crime. That isn't an altogether fucked up idea and it needs to be studied. A country that does not live in fear would gladly hop at the opportunity to study such a powerful potential insight into human behavior.

Secondly....explain to me why you can have your sister executed for infidelity in some Muslim states.....but you cannot purchase porn? Why do we hear about these underage girls being forced into marriage in religious cults where porn is illegal? And why do most of the hardcore sex offenders that murder their victims come from areas where porn is illegal? Why do the nations that accept all forms of pornography have lower crime rates? You explain those things to me with hard facts.....not hearsay and supposition.....and I'll accept that porn doesn't prevent crime.

Thirdly, whether my thesis that porn prevents crime is true or not.....as an American....I have a right to believe that it is so.....and my right is protected by the constitution. At least the constitution that I was taught in grade school. I'm not sure whether it exists anymore.

I'm figuring out an exit strategy and getting out of the business as soon as possible. You won't stand behind your producers. And I'm sick of hearing about this democrat republican bullshit. Both sides are at fault. Stop blaming the Republicans....my best customers. Both the Republicans and Democrats are a bunch of scared pussies....waiting for the shit to rain down on their pathetic little do nothing but tax and spend heads.

I sell one download for every 100,000 that are stolen and given away by websites that use it to advertise free porn so the mother fuckers in DC don't need to see it on their credit card statements. AT&T makes more money from my product than I do. Go celebrate your independence while these producers sit in their cells and listen to the fireworks out the window.

And the "bondage defense" is a novel and effective way to refute the inevitable accusations of racism. We GIMPers like to see women of ALL races, colors and nationalities stripped, tied up and tortured.

jhlipton: "If you ‘die’ on a cross of course you get resurrected! Isn't that how it works?"

Only if you're Jewish!

If you "die" on a cross of course you get resurrected! Isn't that how it works?

Our next provincial election is in 2011 and one of the issues will likely be the human rights commissions, those quasi-judicial bodies (some call them kangaroo courts) that prosecute people for political incorrectness. I believe the human rights commissions will be an issue because the newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Tim Hudak, has vowed to scrap the provincial commission in Ontario and replace it with a judicial process. During the recent race for the Conservative leadership, the media certainly said it would be an issue.

As elkcreek and other regulars know, I am strongly opposed to the 'thought police' in Canada and will be a loud advocate in favor of scrapping these commissions.

However, because these bodies often deal with issues around race, I know their defenders will accuse any and all opponents of being closet racists. So how will I defend myself against allegations of being a racist?

Simple -- I will point out that I have also spent years being a strong opponent of film censorship boards, particularly the censorship in Ontario and across Canada of any porn films that show bondage. I will remind people that I have spoken out on this issue for years, and that my opposition to film censorship has nothing whatsoever to do with race (indeed, I was speaking out on this issue long before I discovered the GIMP site).

So there you have it -- the human rights commission issue will give me an opportunity to defend myself by reminding people of the censorship issues in Canada for people who like bondage material. I will be able to defend my views on human rights commissions while at the same time advocating for the GIMP cause.

Side note: I didn't make a mistake when I posted the date at the top. Every year is almost like Nineteen Eighty-Four in Canada.

Brutus - I found it hard to believe until I read the letters and emails myself. I have no idea where people get these ideas. It may have started back in 1998 when JJ had just come out with Red Feline on the Cross and Camille had not yet acted in anything else. Camille has received emails that ask how long it took for her hands to heal from the nails. We have a good laugh about it whenever we receive an email asking if we are making snuff. Right, I die and am resurrected every time I make a video. It's a miracle!

Unfortunately, there's already crap out there like the Meese Commission that are used to show that porn is harmful to society, even if scientists refute the "facts" stated in those reports.

I'm comfortable with the idea of refuting the findings from the Meese Commission and other questionable reports. But in my mind, there's a big difference between refuting that nonsense and going one step further by demonstrating that violent porn isn't harmful.

It may sound like I'm splitting hairs but I don't think I am.

To me, it would be similar to the situation if the police were to charge me with having committed a crime. In court, the prosecution has the responsibility to prove that I am guilty. I would not be required to prove that I am "innocent" -- my lawyer would simply have to convince the court that the prosecution hasn't proven I am guilty.

I view the violent pornography debate in much the same way.

Yes, I think GIMPers should challenge bogus claims that porn is harmful to society. But I don't think we should be required to go the extra step and prove it isn't harmful. As I said before, adults should automatically have the right to view whatever they want unless the state can prove the material is harmful. The burden of proof should be lie with the officials who are restricting people's rights, not with those whose rights are being restricted.

That's my humble opinion.

I agree. The censors come from all sides. But in the Extreme Associates case, the key figure is Mary Beth Buchanan, a perfect representative of Asscroft's misguided policy to ram his sense of morality down everyone's throats. If anyone should be prosecuted, it should be her for wasting everyone's time and money as well as her blatant abuse of power.

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A Canadian wrote: ... the burden of proof should be solely on the state to prove that violent porn is harmful.

Unfortunately, there's already crap out there like the Meese Commission that are used to show that porn is harmful to society, even if scientists refute the "facts" stated in those reports.

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Steve Power wrote: You are all guilty of not speaking up!

Here's my problem. For most of my life, I felt that my desire to see movies with women being raped and tortured made me a freak, so I kept it hidden as best as I could. I still do to a large extent. Although I have talked about my fetish with my understanding wife, this forum is about the only place where I feel comfortable enough to really open up and discuss such matters. As the Extreme Associates case shows, society as a whole is far from ready to accept the extreme BDSM films that we GIMPers love.

I've spent tons of money on bondage movies, websites and bondage paraphernalia. I've donated to free speech groups and voted against the religious right and any politician with a censorship agenda. That's about as far as I will take it. I'm not a public figure but I still can't risk the consequences of coming right out and demanding more freedom for BDSM producers. I could not put my wife at risk of being the target of neighborhood gossip ("there's that woman who's married to that freak who watches rape and torture videos") or have my children subject to bullying at school ("Ha! Ha! Your father is a pervert!") I'm open to suggestions on how else to help the industry, but I must selfishly look after the interests of the family first.

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Jane von Detlefson: It's hard to believe that so many people would think that a readily available website is selling actual snuff movies. I wonder how many were just naive or ignorant, and what percentage were actually looking for the real thing. The fact that the same actresses appear in different movies should have tipped them off.

The relationship between violent porn and actual violence should be studied in detail. It is my firm belief that violent porn prevents violent crime by medicating those most likely to commit that crime. We need data to support that thesis. The data needs to be generated in peer reviewed studies by colleges. It needs to be available for defense attorneys to use against the system.

OK, so it's only my second day back and already I'm jumping up on my soapbox.

While I understand the intent, I have to say I have real problems with the idea of gathering evidence to prove that violent porn isn't harmful, or that it may actually support a better society.

As a hardline libertarian, I struggle with the idea that GIMPers should have to prove that violent porn isn't harmful. In my view, if the state is going to prosecute me for owning violent porn, or it's going to prosecute producers for creating violent porn, then the burden of proof should be solely on the state to prove that violent porn is harmful. And I mean producing tangible examples of harm -- not some mealy mouthed nonsense about "community standards" or hurting the feelings of some uptight Christians.

In my view, we shouldn't accept any attempts to shift the onus to us to prove the materials aren't harmful. Unless the state can prove the materials are harmful, adults should be free to watch whatever they want.

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The blog site DailyJav recently had an interesting item on what has happened to retired Japanese porn stars, including some familiar GIMP stars such as Yuka Haneda (Slave Island 5). I can't explain why but I was surprised at the number who are now married.

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Jane von Detlefson wrote:

All of our DVDs now look like software in a paper envelope. Now, even those in England can buy our stuff and not have it stolen by customs.

That's some very interesting information. I think it's time to break out the cookies and give the Red Feline site a closer look.

The dilemma, as I see it, is in effectively combating censorship. We in America are living in an extremely judgmental society. So it is difficult, if not professionally suicidal, to actually endorse BDSM, GIMP, or even in some instances gay and lesbian lifestyles. Very few people will vote FOR a law protecting sodomy. So it is absolutely crucial to vote AGAINST a law making sodomy illegal. As I see it, we are trapped into fighting a defensive war. And sadly, the ground we lose may be difficult, if not impossible, to regain.

RFPIX has been banned in many countries since its founding in 1998 with Red Feline on the Cross. JJ received too many letters and emails to count asking if it was real snuff. This year we got another one asking the same question. From my end, someone would have to be crazy to think the actress really dies at the end of the movie. This is one of the reasons we no longer ship movies with covers. All of our DVDs now look like software in a paper envelope. Now, even those in England can buy our stuff and not have it stolen by customs.

JJ only sold a few VHS copies of Red Feline on the Cross with (real) sex included. He edited out those scenes a few months after. Now, I'm trying to put that back in, but frankly, I'm afraid of prosecution. Granted, our cinematography is not the same style as hardcore flicks, but I'm still in a quandary. Especially now that we're going to start shooting our next production. I think it's a shame that movie producers should feel afraid. It's not conducive to creativity.

This case started before 2003 when AG John Ashcroft decided to piss away thousands of the DOJ budget on going after Extreme Associates of North Hollywood. This is no different than the fucking gaggle of human waste that went after Tommy Chong for selling bongs on the internet. The feds do not have to back down even if they know its going to be a light sentence for the defendant.

This is a huge knock to the first amendment and to anyone who makes or produces adult content. The hard on hunters are out of DC for the current time but this fucking bullshit case should have died when federal judge Lancaster threw it out in the first case. Bob Black got off light as far as jail goes, but think of the fucking raping that he and his wife went through. Their lives will never be the same again based on the big brother mentality that allows our government to invade the lives of private people who are doing nothing to really harm this country. Fuck the far right pisses me off sometimes to a point where I want to take a big shit on anything that looks like an elephant.

I'm disappointed in the colleges and universities in this country and the failure of the young people to speak up. Their freedom is at risk and they don't give a shit.

The relationship between violent porn and actual violence should be studied in detail. It is my firm belief that violent porn prevents violent crime by medicating those most likely to commit that crime. We need data to support that thesis. The data needs to be generated in peer reviewed studies by colleges. It needs to be available for defense attorneys to use against the system. As with everything else....a porn producer gets poor legal support. Their attorneys let them down.....along with their customers.....and their banks....and their country. A country that supports free pornography....yet jails pornographers. That's who you are.

I saw their "controversial" film Forced Entry and while it had at least one hardcore rape scene along with simulated (and totally fakey) snuff scenes, it was no worse than a hundred other films I've seen in my life. What's disappointing is that the judge presiding over the case, U.S. District Judge Gary L. Lancaster, actually threw the case out in 2005, only to have it reinstated later that year. It does sound like he deliberately gave them minimum sentences to make them eligible for earlier release, though.

Still, the cost has been high for Rob Black. He's probably coughed up millions of dollars in legal fees, had to shut his website down, he's probably a broken man financially by now. All because he made some movies, and because his stuff was a little harder-edged than your average adult fare. The Republicans are out of the White House now; this shouldn't have happened. Of course, this is all the after-effect of what occurred while Bush was in office, so maybe it was too late to make this go away. At any rate, it's still quite disappointing.

This is rather ironic timing, too, since the talk here lately has been about whether Rick should incorporate hardcore sex into his films. I think one of the reasons he hasn't had to deal with overzealous federal prosecutors is because his movies aren't hardcore. All the penetrations are simulated, and maybe that's how he's been able to skate past the government goon squads for all these years. Because IMO, the fantasy movies he makes are a lot more "extreme" than what I've seen from Max Hardcore or Extreme Associates. I compare them more to explicit horror films with lots of skin rather than actual pornos. And frankly, that's why they're so damn good, and that's why I'd rather watch a ZFX film over any of the "best" adult movies being cranked out today.

Just remember, though, the tremendous risks that filmmakers like Rick and others are taking when they produce extreme movies for our enjoyment. I don't think I'd willingly gamble on possible jail time just for the chance to make a movie. But they do, and they need our support. Freedom isn't free, not here, not in this day and age. We can't take it for granted.

Black produced some interesting stuff, including A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute, and it's disappointing to learn of this outcome.

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A Canadian wrote: I also think Rick made an excellent point that the actresses who appear in ZFX movies don't run the risk of getting HIV.

One thing I really like about ZFX movies is that the actresses used seem to be the exclusive rights of Rick Masters. Sure, there are plenty of extremely hot bondage performers out there, but they show up in so many sites that I probably would prefer it if they don't appear in ZFX movies.

I've pretty much had my fill of Michael Jackson coverage.

Amen to that. I would have much more respect for that nutjob if he had built a huge dungeon instead of that silly Neverland park and invited submissive female fans or even hookers over to his place instead of kids. I'm sure Janet Jackson has some sort of S/M arrangement at her place.

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Steve Power: Man, that sucks. Not only do you have to deal with censors, the religious right, pirates and militant feminists, but now credit card processors are ripping you off? I sincerely salute anyone who toughs it out in this business.

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Warrior Queen: I've never seen it and, in fact, had never heard of it (the last Masterpiece Theatre show I recall seeing was I, Claudius sometime back in the '70s). But it sure sounds good. It is available in Canada and I'll definitely add it to my list of films to check out.

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Antichrist: According to a report in The Sun (UK), British censors have given the green light to the film Antichrist, one of the "torture porn" titles that shocked 'em at this year's Cannes Film Festival. This is a positive sign, although I suspect many GIMPers in the UK would be happier to not have any censors in place at all.

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Sex in ZFX: I'm with those who say it's best to leave things as they are. In Goon Squad, for example, I agree with Ralphus that the simulated sex was pretty convincing. I also think Rick made an excellent point that the actresses who appear in ZFX movies don't run the risk of getting HIV.

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Deadlines: It's funny how things happen. As some GIMPers may recall, I had said back in May that July 1 would be the last day I would keep some files on my computer for possible upload to a popular website that's been MIA, unless I heard some definitive news about the future of that site. I thought that was a reasonable deadline -- but I guess my old computer had other ideas. It crashed two weeks ago and all the files I had collected are gone. So the deadline is a moot point.

Beat It: This is admittedly off topic but I've pretty much had my fill of Michael Jackson coverage. If you didn't see it, check out the Rippy Awards at the Daily Show website. The biggest laugh is the clip of a reporter saying last Thursday was a historic moment because Michael Jackson can only die once.

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Finally, we don't have a members' log in at the GIMP. However, just so Ralphus doesn't have to worry that I might be an imposter posing as the recently missing 'A Canadian,' here's a gratuitous photo of host Myleene Klass from the recently ended show, I'm a Celebrity: Get Me out of Here!.

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I'd like to wish a happy Canada Day to any Canadians who might be visiting the site today.

The whipping in "She" is pretty fake, but Sandahl Bergman was so friggin' hot! And the other Amazon chick (Quin Kessler) wasn't bad either. Wonder what ever happened to her.

One of my favorite whipping scenes in a mainstream movie was in "She" (above URL.) I don't know why since there's no nudity nor gags. Maybe it was the sound effects, which resemble those in ZFX movies.

Here's a whipping clip for the group

http://www.powershotz.com/montezcommercial.wmv

Love watching those butt cheeks ripple!

Ralphus: You have good taste in whipped women! The older mainstream stuff can actually be more titillating than today's explicit BDSM/fetish videos because the nudity had to be implied. Sometimes it IS better when something is left to the imagination.

A couple of other nice scenes are the ones of Luciana Paluzzi in "One-Eyed Soldiers". . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fekUWO8Ztsg

. . . and Antonella Lualdi in "The Mongols." Although you wonder why they didn't get her long hair out of the way -- kind of defeats the purpose.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7069406677707494205&ei=8KBJSryHLpfoqgOvvYHEBg&q=mongols+whipping+scene&hl=en

And I also liked that they lingered over the aftermath, where they're both moaning and weeping in their bondage while the injured mother, who's clearly in quite a bit of pain after being beaten, gets up and tries to comfort them as she takes off the straps from their wrists and ankles. Plus that, Emily Blunt is one of the daughters and she's young and quite attractive (and only 20 years old when she did this...her first movie). I put a still of her in my Homepage URL.

Scot: Now THAT's a whipping scene! I bought that movie on VHS years ago just to see that scene, and it's nice to see it again in all its widescreen glory. I liked how they suspended her by her wrists so that she rocked back and forth after each blow. This is how whipping scenes SHOULD be done.

Fans of Oslo's old WSIM site are probably familiar with the 1967 Hammer production "The Viking Queen," which was VERY loosely based on the true story of Boudicca. For a mainstream movie from more than 40 years ago, it has a pretty hot whipping scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZC_NknTROI

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Bill Zebub's trailer: Nice-looking women, but all it looks like to me is pretty much nothing but tit-fondling. I can think of a lot better things to do with a tied-up naked chick than just squeeze her tits. There did seem to be a hint of possible electro torture, though. Hard to tell. Seeing as this is a sequel to Kill the Scream Queen (the only watchable film in Zebub's repertoire), I'm crossing my fingers on this one, but knowing Zebub's track record, I'm not holding my breath.

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ZFX thinking about doing hardcore: Let Rick think about it all he wants, as long as he ultimately decides against it. I'm not a freak; I like bondage and sex together, but if it means he becomes a clone of Sex and Submission, forget it. What makes ZFX special is the nonconsensuality of their themes. S&S makes a special point of alerting their viewers that what they are seeing is totally consensual. Sorry, hardcore doesn't mean better. Don't fix what isn't broken.

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Mainstream Movie Discovery: The 2003 film Warrior Queen (not to be mistaken for the 1987 cheesy softcore Gladiator flick) is, believe it or not, a Masterpiece Theatre production. I rented it from Netflix, and I'm not sure why. I think I was looking up the 1987 movie to see if it was on DVD and might have mistakenly put the wrong DVD in my queue. Anyway, I'm flipping through it, not expecting anything, when there's a scene that made me go WHOA!

It takes place back in the times of the Romans. The main female character, Boudica (played by Alex Kingston) confronts one of the Roman leaders, and he reacts by having her and her 2 comely daughters brought outside by the Roman soldiers. To teach her a lesson, they tie down her daughters spreadeagled and a line of men take turns raping them. They bind and gag Boudica. As she watches her daughters enduring their agonies, she is whipped. No actual nudity but a fairly graphic scene. I was glad to have found this one.

What makes it better? Well, early on, they introduced us to one of Boudica's daughters, Isolda, and I stopped fast-forwarding and took a look. Very attractive. So it was a pleasure to later see her tied down and raped. It wasn't until I got to the end and looked at the closing credits that I discovered who she was. Emily Blunt! Up and coming star and Anne Hathaway's co-star in The Devil Wears Prada. Kind of nice to discover she had a genuine GIMP scene in her past resume.

I also hear that her latest, "Johnen" has bondage elements, but it would probably be too much to expect it to be as intense as the two F&S movies.

Methinks Ms Sugimoto has more than a casual interest in Gimpworthy topics.

Also, I agree that there is no calling for ZFX to have realistic sex at the expense of what you do well.

Poll question:

I'll be downloading "Goon Squad." With the kids getting older and snooping around, it's tough having bondage DVDs mailed here.

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Rick wrote: I may eventually do hardcore but I would either have to shoot from the existing pool of California performers or stick to couples already having sex. I would probably have to change the way I shoot movies from a story standpoint with male-female hardcore bondage.

If I could add my 2 cents here, I certainly hope you would NOT change the way you shoot movies just for the sake of showing real hardcore sex. It seems the only way producers can create hardcore bondage rape scenes is if there is a huge emphasis on consent, with those interviews seen on Kink.com, etc. The storylines you use are what separates ZFX from the rest, and are a key reason why I prefer your movies.

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Bill Zebub: Nice trailer. I love ballgags in mainstream movies, although they often aren't tight enough. "Candyman 3" comes to mind.

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Paulus: There's a number of rapes in "The Shield" but unfortunately, we usually get to only see the aftermath. The video footage that Aceveda stole was an exception. I won't give too much away, but Aceveda's trauma from the forced blow job leads to some semi-GIMP action later on. (I'm slowly compiling a list from that show and other TV series for the Rape database when it returns.)

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YikYakker and g-in-o: Thanks for the "Halfway House," "Hush" and Aya Sugimoto.

Goon Squad-I'm a big fan of the closing AOH electro scene. Amber looks great and does an awesome job.

FYI-I just ordered a custom video where the model in the linked pic should be strung up, beaten, and tasered. It'll take a couple of months but hopefully it'll turn out alright especially given the similar vids that "studio" has done. I'll try to share when I get something but I still dont know how to cap or rip clips from WMV vids.

Good news if you are a fan of Aya Sugimoto in the Flower & Snake movies. There were two "outake" DVDs made. One is easy to get from the Candles Room. It features scenes from "Flower & Snake II Paris" and is called "Bondage Game" (at least through the Candles Room site: http://www.thecandlesroom.com/sugimoto.htm (click on R-44) Most of its behind the scenes stuff, a few different angels, longer takes etc, but its Aya Sugimoto, naked and tied up. Whats not to love?

The first one was "Behind Flower & Snake" http://www.fivestarlaser.com/movies/14510.html I have not seen it though, but would like to.

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Rest in peace, Farrah Fawcett. I too had fantasies about Farrah. It was so thrilling when she finally did an all-too-brief nude scene in Saturn 3. What a babe. Rhonda Jo Petty owed a lot to Farrah, since her initial claim to fame was that she was a Farrah Fawcett look-alike porn star (even though I never saw the resemblance past the feathered hair style). But it was kind of nice watching her and imagining she was the real Farrah doing all those wonderful nasty things.

As I was reading Vince's post, I was thinking what a shame it was that Ralphus couldn't find a picture of a Farrah look-alike bound to a metal gurney being threatened by a post-surgery and masked Michael Jackson. I was thinking that Jackson bore a striking resemblance to the decapitated doctor with the mannequin head in that scene from Re-Animator. Especially, you know, with the surgical mask in place.

Well, 70s and 80s pop culture sure took a double hit yesterday.

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g-in-o: You sent me straight to IMDB for a look-up of Aya Sugimoto. Sadly, if there is a Beyond Flower and Snake, it seems that Aya Sugimoto is not the star. What a pity. But definitely de-cloak again to let us know if the movie gets released and becomes available. I was also a big fan of the first two, as well as the 1974 version.

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Poll Question: Hmm. I'll most likely buy the latest ZFX movie, since renting it is problematic. Not sure how big a hurry I am in. ZFX movies are incredible phenomena in their own right, but I'm more in a "reality" bondage-sex/role play phase right now and ZFX is still mostly simulated. I also found Rick's discussion of the pros and cons of filming actual penetration scenes very enlightening. It makes me thankful that there is a place called "California."

I for one am genuinely going to miss Farrah Fawcett.

Although she wasn't a bondage star in movies, she was in my fantasies. I thought she was a sex symbol who lived up to her reputation in the 70's.

She had it all. A body, face, smile and hair that made many of my underage male friends want to play the bad guy on "Charlie's Angels".

In this forum, I can discuss how I wished in the movie version of "Extremities" her scenes were more graphic because they would have provided a vicarious thrill. Some man having his way with this bombshell.

She unleashed that same predatory effect on men in real life. I remember in the late 70's reading in a tabloid that some man had written to Farrah with the explicit threat that he would rape her if he ever saw her alone. I guess she boosted her security after that. I don't blame her. I don't mind rape as a fantasy. In reality, it's a crime and shouldn't be condoned.

I also have to say, at that time, when there was buzz to film Irving Wallace's book "The Fan Club" about four men who kidnap a movie star and hide her in an isolated cabin taking turns raping her, she and Bo Derek were the two most often mentioned actresses for the role. It's a pity, in a lot of ways, that film never happened, especially with her in it.

I will never understand the appeal of Marilyn Monroe, but Farrah Fawcett needs no explanation for me.

Bye Farrah. You are truly an angel now.

So are you British? I did a search of Hush and it looks like it's not even released in the US as of this date. It appears to be released in the UK right now...and not on DVD there until July 20. Not available here at all. Nothing on VideoETA as far as a release date. Where did you see it?

No, I'm 100% American, born and bred. In fact, I had a little bit of trouble with the heavy accent of the actors, a northern-England style (I'm told) that sounds a bit like Australian. I actually found Hush by accident on a streaming video site called StageVu, which requires the Divx player.

It really depends on if my local video store carries it. Once the Hitler Youth left office (Bush) my local store got a little more liberal again with what they carry and they definitely carry ZFX fliks so they probably will do Goon Squad.

Amber looks hot. And Rick is an artist and his films almost always are excellent. So I definitely want to see it.

Liquor-in-the-front, Poker in the rear

PS, this post is made in memory of Neda. God bless her, and God destroy the evil little satans who run that country.

At any rate, I'll take your word that it's a "gripping suspense flick", but I don't see the point of making a film with a premise like that and then totally not delivering on the all-important exploitation scenes. I sound like a broken record here, but what is wrong with filmmakers today? I'll grant this one a pardon since it's made in the UK and I know they're a very censoring country (certain bondage imagery can send you to jail), so maybe that had something to do with it. Still, what a pisser.

The direct link for your review is in my Homepage URL above.

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Jane von Detlefson: So the guy likes Jess Franco, and he's excited about seeing Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals? That's sort of where I got started, when I worked at a video store and discovered all kinds of GIMP films were available on home video if you knew the right places to look. I think Barbed Wire Dolls was my first Franco film, and it was fairly easy to notice because it had a great box cover. How could you not want to check out a movie with a box cover like this? And if I recall, it did get rented out...a lot. No surprise, huh? A lot of perverts out there.

Anyway, next time you see him, tell him about our forum. Just tell him it's Ralphus.net; it's easy to remember.

Your story about watching bondage and porn films at a friend's house as an adolescent must have been freaky. Something about that just screams out...wrong, wrong, wrong. I mean, kids should be kids, they shouldn't be watching adult material. You're only young and innocent for a short time, why rush things?

Still, part of growing up is preparing for adulthood, and part of me sort of wishes I had liberal parents when I was growing up. I was raised in a very conservative, Christian household, and yet I had a mostly unhappy childhood. I was socially awkward through my school years, never dated much, and I always felt that deep down, there was something "wrong" with me. And when I first discovered that bondage material existed, there was a lot of guilt involved and I could never discuss my dark desires with anyone. I'll never forget one day when I was moving out and my mom went to my closet and stumbled upon one of my bondage magazines...Oh My God. She knew then that her son was nothing but a filthy degenerate. Let's just say she didn't bake cookies for me then.

It really wasn't until I grew up and found the Internet, and specifically this forum, that I discovered I wasn't as weird as I thought. Indeed, if I ever pass on prematurely, I hope this site is still around after I'm gone for future generations of perverts and sick fucks to congregate.

Its been a long time, but really there has not been much to say. Other than a fixation with Aya Sugimoto, (Flower & Snake) nothing has captured my imagination in the subjects held dear on this board (BTW has anyone seen the out-takes on "Beyond Flower & Snake" which seems to be available only in Asia, inquiring minds want to know?)

But with a new ZFX offering and Lisa Kinkaid in the sequel, things look promising. Any chance of a Lisa screen-cap Rick? Its been a long time away from the delectable LK.)

Jane- Love reading your perspectives! Keep posting (I would like it better if you came out of your films alive though...) Flogging- excellent, Snuff, not so. But that is just one viewer.

Ralphus has done a really good job with the reviews and I think it has made a difference in "sparking" my interest.(pun intended)

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The movie Hush concerns a couple who nearly get into an accident with a truck on a rainy "motorway" (as they say in the UK where this was filmed). As the back door of the truck briefly opens, the boyfriend catches a (very) quick glimpse of a caged naked babe in the back screaming for help. The couple pursue, only to have the girlfriend disappear at a rest stop. The rest of the movie involves the guy's attempt to follow the truck and rescue his chick (and any other captive babes).

It's a very gripping suspense flick, and very well done. In fact, so talented are the film-makers that they managed to take this premise and deliver not one GIMP-worthy scene. None. Zip. Nada. The nudity is implied, not overt, as such scenes are darkly-lit. And the babes are caged, but not bound (unless you count the fully-clothed one who wears a looong ankle chain. If you're looking for a good thriller, check it out. But if you're after GIMP material, pass on this one. Movie grade: B. GIMP grade: F.

Your anecdote about watching ZFX films with your friend reminds me of my adolescence when a group of us got together at my friend's house and we watched his parent's collection of porn and bondage films. His parents actually encouraged us to watch these things. In fact, his parents made their own amateur bondage porn. I never watched that, it would have too weird. Now that I think about it, the whole thing was really weird to begin with. Especially when his mom baked cookies for us while we watched. True story.

If I answer the poll, will I automatically be entered as a victim? In RFPIX's next release I'm forced to whip Gabrielle, but I prefer being the victim.

John Galt: My life is surreal. I like it that way. Your idea for a torture porn movie is enticing. And I like being labeled a libertine.

With that in mind, let's have another super fantastic colossal GIMP POLL and see what the rest of you think. Without further adieu....

GIMP POLL:
Based on what you've seen and read so far, what's your opinion of the new ZFX release Goon Squad?

First off, thanks to Ralphus for the nice review. It definitely adds a lot of flair and value to punctuate it with pictures. Bravo!

IMHO Amber is hot as a pistol, but we all have our differing tastes. For me, her look really works. I was very pleased with her performance. Your mileage may vary.

The burning/ fantasy sequence was a bit shorter than maybe some would like and the burns not as gruesome as they could have been. I agree it could have been better executed.

As far as the electrical/chair scene, Amber was more yelping and convulsing. I always coach actresses on sound but sometimes I am not able to get exactly what I'm after. Still, I think the scene came together fairly well.

There is no whipping in this movie, as I said before, I wanted to do things more in line with a modern dungeon. It may not be the movie for those who are really into whipping. If you like electro or asphyxia its probably right up your alley.

Graham: The sex vs. simulated sex is a complicated legal and moral question. From a legal perspective, Sex and Submission are doing some things that are different from what I'm doing from a story/scene standpoint. It's a legal fine line.

There is also a moral issue and that centers on disease. The industry in California has mechanisms in place for rigorous testing. Its not fool proof, but they have had a pretty good track record thus far. I don't have that at my disposal. Of course they just had an HIV outbreak.

I may eventually do hardcore but I would either have to shoot from the existing pool of California performers or stick to couples already having sex. I would probably have to change they way I shoot movies from a story standpoint with male-female hardcore bondage. Might happen, hard to say though. If I was in Cali it would be a lot easier to do.

JFK footage: Someone had asked about this. I used some old 8mm film in the title roll and included the entire piece, brief though it is, on the DVD.

I hope everyone eventually gets a chance to see Goon Squad and I would like to thank those that put their money down already. Things are tight right now for most of us and we are feeling the pinch, even the porn biz. Your support is greatly appreciated.

I am still working on Goon Squad 2, it's still looking like a September release. I'll keep you updated if it happens sooner.

Peace,

Rick

I discovered Ashley back in 2003 when she did a pair of shoots for Kink.com (specifically, Hogtied and WiredPussy). The Hogtied shoot was especially entertaining because the rigger was really pushing her past her limits. Yum.

She also did a few DungeonCorp shoots, but they were much tamer. Alas. I was smitten with her as a bound and helpless victim, but she has moved into being a dom lately. She's still hot but, you know, there's just something about a helpless victim that is more exciting.

She has her own web site, AshleyFires.com, but there's very little bondage stuff there any more. You can see some stills from The Halfway House on her Yahoo Group, here, where she is being stripped until she is wearing only panties and tied spread eagled on her back in the basement where the monster eats her. It was a nice scene, albeit far too short, and I would have to concur that C+ is an eminently fair (if not slightly generous) grade for the movie.

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Ralphus: Excellent review of The Goon Squad. I thought the accompanying images were especially cool. A new standard for reviews.

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Jane von Detlefson: You know, there was something enticing surreal about your tale of the conversation with the brother of the girlfriend of the son's friend. It sounds like the beginning of a porn movie. Or a torture porn movie. Where it turns out the son is a chip off the old block and he befriends young people and then lures them into an innocuous-sounding conversation with the libertine girlfriend of his dom father that ends in bondage sex or bondage violence (or, you know, preferably both) involving the unsuspecting girlfriend (and the father's libertine girlfriend, because she enjoys being dominated and tortured as well) while the extraneous guys helplessly watch or succumb to their baser instincts and join in. You should work on that. As an RFPIX movie idea, I mean....

It would be pretty awesome to have an actual face to face conversation with someone about the nasty movies I like to watch. I mean, I have lots of friends that I discuss films with online (most of whom I've met through this forum), but it's pretty rare for me to get to actually talk to someone like that in person. Back in the old days, I used to rent ZFX videos and stop by a buddy's house before I had to take them back and we would watch them together. Bonding...over bondage! We used to make crude comments while watching the action unfold, even cheering sometimes when the bad guy did something particularly nasty to his victim. Ah, good times...

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YikYakker wrote:

enjoyed reading your review of Goon Squad, but I was especially impressed by the inclusion of jpegs. Is this going to set some new standard for movie review submissions - "complete with jpegs and clips and audio commentary from the director"? :).

It's not likely I'll always include pictures with my reviews, but this was the first new ZFX in 3 years and I wanted to make my review a little more special. I had all those new ZFX caps, and I've seen other review pages online that included pictures, so I decided to give it a try. I wasn't sure how to do it, so I had Scribbler write the HTML for me and I just filled in with the pictures.

If anybody else wants to spice up their upcoming reviews with pics, you're certainly free to do so. You have to have a knowledge of HTML though. If not, drop me an e-mail beforehand I can show you the ropes.

BTW, you mentioned audio commentary from the director. How awesome would that be if Rick would do that sometime? I know that Dan Hawke did an audio commentary in one of his DVDs and it was very interesting. I love the behind the scenes stuff in movies anyway. The outtakes in all the new ZFX release DVDs are always fascinating to me.

Also, thanks for the review of The Halfway House. You guys can download vidcaps of the movie on Hank Hobbs' Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hanksvidcaps/). They are in the Files section (filed under "The" for some reason, rather than "Halfway"). Lots of tied-up naked ladies, sounds like a fun film.

The direct link for your review is in my Homepage URL above.

I do have a question that Rick Masters may have already answered. The website SexAndSubmission shows women in bondage having sex, why then does ZFX continue to use simulated sex with dildos? I used to think it was for legal reasons, but this seems to no longer be the case.

Just asking.

I have never been able to talk about this stuff with anyone in public or in person before.

Anyway, does anyone watch The Shield? I was watching season 4 on DVD and there's a scene where the former policy captain steals a video tape from evidence that depicts a girl being raped. He watches the video and masturbates to it. It's supposed to be because he himself was raped by two guys who forced him to blow one of them at gunpoint. I'm not sure where they're going with this in the series though or if they'll bring it up again.

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The Halfway House is an interesting twist on the WIP genre. Troubled young girls (who really look more like young women) are sent there to be straightened out by the priest and nun who run the place. Of course, there are the requisite lesbian trysts, catfights and shower scenes. But it's all done in a campy, fun style.

So what's the interesting twist? Well, in the basement, behind a steel door, is a tentacled monster who requires "nourishment". Naturally, its favorite meal is "hot babes tied spread-eagled to the basement floor wearing nothing but panties" (I like this guy's taste). We get three fairly lengthy scenes of said babes squirming and screaming and struggling to get loose, only to get that wild-eyed look I love so well when that steel door opens, and the tentacles wrap around their succulent bodies and drag them to their doom.

But wait, there's more. You also get not one, but two babes bent over the priest's office desk getting a bare-assed paddling (another gets the same treatment, but we only see the marks later in the shower). Yes, I know we've discussed the problems of mixing humor and GIMPness, but I think these folks got it right, and I had a good time watching it. Sure the acting is mostly subpar, and the special effects aren't great, but for a cheap, intentionally shlocky horror film, it really has what its audience is looking for.

It's a grade-C film, but there's more GIMPness here than I've seen in a lot of other tripe. So I'll give it a solid C+, and recommend it for you GIMPers who occasionally would like some lighter fare.

It's no secret that I don't share the same affection that Ralphus and others have for Amber Bliss. Even if I were feeling generous, I don't think I would have gone higher than a B- grade for this one. I hope we hear from others as more people get a chance to see the movie.

It will also be interesting to get more feedback on the electro-shock scene. As I said about a week ago, I thought Amber did a good job in that scene. But perhaps I had lower expectations for Amber because I'm not one of her fans.

Anyway, it was an excellent assessment of a warm-up movie that will help people prepare for this year's big attraction -- the sequel, Goon Squad 2: Patriot Acts with our very own (I feel comfortable saying that) Lisa Kinkaid.

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Killer Inside Me update: The Associated Press recently ran a story on the Oklahoma filming of The Killer Inside Me, the Jessica Alba film about a psycho killer that we hope will have some GIMP potential. Unfortunately, this particular story doesn't tell GIMPers much one way or the other.

Also, it has been confirmed that Jessica won't be charged for that recent shark-poster foolishness in Oklahoma.

It was just so odd to talk about this subject in public. I sometimes bring it up at parties to shock strangers, but this was different; I felt free.

Seriously, great to see a new Ralphus review to a new ZFX movie. It's like old times!

The 'non selling' of the electric scene might just about be a deal breaker for me, though, although I'll have to see the scene to decide.

Whether that scene worked is apparently up to the person watching it. The only other person here to report on it in any detail was A Canadian, and he thinks that Amber sold the scene, which is just the opposite of my interpretation. She was acting, really trying to give a performance, as opposed to just sitting there. I just felt the scene needed a lot more screaming. Rick as the director should have coached her more and told her to scream like she's in pain. "Okay, Amber...I want to hear you suffer!" Didn't happen. It wasn't a bad scene, it just needed more edge.

As for the cigarette burning scene, I give it an A for the effort, but maybe a B- for execution. I love the fact that Rick even attempts a fantasy scene like that. I mean, who else even tries to do burning scenes? That said, he's never really pulled it off realistically, not really. The cigarette burns in this one and even in SOB-6 still looked like black smudges. Maybe he just doesn't want it to look real because it would be too gruesome? That's something maybe he can answer himself on the forum.

I suppose it would logistically draw attention to itself in later scenes if the girl already has burns on her chest from the previous segment. For instance, the burning scene in SOB-6 is the final scene of that movie, and all the cigarette burns are gone from Elaine Payton's body when we see her next in SOB-7, which starts only minutes after Part 6 ends. But in the case of Goon Squad, the burning scene was a fantasy sequence anyway, so it wouldn't have mattered if they disappeared from Amber anyway since that scene technically wasn't even real. So no reason why he couldn't have made them look a bit more real in this case.

Maybe I'm obsessing too much about this. After all, the movie as a whole rocked. But dammit, these things are important! :)

There was a time when I could have easily rented that movie, but living in New York during the puritanical reign of Rudolph Guiliani, a lot of adult vid stores near me converted to family friendly fare.

Thank God he flamed out as a Presidential nominee.

OK - Finally we get the excellent, official Ralphus review of the new ZFX. When Rick announced what the general storyline was going to be, I said that it sounded well and truly up my alley, and from Ralphus' review, I have to say I was spot on. Amber is a cutie, but I have to admit that like many others, I'm even more excited about the looooong awaited return of our own (we can say that, right?) Lisa Kinkaid.

As for the current movie - interrogation scenes always warm my heart, and especially when there are electricity and cigarettes involved. The 'non selling' of the electric scene might just about be a deal breaker for me, though, although I'll have to see the scene to decide. The fact is, electro scenes depend entirely on how well the actress acts out her distress, purely because there's nothing external going on (like, say, a whip flying, or red hot irons meeting skin, etc). And film-makers - don't bother with the phony 'Emperor from Star Wars' special effects. It doesn't reflect reality, and always makes me think more of early morning cartoons.

Having said that, Rick set the absolute standard for electro scenes in various parts of the SOB series, especially that one with Kelly McKay (droool) - perhaps a high water mark not only for Gimp films, but any intense film. So I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here.

Phony cigarette scenes are always a problem as well. I don't know much about film making, but surely there's a way to have a prop cigarette that leaves a mark resembling a burn when it's taken away, and that has a tip that looks glowing. Even a goofy, quickly edited 'special effect' might do the job. I'm going on the SOB scene where Lisa (when she's just been arrested) having cigarettes that not only aren't lit, but clearly have never been lit, put out on her. Like Ralphus, I do like the idea of using her own cigarette on her.

As for the extras - JFK footage? Is there any context to this, or just something Rick thought would be cool?

I've been away on a long absence, but want to post a quick thank you to Ralphus for the new review of GOON SQUAD.

I definitely feel it will be worth the money to buy it. Just for the bagging scene alone, in my opinion -(being a breathplay fanatic).

Once I've seen the flick, I promise to post a more in depth review of my own.

JR

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Ralphus: Since Amber is wearing earphones, she is caught completely unawares as a hooded figure (Masters in disguise) creeps up behind her and stuffs a plastic bag over her head, wrestling her to the ground as she passes out unconscious. He strips the girl completely naked and props her up in a chair

See that? First thing he does is get her damn clothes off. There's a guy who passed Kidnapping 101!

Midway through the rape, they switch off so that each man has a shot at her pussy, while the other forces her to suck him off. Both men orgasm, one on her body while the other explodes on her face, leaving her face streaked with cum.

Dayum! It might worth getting this flick just for this scene!

Her interrogators approach with a stun gun and she is given several jolts about her tits and directly onto her pussy, and she doesn't forget to scream this time!

Yay!!!!

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Elkcreek: Thanks for the info on "The Cell 2." I always thought the original movie with Jennifer Lopez should have won an award for "most wasted GIMP potential."

But one thing I was surprised about is that the review doesn't mention any whipping scenes!? ZFX movies have always had amazing whipping scenes! I'm not too big on the electric shock scenes...they don't have anywhere near the impact of a good flogging.

jhlipton: Zoidberg's Folding Xylophones?

Now everybody likes Zoidberg!!

Sorry - couldn't resist.

Thos. Merchant

After an amazingly long downtime, Rick Masters and ZFX are finally back with their first new bondage release in 3 years, Goon Squad, a futuristic tale of a government run amuck after a terrorist attack. In an attempt to combat terrorism, they introduce a covert organization designed to spy on, interrogate and eventually eradicate anyone who might oppose their cause. The organization labels these people as terrorists and gives themselves complete freedom to do whatever they want to them, all with the full backing of the government. Shades of the past administration who trampled our First Amendment rights in the name of "patriotism"? Well, in Rick Masters' vision, we're going quite a few steps beyond waterboarding.

The female star of this one is played by red-headed cutie Amber Bliss, who stole the show in ZFX's last release, The Jackbooth Job. In this one, she plays a college coed who runs a peace activist group online, which naturally arouses suspicion amongst the government goon squad.

In an empty corner room of the university late at night, Amber types out the latest entry to her blog, takes a break and decides to relax by lighting up a joint and listening to some tunes though her headset. She smokes and dances sexily to the music, clearly oblivious to the fact that she is being watched from afar by a bearded gentleman who is getting turned on by her gyrations. The man is played by Masters himself, the head of the covert organization but there posing as a university Dean. As he spies on her and pleasures himself through his jeans, the action is reflected in his eyeglasses as the next sequence begins.

Since Amber is wearing earphones, she is caught completely unawares as a hooded figure (Masters in disguise) creeps up behind her and stuffs a plastic bag over her head, wrestling her to the ground as she passes out unconscious. He strips the girl completely naked and props her up in a chair, then goes to work slicing up her green top.

When we see her next, Amber is awake, gagged with her own panties which have been stuffed in her mouth and tied inside with a strip of cloth that used to be her top. Her hands are tied behind her with another remnant of her destroyed top. Hey, she won't be needing it anymore, right?

With Masters seated in a chair and Amber straddling him, he sticks his dick into her and forces her to writhe in a reverse cowboy over top of him, not my favorite position for a rape scene but visually nice to look at, and because of Masters' threatening, no one could mistake it for being consensual.

He follows this up with a more traditional forced sex attack, bending her over a chair with her hands still bound behind her and buggers her from behind while Amber wails through her gag. I should also add that while the penile penetration is simulated, the dildo being used is as about to close to real as they come, which makes the overall rape scene appear more realistic. He finishes by cumming on her ass.

The next scene is one of my favorites, even though it's unnecessarily truncated and obviously faked. Amber is now tied to a chair (again using torn pieces from her shirt) and still gagged. Masters discovers the crushed out cigarette on the floor, lights it up and puffs on it to get it nice and hot, then proceeds to snuff it out on the girl's bare breast. After lighting it again, he burns her other nipple with it, then twice uses it to burn her pussy.

When we see her again, Amber's body is now covered with phony-looking "cigarette burns" (really just black smudges) which is kind of a rip-off since we never got to see the rest of them applied. I suspect it's because the prop cigarette used in the scene had already burned down so short that they couldn't get in enough shots, but that's just poor planning by the director. The scene is much shorter, and therefore not nearly as much fun as Elaine Payton's similar scene in South of the Border 6, but I still enjoyed the idea behind it. As a smoking fetishist who also has a burning fetish, burning a smokin' babe with her own cigarette is probably the ultimate thrill for me.

This scene dissolves back to the present before the attack as the Dean now enters the room and catches Amber smoking. Yes, the previous scenes were all just his fantasy, but that doesn't lessen their impact. He gives Amber a scolding and the embarrassed girl apologizes and puts out the joint, only to light it back up again after he leaves. Oooh, bad girl! I have the feeling you'll be tortured for that later...hee hee.

In the following scene, Masters calls together two of his government henchmen (played by ZFX veterans John O'Brien and Jesse Keddings) to give them their latest assignment. Turns out they have a file on Amber and consider her peace activist activities as a cover for her being a terrorist spy. She is to be brought in and interrogated until she gives up the name of her contact in the terrorist organization.

"Can we play with this one?," one of the henchmen asks.

"Of course", replies Masters with a sly smile. "Go get her, boys!"

What follows is a takedown in classic ZFX fashion. Amber is grabbed from behind and subdued with a line around her neck, choking her until she's unconscious. She is swiftly cuffed with her hands behind her and her ankles are also secured with cuffs, leaving in her in a hogtied position. A pump gag is secured around her head and inflated inside her mouth as she comes to and starts squealing. A blindfold and earphones are added to cut off sight and sound. And as a finishing touch, her entire body is then zipped up into a large clothing bag and whisked away into a van to take her to her destination. The fun is just beginning.

The men bring in their neatly wrapped package and present her to Masters. She is "unwrapped", so to speak, as they take her out of the bag and remove her blindfold and gag. Masters questions her, and of course she denies any knowledge, so he instructs the men to work her over.

The cuffs are removed from her ankles, but her hands are left cuffed behind her. While laughing and making threatening comments, the men strip off Amber's jeans, pull up her top and proceed to fondle and molest their captive. One of the men forcibly fucks her while the other sucks on her pert nipples. One thing I really liked about this scene is that Amber is constantly handgagged to muffle her screams while the other man sexually attacks her. Midway through the rape, they switch off so that each man has a shot at her pussy, while the other forces her to suck him off. Both men orgasm, one on her body while the other explodes on her face, leaving her face streaked with cum. All in all, an excellent rape scene.

Immediately after violating her, they flip her over and cuff her ankles back together and she is again hogtied with chains hung from the rafters above. They leave her alone to cry and contemplate her fate.

When we see Amber again, she is being lowered onto a chair onto which is attached a pair of nasty-looking accessories: a big black studded dildo for her pussy and a smaller but no less imposing silver probe for her ass (Where does he get those wonderful toys?). Once Amber is impaled to the seat, her wrists are handcuffed to the armrests and her ankles are buckled in to the legs of the chair. Electro suction cups are attached to her nipples. She is gagged with a cumbersome red doughnut apparatus which, unfortunately, obscures a large portion of her face and makes it difficult to enjoy her suffering. She is interrogated and shocked repeatedly for several minutes.

This scene should have been great, but mostly misfires because Amber's reactions to being shocked are not nearly as vocal as they should be. More often than not, she's relatively silent, not exactly what one would expect if you're having electrical current run though all those sensitive areas. I would expect a lot more screaming, moaning and crying in a scenario like that. There are technical enhancements Masters uses to simulate the shocking effect, including a vibrating effect for her pussy and animated sparking effects, but what it really needed was some dubbed-in screams to give the illusion some extra life. Compare this scene with (again) Elaine Payton's enthusiastically noisy turn in South of the Border 6's electro sequence and this one pales even more.

However, the film rebounds in its final sequence, the best scene of the movie. Amber is bound standing naked, balancing on one foot with her other leg tied off the ground and off to the side. She is ballgagged and her arms are tied over her head with rope (who would have guessed that it would take over an hour to see actual rope bondage in a ZFX movie?). Plain and simple, she looks great in this position.

Her interrogators approach with a stun gun and she is given several jolts about her tits and directly onto her pussy, and she doesn't forget to scream this time! It's an intense and totally convincing illusion, again with subtle animation effects that make it look like the taser is really hitting her skin. After lots of crying and suffering, they take out Amber's gag and she gives them the name they're looking for (hint: this will ultimately introduce Lisa Kinkaid's character into the sequel). She pleads for them to let her go, but they simply stick the gag back in her mouth and leave the sobbing girl alone to hang there helplessly.

There's also a nearly 5-minute long preview for the sequel (with both Amber and Lisa Kinkaid), and I have to say it looks amazing! We're talking (among other things) anal bondage rape, burning with hot metal, barbed wire bondage, electric shock and injection with hot sauce! ZFX sequels are almost always better than the original film the precedes them for some reason, and this one could follow course. There's some really twisted things going on.

The DVD is loaded with some nice extras, too. In addition to the preview, there's a slideshow, outtakes, some actual 8mm footage of JFK filmed by Rick's father, and even a short poser animation sequence.

The movie works on a number of levels. Amber Bliss is sweetly attractive; not traditionally beautiful but slender and pretty with no tattoos, and she's perfectly cast as the peace-loving coed. Plus that, I have a thing for redheads. All 3 actors playing the bad guys have done this many times before and they know exactly what is required for a strong villain. And they all give very good performances, which gives the film the edge it needs.

After seeing nothing new from ZFX for such a long time, it's easy to forget just how effective his shows are when it comes to bringing nonconsensual fantasies to life. The time away hasn't blunted his creative edge one bit. As is nearly always the case, Masters again delivers the goods. In a way, watching this movie was almost the equivalent of eating comfort food. It's like hearing from an old friend and discovering he's just the way you remembered him. Here's to old times, and it's great to have ZFX back to enjoy some brand new ones.
My grade: B+

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2870365/

Tessie Santiago? Oh man, I do remember her. She was that busty Catherine Zeta-Jones look-a-like who played a sort of female Zorro in "Queen of Swords". She was stunning. The only thing I remember about that show was she was tied to a post and menaced by a bad guy in one of the episodes. I have a small still from it here. Not nearly enough happened, but yeah, that show had lots of unrealized potential.

And now years later, not only is she still around, but she's tied to a chair and tortured? Plus there's plastic bag suffocation and electric shock? Oh yeah, I'll be checking this one out.

The direct link to your review is in my Homepage URL above.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093369/

Nothing on Brian's Page or Raffish about it.

The Cell 2...stars Tessie Santiago who you may remember from "Queen of Swords" and "Good Morning, Miami". She is a true Latin hottie.

Ah yes, Queen of Swords. Now there was a series with a lot of unrealized GIMP potential. I've been hoping to see Tessie Santiago in something else. Maybe I'll check this one out. Thanks, Elkcreek.

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Anyone seen or heard about a movie called "Hush"? Seems like it might have GIMP potential: A trucker picks up women along the highway and ties them up in the back of the truck.

The Cell 2. It has a much better plotline than the original as far as Gimpers are concerned. It stars Tessie Santiago who you may remember from "Queen of Swords" and "Good Morning, Miami". She is a true Latin hottie. In this movie she is trying to get in the mind of a psycho who kidnaps women, kills them and then revives them.

Wonder why you don't see that too often. Once you have her where you want her why don't you bring her back? Didn't all those years of being in the Boy Scouts make you "Be Prepared"? Everyone talks of the terror of waiting to die but just think of it you bring her back. Wonder how long before she knows you are going to bring her back again and again? Than how soon for her to think one of these days I'm not going to be brought back?

Well nertz to her, then!

Like that? Pussy fur and everything.

Thank you!

There is a new straight to DVD flick called The Cell 2. It has a much better plotline than the original as far as Gimpers are concerned. It stars Tessie Santiago who you may remember from "Queen of Swords" and "Good Morning, Miami". She is a true Latin hottie. In this movie she is trying to get in the mind of a psycho who kidnaps women, kills them and then revives them. As part of the plot she evidently had escaped him a year earlier.

All of the scenes are victims tied to a chair. The other victim is Aimee Walden who Tessie is looking for in her visions. The first GIMP scene we see Aimee strapped to a chair and the psycho suffocates her with a plastic bag. She's wearing a basic dress (fairly short) she wears the whole movie. After she suffocates he gives her mouth to mouth and revives her.

The next scene is a flashback with Tessie tied to a chair and the killer injects her with a nerve agent. She shakes violently and passes out. He then injects her with something else and she revives. The next scene is Aimee again strapped to a chair, the psycho shocks her with heart paddles and then shocks her again to revive her. The next scene Aimee is strapped in and given electro shock, the psycho increases the setting until she screams. Then the power goes out.

The final scene is Tessie, but it is interrupted by her rescuer. There are also numerous blink and you miss them scenes. All in all, a pretty good mainstream effort. If the victims would have had less clothing it would have been must see, as it is the victims are attractive, they sell it, and the scenes are reasonably long. I'll give it a B-.

Nice picture of a natural bush, at least her head and pussy hair match. I love to see the blonde who is stripped only to reveal her true colors, namely dark pussy fur. Wonder if they are embarassed as prying eyes look at the contrast.

Wait!!? ZFX came out with something new!? Rick! You sly fox, and here I thought you were retired.

It's always amusing when someone stops by after not being here for a while and then states something so obvious that everyone else already knew long ago.

Hey, Paulus, I don't know if you heard, but Obama won the election :)

For the past week, we've been looking at the caps from the new ZFX DVD, Goon Squad. Is it any good? Tune in this weekend for my Official Ralphus Review.

By the way, is anyone else using BING? Its Microsoft's search, but it has this cool video search feature that lets you quickly preview video clips.

Just use it and type "bondage" in the search box, and there are thousands of interesting clips you can stream rather easily.

Ralphus, you tease! You tell us Maggie Gyllenhaal gets naked a lot in "Secretary", then you post images from a scene where SHE'S NOT NAKED! (Sorry for shouting). Bad, bad Ralphus!

That's because we're a BONDAGE site and while she does get naked (and looks quite good), she's not naked and tied up at the same time in the film. So, I chose something a bit closer to the theme of our site. Okay, she wasn't tied up in the pic I linked, but at least she was gagged (don't see too many carrot gags, do?).

But just to make you happy, here ya go:

http://ralphus.net/dailypic/maggie1.jpg

Like that? Pussy fur and everything.

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Brutus: One way the filmmakers could have attempted to get around this violation is if the villainess constantly hurled some creative insults and verbal abuse toward the victim.

Or they could have had the see-saw motorized, with a victim on both ends. That's non-con all the way.

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Jane: Still better than that one about the blond guy and his dog and his girlfriend.

I take it you're not talking about "A Boy and His Dog" (see the URL above). That's a cult classic! The GIMPiness is all implied (alas), but still amusing.

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eeeteee: I almost forgot what ZFX stood for

Zoidberg's Folding Xylophones?

I'm one of the moderators for Hank Hobbs bondage vidcap group, and one thing you need to be careful for is letting anyone in who doesn't have their age listed in their profile. Hank and I have turned down dozens and dozens of them over the past several months, but if even one slips by, Yahoo will use that as a reason to pull the plug. So protect yourself.

yesterday my 2 "Lammkeule" groups are killed. *damned...*

my vidcap group is in moment excist - but i don´t no how long.

for safty: members how need pics from my collections - please visit and share quick the relevant screens.

thanks and greets TARL

Normally, my fantasies run to a non-consensual theme. JJ has promised me that he will buy an entire Nazi officer outfit for my Christmas gift (yes, I realize how not PC that is). He will be wearing it, of course. I'm still trying to come up with a closer holiday than that. The thought of the boots alone gives me shivers. And the scratchy wool pants. And...well, you get the picture.

Brutus - Thanks. I think I'll start silkscreening tee shirts with an anti- romantic comedy slogan. I saw Hostel 2 on a date. Could have been better, sigh. Still better than that one about the blond guy and his dog and his girlfriend. I faked sick to get out of that one. The things I have to do.

Jane, the world definitely needs more women like you. Countless arguments between man and woman have started because of romantic comedies. Relationships have been destroyed because the main feature on a movie rental night has been "Working Girl." "Notting Hill" continues to tear apart families. And rumor has it that North Korea wants to nuke the world because repeated viewings of "Bridget Jones' Diary" drove Kim Jong Il over the edge. Is this the kind of world we want to leave for our children and grandchildren, where "The Devil Wears Prada" is critically acclaimed while "Hostel 2" gets panned?

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YikYakker: I love creative tortures, and that see-saw sequence seems like a good idea. But yes, having the villainess also getting burned violates Section 5, Article 7 of the GIMP Code. Her pleasure from the pain shifts the focus away from the torment of the victim. One way the filmmakers could have attempted to get around this violation is if the villainess constantly hurled some creative insults and verbal abuse toward the victim.

This YouTube clip is a nice taste for things to come. I'm desperate to get my hands on it. I would be so grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L1MALLKsw4

Thanks so much! :)

How strange that Wife to be Sacrificed isn't in the Movie Review section. I watched it after I joined the forum, so I'm surprised I didn't take the opportunity to write a review on it.

Yeah, I'm surprised, too. Well, it's certainly never too late. And besides that, you're way behind on your review-writing pace from last year. I think you averaged one every 2 to 3 days or so, and I'm not exaggerating. You posted close to 60 in barely over 4 months last year. Pick up the pace, slowpoke! :)

The funny thing about Wife to be Sacrificed; it's actually considered a classic in most circles, and not just by bondage freaks like us. I've seen it on the playlist in prestigious film festivals, I've seen 4-star reviews from major critics...gosh, it's probably one of the most famous films in Japanese history. Certainly the most well-known in the US as far as Japanese bondage films go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_to_be_Sacrificed#Critical_appraisal

I'm not sure why it gets all that attention, though. It's a good film, to be sure, but there are several Japanese films I think are much better, at least in terms of GIMP material. I took some footage from it, but most was all from the first half. Once she learned to like the abuse, that sort of ruins it for me. Not just in that film, but in any type of bondage film where the action switches over to consensual.

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Jane von Detlefson wrote:

To answer as to why I like Wife to be Sacrificed: For me it's nearly the perfect date movie. It also involves the struggle within the woman to accept that she likes to be tortured. This is something I struggled with before I finally embraced it.

See, I appreciate hearing the feminine side of a theme like that. I understand where you're coming from, but not being a woman, I can't quite get into the whole "woman learns to like it" concept. Consensual bondage is better than no bondage at all, but it just doesn't ring my bell.

I imagine you would probably like a film like Secretary, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. I liked that film when I saw it; in fact, my then-girlfriend bought it for me. I like Maggie, too. I think she's cute, and she gets naked a lot in it. So why do I have no desire to ever watch it again? Probably because it's a chick flick. It's female bondage fantasy. Now that's a date film. A kinky one, but it probably appeals more to women than men.

Me, I would rather watch a ZFX film...alone. Or if I had a girl with me, I'd probably tie her to a chair and force her to watch with me. "Pay close attention, honey. This is what you'll be getting when we're through watching." Come to think of it, I can't think of better foreplay than that!

I certainly didn't find it with "Tortured Sex Goddess of Ming Dynasty." With a title like that, how can you go wrong? Well, there is only one torture scene, and it involves a girl fastened to a see-saw contraption with a hole cut out of the seat and a fire set up below. Whenever her side of the see-saw descends, she literally is in the "hot seat". (See the cover picture in the URL). What I found problematical about this is that the torturer sits on the other end of the see-saw and gets the same treatment...and LIKES IT! Isn't there something in the GIMP code about the torture being one-way only? Anyway, I didn't find it exciting but maybe others will. You do have to sit through a very bizarre movie to watch it though. A side benefit is that the lead actresses are softly beautiful when naked, as so many Asian women are.

Ralphus: looking forward to the upcoming input on "GOON SQUAD".

A horrible torture for me is to have to see a romantic comedy. JJ does this to me on occasion as he's a big fan of the romantic comedy. Really, I hate them. I'm so horribly focused in what I like to see that, at home or at the movies, I only like to see films with GIMP content (even just a little bit). My reading has focused on the subject as well. Maybe that's why I've read Gordon four times.

DHT: I just caught the tail end of Shallow Ground and was surprised to see it on TV. I noticed that they blurred out Blood Boy's butt. How did the censors handle the two suspension scenes?

Ironman wrote: To be honest, even though "SS GIRLS" is an ultra cheesy production with no GIMP action, I like watching it just for kicks. It's even good to watch with the sound off and replaced with my own musical selections.

Watching with the sound off is definitely a good move. I'm curious about what musical selections you used.

So, it seems there's a bit of a disagreement over "Goon Squad." I'm sure we'll have plenty of observations after the official Ralphus review comes out. As for Amber Bliss, I must say that I wasn't immediately taken by her when I watched "The Jackbooth Job," but she quickly grew on me.

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Jane von Detlefson wrote about "Eternal": Hardly any GIMP content. ... Really bad acting.

That's not a good combination under any circumstance. Thanks for the heads-up. A common theme here is the attempt to find the next mainstream GIMP classic. The quest continues.

"Wife to be Sacrificed" has been mentioned on occasion here but I don't think it's been reviewed. I probably might not enjoy it that much for one of the reasons why you liked it: The "victim" wants it. The consensual aspect takes the edge off the menace and helplessness that I so thoroughly enjoy. About the only time I like a consensual scene is when the victim is broken after a very lengthy torture session.

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MAV: In all fairness to Devon Black, the new Relic Raider actress, I don't think the pictures do her justice, especially the one where she has that cross-eyed Karen Black look. She looks better in the trailer IMHO.

I watched it and the Flower and Snake movies all about the same time. Wife to be Sacrificed is my least favorite of the four, although I still very much enjoyed it. I think maybe the guy's relationship with the little girl kind of put me off of it just a bit. Nevertheless, those four movies are my favorite Japanese Roman Porno flicks.

Also, having the wife come to accept the punishment and enjoy it was kind of disappointing. Although, come to think of it, all four of the movies were characterized by that same acceptance by the "victim" in the end. Oh well.

But yes, feel free to delve into why you personally liked the movie and how you identified with the wife. Details, please.

I saw the movie I mentioned before: Eternal. Not worth watching. Hardly any GIMP content. The idea is interesting, they spent loads of money on locations, bad acting. Really bad acting.

I watched Wife to be Sacrificed again. Has anyone seen this or reviewed it? I love this movie. The GIMP scenes are fabulous in my opinion. I'm attracted to this movie for many reasons. The first being the bondage and wax torture scenes. The second being that the wife wants it. This makes for more of a connection with the character on my part, thus more enjoyment from watching said movie. I can provide more info if called upon to do so. Beginning Delta brain waves...

Attached is the link to the new relic raider movie/actress.

Anyone check out the latest Relic Raider movie? I dont know if I like this actress as much as the old one looks-wise and the pictures dont look that great.

Whoa! Somehow I have the feeling the picture you linked isn't the actress in the new Relic raider movie! That looks like cute actress Emmy Rossum sporting a lovely duct tape gag. What's that from? It appears to be a public service ad of some sort, similar to when they gag an actress to bring out the vote or some such nonsense. She looks awfully good; too bad her hands aren't tied behind her.

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A Canadian: Thanks for giving us the first word on Goon Squad; my official review is upcoming. I won't say much about your observations except that you're dead wrong about one of the scenes you mentioned (I don't want to give too much away before I post my review...we can argue about it afterward). Plus that, it's awfully hard to give positive marks to any movie in which you don't think the actress is attractive. Or at least, that's the way I feel. So a lukewarm reception from someone who doesn't think Amber is pretty is to be expected.

I will be interested to see the official Ralphus review on this one. I'm sure Ralphus enjoyed the politically liberal storyline but I'm less certain how he'll assess the GIMP scenes.

For my part, I was lukewarm on the movie. I'm still not that keen on Amber Bliss. She has a nice, slender body and is a good actress but I don't find her face all that attractive. I did enjoy two scenes, both of which reminded me of similar scenes from South of the Border 5. One scene featured two "goons" -- Jesse Keddings and Jon Obrien -- stripping the clothes off Amber, whose wrists are cuffed behind her back. This reminded me of the Marly Rowe scene from SOB 5. The other scene I really liked was one where Amber is strapped into a chair and receives electric shocks. It was similar to the Lisa Kinkaid scene from SOB 5 and even I will admit Amber really sold this scene.

If I were to compare this movie to other recent releases, I would say Goon Squad is much better than The Jackbooth Job but not as good as The Apartment.

I think people who see the movie will be impressed with the work Rick has put into the DVD. This is his most professional-looking DVD to date, with fancy menus and extras such as a computer-animated patriotic moment, outtakes, and much more. Rick has also produced his own songs for the film. Clearly, he is much more than just a perverted filmmaker (although he is that).

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The movie also has a four-minute trailer for the sequel, Goon Squad 2: Patriot Acts.

As many people will recall, the sequel features the previously unreleased Lisa Kinkaid footage from 2003. In fact, I am very pleased to report that Lisa has shot much more than what we saw in the stills that used to be archived on this site. Lisa looks stunning in the scenes in the trailer and I think the sequel is going to be a real winner.

I would also note that Lisa and Amber appear in some footage to help shape the storyline. What's interesting here is that if I'm reading the copyright material correctly, I think the "storyline" footage was shot in January of last year. If that's correct, then it's reasonable to think Lisa is still around and perhaps we will see more of her in the future. Let's hope so.

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I also managed to rent the Natasha Flade movie, Natasha's Bondage Sex 6. Natasha movies are rare in Canada and this is the first time I have had access to one of the Bondage Sex movies. I thought the film was pretty good, although a bit repetitive. The best scene featured Natasha, completely nude, bound to the back of a couch so that her backside is facing the camera. Isaac inserts a small vibrator into Natasha's butt and Natasha does some great struggling and muffled squealing (she is gagged).

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Thanks to jhlipton, John Galt, Ralphus and Brutus for the feedback on Friday's review. I suspected the movie wouldn't be the kind of thing that appeals to Ralphus or Brutus but others might enjoy it.

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Finally, jhlipton wrote:

Canadian, sometimes I wonder about you.

Only "sometimes"?

(I love it when a helpless women is carried to her fate).

Me too. It's sort of like foreplay. However, the carrying part can enhance the disappointment if the villains end up doing something lame, like locking her fully clothed in a room and leaving her there.

Bill - of course, that mainstream TV clip of the lovely and gracious Thordis Brandt from "Dragnet '66" is a major turn-on. Very loosely based on ole Harvey Glatman. Not that I admire his productivity but his method was phenominal. Abduct, bind, photograph, rape and kill his victims. Being a huge hogtie fan I find his method stellar. According to the book by Michael Newton, "Rope", during his confession Harvey stated after the rapes he used the same technique on all his victims. Once out in the desert he would place each on her belly, bend her legs as far forward as possible and attach another cord to her ankles. Wrap twice around the neck, kneel in the small of the back and pull the open end of the cord. He stated it took about five minutes to finish the dirty deed. That's what I call torment. The post-mortem posing photos were supposedly destroyed after his trial. Not terribly certain I would like those as I would have kept her in torment in my dungeon :).

Anyway gotta cut and run - stay well all.

A Canadian: You may not be around to read this for a while (computer problems suck...and I oughta know), but thanks for taking the time to review Slave Girls High School - Colored Stage 4. Probably not my snort of coke, since I prefer my torture/rape ratio to be leaning a bit heavier on the torture side, but certainly an A rating is good news for fans of such entertainment, and both leading ladies are easy on the eyes.

The direct link to your latest review is in my Homepage URL above.

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A Canadian: Outstanding review of Slave Girls High School - Colored Stage 4. (Wow, those Japanese sure have a way with movie titles.) This one sounds very good, with lots of forced sex and accompanying nudity. Thanks for the heads-up!

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Ralphus: Great daily picture today. This is the kind of adult comic I misspent my younger days desperately seeking. Well, at least I found John Willie.

It's called "Rape the Movie"

It's funny as Hell.

Hope those guys get some real money to make it into a feature film. I'd pay double to see it.

villains are forcing them to suck on vibrators. To help promote compliance, a guy with a flogger whips the backs of the three captive women

I love it when beatings and rape (even plastic rape) come together! [grin!]

Sounds like a fun flick.

As for "Women's Hell 5", I was not aware that this movie existed. The primary GIMP scene was a definite plus IMHO. GIMP scenes are always too short or intercut with a party scene or someone coming to the rescue. Nice to have one long enough to enjoy for a few more moments anyway.

To be honest, even though "SS GIRLS" is an ultra cheesy production with no GIMP action, I like watching it just for kicks. It's even good to watch with the sound off and replaced with my own musical selections.

Second, All you GIMP fans must remember the scene from Dragnet with the blond woman tied and being filmed. Her kidnapper moves in close snapping a rope in front of her. How many of you know that that episode was based on a true story? It was based on a seriel killer named Harvey Glatman. He posed as a detective magazine photographer, but once he got the women tied up, he would rape and then strangle them. He killed 3 women this way and he was caught because his fourth victim managed fo get away from him.

I was already scheduled to be away for part of next week, on a short trip to Washington. Meanwhile, my home computer broke down this morning and I need to determine what has gone wrong (I am typing this message from an Internet cafe).

In the event I can't get the computer fixed or replaced right away, I may have to be away from here for a bit. Perhaps, somewhere in my subconscious, I knew something like this would happen and that I couldn't afford to be patient waiting to learn more about Goon Squad.

Anyway, I feel confident I have left plenty of words (in the review below) to help cover my absence.

Title: Slave Girls High School - Colored Stage 4 (Attackers RBD-136)

Starring: Rui Saotome, Rushia Himesaki, Sakura Isshiki and Miyuki

Directed by: Shiniti Kawamura

Running time: Two hours and 40 minutes

Slave Girls High School - Colored Stage 4 is part of an Attackers series that began with last year's Shark Special 53 about female students and their teachers being trained to become slaves who must perform live sex shows in their school basement.

This fourth movie in the series is particularly good, in large part because of its two leading stars, Rui Saotome and Rushia Himesaki. Rui is a small, pretty woman with long light-brown hair and bangs. She has a nice body and great breasts (possibly enhanced). Rushia, meanwhile, is a slender beauty with big eyes, long black hair (sometimes in a ponytail), small breasts, a perfect trim waist and long legs. Her face projects real anger when she is being humiliated and she gets sweaty when she's being violated. Both ladies give exceptional and credible performances.

First hour

In this particular series, the school administration runs the slave ring. Cute student Sakura Isshiki is the first student to be "recruited" as a sex slave -- two men accost her near some school lockers, grabbing the squealing student by the arms and taking her away. Pretty Rui Saotome is captured next. As Rui is sitting at a table reading a book, a man sneaks up behind her and puts a chloroform rag in her face, knocking her out. Sexy teacher Rushia Himesaki is also captured by a sneak with a chloroform rag.

Teacher Rushia and student Rui wake up lying side by side on a black mattress inside a large jail cell in the school's basement. Both women are still fully dressed, with Rushia wearing a foxy-looking blue blouse, tan-colored skirt and pantyhose, while Rui is dressed in a schoolgirl outfit, with a short-sleeved white blouse, blue skirt and plaid knee-high socks. Before the women can get their bearings, three male villains arrive to break them in. Two men grab Rushia by the arms and legs and hoist her to another nearby mattress (I love it when a helpless women is carried to her fate). The villain who has student Rui forces some kisses on her and slaps her face, while the two guys with teacher Rushia go to work stripping off her clothes. The villain with student Rui rips open her blouse and lifts up her bra so he can suck on the struggling student's left breast. Meanwhile, the two guys with teacher Rushia have stripped her down to her panties and pantyhose. They pin her on her back as one guy sucks on the struggling beauty's small right breast and then forces kisses on her.

The two women are brought back to the same mattress and forced to blow the villains, who have stripped off their own clothes. Student Rui still has some clothes on although her breasts and pussy are exposed, while teacher Rushia is completely naked. The forced blowjob moments are OK but look somewhat phony. One guy then holds down Rui's arms and pins her on her back so another guy can rape her. Eventually, both women get raped in positions like doggie and missionary that again look somewhat phony. The villains finish by cumming in the women's pussies.

The other captured student, Sakura, is brought into the cell to add to the fun. Slender Sakura (she may be a bit too skinny for my tastes) is naked, on her knees, with her hands cuffed behind her back, and she is blowing a nude male villain who stands in front of her. Meanwhile, in the back, Rushia and Rui are both squatted, fully naked, with their hands cuffed behind their backs, and villains are forcing them to suck on vibrators. To help promote compliance, a guy with a flogger whips the backs of the three captive women, and sexy teacher Rushia looks particularly angry as she is forced to humiliate herself. Sakura is then tapped in positions like reverse cowgirl, doggie and missionary, as Rushia and Rui in the back get worked over with the vibrators.

In a new scene, Rui is kneeling in front a naked guy, her hands cuffed behind her back, and she is blowing him, while in the background, slender teacher Rushia (whose hands are also cuffed behind her back) is riding a guy cowgirl style. An evil female administrator, Sayuri Shiraishi (in a non-sex role), enters the cell and starts taunting the two sex slaves. Pretty Rui does some nice whimpering as she blows the one villain, and Sayuri spanks her ass for good measure. The guy finishes by cumming in Rui's mouth. Another guy arrives to be sucked by squatting Rui, while teacher Rushia finishes the cowgirl ride and is moved into a position to blow the villain, who is still lying on his back. The guy on his back grabs Rushia's long hair as the teacher's sweaty face bobs up and down on his member, and the scene finishes with a close-up on Rushia's big eyes looking up with intense hatred as she continues sucking.

An enema moment follows. Rushia is on all fours, her hands cuffed together in front, and a villain is using a gigantic plastic needle to inject water into her ass. After struggling in anguish to hold it in, Rushia shoots the water from her ass into a bowl.

Next comes feeding time. Student Rui and teacher Rushia are lying naked on the floor, hands cuffed behind their backs, and they are pretty much lying head to head. Evil female administrator Sayuri arrives with a dog bowl full of food and places it near their heads. Reluctantly, the women slowly take turns eating from the bowl like dogs.

Second hour

Pretty Rui is squatted on a black mattress, naked, with her hands cuffed behind her back. She is surrounded by three squatting males, stripped down to their undies, who are feeling her up. One guy stands up, drops his undies and brings his dick close to Rui's face for a blowjob. A firm slap to the face convinces Rui to suck the guy, while the two other male villains suck on Rui's tits and finger her. It makes for quite a picture, and villainess Sayuri (who was off to the side) gets some nice shots with her digital camera, including some excellent close-ups of the blowjob and of Rui's tongue licking the villain's penis. The guy getting blown grabs the whimpering Rui's head for some serious face fucking and finishes by cumming in Rui's mouth. Rui is forced to suck a second villain and then gets gangbanged in positions like doggie and missionary.

A quick scene follows back in the regular school setting. The slave students are sitting at a table and teacher Rushia is giving a lesson. But someone activates the hidden vibrator locked inside Rushia by a plastic chastity belt, and she slowly walks away to some nearby lockers, where a male teacher is lurking. Rushia drops to her feet to blow the guy (the scene fades to black and the blowjob isn't seen).

Back in the basement cell, a black mattress has been placed in a "centre stage" area in front of three male teachers in suits who are seated on a couch. Each slave woman appears one at a time on the "stage" mattress and announces she will be performing for the men (which is greeted with applause). Each woman then strips off her clothes down to her plastic chastity belt and a villain removes each chastity belt and the vibrator each belt has held in place. Sakura is the first to strip for the male audience, followed by Miyuki (a big-breasted student, who has black hair that she wears in pigtails), the teacher, Rushia, and finally pretty Rui.

Rui is squatted on the "stage" mattress, her arms cuffed behind her back, and she has a male villain sucking her right tit to start the first live-sex show, while Miyuki and teacher Rushia -- whose hands are also cuffed behind their backs -- are enlisted to kneel in front of two of the teachers on the couch and blow them. Miyuki is fine with sucking her guy but defiant Rushia really hates the teacher she's supposed to blow, and resists. Another male villain walks up and slaps Rushia's face. That villain then grabs Rushia's head and forces it into the male teacher's lap, pushing her face up and down on the male teacher's schlong.

Rushia and Miyuki continue to blow the two teachers. One villain spanks the upset Rushia's ass, forcing her to reluctantly run her tongue along the male teacher's shaft, including tongue-tickling the penis head. To add to the humiliation, the teacher that Rushia is blowing (the guy Rushia hates) gets out a video camera and shoots some POV footage of Rushia sucking him off.

Over on the mattress "stage," Rui has been blowing a guy standing in front of her. At one point, the guy grabs Rui's head and forces her to sustain some deep-throat action on his big cock. Rui, whose arms are still cuffed behind her back, is then violated doggie style, followed by reverse cowgirl and missionary, with the guy cumming in her pussy. Meanwhile, back at the couch, the guy Rushia was blowing finishes by shooting in her mouth, a moment of glory captured on videotape by the shooter and by another guy with a digital camera.

A change in positions -- Rui is brought over to the couch, to join Miyuki in blowing the seated teachers, while teacher Rushia is the new "star" on the black-mattress "stage" in front of them. The teacher Rui is blowing is very well endowed, and handy with a camera -- he uses a digital camera to get some close-up shots of Rui's mouth working his dick.

On the mattress "stage," the naked teacher, Rushia, is seated, her arms still cuffed behind her, and her legs spread wide open. Two of the male teachers, wearing dress shirts and suit pants, suck Rushia's small tits, kiss her, and finger her pussy. Although Rushia struggles to fight it, the tit sucking and pussy play arouse her, and at one point the beauty throws her head back in reluctant ecstasy. The two teachers drop their pants and Rushia blows each one of the standing teachers, including deep-throating one guy who is well hung. To add to the humiliation, the villains have captured Rushia's boyfriend, and he is brought in wearing nothing but undies and a bit gag, and with his hands cuffed behind his back. The boyfriend is forced to watch Rushia being violated in positions like missionary, doggie and cowgirl, and one villain finishes by cumming in sweaty Rushia's mouth.

Finally, back at the couch, the well-endowed dude being blown by Rui is now using a video camera to record the POV action. He captures the triumphant climax when he cums in Rui's mouth and gets some nice follow-up footage of cum dribbling down Rui's chin.

Final 40 minutes

Another quick scene in the above-ground school setting, where the students and Rushia are sitting at a table and Rushia is teaching. This time, it's Rui's vibrator that is activated. She goes over to the lockers area and drops to her knees to blow a guy (again, the blowjob isn't shown).

In the dungeon below, it's time for another live sex show. This time, as teacher Rushia and student Miyuki are blowing two guys on a couch, slender student Sakura is at the side of the mattress "stage." She is on her knees, with her arms cuffed behind her, and is resting her head against the mattress as a villain uses the plastic needle to inject water into her ass. Meanwhile, Rui is on the mattress "stage" in a kneeling position with her hands cuffed behind her. A teacher walks up to Rui, drops his pants, and gets Rui to blow him. Rui's guy lays down on the mattress and Rui rides him reverse cowgirl, while over to the side, a squealing Sakura blasts the water out of her ass and into a bowl. Meanwhile, over at the couch, the guy Rushia is blowing shoots a load in her mouth, and cum rolls down her lovely face.

In a new scene, Rui and the teacher, Rushia, are standing naked in the centre of the jail cell area. Each woman is tied arms over head, with her wrists cuffed together. A villain with a flogger proceeds to whip each of the young ladies' asses, as another guy taunts them. There are some hard cracks of the whip and each woman responds with perfect jolts and squeals. And both women's butts show some realistic looking pink marks.

Next up is another live show (which is greeted with applause from the male teachers on the couch). This time, Rushia's bit-gagged boyfriend (whose arms are cuffed behind him) is forced to lie on the mattress "stage" and get blown by skinny Sakura, as a crouching and upset Rushia is held in place by a villain and forced to watch. Rushia squirms and struggles but the show continues -- the villains force Sakura, who's wearing her knee-high plaid socks, to ride Rushia's boyfriend cowgirl style (to more applause from the audience). Over at the couch, meanwhile, the kneeling Rui and Miyuki do the blowjob duties on two of the three teachers seated there.

Sakura rides Rushia's boyfriend to completion (to more applause) and is taken over to the couch, to blow a seated teacher. Meanwhile, Rui is taken away from the couch and brought to the "stage," to suck Rushia's boyfriend as anguished Rushia is once again forced to watch. Rui, who is also wearing the knee-high socks, is soon forced to ride Rushia's boyfriend cowgirl style (more applause).

As Rui continues to ride teacher Rushia's boyfriend, Rushia is moved to sit on top of the boyfriend's chest, facing the bouncing Rui. As Rui humps the boyfriend, the two women are forced to pleasure each other by locking lips and sucking each other's tits. At one point, the villains force the two women's faces together, and Rui and Rushia's tongues meet and some soft kisses are exchanged. Finally, bouncing Rui rides Rushia's boyfriend to completion, to a final round of applause.

My grade: A

Slave Girls High School - Colored Stage 4 stumbles a bit out of the gate with the phony-looking violations at the start. But the rest of the movie delivers excellent scenes of rape and degradation and even some nice whippings. The two lead stars give great performances and there are plenty of strong moments. This movie is highly recommended and I would say the entire series deserves close attention (Interesting aside: Attackers is releasing a best of compilation in July that has highlights from the first four movies).

The Jessica Alba vandalism controversy: You know, if it were anyone but Jessica Alba, I would normally say give them a fine and community service. But man, this is Jessica Alba and we need to make an example of her! This will not be tolerated. I would say mandatory jail time, as well as being kept in strict bondage confinement during her entire stay. And if, say, the prison guard or the warden or any male visitors happen to take advantage of her while she's in there...well, hey, sometimes these things happen in jail. She shouldn't have been defacing property, dammit. She needs to be taught a lesson.

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Goon Squad: Has anyone seen Rick's new release yet? If so, any thoughts? Most important, is there a trailer for the sequel, and how does Lisa look in the trailer? Actually, I know what the answer to that last question would have to be, but I just want to hear someone confirm it.

She definitely needs to be punished, doesn't she? I have some ideas, which would also break her on-screen nudity virginity, so it's a win-win!

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John Galt: I had my share of fantasies involving nurses, stewardesses and cheerleaders (mostly cheerleaders, in fact) in the past.

She's a cheerleader by day (tortured and raped in the locker room) and a candy-striper by night (tortured and raped in the supply closet and the OR). Her mom is a stewardess (tortured and raped in the airplane bathroom) -- together they are tortured and raped when burglers catch them at home!

As always, the direct link to your review is in my Homepage URL above.

And thanks to everyone who takes the time to review movies for the forum; it is most appreciated.

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YikYakker wrote:

Thanks for the update on Jessica Alba; we can always rely on you for the latest. Seems there really is a little bad girl inside her, isn't there?

I guess Jessica does have a wild side. But I hope she spends her time in Oklahoma making a movie that fulfils its GIMP potential and perhaps puts a little less effort into exploring her inner Andy Dick.

But I also had the misfortune of watching "SS Girls." I agree that the movie seriously lacked any point or purpose. Thanks for the triple feature of reviews. Nice reading indeed.

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Ralphus: I liked that Wikipedia entry you found. Is there nothing one cannot find on the 'net? The article even has some more ideas for Nazi flicks to explore. It's interesting that "SS Girls" is said to be "a blatant ripoff of 'Salon Kitty'." Not having seen "Salon Kitty", I've reviewed "SS Girls" on its own merits (See below)

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GIMP Movie Review - SS Girls (1977)

It's not just the bizarre screenplay and incoherent direction that make Bruno Mattei's "SS Girls" the unloved stepsister in the "SS Hell Pack Triple Feature." Consider the premise: Our beloved Fuhrer suspects that high-ranking military officials are becoming disloyal to the cause. He commissions officer Shellenberg to recruit prostitutes, set up a bordello in an empty mansion, and provide recreation time for the suspected traitors. The girls then loosen them up with sex and booze and report any traitorous comments they make when their inhibitions are dropped. Except for a few battle scenes, everything takes place in the mansion. That means no camp, no prison, no dungeon, no interrogation of women, no torture...no GIMP!

Yes, the movie has plenty of nudity. It has a few quick "whipping scenes" (more like playful preludes to sex, with no restraints) that you'll miss if you blink. One girl is briefly shown horizontally suspended from several rope loops during her "training". But there's no Merciless Peril...some of this stuff is downright goofy.

It's obvious that Mattei didn't know what he wanted to convey here, so he tried everything. Maybe he was on crack.

To add injury to insult, it seems like a scene was deleted, right at the point where Shellenberg is about to celebrate his success with a MFF threesome. My research at IMDB suggests that there may be two minutes missing.

Bottom line is that GIMPers (and others) should not waste any time or money on this mess. I'd like to give it an F, but that would imply that it's worse than "Blitzkrieg", or as bad as "Plan Nine from Outer Space", which it's not. So I'll give it a D-.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_exploitation

And here I thought I had seen them all, but no, this one sounds different. I don't recognize the descriptions. Lots of burning tortures? Nope, I would have remembered that. I know some GIMPers have already stated their aversion to the content you mentioned, but this sounds like a must-see in this pyromaniac's book. Netflix doesn't carry the SS Hell Pack collection, but so far, I'm ready to cough up my 15 bucks to order this one. I'll wait until your next review to complete the trifecta before whipping out my VISA card.

The direct link to your review is in my Homepage URL above.

Unfortunately, it looks like things off-camera have taken a turn for the bizarre.

The Ilsa movies did indeed set the bar high for Nazi torture flicks. I would love to see something that surpasses Ilsa, but I think maybe that genre has come and gone. But we shall see.... We shall see.... (At which point Ilsa would add, "And so will the general," with a hard "g" and the emphasis on the final syllable.)

Of course, the triple-package DVD is a deal and I'm still interested in the overall package. But I'll be FF'ing through much of SS Hell Camp 5 - Women's Hell, I suspect.

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John Galt wrote: For the most part, GIMPers tend to struggle with differentiating between fantasy- and reality-based entertainment, because it is a fine line we walk. As evidenced by subsequent comments, it is an on-going struggle. As it should be.

Well-stated, my man.

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Speaking of reality vs. fantasy, director Sergio Garrone did something in SS Hell Camp 5 that he did not do in SS Experiment Love Camp: He inserted a montage of actual Holocaust-related photos in the opening credits, and later in the movie interjects some grisly Holocaust film footage. Given what we've said and heard in response to the poll question, I wondered what his motivation was for doing that. Was he trying to create linkage between his work and real life (like, 'based on actual events') or was he trying to say 'Don't be so critical of my film, actual events were far worse than this'. I looked for answers from an interview with him that is included on the SS Hell Pack Triple Feature CD, but he really never addressed that issue directly.

He did say something interesting about censorship, however. During the period when he made the SS camp films (1970-1975), the Italian government was trying to stimulate the native film industry by giving grants to film-makers. This, however, meant that the government had to approve the product. Interestingly, it was not the content of his scenes that the censors objected to; it was the length - they felt the scenes went on too long, so they made him shorten them up.

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Brutus wrote: I recall seeing [SS Experiment Love Camp] a looong time ago but was also not very impressed with the GIMP scenes. Maybe it was because I enjoyed "Ilsa" so much more.

Yes, well, Ilsa has ruined a lot of us for other Nazi flicks. Still, I press on. See my review of SS Hell Camp 5 below.

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SS Hell Camp 5 - Women's Hell

A truck arrives in camp and unloads a gaggle of women with varying degrees of attractiveness. The best-looking are selected for brothel duty. That means they get to shower a lot, have sex with the officers, and drink heavily. The others become candidates for scientific experiments 'of great value to the Third Reich'.

In the first laboratory scene, a prisoner is strapped to an operating table naked except for a sheet covering her pelvic area. The Nazi scientists are trying to test a new burn remedy. They smear a patch of flammable gel on her leg and set it on fire. Flames and great, bloodcurdling screams ensue as the prisoner squirms and thrashes about. Then, apparently in shock, she lies still with eyes wide open as the doctors apply some kind of ointment.

Later, we're back in the lab and see a quick scene showing two prisoners together on a gurney away from the operating table. They are displayed in a similar manner as above, one with the burn mark on her leg, the other with the same area stitched up, evidently with a Magic Marker. Then another prisoner is strapped to a table, like the others, and given the flame treatment. She screams and arches her back very high off the table as an attendant holds her head down. This time the 'doctors' let the fire burn a bit longer before tending to the wound. Because they don't know what's going to happen to them until the fire starts, the 'flame girls' don't show much preliminary anxiety or fear, which I think diminishes the scenes a bit. But all of them are fairly attractive and have nicely-shaped natural breasts prominently displayed. As I watched them I thought: I wonder why they weren't drafted for the party crew?

About midway through the flick, a few of the brothel duty prisoners try to escape. They are discovered and locked in an incinerator. When the jets are turned on, they huddle together and cry out as they are enveloped by images of fire superimposed on the screen. The Nazis grab four other prisoners that they suspect of abetting the escape, and that sets up the next GIMP scene.

The four prisoners are shackled up naked in the torture room: two are chained to the wall with arms outstretched; one is strapped in a chair; and the fourth is strapped to a table, lying on her back, and her scalp is girded with a steel band attached to the table end. The nasty lieutenant (played by the same actor who portrayed the sadistic officer in SS Experiment) and a female officer grill the prisoners, wanting to know who was involved in aiding the escape attempt. But the babes won't talk.

Lt. Nasty tries to get the most strong-willed one to cave in by torturing the other three one-by-one. He takes pliers to the the girl in the chair, pulling her fingernails one after another, then sets fire to bamboo shoots under the remaining fingernails. For the girl on the table, the Lt. slowly turns a wheel, tightening the steel band until it cracks her skull. Then he puts on some brass knuckles with sharp protrusions and punches the third girl (chained to the wall) repeatedly in the midsection. For her punishment, the most stubborn girl gets whipped across the abdomen and then branded with a hot iron. Finally the lieutenant grabs some large tongs and says, "Well, if you won't talk, you won't be needing this!" He shoves the tongs in her mouth and rips out her tongue, chuckling and grinning. This scene is great; it is lengthy, and every second just drips with menace and maliciousness. IMO everyone involved does a great acting job, from realistic screams to sinister looks. The actor playing the lieutenant must have been born bad.

Then the girls get the incinerator treatment. The lieutenant, feeling a bit edgy after his labors and perhaps frustrated that he didn't get any info, decides that he needs to unwind. As he passes by the quarters of a very attractive, sleeping blond prisoner who is privileged enough to have her own cell (long story), he bursts in, tears off the blanket to reveal her nakedness, and jumps her. She struggles to no avail, as he grips her arms tightly and puts his full weight on her. This is a well-done rape scene.

Finally, everything goes to hell as the Russian troops advance on the camp and the prisoners rebel.

As a movie, this is very well done for this genre. Director Sergio Garrone shows great attention to detail (as well as pyromaniac tendencies), as he did in SS Experiment. There are interesting characters, including a cunning, dark-skinned French-via-Jamaica captured Resistance fighter (played with earthy seductiveness by lovely Rita Manna) who becomes the commander's favorite and unfortunately does not get GIMPed. (If this was a Filipino WIP flick, Pam Grier might play the part). It's got the requisite gratuitous sex and nudity. I could have done without the superfluous insertion of some real-life Holocaust scenes in the opening credits and midway through. The movie unravels a bit at the end, and the dubbing is mediocre at best, but I give it a C+.

GIMP-wise, there are only a few scenes but I thought they were nicely done. The actresses were not drop-dead gorgeous, but I wouldn't kick any of them out of bed. They played their GIMP scenes very realistically. My GIMP grade is B-.

Let me preface this comment with a reminder that I am unquestionably a misanthrope and humankind in general--and the media in particular--embarrasses and disgusts me in an inordinate number of instances.

With that said, I believe strongly that getting that reaction was precisely what the media had in mind. I am surprised and amazed when the media actually demonstrates restraint based on ethics or morality. Usually, they withhold reporting when they are paid to look the other way. Salaciousness and titillation sell.

Consequently, I think that a lot of people felt that initial thrill, but sadly, very few of them analyzed their reaction quite as thoroughly as Brutus and the other forum commenters. It is possible that GIMPers are, if not more sensitive to the issue, certainly more aware of the desires and emotions evoked. For the most part, GIMPers tend to struggle with differentiating between fantasy- and reality-based entertainment, because it is a fine line we walk. As evidenced by subsequent comments, it is an on-going struggle. As it should be.

I had the same reaction as you when her story was reported on "A Current Affair." At first, I was intensely excited by the photo and the circumstances of her captivity. Then almost immediately, I experienced overwhelming revulsion and unbearable shame for feeling that way. My reaction to her story still haunts me.

Ralphus, if this subject matter is in poor taste for the board, please remove it.

I'm not removing it; I actually think it ties in nicely with the current poll we're having about people's feelings about feeling guilt over media that deals with real-life crimes. I had never heard of the Tara Leigh Calico story, which is surprising since I'm usually drawn to stories like that, particularly in the unusual instance of having a bondage picture released of the victim. Like probably a lot of us here, I'm fascinated by true crime stories. But of course, on a public forum such as this, we have to use upmost discretion and never give anyone the impression that we're in favor of any real life violence against women, which of course, you didn't. In fact, your post said just the opposite, that your own guilt from getting turned on by the Polaroid was the impetus to get rid of your stash and try to be "normal", whatever that is.

I went through a period like that myself in my early 20s, where I questioned myself about why I was "different" and somehow "sick" because I got turned on my images of women tied up and tortured. It really wasn't until I discovered the Internet that I realized I wasn't quite so unusual, after all. And that's why a forum such as this is important, because it allows like-minded people to congregate and explore their dark-side fantasies without the fear of reprisal. In fantasy, even in dark fantasies, anything goes unless an innocent person gets hurt. It's a whole let better to talk about it, and even whack off to it, than to go out and commit violence yourself.

Comments? Any thoughts on the subject? Anything to turn the subject away from A Canadian's obsession with his favorite reality TV show. Dude, you didn't think you were going to see real torture on that show, did you?

Now, what they ought to do is to Americanize some of those game shows they have in Japan, where like, say, if you get a question wrong, they give the women electric shock. Actually, I don't know if they really have a show like that in Japan, but I would put it past them. They have a much more open attitude about such things there. God bless the Japanese.

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Ralphus: Sorry, I didn't know that "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" hadn't been released on DVD. I got the movie from a horror-fan friend who does PR/media work and has access to promo videos and media kits. Strange the movie hasn't been released commercially yet.

But how often does real-life crime footage ever get released to the public?

Well, Al Jazeera seems to have no qualms showing real-life torture and murder. But I think no Western media with half a brain would do such a thing for serial killing/rape crimes. I wouldn't watch it anyway.

Does anyone here remember the case of Tara Leigh Calico? She went missing in 1988 and later a Polaroid of her bound and gagged was found and shown on the news. If the boy wasn't in the picture, it could have looked simply like a photo taken by an amateur bondage couple.

I really hate to admit this, but I initially was sort of aroused by the photo. After acknowledging that she was a real victim (and is still missing), the feelings of guilt and shame, along with my desire to be "normal," led me to get rid of much of my bondage stash in the mistaken idea that I could lose this fetish. Now, I'm only creeped out by that picture. (Ralphus, if this subject matter is in poor taste for the board, please remove it.)

I'm working on a review of SS Camp 5 - Women's Hell (listed without the "5" in the title on the Triple Pack). It's a cousin of SS Experiment; they share the same director (Sergio Garrone), camp setting, and Nazi cast members (in different roles). Way to save money, Sergio. I'll post the review as soon as it's ready.

Yes, 15 bucks for three movies is a pretty good bargain, but I've been burned a few times by two-fers and three-fers that have had GIMP scenes cut from them, or cut short. So be on your guard, folks!

I also kept the incineration scene, even though it was poorly done with superimposed flames. All in all, it might be worth checking out on DVD, especially since you're getting 3, count 'em 3 Nazi classics, all for 15 bucks. Looking forward to your reviews of the other two movies.

The direct link to your review is in my Homepage URL above.

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Brutus: Thanks for the great review of The Poughkeepsie Tapes. I always like a some sex and/or nudity personally, so I'll just satisfy myself with your excellent review and not waste any time actually watching any of the fully clothed goings on.

As for the Powershotz clips, Steve often leaves in a hint of models using the safe word or calling a halt to the action for whatever reason. Hazel had a few memorable moments of which I am quite fond. I don't think Steve pushes his models too much, given the nature of the shoots. If anything, I'll bet he found these shoots mildly frustrating or maybe even annoying. In the scene descriptions, he specifically makes comments that he usually does not make. Oh well. Fetish models, even novices, should learn how and when to use a safe word.

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Daily Pic: God, I love rack pictures. In fact, I love rack scenes. Thanks for this one, Ralphus!

Yes, it's wrong. It's wrong, it's wrong, it's wrong. I've heard that message loud and clear.

And yet ... despite everything that's been said on this board regarding real-life torture, I have to tell you: I still plan to catch tomorrow night's episode of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!". How could I not want to see this?

If it's any consolation, though, I'm actually more interested in seeing how Spencer deals with the situation.

And if it's any further consolation, my interest in the show is really mostly focused on co-host Myleene Klass.

In the past, I have avoided picking up this movie, as I seem to recall most people who have seen this flick haven't thought much of it -- but learning about that water-tank scene may cause me to reconsider. And the "SS Hell Pack Triple Feature" looks to be reasonably priced. Thanks for writing the review.