Synopsis: Exotic beauty knows no boundaries at The Villa, starring
Kyla Cole and four international supermodels who seductively reveal all for
your fetish delights.
Our Review:
I can't think of any
other director whose work either enthralls of frustrates purveyors
of adult material more than that of Andrew Blake. Some people
simply have no affection his stuff and, in fact, find it all
pretentious and boring. Then there are those who may appreciate
the creative aesthetics, but find no use for them as stroke
material. And there are others who are devotees his early titles
like NIGHT TRIPS and HOUSE OF DREAMS, but are disappointed by his
predominantly all-girl work of late. And still, there are his
groupies who anxiously await every release from Studio-A, and
devour his latest films erotiques like they were Willy Wonka candy
bars.
Having written several thousands words of praise on his movies in
Diesel's Den and in ADE Reviews, I am not ashamed to say that I'm
one of those devoted fans of his work, so I'm already predisposed
to enjoying THE VILLA, a film which embodies his style and vision
to a capital "V". Yet, I can certainly understand how the Anabolic
or Extreme crowd may grow tired of all the pretty pictures and
lack of graphic action. Obviously, the appeal of this film will
depend on how much patience you have for long, extended scenes of
seduction and tease with frequent kissing and fingering, but only
occasional licking and deep penetration, and whether you can
appreciate the hardcore restraints deliberately employed by Blake
in his latest films.
Nevertheless, I remain completely enchanted by work of erotic art.
Who cares if we get no double penetration ass to mouth shots?
That's what Red Light District and Evil Angel DVD are for. The
title refers to the Italian settings, shot on location early in
2002, which as gorgeous as they are, can't compare to the beauty
of the performers onscreen. Like the incredibly popular Aria, Kyla
Cole is yet another breathtaking looker who is for all intents and
purposes the epitome of feminine perfection. Just take a look at
her naked on the box cover of this film and you'll know what I'm
talking about. And yes, while it appears as though her eyes were
touched up for the photograph, believe me her baby blues are as
hypnotic as her figure.
The movie opens sensationally with shadowy close ups of brunette
beauty Nika and Miss Cole sensuously and softly kissing as they
finger each other tenderly. Most Blake films open immediately with
spectacular shots of his women primping and posing like
supermodels, and indeed, within a few minutes we are treated to
black and white footage of Kyla Cole and blonde. Those familiar
with any recent Studio A flicks won't be too surprised to see that
this movie pretty much gives us more of the same high class, but
borderline softcore sequences that we've come to expect in titles
like ARIA, BLOND AND BRUNETTES and so many others. If it sounds
like I'm praising this movie with faint damnation, it's because I
am. After awhile, even I long for something a bit more nastier
than what we've grown accustomed to getting, but what can a
reviewer/fan do other than whine?
Justine, a redhead who was also cover featured in Blake's
EXHIBITIONISTS, also makes a prominent appearance here, along with
two new blondes Elsa Versus and Tara Radovic. As expected, the
women here are hotter than a styrofoam cup of coffee from a Mickey
D's drive-thru, although Tara Radovic's short white hair hasn't
quite grown on me (pun intended), and the penciled-in mustache she
wears in the "Lipstick Butch" segment is unappealing (and kind of
spoils the erotic effect of her drooling water into Elsa's mouth).
Also, Nika wears these funky see through, seer-sucker-ish pants
during the initial stages of her threesome with Kyla and Justine
in a segment entitled "Mistress Nika". At first, I recoiled in
horror at what appeared to be extremely hairy and badly scarred
legs, before I realized that it was just her clothes. Lord knows
I'm no fashion plate, but it looks like someone picked a wrong
costume design for this segment. Also, there are several moments
when we are able to see what appears to be an appendix scar near
her waste, which is only occassionally obscured by the other
girls' roaming hands.
However, all twenty individually titled vignettes on this disc are
a collectively impressive sight to behold, assuming you have the
patience for hardcore which is considerably less explicit than,
say, Jim Gunn's latest LESBIAN CHEERLEADER SQUAD video (which is a
series I thoroughly enjoy and recommend, by the way). To satisfy
our needs for real fucking and sucking, Mr. Blake graciously
offers us a self-contained vignette starring Angela Crystal
entitled "Burgundy Satin." After a lengthy masturbation session,
she has a little quickie with some unidentified guy which was not
entirely fulfilling, but nevertheless hot to watch. The remainder
of the extras are comprised of trailers for the main feature and
other Studio A titles. (Sadly, there were no previews signifying
the eventual release of classics like LES FEMMES EROTIQUES or
UNLEASHED, which are still only available on videocassette.)
Recently, Studio-A has decided to forego any of the boring old
photo galleries which have become a cliché on adult DVDs, and
instead offers a few high quality pictures printed on the inserts.
The slightly grainy, but artfully composed pictures are
anamorphically enhanced on this DVD, which means you are getting a
true widescreen format in a 16:9 ratio. (As discussed in an
exclusive review with Adult DVD Empire, Blake is anticipating the
eventual standardization of high definition video in the near
future.) The audio is also good, but the music score is not
necessarily easy listening for everyone.
THE VILLA is a great place to visit, but staying there isn't for
everyone. Still, I think the discriminating collector of erotica
would enjoy a permanent tour.
- Adult DVD Empire
by Diesel
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