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I rolled my eyes and sighed in frustration while examining the box cover to DESPERATE MOTHERS & WIVES 9. Advertised accurately as "100% interracial" and sporting a blurry picture of Nina Hartley and June Summers, both amateurishly "photoshopped" against some nondescript background, the whole package struck me as some cheesy production which miraculously made its way to the "elite" Blu-ray format. It also did not help that the video is front-loaded with a garish print ad for various websites, all of which looked as anonymous and as generic as porn gets. Finally, the bonus materials boasted curious offerings like "Hook Up's" [sic] and "Evasive Threads," which were nothing more than internet promos, advertised by girls who would never be mistaken for Jenna Haze or Heather Hunter. It's amazing that a product like this is now available in high definition while video gems like EROTICA XXX and ANAL RETENTIVE (both starring Taylor Rain at her best) and classics like FACE DANCE remain unavailable. Something is not right in this world.
As it turns out, DESPERATE MOTHERS AND WIVES #8 is an overall well-produced DVD, running nearly three hours long and photographed capably by director Mark Anthony. Unlike recent productions from gonzo videomakers like Mike Quasar and Robby D, there is very little in the way of customized lighting or creative camera angles. This video is shot as flatly and as artlessly as one can imagine, which does very little to flatter the actresses, especially when their bodies are subjected to the harsh visual realities of high def. Still, I appreciated the straightforward approach, even though it seemed that the video itself wasn't exactly Blu-ray demonstration quality. A few visual artifacts made their way during the fast-motion scenes, though colors and details appeared solid.
While popping in this disc, I bemoaned the fact that I would be subjected to yet another MILF (Mothers I'd Like To Fuck) video. I've seen a good armful of these titles during the past year, and remain unimpressed by the subject matter. Certain performers like Julia Ann, Lisa Ann, Ginger Lynn and of course Francesca Le (and to an extremely limited extent, Nina Hartley) are always a pleasure to watch, no matter what the genre. However, I'm not particularly attracted to pornstars who are a bit too close to Social Security Retirement age. I enjoy porn for the (legal) fantasy it presents, and seeing a few admittedly attractive women in their forties and fifties getting it on doesn't do it for me.
Despite my prejudices, I will say that Darryl Hanah - lean, blonde and nicely attired up in bright green lingerie - does look quite fuckable as she sits on a patio chair, touching herself orgasmically. Nat Turnher drops by, mistaking Darryl for his date's sister but perfectly willing to get a taste of the older generation. He licks her pussy and Darryl reacts more than half-heartedly, and then the two retreat indoors for a suck and fuck session, which includes cowgirl, doggy, missionary, and an oral cumshot. Darryl is definitely the hottest MILF in this neighborhood, though brunette June Summers and the legendary Nina Hartley have pretty faces.
Fortunately, the viewer has the option to skip directly to the other cast members once Carrie Moon appears onscreen. Big-boned and plain-looking with large, pendulous breasts, Miss Moon delivers a fair performance when matched with J. Strokes. He is a shorter and young looking African-American woodsman, who seems to have no problems going down and sticking it in his bigger partner. We are introduced to this scene when Mr. Strokes arrives at Carrie's apartment, selling his own music CD door-to-door (which, legend has it, is just about the same way M.C. Hammer promoted his music before hitting it big, then losing it all). For whatever reason, Carrie takes an interest to this starving musician's plight, and agrees to give his urban-based creation a listen. Some banter ensues about her working out and how great her tits are, and then the two have sex. He eats her vigorously, and we are treated to seeing her bounce on him in reverse-cowgirl, while her tits shake, rattle and roll. He cums in her mouth, and the scene (thankfully) ends.
June Summers, a full-figured brunette who has a cute smile and sexy way about her, is matched with Mark Anthony for a bedroom romp which goes through all the same motions (blowjob, cunnilingus, then screwing in multiple positions). She is frustrated because her husband is working on Mark's car (for some reason, he's doing the work while the car is awkwardly parked in the middle of their driveway, with only a bare minimum of tools in sight) when they're supposed to go out for their anniversary. The uncredited actor who plays June's husband has a foreign accent which makes him difficult to understand, but he repeats several times that fixing the car will take "15, 20 minutes" even though the actual sex scene goes on for almost 30 minutes. The moral of the story is that if you screw up on your anniversary, your wife will get made enough to screw your customers.
In any event, I enjoyed watching an older girl-next-door type like June having sex than I did in the next scene with Mikela Kennedy, who looks striking in a tight blue dress, but rather hardened in close-ups. She masturbates while standing in her kitchen after being asked to tutor the coach's son. When the young man arrives, the two walk towards a couch (the Behind The Scenes featurette contains some humorous flubs and outtakes from their scene, and is well-worth your time) for a mediocre straight session. There are moments when Mikela seems unable to keep her "student" up and going, and the money shot is an awkwardly edited shot of him jerking off hurriedly onto her hairy crotch. I doubt I'll be repeating this scene in the near or even far-flung future.
Finally, Nina Hartley gets it on with bearded and dreadlocked Nathan Threat. Now, when Nina Hartley is good, she's great, and her performances from the mid-1980s are among her best work. However, as attractive as she looks in the beginning of this scene, the visuals become less alluring when the camera focuses a little too closely on her famous posterior, which is shamelessly jiggled for the viewers benefit, but to questionable effect. Still, Nina does her job admirably, delivering an anal scene which occurs right after she gets spooned vaginally, and swallowing Nathan's man-goo completely after he unleashes on her tongue. That Nina is still in porn is an admirable feat, but like the recent "Indiana Jones" flick, there are times when retirement is a better course of action.
Evasive Angles has done a competent job with this first entry into the Blu-ray marketplace, but the theme just ain't my thing. It's an easy recommendation for audiences who want to see older women in action, visible warts and all, but I prefer something a bit easier on the eyes.