Comments on: Elegant Angels’ Dare (2012): an invitation http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/2012/10/22/elegant-angels-dare-2012-an-invitation/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Johnny B. http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/2012/10/22/elegant-angels-dare-2012-an-invitation/#comment-9691 Johnny B. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:54:37 +0000 http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/?p=288#comment-9691 Yeah, firstly, I was a little… heartbroken when I heard the news but told myself I will watch it, by curiosity. Then, I was glad to learn her first B/G scenes would be with Manuel Ferrara, and there would be Sinn Sage too (a great guarantee of quality). I enjoyed the trailer less than the movie itself (stupid background music…), I had to tell myself Dani wasnt the angel she is in her lesbian movies, but a pure sex beast in “Dare”.
As I expected to, first scene was very good, and I wondered how Dani could do better!
I didnt enjoy the second scene so much, because of the rough mood (particulary about James Deen), I was kinda impressed & scared for Dani… yea, it’s my fault, I shoulda tell myself “It’s pornography stupid!”. Lez scene with Sinn was excellent, 2 girls gone wild, what more could I ask for?
Nothing 2 say about the B/G/G, except Manuel is the luckiest guy of the year: not only he banged Karlie (in Nerdy Girls) & Dani in one 2 one, but he had sex with them in the same scene!
Last scene was emotional, very good, but also weird when Dani was about to cry… somewhere I told myself if the mood of the 2nd scene wasnt much more appropriated…
Well, I enjoyed this movie, and whatever she is an angel or a sex beast, Dani is still Dani!

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By: Kat http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/2012/10/22/elegant-angels-dare-2012-an-invitation/#comment-8816 Kat Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:45:33 +0000 http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/?p=288#comment-8816 You expressed it perfectly. The Movie is about Dani, her desires, her sexual adventrues, her Working to satisfy herself, Pure Enjoyment. She owns herself. My Favorite scene was with Sinn Sage the scene was the most intense interludes With Dani in a fantastic way. Dani had her way with Sinn brought her to sexual heights that was a joy to Watch. Her other scene were some of the Best Sex scenes I have ever watched.

Thanks for the awesome review Kat

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By: L'Enfer http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/2012/10/22/elegant-angels-dare-2012-an-invitation/#comment-8786 L'Enfer Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:18:58 +0000 http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/?p=288#comment-8786 Sitting down to compare notes would be wonderful, although I’m going to have to brush up on my scholarship a bit, I can see that. You’ll have to do without citations when you read my work. Any theses I propose will not be supported by anything other than my own “gut” and/or POV. In my defense, the number of years I’ve spent watching porn and thinking about what lays behind it might qualify me as a primary source. Or not.

You’ll need to be patient about the review, however, as “real life” has reared its ugly head once again and limited my ability to finish my review of “Dare,” in as timely a manner as I would like. Alas.

Interestingly enough I’m also writing about “Asa Akira is Insatiable III” at the same time. I think it would make an interesting study to focus strictly on Mason’s work with individual women — Dani Daniels, Asa Akira, Lexi Belle, Remy LeCroix (who has since left the business I understand), and a few others. She brings a unique sensibility and an artistic touch to her work that I find incredibly attractive. Her aesthetic sense and the context in which she shoots creates a level of intimacy seldom captured by adult video.

Elexis Monroe’s “Lesbian Storytime Theater Episode 1″ has some of this, although she achieves it via different means.

Nica Noelle’s best work also captures this, but not in the same way.

James Avalon is trying, but so far missing the mark, I’m afraid, in picking up where Nica left off at Sweet Sinner.

Dana Vespoli shows great promise in this regard and there are a few other directors, all women, who have likewise shown promise.

Manuel Fererra’s “Raw” series has generally managed to “get it” (although not always), and Chris Streams’ “Oil Overload 7″ definitely has it.

Oh my…look at the time, will you? I need to get to bed. Ciao!

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By: annabvolk http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/2012/10/22/elegant-angels-dare-2012-an-invitation/#comment-8783 annabvolk Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:25:52 +0000 http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/?p=288#comment-8783 As I read your reply, I was typing the following extract:

“The ultimate limitation of hardcore, as Williams (1989) has pointed out, is precisely that it cannot deliver what it most desires: visual proof of
the involuntary spasm of sexual pleasure in the female body.” (HARDY, Simon: 2009: 5)

I honestly think I have not stopped talking about Dare. Dani’s discourse in itself is extremely rich, and I would like to go back to it soon. I have around 7 pages written while I was watching the film, and so many ideas I am actually a little bit dizzy. I reckon my confusion was turned into glee when I realized we are witnessing something new. I am looking forward to your review. Wish we could sit down and compare notes. :)

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By: L'Enfer http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/2012/10/22/elegant-angels-dare-2012-an-invitation/#comment-8782 L'Enfer Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:16:41 +0000 http://darlinghouse.net/beta/annabvolk/?p=288#comment-8782 Thanks for putting your finger on the key to this video. This video is about Dani. It’s not about Manuel, or James, or Erik getting off. It’s about Dani, and HER pleasure. And, she’s hit it right on the head, at least as far as I’m concerned. I’m FAR more interested in watching a woman have an orgasm than a man — it’s one reason I watch so much girl-girl porn, and one reason I am so incensed when a production company tries to pass off fake passion as real.

But I have a slightly different take, which I mean to explore in my own review of this outstanding work from Elegant Angel and its genius director Mason/Sam No. I’ll just say this much — part of watching porn in the 80′s and 90′s was about the suspicion I always had that the women secretly despised the men they were fucking. True or not, it formed much of my porn viewpoint for those decades and was one reason I sought amateur (real amateur, which you actually used to be able to find in video stores), or near amateur (Ed Powers, et. al.) where I had a chance to see a woman completely lose control of her body and experience real pleasure with another human being, be it man or woman. The vulnerability displayed during an orgasm is one of its chief attractions for this voyeur. That point where you can point at the screen and say THAT is REAL. It’s easy to see that in men. For obvious reasons it is much more difficult to see in women, which, of course, makes it all the more precious as a commodity.

But, there I go, giving away my review before it’s even written. So, I’ll stop there. and just say, again, thank you for a fascinating exploration of the phenomenon now known as “Dare.”

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