Speaking of the importance of making scenes look nonconsensual, here's a review:
Title: Punished for a Price 2: The Blakemore Saddle
Starring: Dia Zerva and Sgt. Major Derek Viktur
Directed by: Sgt. Major Derek Viktur
Running time: 100 minutes
With all the talk lately about legendary HOM filmmaker John Blakemore, how could anyone resist a movie that features two torture devices created by the great man himself? My advice: resist. Trust me, in this case, resistance is far from futile.
The huge problem with Punished for a Price 2: The Blakemore Saddle is that it is completely consensual. You might even say it's aggressive in promoting its consensual nature, if that makes any sense. In the opening set up, it is clearly established that the woman, Dia Zerva, has paid for this experience, and there is even a prearranged "safe" word to prevent the action from going too far. Throughout the film, there are reminders that it is all agreed-upon punishment.
What a letdown.
It's particularly disappointing in this case, as Dia Zerva is the type of victim we need in GIMP movies. Dia's an attractive, 31-year-old (at the time this movie was made) blonde with an incredibly sexy body, nice natural breasts and no tattoos. She's a convincing performer and would be wonderful in a non-consensual flick.
In this outing, Dia removes her clothes and is bound and tortured in a variety of ways, including having hot wax dropped on her, clothespins applied to her breasts, and being whipped (lightly) with a cane. The tortures also include riding a spiked saddle created by Blakemore, and riding (in a standing position, bound to a post) a Blakemore-created large dildo, which extends from the floor up to Dia's pussy (there are some nice pics of this scene in the section called "Bound and Impaled" at the Bondage Barrix website).
Does any of it work? For the most part, no, because it's consensual. There was one moment I liked, when Dia was bound in the standing position and riding the Blakemore-created dildo. The sarge decided to add to the dildo's sensation by using a vibrator on the ring-gagged Dia, and then fingering her, causing Dia to shudder, whimper, and cry out in ways that were quite hot. Ralphus would probably say 'phooey' to such a scene but I liked it.
That was about it, though. Most of the film won't have much appeal in this neighborhood.
My grade: D+
Is it fair to grade a consensual film like this on the GIMP forum? I believe so. The film markets the Blakemore contributions and the cover art makes a reference to Blakemore's legendary HOM days. Thus, it's reasonable to assume GIMPers might be part of the target audience. Unfortunately, the actual movie doesn't cater to GIMPers.
