jhlipton - thanks for the invite partner - let's see what we can work out.

A Canadian - I wouldn't concern myself with that piracy blacklist - wasn't it just last week we heard there's such a huge problem with the Canadian border - yeah, those millions of of Canadians streaming across the border seeking employment with terrorists in their midst - now if we hear that you guys aren't doing enough to protect we Americans from heavy bondage videos, then you're in real trouble.

Need to try to sneak in a movie review next week as there haven't been many of late.

Stay Well All

And you're putting a spreader gag in my mouth. As if being nude didn't make me feel vulnerable enough. With my mouth pried wide open, who knows what could go in there?

And vibrators taped in my pussy and ass? It's bad enough that my naked skin is in contact with the cold, hard concrete. With those vibes buzzing away, I'll be squirming around like a worm on a hot sidewalk. Is that what you want?

If this is the kind of treatment I'm gonna get here, I oughta leave this forum. If only I could get outta these ropes. They are so tight! Whoever tied them knew what he was doing. I guess I'm stuck here. Squirming.

Gabriela

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Dr. Yuya: I'm with you. I also have a number of clips ready for upload if YouTied ever returns.

I know MasterDetective is exploring ways to cover the site's bandwidth costs and the safest bet would probably be finding new advertising for the site. Unfortunately, the current economy is driving advertising rates down so this may be a challenge for MasterDetective.

I hope MasterDetective will soon be able to give us an official launch date for YouTied Redux, or whatever it is we will be calling it. And it goes without saying, the sooner the launch date is set, the better.

Yes, yes, oh, YES!!!!!

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Meanwhile, I've been looking at some of the online updates about The Killer Inside Me, the movie that may show Jessica Alba as a hooker in some GIMP situations. Despite some issues over funding and a delayed shooting schedule, it looks like the project is on and filming will begin this month. Jessica will reportedly have blonde hair in this one.

By the way, Nene (who is now retired) never appeared in a Slave Island movie. She did appear in Shark Special 53, which was similar to the Slave Island movies, but not officially part of the series.

It's no secret I love this movie, which I reviewed way back in 2005. It's tied with Slave Island 11 as my all-time favorite GIMP films.

Shark 231 is getting tougher to find, but JAV Paradise carries it and so does asianscreens.com. The code is shkd-231.

If you click to go into the magazine, you should see pictures of Maria with the tattoo prominently displayed. If you don't see it on the inside pages, click on the section called "women" and you will.

Sorry, but no one wants to see a woman with a big tattoo like that on Slave Island. It's such a shame.

So why would Maria take that beautiful gift that God gave her and draw all over it? What is the love affair that women have with tattoos? Why is it they have this unconscious predilection to mark up their bodies? Are they under the deluded notion that they are somehow improving themselves by doing it? It's a misguided and selfish thing to do. And I don't want to hear the feminazis shouting that women have every right to decide what goes on their bodies if they so choose. Sorry, wrong. Rephrase it and say that women have every right to be stupid and you're right on target. Women are put on this earth to be attractive to men and when they do stupid shit like cutting off their hair or marking up their bodies with tattoos, especially if they're in the porn business, that's just a bad move any way you look at it.

Maria Ozawa, I used to look at you with lust, and now the only emotion I can come up with is disdain. You believed the same lie that millions of others fell for, and like the others, you did this to yourself willingly. You're no longer unique, no longer special. You're a fallen woman. A tainted woman. Such a sad loss.

I'm not familiar with The Klansman but I have seen (on YouTied) the bits that were lost in the transfer of Barbarian Queen. And what got edited made no sense to me -- you still saw Lana's breasts, you still had the depiction of a rape -- but Lana Clarkson wrapping her legs around the rapist was over the line and had to be cut. How can anyone explain that?

I have been keeping an eye on these sites from time to time and have been tempted back by the offer they have on at present. When you join up now you get not one but ten sites for your money. Included are BrutalViolence, FunnyBDSM, RTbondage,SerialBanger and BDSMpire, as well as three drawing sites, DrawingPalace, TortureFun and TortureDrawing. Another site, ExperimentX features lots of peeing and scat and may not be to everyone's taste. There still seems to be precious little by way of updates but the size of the archive you are able to access has convinced me that it is well signing up for a few months.

The models are as gorgeous as ever pretty much throughout, although the storylines do leave a little to be desired, often being a little long winded, trying too hard to be funny and sometimes just plain daft. There is also the advantage for a European site that most of the dialogue is in English. The drawing sites are also quite extensive and seem to me to have some good quality material although some of it can be rather extreme.

GIMPers will want to check out all the sites included and the range of material included before joining up. I hope that some new material may be forthcoming on these sites in the future, but there is more than enough to keep me happy for the present.

I could see how it might imply consent of the rape, and therefore not allowed. Other than that, I got nothin'!

(confused)

When I joined SubSpaceLand, I also had access to FunnyBDSM, which had content from the old BrutalViolence. At that time, although I had access to FunnyBDSM, only SubSpaceLand was being updated, albeit on an irregular basis. The other site was strictly past updates. Oddly enough, although I did not have access to the "new" BrutalViolence after I joined SubSpaceLand, I saw several of the updates on the "new" site in the archives of FunnyBDSM.

When I read your post, I checked back on SubSpaceLand and it looks to me like it is still only updated infrequently. It is not an inexpensive website and for that kind of money I would like to see weekly updates on a regular basis, and on more than only one of the sites. To my way of thinking, I got my money's worth for the one month I was subscribed to SubSpaceLand because I had access to the back catalogs of FunnyBDSM (which included some BrutalViolence content) and I downloaded everything in which I was interested. (I still feel like I was totally ripped off by my one-month subscription to the new BrutalViolence, though.)

Even worse, the "new" BrutalViolence did not contain any archive updates. It "started" fresh and began posting old updates weekly, if that makes sense. No new content was being shot. Any updates were old shoots that they took down and then started re-posting once a week. That might qualify as regular weekly updates to their way of thinking.

Anyone interested in the back catalogs might want to check out the 10-for-1-price offer you mentioned. However, newly produced updates are still spotty as far as I can see, and when I compared notes with Ralphus, it was evident that even the back catalog offerings were also incomplete. So caveat emptor.

I will enthusiastically agree that the models, for the most part, are absolutely stunning. SubSpaceLand's new content is over-the-top pretentious, but the models are unquestionably hot.

In the case of Barbarian Queen, I've seen the VHS version but was aware even before DVD that there were 2 cuts of the movie available. Lana Clarkson herself mentioned that in an interview in "Femme Fatales" magazine before she was murdered. She said that the scene where her underwear is removed and it looks like she's being raped is the uncut version. I have it listed in the Rape Database as an attempted rape, since it appears that he's inside her but she's squeezing him with her legs as he attempts to thrust into her. It's a ridiculous cut to make, but of course, we can't have any implication of rape in an R-rated fantasy film that's load with nudity, can we? And that's not the only rape scene in the film, anyway. I have no idea if the others were cut; I only remember that scene.

YikYakker: I had barely even heard of The Klansman before and had no idea that Lola Falana got raped in it, but in reading over that link, it says that Linda Evans also gets raped, she being the fresh-faced blonde from "The Big Valley", and later, "Dynasty". I didn't think she aged particularly well by the time of "Dynasty", but in her "Big Valley" days she was quite the fox, and this was filmed just a few years later. Now Linda Evans raped? That sounds like it's worth seeking out!

By the way, it's interesting to note that Linda Evans, Ursula Andress and Bo Derek were all wives of John Derek (not at the same time, of course), who played the role of Joshua in "The Ten Commandments" and also directed his wives in some unmemorable films. But imagine all three of those hot babes in a GIMP movie! Yow, my fantasies are so good they hurt!

It's a ridiculous cut to make, but of course, we can't have any implication of rape in an R-rated fantasy film that's loaded with nudity, can we?

Except ... the "implication" of rape hasn't been removed from the scene. That's what I don't get. It's still clear that the goofy looking guy is trying to rape Lana.

Furthermore, there are other depictions of rape scenes in the DVD version (somewhat brief ... I don't know if these were cut for the DVD or not) and there's even rape humor, such as the guys in one scene laughing at the noises being made by their friend, who apparently "never raped a woman quietly."

There's also the line near the beginning where a bound and gagged woman is about to be raped and the guy says, "nothing like a virgin to brighten a man's morning."

So there are depictions of rape, including in the cut version of Lana's scene, and there is rape humor.

It makes no sense to me. Frankly, if the editors had cut "rape" out of the movie, I could understand it. I would object to it, of course, but at least the rationale would make sense to me. Instead, the cuts that have been made to Lana's scene make no sense whatsoever.

I think that's exactly it for "Barbarian Queen." We can't have even the slightest suggestion that the woman is enjoying it, can we?

What I find puzzling is that "non-consensual" rape scenes in other films can be cut, but I think no one would dare touch "The Accused," which contains one of the longest rape scenes in cinema history. Is it because the message of the movie is to drive home the horrors that rape victims go through? Or is it because it's an Oscar-winner? Or is it because some prude with extraordinary censorship power decides which rape scenes are "serious" and therefore OK, and which scenes "glorify" rape and must be cut?

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Ralphus: This is a bit late on the suggested change in the forum, but I find the simplicity and primitive nature of this site rather charming, despite the Dreambook glitches.

Personally, I have signed up for 3 months membership and there is a limit to how much I can download and/or watch in that time. Most of the files are newer than when I was previously a member, so I don't think that I will exhaust the material.

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Linda Evans

Thanks for the info on Linda, she was totally hot back then. ... There was an attempted rape on the show Ralphus mentioned, The Big Valley. Glad the movie The Klansman aced the word attempted.

Pic of the no means yes guy, yearning to get into Linda, on a Big Valley episode. ... You might remember him from Star Trek. Apparently he had a thing for blondes.

Pic from Star Trek
http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_Entertainment/CBS_Production_Entertainment/2009/02/27/Classic/Star_Trek_-_The_Original_Series/Season_1/clips/Webclips/1000/613/CBS_STARTREK_008_CLIP2.jpg

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A bit of commentary on some picks.

Raquel Welch

Beguiling body, no doubt. She could wear a potato sack and she'd be asking for it.

Raquel did a western movie set in Texas and Mexico called Bandolero in 1968, it should be added to the database. ... The movie follows the Bishop gang who get caught robbing a bank, escape the hangman's noose and find themselves over the border in Mexico being tailed by a Texas sheriff and his ten man posse. A horde of roving bandits are thrown into the mix and the whole thing ends up in a climactic gun battle and a high body count. ... At one point in the movie, a Mexican bandit attempts to rape Racquel.

Don't be glum, ... Jim "the bitch wanted it" Brown, gets the job done in the movie 100 Rifles.
http://www.imagebam.com/image/8257e534887390

Lisa Kinkaid

All of Lisa's scenes that have yet to be released, should be made available soon. ... The Dirty Dreams Of Lisa Kinkaid, needs a sequel.

Alyssa Milano
http://i15.tinypic.com/4mmb6hi.jpg

When Alyssa looked like this, a multitude of guys would have paid hard earned cash to see her TV dad, drug, bind, and turn her over to his other realm buddies, Ignatowski, Louie and Latka. There um affections, prefaced with Iggy saying, "Do you like Bizarre?"

Who'd have thought those three, Bukkakefiends.
http://www.celebrity-pussy.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/alyssa-milano-pussy-nude.jpg

Brigitte Bako

That scene with Brigitte in Dark Tide was So Hot. In Real Estate, it's location, location, location. ... Dark Tide proves when it comes to GIMP scenes, it's the girl, the girl, the girl. ... Two guys, a chain link fence, and the girl, Miss Bako = One of the hottest mainstream GIMP scenes I've seen. Two guys and a chain link fence, So simple yet so hot, because Bako's a perfect victim.

How sweet of her to offer herself up for the animal themed set of pics.
http://www.nitrovideo.com/moviedb/dark_tide/images/toad_0294_brigitte_bako-dark_tide-07.jpg

Regarding your trifecta, Ralphus. This guy looks merciless. ... Masseur "I told you to lie face down, see what happens when you don't listen."
http://bp0.blogger.com/_s5vfRP-dx3E/SDymWWotecI/AAAAAAAAHTw/X9AR0P_L1Ag/s1600-h/Brigitte_Bako_G_Spot_Massage_5.jpg

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Poll

1. A sweet, naive victim

Might as well choose a girl who was on the number 1 TV show in the world. At least that's what representatives of BayWatch claimed back in the 1990's.

No, I'm not choosing Tommy's Ex dick sheath, give me some credit. I'm able to contrast sweet and slut. I'm talking co star Summer Quinn AKA little Miss goody goody.
http://www.hkb.org.uk/nicoleeggertinfo.jpg

Sweet ... Check. And no aftertaste.

Naive ... Check. In terms of sexual sophistication. Was a virgin on the show. Had a steady boyfriend on the show, but on more than one episode told him she just wasn't ready to have sex. Actually that's qualifications for the bitch category

Victim. ... Check. I'd pay to see it. ... There's actually an episode in which she's abducted, restrained and moments from being snuffed out. ... In the aforementioned episode she's also gagged. She looks attractive cleave gagged, but I'd have preferred to see her silenced with a cock gag. If they didn't have one on hand, improvise. ... Volunteers?
http://www.diddvd.com/23/baywatch-strangers.jpg

2. A stuck-up, bitchy victim

A Mean Girl = Bitch

Regrettably, I don't posses a picture of how things should end in a GIMP movie with Miss Lohan. But here's a glimpse of how things would start, with little, spread for the camera, Lindsay, were I the director.
http://www.celebdolls.com/nude-pics/l/lindsay-lohan-topless/lindsay-lohan-nude-naked-celebrities.jpg

3. A level-headed, down-to-earth victim

A level-headed, down-to-earth victim AKA A wholesome victim. ... Doesn't get more wholesome than an 18 year old, I repeat, an 18 year old Marcia Brady.

So many options. The one thing I do know, she would go through her ordeal, fully, then partially clad, in her little cheer uniform. ... Here's a story, of a golden haired cheerleader, that's gonna get an F, whether she's called for it or not........
http://www.imagebam.com/image/216ef834887547

Aren't step sisters groovy
http://www.imagebam.com/image/54470534887548

4. A female villain

Nancy Parsons
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/361091696_82667998f6.jpg?v=0

Hey, she did a bang up job trouncing Kris Munroe in a Charlies Angels episode. Not only did she beat little Miss Ladd into unconsciousness, but had the evil genius to strip Cheryl naked. ... While Kris lays on a massage table, Nancy, matter of fact, tells her accomplice she's going to throw Kris into the swimming pool, saying, "it'll look like she drowned skinny dipping." ... Hot.

Kris, after being thrashed and stripped.
http://www.charliesangelsforever.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/springtime24.jpg

Remember, if you get on her bad side, Nancy Balbricker Parsons, will rip your shlong off. ... Ouch.

5. A methodical, silent male villain

Jason

You don't need a picture. ... Turn Around.

Jason, yeah Jason. You might think Jason Voorhees best suited for the out-of-control psychotic villain, but no. He knows exactly what he's doing. Silent, methodical MF'er. He's a machine in overdrive. I know, I know, this is about playing with dolls, not breaking them, he's a killer not a luster. Yeah well we can change that. ... Hand him some Nestle Quick laced with Viagra, and run like hell.

Speaking of running, got a runner up for this one. ... A gotta luv him, horny ass dude, that should have been born bullet proof. ... Would have made my day.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/1956858645_5c5c8761a2.jpg?v=0

6. A psychotic, out-of-control male villain

Dr. Miguelito Loveless
http://www.wildwildwest.org/www/otherbio/md/md_arcade.jpg

This guy was a diabolical genius. A wizard of inventions, who had an unrelenting need to subjugate the masses. Imagine the cool shit he could have come up with if he had turned his attention towards hot college babes. Futuristic sex and torture machines galore. ... Oh, and he did have muscle to back him up.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3191/k152020jawsko7.jpg

After he's done with the ladies, how much you wanna bet, he'll wish he had worn a bib.

"The Experiment". The first bondage movie I ever saw and I've been hooked since.

Aries - now that's what I call an in depth response to a poll question - yes, seems a pity we couldn't hook Dr. Loveless up with Jeff Gord.

YikYakker - so many times I was ready to pull the trigger and order "Blitzkrieg" but every single time a little voice kept saying "you'll be sorry" - thanks for the info and perhaps now I'll pay more attention to that voice.

A buddy gave me a heads-up on a little indie in post production due for release this year. In his email he said to think of it as "Deliverance" with chicks and bondage. I wrote back begging for details but he seems to be off the air. Tracked down the above link which I assume is the movie he refers to. "Break" is the title and after watching the trailer there appears to be quite a bit of gore which I realize is not to the tastes of all - I think I may want to catch a look hoping to see some chick in the woods get cornholed by some inbred goobers - cynical by nature, it will probably turn out like "Blitzkrieg".

Stay Well All

Hey, I was just surfing around the Web, and I noticed that sometime-forum-poster, the lovely and most wonderful Dahlia Delis, has been posing nude for Dominic Wolfe over at BondagePictures.com:

http://www.bondagepictures.com/home/week031708/DahliaDelisIMG_1073.jpg

Beautiful pics, Dahlia! .. *evil grin*

http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/posts/768702

Of course, the only thing better than an attractive sweating woman is an attractive, tied-up sweating woman!

Rodriguez says the inspiration for the remake was his collection of Heavy Metal magazines. I'm really starting to believe this movie had potential. It's a shame.

Son of a ^%$#@... is all I have to say to it not getting released after all. Hopefully the ACTUAL heavy Metal movie doesn't get scrapped as well, but honestly if had to rate them on likelihood of being released before I would have said Barbarella definitely had the higher chance, and we see where that turned out.

If you value your sanity, avoid this wreck of a movie. Or, if you absolutely must see it, be sure to first ingest lots of alcohol or other mind-altering substances.

Well, I lost my sanity years ago when I watched "Jesus Christ: Serial Rapist." And that film exacerbated my dependency on alcohol and mind-altering substances. Still, I'm looking forward to more details on "Blitzkrieg." Generally speaking, the Nazi-themed movies, with the exception of "Ilsa," always seem to let me down.

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A Canadian: That's a shame about the remake of "Barbarella." I hope someone else does it. I would probably watch it even if there were no GIMP-worthy scenes.

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Master Detective: Thanks for the Dahlia pic. Glad to see she's working with a big name in the business, although I'm still hoping she becomes a piece of furniture for Jeff Gord. Maybe she can post some of her pics on YouTied when it, uh, returns :-)

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Aries: As always, an excellent post. However, when I was a kid watching "The Brady Bunch," I preferred Jan Brady. I also liked Holly Marie Combs over Alyssa Milano in "Charmed."

ISTR that there were two versions of the movie when it came out on VHS, an R-Rated version (which is probably the cut that the DVD comes from) and an unrated version. I do remember my video store having only the unrated version, and in second-hand video stores, the unrated version is the one most commonly on the shelves. Now, a DVD of Opposing Force needs to come out...

Regarding Brigitte Bako, I figured she would have retired by now, but I did a check of the IMDB and surprisingly, she's still around, so maybe there's a chance for that trifecta, after all. She's 42 years old (say it isn't so!) but I'll tell ya, though, she still looked damned good in that G-Spot pic and that was from this year. I agree with you when you said she's the perfect victim; I've been praising her for years. That's which is why I put her at the top of the list when I answered the poll question myself. She's right up there in the GIMP Hall of Fame for her 2 amazingly violent bondage scenes in Dark Tide and Strange Days. Come on, honey, one more before it's too late.

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YikYakker: Aw, man...not that I was hoping for much, but your teaser about Blitzkrieg: Escape from Stalag 69 sucking was an advanced bit of bad news. How could the producers drop the ball on a Nazi-themed torture film? Hell, all they have to do is look at those men's magazines from the past for inspiration. Looking forward to the actual review.

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Sloth: Break looks like it may have some potential, but what I saw in the trailer looks all too familiar...nice-looking women, minimal bondage and loads and loads of fake blood. Why do today's filmmakers think that a horror film is only good if all the actors end up covered in blood? A woman in bondage loses her appeal if she's all bloody.

Hey producers, how about this idea? Bloody up the men all you want, but on the women...just on the women, mind you...less blood, more ropes, okay? Whaddya say?

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Also, I don't want to sound like a whiner, but Rick, where's the trailer for the new ZFX movie?

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Starting today, it looks like Video Mayhem is having a "stimulus sale," where movies will be available for $7.95 plus free shipping. I assume this is a reference to stimulating the economy, but one can never be sure. Anyway, let's hope VM checks in soon with more details.

Review of Blitzkrieg: Escape from Stalag 69

Before I get to the GIMP scenes, I want to emphasize that this movie had godawful "production values" throughout. Bad acting, bad script, poor editing, directing, settings, fake accents, you name it, there is very little in this movie that was done without complete incompetence. So when I describe the GIMP scenes, understand that the written word is going to make these scenes seem better than they really are in the implementation. The film-makers seemed to be going for a parody of Nazi films. At some point, they even interject goofy jazz music and cartoonish sound effects. None of this works. IMO this approach, plus the tediously bad acting, rob the GIMP scenes of authenticity or menace.

The story, if you care, opens in 1955 Argentina where rotund former Nazi and POW camp commander Helmut Schultz (seriously) is confronted by Israeli agents. He escapes and naturally heads straight for the nearest Catholic church to confess his past sins(!). That sets up the flashback to 1945 and the tale that follows.

After a seemingly endless amount of chit-chat and absurd exposition that screams "Don't take any of this seriously!", we finally get to the dungeon and the first GIMP scene. A blonde is stretched out on a simple rack. Her feet are chained to one end of the table, and her wrists are chained to an axle affixed to the other end. She is completely naked and the chains are snug and stretch her out tightly, displaying her fine body. Schultz, munching a chicken leg, interrogates the blonde without success (or a credible German accent). His equally obese No. 2, "Wolfgang", turns the axle, the woman screams, her bleeding wrists are pulled tighter, yet she still won't talk. But wait...Wolfgang produces a bucket of hot coals and pulls out one of those swastika-shaped branding irons, as seen on the covers of men's magazines! He applies it to one of the woman's feet, flames appear, the woman screams and the scene ends abruptly. This could have been a better scene with less inane yapping from Schultz and more shots of the actress' facial expressions. But for me it created expectations for better things to come. And Wolfgang's chuckling was also a nice touch.

The next female captive is a gap-toothed, foul-mouthed African-American who cops a defiant attitude in front of Schultz and Wolfgang. So they strip her, douse her with cold water and chain her AOH to a ceiling beam. She sports a superb "King Magazine cover" body but, unfortunately, some tattoos as well. Wolfgang delivers a ridiculously fake, short-range and cursory whipping, which nonetheless produces bloody marks on her back and trickles of blood running down her nicely-rounded ebony butt. A short scene, very low on the menace scale, and kind of incongruous, but some may find it interesting.

After another long, boring spate of camp nonsense, we are introduced to top-billed actress Tatyana Kot, who plays Russian soldier Natasha. She's the svelte redhead in the promo stills who is standing in a bathtub full of blood, after having seduced a German soldier into her cabin, given him the "I Spit on Your Grave" dick-slicing treatment and then slitting his throat. The German soldier's screams alert his comrades, so the naked Natasha flees wearing only his boots and wielding his weapon. After an lengthy, absurdly-staged shootout in the woods, Natasha is rifle-butted in the face, captured and taken back to the camp. She's unconvincingly rope-tied AOH to a wooden ladder-like structure and forced to watch a newsreel while a female guard passes some kind of chintzy-looking electro-shock device over her chest and belly. It's a very short scene but we get another glimpse of Natasha's slender, athletic body. She moans nicely, it's just too bad she has a hideous-looking gash on the side of her mouth.

A long, boring interlude brings us back to the dungeon. The still-naked Natasha now has a blackened eye and gobs of dried blood around her mouth. Along with Natasha, there are three women in shredded clothes chained to the ceiling, but they are virtually soaked with blood and their faces are either hidden or horribly disfigured. Meanwhile, the blonde on the rack is still there, covered with a multitude of fake-looking bruises and abrasions. I'm left with the feeling that we've come late to the party. Natasha is strapped to a chair and a thumbscrew-like device is used to crush her middle finger until it pops and squirts blood. This scene is helped by good screams from Kot, a different tormentor who conveys some cold menace, and a mercifully short speech by Schultz. But I really don't get off on torturing a woman who is already pretty far gone. What happened to the other women? And why couldn't they be naked too?

The film is not even half-finished when it seems to abandon any stimulating content and goes straight for the gore. Scenes of executions, tortures and mutilations of men ensue. In the final GIMP-worthy scene we see Natasha, still naked and strapped to the chair, and covered with bruises, blood, abrasions and burn marks. A visiting Japanese officer, on hand to give the Germans lessons in torture, shoves sharp bamboo sticks underneath the fingernails of her right hand, and then after a few moments, quickly pulls them out. This scene is brutal, but the somnolent Japanese actor and a cutaway to another scene midway through lessens its impact.

A late opportunity for GIMPwork is missed when a USO dancer is captured as a suspected spy. She is portrayed by the only cast member with the slightest bit of acting talent and comic delivery. She even has a pretty face and an authentic '40's hair-do. But she never does a GIMP scene. So sad.

I really wanted to give this movie an F because it is a festival of ineptitude, incongruities and anachronisms. But the GIMP scenes do display some fine female flesh and occasionally (as in the rack scene) get some details right. So it gets a D in my book. Turning the sound off might make some of the GIMP scenes--the ones that feature Schultz's ramblings--more palatable for the viewer. I just didn't find any of this worth sitting through or sifting through.

Notes to future Nazi exploitation film-makers: We don't really need any absurd justifications for why Nazis want to torture females or what information they want to get from them; they're Nazis, they're supposed to torture people for the fun of it. Also, don't bloody up your female victims before the torture even starts; begin with a fresh, unsullied victim with a still-pretty face. And don't try to mix humor with torture until AFTER you've watched and learned from "Bloodsucking Freaks".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNeu2UD9Vso

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On deck? Am I correct in thinking Sloth still has a review coming? And whatever happened to the Ralphus report on The Collector?

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VM: Thanks for the information on the stimulus sale. I suspect I will be placing an order for some Giga movies in the near future.

imdb: the Collector (1965)

youbube: the Collector (1965)

And a TV series...

imdb the Collector (2004)

I don't really know what the series was about. Not read up on it much yet.

Spanking his Pet Pussy: always wanted to see that cause the girl looked so hot (have seen bigger pics, but I forget where).

I added the description of the rack scene to the Torture Rack Scenes Database and your latest review to the Reviews section under Mainstream. Direct link is in my Homepage URL above.

This is the first review we've had in a while. Hopefully we'll be getting some more soon.

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A Canadian: I'll post my review of Darkroom's new video after he finishes the trailer and sends it to Larry at Video Mayhem. We'll probably be showcasing that film for about a week after he does that.

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Scribbler: I don't know about the others, but I would LOVE to read some reviews of the old HOM film loops. I've seen a lot of them, but not really that many overall. Most of them are only about 10 minutes long or so, so you wouldn't have to spend a long time in describing the action. Some of my favorites are featured in the daily picture today, such as "Red Hot B&D", "110 Volts of Electrifying Torment" and "Interrogation". The latter 2 are ones that I went back and added my own audio enhancements such as dialogue and screaming to the visuals in my personal collection. I was never a fan of the cheesy music that HOM added to the Bondage Classics video collection, but since they were silent in the first place, I guess that was preferable to no sound at all.

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DHT: I like the trailer for Number 19. On the YouTube page is a link where you can buy the DVD for less than 6 bucks. It's only 15 minutes long, but heck, that's pocket change.

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The Collector: (I'm talking about the 1960s movie). Still a real good film with a gorgeous babe as the lead victim (Samantha Eggar), but man, this movie is just BEGGING for a modern-day remake. In fact, it should have been remade in the 1970s since nudity was actually allowed in horror films back then (okay, I'm being facetious and a slightly bitter, but for good reason).

Those of you who are subscribers to Comcast Cable may have noticed a movie by the name "Savage Sisters" in the On Demand selections. I feel that I should warn the rest of you to avoid it if you are looking for GIMP. The title gives the impression that it would contain GIMP material in it, but Savage Sisters has no GIMP material of any kind whatsoever. It barely has any nudity either. There is one rack scene, but the viewer's view of the girl is blocked by one of the villains standing in front of the camera. Trust me, this movie isn't worth the time or effort.

If you are not interested in GIMP and want a good laugh, then this movie if for you. The movie is hilarious in that regard, I was cracking up hysterically watching the antics of the cast (both good guys and bad guys).

DHT - yes, "Number 19" looks like a nice little find - like the looks of that - thanks so much.

A Canadian - some things came up so I don't think I can review it until next week - it will be Attackers JBD 128 - seems to have a little something for everyone.

Stay Well All

Part of the reason I believe is that Anna, is not stripped naked during the tortures, and while skimpy her clothing is dirty and bloody. The tortures never says anything, he just beats the livin' hell out of her (and its all shown) and leaves.

In the end, when she is fastened to the rack to be skinned alive there is a brief breast shot as she hangs face down, but that's it. The next time you see her, its "full frontal nudity" except she has no skin... although her face is left.

This is, however a fascinating movie... kind of like a car wreck... its hard to turn away. The full on shot of Anna, on her knees, chained arms over head, skinned alive while a hot lamp is focused on her is probably one of the most horrific scenes in a movie I've seen in a long time.

Lucie, who has been missing for over a year, is found hysterical by the side of the road. She leads police to the derelict slaughterhouse where evidence suggests she was held captive. Although there is no evidence of sexual abuse, Lucie bears the signs of repeated injury and neglect. Traumatized and uncommunicative, Lucie is unable to tell the authorities anything further about her time in captivity or the people who kept her there.

Over time, Lucie makes friends with Anna, another girl in the youth home where she lives. Anna looks after Lucie and eventually gains her trust. Lucie appears to be haunted by something or someone - a shadowy, rasping female figure who apparently mutilates Lucie. After one such episode, Lucie makes Anna promise not to tell anyone about the creature haunting Lucie.

At this point, the film moves ahead 15 years, and shifts its attention to the Belfond family. Mom is fixing a sewer line in the yard, Dad is making breakfast, and son Antoine and daughter Marie are wrestling over a love note Antoine received. As everyone sits down to breakfast, the doorbell rings - it's Lucie, who shoots the father to death with a shotgun. The mother follows in short order, and then Lucie hesitates, asking Antoine how old he is and if he knew what his parents have done. When she doesn't get an answer, she kills Antoine. Marie hides upstairs, but Lucie finds her and kills her as well. After killing the family, Lucie's creature reappears and tries to attack Lucie. Lucie explains that she's "killed them", and so the creature can leave her alone now. The creature continues to attack her.

Panicked, Lucie calls Anna to come and help her. Anna, horrified, sees what Lucie's done and asks if she's sure these are the people who kidnapped her. Lucie is sure. Anna starts working on burying the bodies when Lucie has to deal with the creature again. In the process of moving bodies, Anna discovers that the mother is still alive and attempts to smuggle her out of the house. Lucie discovers this and beats the mother to death with a hammer. This is followed by one more attempt to placate the creature, as Lucie shows the creature that the mother is dead.

The creature embraces her gently, and begins to cut into her arms. Anna sees Lucie cutting herself - the creature is something Lucie is hallucinating. Flashbacks reveal that the creature is a woman who was being tortured in the same building as Lucie. When Lucie was able to escape, she had an opportunity to take the woman with her, but did not and has been haunted by it ever since. In a fit of rage and sadness, Lucie cuts her own throat.

Anna brings Lucie's body into the house, cleans it and wraps it in cloth. In cleaning up the house, she notices a hole in the wall behind a cabinet. Anna opens the cabinet and discovers a hidden staircase leading down. Anna discovers an underground complex decorated with pictures of people in extreme suffering. Exploring further, Anna discovers another woman, naked and chained to a wall with a metal blindfold riveted to her head. She frees the woman and takes her upstairs. Anna attempts to bathe the woman and she resists, and after Anna removes the blindfold, the woman runs off, finds a knife and begins to mutilate herself, attempting to cut off her arm.

As Anna tries to stop the woman, the woman is killed by a shotgun blast. A group of people have entered the house, and they take Anna down into the hidden complex. An older woman (referred to only as "Mademoiselle") explains to Anna that they are not interested in victims, but martyrs - the act of martyrdom brings about transcendence and the possibility of seeing into the afterlife. They are, in essence, creating martyrs through systematic abuse in the hopes of learning what lies after death from their accounts as they achieve transcendence. They kidnap young women because young women seem to be especially likely to achieve a transcendent state. Anna is then rendered unconscious.

Anna wakes up chained to a chair similar to the one discovered in the building where Lucie was kept. She is fed some sort of unpleasant gruel and methodically beaten. This goes on for several days until a badly battered Anna loses the will to resist. She hears Lucie's voice in her head, telling her that it is going to be okay, that she won't suffer much longer. Anna is then brought to an operating theater, where she is strapped into a rotating rack and flayed.

A now-skinless Anna is hung by a rack under hot lights. The people attending her remark on her considerable resilience, noting that she is still alive. The woman feeding Anna notices something about her has changed, and she calls Mademoiselle to tell her that Anna is close to transcendence. Mademoiselle hurries over and arrives in time for Anna to give her an account of what she had witnessed.

The next day, a large number of wealthy older people arrive at the house, and Mademoiselle's assistant (Etienne) announces that Anna - only one of four young women to successfully achieve martyrdom - was the first to provide an account of the world beyond life, and Mademoiselle was present to hear her account and would be sharing it with the assembled people shortly.

Mademoiselle appears to be getting ready as Etienne speaks to her through the door, asking if the announcement means that Anna saw something, and Mademoiselle says that she did, and it was clear and precise. Mademoiselle asks Etienne if he could imagine life after death. Etienne says he could not. Inside, Mademoiselle is sitting on the edge of a bathtub, where she takes a gun out of her purse. She calls to Etienne and tells him to continue doubting before shooting herself in the head.

The movie ends with Anna, lying in some sort of medicated bath in the underground complex, looking at something very far away, fading to black, and a definition of "martyr" which indicates the derivation from the Greek word for "witness."

Ralphus: While I wouldn't wish this movie on my worst enemy, perhaps you will have a different perspective on the GIMP scenes, which I welcome. Just be sure to keep that fast-forward button at the ready.

While I'm still stuck in Nazi mode, I think I'll check out SS Hell Camp, which has already been reviewed by John Galt.

GIMP POLL:
What do you all think about the combination of humor with GIMP qualities (torture, whipping, rack, etc.)?

I'll be the first to answer this one. To me, it's really hard to pull off the combination and make it believable. At least, if you're going to make part of it a comedy, that's quite a stark contrast to introduce serious subjects like torture and rape into the story. It doesn't usually work, IMO. I have very few scenes that originated from comedies in my collection. In fact, that's probably the worst genre for GIMP scenes.

There's always exceptions, of course. Bloodsucking Freaks is clearly a comedy, or at least a horror film with comedic elements, but that's such an unusual type of film in that it featured totally nude women being horribly tortured and killed along with some really bad jokes being delivered by the actors onscreen (except for that midget guy; he was outstanding). But really, you just don't see films going that far anymore. A Canadian reviewed a horror film called Blood Ranch a while back that had elements of comedy but skipped out on the nudity and ended up as a weak wannabe.

The only type of humor that works well for me in a GIMP scene is where the villain or villains are laughing and making jokes at the expense of the tied-up victim. Someone like a Bryan Dunhill cracking wise at Chandra Sweet in Cheerleaders of Perilous U., for instance. That's actually a very funny film, but it's a dark comedy and of course, a master filmmaker like Rick doesn't let the humor overwhelm the heavy bondage action.

Let's get some more replies to this poll question. I think it's a good one and not something we've covered before. You newbies, this is your chance to step out and make yourself heard.

OK, Goon Squad is now up at ZFXVOD.com. The Trailer is on zfx-shockwavevideo.com. There is also a gallery of screen shots and box covers with text, etc. As I said before, the trailer is not really explicit so don't jump to the conclusion that the film is not. It's pretty long at 4 min but a lot of it covers the plot elements.

It's an embedded WMV file so you may have to allow an active x control to have it play back in your browser. Anyway, it is NOT spyware, rest assured. You're just allowing wmp.dll to play the file. Mac folks with WMV installed on your box should have no issues, it plays back right as rain on my Mac. If you don't have WMV on your Mac you will probably need to install it first.

BTW, the site now has download 2 own so you can buy the movie digitally and keep it. Some people like that option as opposed to rentals.

The Goon Squad DVD is also coming, exactly when I don't know but probably within a month at most. It has a lot of extra features including some poser animation that didn't make it in the movie and some historical 8mm footage my father shot of JFK that is part of the title roll. Of course it has the outtakes, slide show, etc.

Goon Squad was conceived and shot during the darkest days of government spying/torturing and there is a political element to the movie to be sure. It's not really given from any perspective. It's just presented as a hypothetical.

It's been good getting back to working on new stuff after years of working on DVD remastering but this was a pretty time consuming project and took longer than I had hoped. I have been simultaneously working on part 2 as well, so it should be less than 3 years to get out=) I'm hoping for early fall, maybe even sooner. I'll keep you posted.

Aries: You had mentioned Gary Roberts a while back getting back into live action. The Black Van would obviously make a great movie. If he wanted my help I surely would consider it. I've not heard from him for a while, hope he's doing OK.

Maria O's tat: Why do they do it? Its like crapping on a Rembrandt. It just so hard to understand. Another great beauty bites the dust....Someone needs to stop the tattoo guys before they deface every gal on the planet. Of course some people like em...I'm not one of those people, not on gals. They look tough on dudes (and girls), but tough to me aint sexy.

I'm a bit late on this but:

The Poll: ( I'm sticking to mainstream peeps)

1. A sweet, naive victim: Jessica Alba
2. A stuck-up, bitchy victim: Paris Hilton /Jessica Simpson
3. A level-headed, down-to-earth victim: Mary Louise Parker
4. A female villain: Heidi Klum (If they ever remake Illsa...)
5. A methodical, silent male villain: Ian Holm (android from Alien)
6. A psychotic, out-of-control male villain: Michael Madsen

Poll2: Humor: It depends, but generally no. A cheeky villain is sometimes not bad.

Sardu: Martyrs sound like a great film! Maybe not the ubber Gimp movie, but the plot is really intriguing. Nice review. It reminds me of Jacob's Ladder a film that is surreal and very unpredictable. That film has a great demon/monster sex scene which is not really well lit but yet rather intriguing.

Ralphus: Loving the old HOM stuff!

OK, that's it for now.

Rick

For the poll - humour is a problem, because it's incredibly hard to do well. BSF did it perfectly, obviously (I don't know if it's my favourite film of all time, but it's likely in my top 2 or 3 GIMP films ever). Any ZFX movie with either Chandra or Marx (Sorry, I'm not sure of his real name), has lots of humour, but is still very effective GIMP material, because it's a mean spirited type of humour. I doubt there's any non-GIMP producer in the world who could make that work, but for Rick, or a (very rare) couple of others, it's always a possibility - it's about understanding the nature of random and evil sadism, and infusing it with horrible humour, rather than coming from a 'horror' background, and trying to insert bondage/torture (which almost never works).

As a poll response, this is clearly meaningless ;) but my vote would be 'go funny if you understand sadism, but otherwise, don't bother'.

BTW, as far technical issues go, no problem whatsoever playing the trailer off the site; just click on it and it's there. Easy to download, too.

As far as being able to download and keep a digital copy of the movie, that's great news, but keep an eye out for the "file sharers", also known as "thieves". They'll be all over this one. I'll definitely wait for the DVD especially because of all the extras.

First impressions: Amber Bliss really looks hot and sexy here. And you incorporated one of my favorite fetishes: the Smokin' Babe gets burned by her own cigarette! You had to know I would love that.

More foreshadowing: the warehouse where Amber is taken is called "Camp Zulu". Thus we get the connection for the "zulu" Lisa Kinkaid images you posted here years ago (long-time GIMPers will remember those, at least a certain Canadian will for sure). And as you mentioned, we'll finally see the Lisa footage in the sequel.

Not sure I really like the cumbersome red doughnut apparatus Amber is wearing over her face during the first electro sequence, but the second shocking scene with the stun gun looks really intense.

What can I say? Based on what I've seen so far, looks like an awesome flick overall. Since it's available online, I'm sure someone here will beat me to the punch before I have a chance to review the actual DVD, but I'm definitely excited about reviewing this one.

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I'm not sure what's going on in this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPhQcr7y4-0&NR=1, but there's some fun bondage of a cute, barely dressed woman, so I'm not sure I care. The owner of the channel has lots of clips of girls bound, but this was the best, IMO.

It depends on what kind of humor is involved. Mocking or campy humor like in Exit to Eden or Barbarella detracts from the overall atmosphere of a GIMP scene. Sometimes, snappy repartee can add to a GIMP scene. One example is Jacqueline Lovell's burning-at-the-stake scene in Head of the Family. However, dark humor is often the best for a GIMP scene. The best example is in A Clockwork Orange as the main character Alex croons and dances to "Singin' in the Rain" as he and his gang bind, gag, strip, and rape a woman.

Maria O's tat: Why do they do it? Its like crapping on a Rembrandt.

Very well said. This brings new meaning to the song, The Needle and the Damage Done.

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Goon Squad trailer: Call me crazy, but I think this film has a Ballista 3 situation happening where Amber's hair changes color midway through the film. In the first part of the trailer, her hair looks like it has a more natural color, and Amber actually looks pretty hot. But in the latter half it has that shocking-red look from The Jackbooth Job that I didn't like so much. So I'm thinking I'll enjoy the first part of this film more than the second half.

Of course, I'll enjoy the sequel -- with the Lisa footage -- most of all. Ralphus is right, I do remember those photos of Lisa very well. I'm looking forward to Goon Squad but I really want to see the sequel.

jhlipton: that YouTube clip is from a 1968 movie called "Kiss of Her Flesh".. The scene gets better later on. Her tits come out of her bra, and her panties come off, and she gets a good healthy dose of electric-shock therapy. A more "revealing" scene from that movie used to be posted on YouTied..

Poll question - like many others have stated there is no problem with it but it simply must be well done and that is a rare occurance - Dunhill pulled it off a number of times in his work with Rick doing his "wise guy" thing - so I guess as long as it's the villain and not the victim pulling it off it's ok.

Sardu - "Martyrs" at the very least seems to have true Gimp-worthy scenes so I will take a look based on your review - thanks so much.

Rick - "Goon Squad" will be on my list for upcoming purchases - sounds good from premise to execution.

Stay Well All

RALPHUS, I'm with you on the apparatus on Amber's face. That's always been one of my peeves with ZFX. I can't tell you how many times they covered Lisa Kinkaid's face with some ugly mask contraption. I want to see the fear on her face, I want to see her reaction to pain. On the whole, if the trailer is any indication, Goon Squad is on the must buy list.

Maria's Tats, just what the world needs is another Megan Fox. Those tats will look great when she hits fifty. Well I guess Rio has become my ultimate Japanese fantasy girl. I'm sure she's looking for a fifty something slightly overweight broke American. LOL

Poll question: I'm in total agreement with the opinions stated. The humor should be directed at the expense of the victim. I saw an unremarkable film or clip once where a guy is torturing a girl and then looks at the camera and says something like: "Oh, that's gotta hurt, doesn't it." Yeah putz. You just hurt any credibility in the scene.

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Rick: I'm also gonna get "Goon Squad," even if I can't get the trailer to work yet. I'm intrigued by the donut thing on Amber's face. And if anyone reads about one of those devices on Bill Gates' head while being bashed by a Windows Vista Business laptop, well, that could be me.

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YikYakker: Excellent review. You explained everything I wanted to know about "Blitzkrieg: Escape from Stalag 69" in an entertaining manner.

Also, don't bloody up your female victims before the torture even starts; begin with a fresh, unsullied victim with a still-pretty face.

I think one problem that exploitation movie producers have these days is that they try too hard to cater to both GIMPers and gore-hounds. It can be done effectively if, as you pointed out, they leave out the blood until it's necessary.

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Sardu: Thanks for providing that very thorough synopsis of "Martyrs." I agree that it is much grimmer than "Hostel 2" (but maybe not Hostel 1). It was just way too bloody for my tastes. Good movie though.

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Ralphus wrote a few days ago: I don't know about the others, but I would LOVE to read some reviews of the old HOM film loops.

That's possible, but then you put up the cover for "The Escape" as the daily pic. So let's start with that. (Unfortunately, I have no idea where to buy this film now. I bought a rather beat-up VHS version years ago from a local video store that closed down after Blockbuster moved in. I'm also not sure which actresses play which parts.)

The Escape (California Star)

Starring: Carolyn La Croix, Sarah Ann De Vaul, Cheryl McKenna

Produced by Barbara Behr

Ah, the great outdoors. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and scantily clad women are screaming in pain. This is the setting for "The Escape," a blast from the past (I think 1985) produced by California Star. And while the editing is sometimes suspect and the movie contains constant annoying background music, this is one of my personal favorites, even though I'm not really into outdoor scenes.

The actresses are attractive enough, but what really sells the movie are the convincing reactions to the tortures, particularly one truly unforgettable scene toward the end.

The movie begins with two women, blonde Jeannie and brunette Carlie, fleeing from the Wolfbend Prison wearing gray prison sweatsuits and running through the woods. Actually it's more like a brisk walk, like that moronic Olympic sport of "walking."

They stumble across a wooden cabin and break in. Lo and behold, a hot brunette with big 1970s hair is indulging in some self-bondage on her bed. One arm and one leg are secured to the bed with leather straps while her other hand is free to masturbate under her white panties.

The two fugitives quickly subdue her and learn that she knows of a shack deeper in the woods where they can hide out. The brunette is now rope gagged with packing, her wrists are tied to the bedframe above her head. So are her ankles, leaving her silky smooth legs completely spread and her panty-encased pussy propped up for the taking. Jeannie and Carlie strip and start rubbing their captive's pussy as she squeals and pleads with those sexy brown eyes.

The totally naked fugitives, in their southern drawls, explain their plans.

"Let's make her suck us off."

"Sure baby. Go for it."

They look and act like they could be escaped prisoners in a southern, trailer-trash sort of way. Their bodies are not as svelte as their victim's, nor are they as pretty, but they seemed to grow on me. I kept picturing them as groupies for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

They start licking the southern belle's thighs and nipples. But she is starting to enjoy it. To end all that pleasure, Carlie grabs a belt and whips the victim's pussy. Unfortunately, we can't really see the impact because that damn Carlie's in the way. In fact, it seems that Carlie is actually smacking her hand with the belt to create the sound effects. However, the reactions from the brunette are nicely done.

After they remove the victim's gag, she nixes their carpet-munching idea, so she's regagged and lashed again so her "cunt will be on fire."

Carlie ends up straddling the brunette's face while Jeannie masturbates and rubs her rather large and natural breasts.

Suddenly, we're in the woods again, with Jeannie wearing a red one-piece dress and Carlie for some reason in rather unflattering bra and panties (or maybe it's just old-fashioned summer wear.) They lead their hostage with a crotchrope. She's still in the white camisole and rope gagged, with a belt cinched around her waist and arms. There's a nice closeup of the crotchrope being pulled and tugged through the sexy white panties.

The victim gets tied in a standing spreadeagle between two trees, with one tit exposed and still in high heels and crotchrope. Her husband, meanwhile, returns to the cabin and notices the discarded prison sweats.

More bad news is in store for his wife. She's tied on her back to a log, arms spread over her head, as the dykes taunt her. Carlie then whips her convincingly with a branch as Jeannie holds her head. Again, there's excellent struggling on the victim's part.

As hubby gives chase, the girls reach the shack. And naturally, at every dilapidated shack, there's a whip and lots of rope lying around. The wife is tied AOH on the porch. In between the verbal abuse, she gets fondled and whipped on the backside.

Hubby has caught up with them and witnesses the action. He does what any loving husband would do seeing his wife being tortured by two escaped convicts: He rubs his crotch, watches a bit more, and then analyzes the situation out loud.

"Dumb broads. Making their own diversion. Gotta get closer." (He appears to go the wrong way.)

After more whipping and fondling while hubby makes perhaps the slowest rescue attempt in history, the wife is now suspended by her arms and ankles so that once again, her muff (still in panties) is just sitting there waiting to be violated.

Somehow, hubby has gotten Carlie topless, tied her arms behind her back an applied a tight OTM gag. He prods her along by whipping her with a branch.

Jeannie, now topless in her undies, repeatedly threatens to split the wife's snatch open with a log. And I mean repeatedly. Instead of actually doing the deed, she babbles on and on until hubby points a gun to her head.

Jeannie gets suspended AOH with legs tied apart, topless and with a red OTM gag. Hubby whips her all over her body with branches as the leaves fly off. A fine scene indeed.

We switch to Carlie, suspended upside down, white OTM gag, hands secured behind her back and wearing only black panties. Payback is a bitch, and so is the wife. Now topless (a nice natural pair), the wife whips Carlie on the pussy, ass and legs as her victim tries to utter threats. Hubby is having his own fun by scratching Jeannie with a cattle-weaning instrument, which looks like a belt with nails sticking out of it.

As the wife continues whipping Carlie, Jeannie gets rehabilitated by being tied AOH and lifted off the ground by a crotchrope attached to a pulley. After some of this delicious torment, the husband threatens to rape her, but he doesn't because the crotchrope has made her horny and she's supposed to suffer.

Carlie gets tied spreadeagle on her back on some wooden boards. She's topless, in her black panties and OTM gag. Two ropes go over the gag and another over her neck to immobilize her head. Wifey has collected some bugs, and starts to slowly sprinkle some of the smaller ones, including daddy-long legs, on her former tormentor. Carlie's reaction is, well, incredible. As the bugs crawl over her arms and tits, her entire body buckles and she screams through the gag, proof that the bonds (and the horrific screams) are genuine.

The wife then dumps a cup of cockroaches on Carlie's chest, eliciting more screams that turn into sobs. But the topper comes when the wife grabs a handful of the critters, lifts Carlie's panties, rubs the bugs in her muff, and then lets the panties snap back into place. She leaves Carlie there writhing and screaming helplessly.

The wife then heads over to Jeannie, who is tied AOH to a post with rope and belts, crotchroped, OTM gagged, and with her knees bent so she's actually suspended. The southern belle and her husband take turns whipping and fondling the blonde.

Both Carlie and Jeannie end up suspended upside down and are forced to watch wife ride hubby. The sheriff arrives and thanks the wife for a job well done.

"The Escape" is a wild ride, particularly for people into outdoor scenes. The bondage is strict, the acting is passable, and the foul-mouthed women are attractive, particularly the wife, who I also recognized in some HOM stuff.

Sure, there are some flaws, like some uneven editing and silly dialogue. There's no rape, little onscreen tying and the women keep their panties on for almost the entire film. But the bug scene alone might quickly make you forget about any of the film's shortcomings. You'll view camping in a much different light--and you won't forget to bring a can of Raid.

My grade: A-

Good to see some fresh ZFX footage. I bought streaming time and liked Amber Bliss's AOH taser scene in Goon Squad. She's a good struggler. Hope to see more!

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Brutus: Thanks very much for writing your review of The Escape. I liked the film but I don't think I was as personally enamored with it as you were (although, to be fair, I haven't seen it for about 25 years). When I dubbed my favorite scenes onto my personal highlights tape, I did include 2 scenes: the awesome finale where hubby screws wifey while the two prisoners hang upside-down, and of course, the legendary scene where she tortures the chick with bugs while she's tied spreadeagled on the ground. This was before Insex, before I had ever seen anything similar from Japan, and it definitely turned my crank. The chick's reaction when all the spiders and bugs crawl over her naked body was totally believable and that's why the scene worked so well.

I added your review to the Classic Adult section of the Reviews page; the direct link is http://zfxetc.tripod.com/reviews/otherreviews/escape.htm

BTW, it's hard to believe, but it looks like you're right...the movie doesn't appear to be available anywhere online at all. I had to put it down as "Currently Unavailable". For such a relatively recent film (mid-80s) it just seems wrong that no one can easily acquire one of the classic oldies from the Whitman era. And BTW, I'm fairly certain that is the legendary Whitman playing the hubby in this one. At least, I always assumed it was him, and he definitely has the Southern drawl to his voice.

Like you, I got my copy from an old video store that's long since gone out of business. Remember video stores? Check out this link for an historic recreation of a bygone era:

Historic Blockbuster Store Offers Glimpse of How Movies Were Rented In The Past

I downloaded The Escape (or it may have been called Escape to the Woods) from Red's Realm some time back, from the Members area. He had a lot of the old HOM films there (not great quality, but definitely worth the price of membership). Not sure if he still has it available there or not.

Petelobo

Ralphus, I downloaded The Escape (or it may have been called Escape to the Woods) from Red's Realm some time back, from the Members area. He had a lot of the old HOM films there (not great quality, but definitely worth the price of membership). Not sure if he still has it available there or not.

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They were still there in Reds members area a couple weeks ago still. I think it added to them to be from old VHS tapes to see them grainy like that. If you have been a follower of Hank Hobbs sites he is doing screen captures from the new DVDs instead of the old VHS tapes now.

Remember how VHS was forever?

Anyway Reds has always been worth the money for the samples he gets from web sites.

Whitman directed both.

To introduce myself: I'm one of the actresses/worker bees over at RFPIX-Red Feline Pictures. I've seen us pop up here now and again.

I'd like to throw my 2 cents in for the poll about humor in a GIMP movie. To me if you have humor it needs to be part and parcel of the character's M.O. Just stupid "funny" lines thrown into a script tend to stand out as bad writing. Camp is camp. A serious scene might just benefit from staying serious. In the case of A Clockwork Orange (which someone mentioned before) Alex's humor only serves to make him more creepy and psychotic/sociopathic in the eyes of the audience. That's good writing, directing, and acting.

Which brings me to the issue of Martyrs. I just happened to see it last night. (Spoiler Alert) First, great make-up with latex suits and all that. Buckets of blood. Super. But, for me, it is a movie lacking in some elements. For instance, why does it take so long for Anna to lose her shirt? Why is it that most of the torture, other than a few punches and spoon-feedings, is not on-screen? Also, the group of insecure elderly people that are perpetrating the deeds seem to be motivated only by a need to know what is after death. What ever happened to Satanists in long robes wielding fancy daggers? Did they even think about making this movie sexy in some way? A professor of mine one said "If it's not sexy, it's not art.". My inner Siskel is giving this one a thumbs down. All I gleaned from the experience was to think up nastier things that could happen to me in the next RFPIX production. And do them on-camera.

Now I'm going to shamelessly self-promote for a couple of lines. Get ready... I've done a few movies for RFPIX, The Perils of Jane in the Green Inferno, a trilogy, and the first to be released of my work. The most recent one we released is a bloody extravaganza called "Red Room". It was my first time shooting with RFPIX. The next one we plan on shooting will be called The Agent (or something like that). I'm still thinking of horrible things that could happen to me in this movie. Such as: electrical shock, waterboarding, whipping, injection, etc. I love making these movies. I love creating a character and thinking of all kinds of really horrible things that could happen to her at the hands of a sadistic man, then make that happen in front of a camera. And then have people watch it. Seriously, I love it.

If you happen to pop over to the site and wonder why we don't have downloads and rentals of the movies...that's because we are working with our tech people to get that up by next month. It's in the works. Also, we'll be having a sale of some of our DVDs very soon. You can see trailers and learn more in the Productions part of the website.

I wasn't familiar with the Red Feline site so I took a fast look. I think the Red Room movie may be a bit too bloody for my tastes (I prefer it when my crucifixions don't get too messy) but I do like the stills from the AristoCrux movie. I hope we will learn more about that film.

Actually, we know a director of low-budget films who sometimes visits and who has a strong interest in crucifixion scenes. Maybe the two of you can compare notes at some point.

I hope you will continue to visit and keep us updated on Red Feline's movies.

I also think mr bush made a good observation about your pubes. (Wow. That sentence sure sounds weird.) Please keep them! And if I can make another request: Please don't mar your gorgeous body with any huge tattoos. I'm looking forward to the Red Feline trailers, although my lousy computer is being very uncooperative these days. And if you need any other ideas on horrible stuff that can be done to you, you've definitely found the right place.

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Ralphus: I do believe you are correct in identifying the husband in "The Escape" as Whitman. I wasn't 100 percent certain, and there were no credits in the film before it went to a sneak preview.

BTW, that was a hilarious historic Blockbuster video. I remember all the small video shops in my area closing down after Blockbuster opened their mega-stores all over the place. It was sort of sad, but I did get a few good bondage flicks from their out-of-business sales.

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A Canadian: If YouTied ever returns, I'll try to upload some scenes from movies that you may not have had access to, including the bug scene. Warning: It's not for the squeamish.

Mr.Bush commenting on bush, that is a laugh.

Jane: Welcome aboard, hope to hear more from you. It's always interesting to have some input from an actress viewpoint. I wish more females posted here as well.

Rick: The new vid looks exciting! I'm looking forward to getting a copy.

Ralphus: Thanks for sharing the "Blockbuster" bit. To tell the truth, I miss going into those old stores, dusting off boxes, and sifting for nuggets. That was way more fun than ordering from a picklist. My best comps were built that way.

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As to the poll question, I am not a fan of humor in GIMP situations because it is so hard to get right. The creepy humor of Alex in A Clockwork Orange was a very rare success. Plus, he wasn't funny; he used humor in a scary and psychotic way. Humor lightens the scene, and I like my GIMP dark, moody and threatening.

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Rick: The new ZFX movie looks good from the preview. I'm looking forward to viewing it one of these days. The way things are going, I might just wait for the DVD and enjoy the extras.

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I did not care for Martyrs at all. It was closer to torture porn and of course I am more a fan of sexual violence.

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Brutus: Thanks for the awesome review of The Escape. I especially liked the insects in the panties bit, probably because you made the reactions sound so genuine. It might just be worth checking out Red's Realm to snag this one. Thanks, BP for confirming that it was recently there.

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Jane von Detlefson: I hope you turn into a frequent poster to the forum. I like your style. I will definitely have to check out your work at RFPIX. It is always nice to put a face (and, you know, a naked, bound and struggling body) to the name. It is the voyeur in me.

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Ralphus: I have very fond memories of video rental stores, before the mega-stores like Blockbuster ruined it all. Video rental entrepreneurs opened stores all over the place. It was an adventure exploring them, finding obscure movies in the sci-fi and horror sections, as well as the wide range of adult videos in the curtained off "Adults Only" room. Those out-of-the-way mom-and-pop shops were where you could still find the rare (and illegal) Traci Lords videos after she revealed she was underage for all but one of her movies. I wouldn't have seen even a fraction of the GIMP flicks I've grown to love if not for those video stores.

Good times. *sigh*

Yes, those were the good old days. Hell, I found "BLOODSUCKING FREAKS" in just that way!

There's something magical about the high prices, and the underground nature of the ordering, and the really dirty feeling that these ads gave us. I don't think there's a website in the world that could give that same sense of excitement and deviance.

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Jane von Detlefson: Welcome to the forum; we're glad to have you here. I must admit I've only seen one Red Feline movie in the past, although I'm fairly familiar with the type of product your company puts out and it's certainly along the lines of the type of entertainment our forum usually gets into. In fact, we have one of your movies reviewed in our voluminous Reviews section, have you seen?

http://zfxetc.tripod.com/reviews/otherreviews/redfeline.htm

BTW, terrific first post; good to see that you're truly a fan of extreme bondage entertainment and can talk about it freely and with some intelligence. Also nice to have a lady who has some experience working in the bondage field stop by here to share her thoughts. We've had quite a few bondage celebrities visit us over the past years so feel free to join us anytime and be sure and update us when new things happen at Red Feline. Also, I didn't even know what you looked like until I looked closer at your site...wow, you're easy on the eyes, even when you're covered in blood.

As far as torture ideas, electrical shock and burning are two of my favorites, but nearly any form of abuse has its fans around here. One thing I would recommend would be to go easy on gratuitous bloodletting and more on actual distress. Also, the use of gags will almost always improve a scene. Listen to me because I'm always right.

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Video Stores: I threw in the Onion news piece because it has some truth to it. I think even Blockbusters are in trouble now, and they're trying to copy Netflix by doing the mail delivery thing now. Most of the mom and pop shops near me have closed down, and it is kind of sad, really.

Like others here, I discovered countless GIMP scenes by taking hours scouring the video boxes for any kind of clue that there might be bondage of some kind inside. Of course, it helped that I worked in video stores for 12 years so I had free access to thousands of tapes to take home and scan through. My goodness, I discovered so many great scenes that way...Fatal Pulse, Hot Spur, Because of the Cats, Last Orgy of the Third Reich...practically every scene from my youth was found that way. It's much easier nowadays now that there are forums like Brian's Page and this one that give you information in advance, but I guess it's the joy of discovery that I miss.

That leads me to a GIMP question. Do viewers prefer the short, fast scenes of the old HOM loops -- about 12 minutes long packed with a full story and fast action? Or do viewers prefer the slower, drawn out scenes with simple struggles and empty action, just so it goes on and fills these 30 minute to hour long videos anymore?

I myself prefer the faster pace, even if it shortens the product. But I know some others may disagree. Just wondering for the sake of future shoots and style.

Ralphus - I did see the review of Red Feline on the Cross on the site. I hope more appear here in the future. As for being gagged. I was gagged with my own panties in Red Room. I shall pass on your wisdom.

Most of our movies are pretty bloody, but there are exceptions. CruxBride is blood-free, as well as the first two Perils of Jane. Aristocrux is only bloody at the end and we were more sparing with the blood. Shooting Aristocrux was fun, we went to a castle in the jungle. We were just finishing the shooting of the last scene when a group of tourists walked into our midst. They're staring, I'm naked and bloody, JJ is manning the camera and doesn't care. I pry one hand off of the board I'm "nailed" to and wave at the tourists. They run. Not walk, run, even their dog runs away. I couldn't stop laughing.

We do have our fans who really prefer the bloody things, but we plan on making more movies with less blood, The Agent will have a lot less blood, for instance. Personally, I prefer to work without blood because it gets in my hair and is very sticky.

As for my pubic hair.... It's here to stay, no worries. As to why I have it at all when so many have succumbed to the shaved fad, that's a four-parter, get ready. 1) I think it looks strange aesthetically. It makes the body look slightly out of proportion. Also, have you ever seen those hairless cats? Right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphynx_(cat)
2) Sometimes it comes in handy when you want to reach out, grab something, and yank on it. Head hair is also an option, but it's nice to have a choice, right?
3) Shaving off your pubic hair can lead to itching. If you want to alienate friends and family by scratching your privates all the long day, be my guest.

Brutus - I will never get a tattoo. The exception being when I'm 70 years old and have all of my teeth capped in gold, shave my head and wear strange clothes of my own making. I'm thinking this will be a good look for me. At 70.

Mr. Bush - I'm thinking seriously about your suggestion.

I am relieved that it's here to stay, all the more for me to get your movies. It just makes things real for me and is refreshing to see a natural person, not made up. The plucking scene could be done with little blood and a hell of a lot of screaming and acting on your part, then you could be gagged to muffle your screams midway through your ordeal. I think the gimpers will like it.

Jane, in one one of your earlier posts you commented that RFPIX and the company's tech people are working on adding downloads to the site. I wanted to ask a question that I am sure alot us have on our minds. The video downloads once posted will not be encoded with DRM right? Most people, myself included generally frown on DRM.

That's music to my ears. As is this:

As for being gagged. I was gagged with my own panties in Red Room.

I hope you continue posting here. It sounds like Red Feline has rather high production values. I'm intrigued.

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Darkroom: I definitely prefer the faster pace with a story. A plot, no matter how simple, is extremely important to me for GIMP scenes. The scenes with the woman writhing around in her ropes often drag on too long.

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John Galt wrote: It was an adventure exploring them, finding obscure movies in the sci-fi and horror sections, as well as the wide range of adult videos in the curtained off "Adults Only" room.

Ah the memories! And my typical routine at the video store to hide my perversion, which seems rather silly now:

1. Go directly to the "New Releases" section so people won't think you're a perv.

2. Meander down to the sci-fi or action/drama sections for some possible bondage scenes because "normal people" wouldn't associate sci-fi/action/drama with perversion. And if a good-looking woman is near you, look at the box for something like Steel Magnolias so she thinks you're a sensitive type, not some guy who wants to tie her up.

3. After putting any possible gems in your basket and the store empties a bit, head to the horror section for some serious research.

4. If the coast is clear, slip behind the curtain for the adult section (usually near the horror section). Here, there's a sense of relief. You're away from the "normal people" and surrounded by guys who like porn. Grab the best bondage flicks before some other perv gets to them.

5. Pick up a classic video, like Citizen Kane, to hide all the sleazy videos in your basket.

6. Pray that the cashier isn't a yappy film buff who makes comments on your movies that everyone in line can hear, like the asshole I once had to deal with (true story):

"Oh, I see you got The Guns of Navarone. Excellent pick, sir. This is a true classic that I'm sure you'll enjoy. And what's this? Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity? I'm not familiar with that title. Is it foreign? OK, what else? The Ecstasy Girls, Bad Girls and Bondage Classics No. 6. These movies are due back in one week. So the total comes to $15.50 with the late charge for Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers.

7. Hide face from people in line and find a new video store.

Alan

I still often walk past that shop, and some of the same guys still work there. I kinda smile and nod at them, but I'm wondering if they're muttering under their breath "perverted freak!".

Tripod has deleted the main GIMP free site account, saying the content there violated their terms of service. This is a surprise cause that stuff's been there a long time.

Beautiful, natural breasts, no tats and fantastically believable DID facial expressions . . .

Terms of Service violations most likely means some sort of adult content issue, though. Scribbler wrote me and said he went to check their TOS and noticed they updated it March 2009. I wonder if they updated it, and then went searching for non-compliant sites. Who knows?

At any rate, this was obviously a surprise. Unlike Dreambook, Tripod has been a wonderful web host. Other than a technical problem we had with them for a few days last year, we've had no problem with them whatsoever...easy to use, and always helpful if I had problems.

We have a backup Tripod account that's still active, but we shouldn't not count on using it because the same thing could happen and it would be a lot of restoration work for nothing.

Right now I'm going to assume we're kicked out and won't be coming back. Between Scribbler and I we should have everything already backed up, so it's merely a matter of uploading the files onto a new host we picked out and getting everything set up the way the old one was. I have no idea how long that will take. Looks like I'll be busy for a while, though.

Ed - Are you referring to the Devil's Minions over at Di##? The ones that won't let you make back-up copies of the vids, or even copy to your other computer? And if they do let you burn, you can only play the thing on one of their schmancy Di## devices (who even has one of those?)? Certainly not. Or those vids you buy and you have to be online EVERY TIME you want to play the thing because it has to verify your "key"? No thanks. I think if you buy something you should be able to make back-ups. What if something happens to your computer, or you want to burn it and watch it on a DVD player? It would totally suck not to be able to do that. I myself really hate that.

I would also really hate it if someone copied my work and gave it away for free. We're a REALLY small company, I'm sure that some of the people here make more individually than our entire company does per year. Posting our stuff for free on the internet could put us out of business. However, I think there are people who buy things, and people who will never buy anything and live to rip off the artist. So, DRM is bad, but so is screwing over the artist. Ahhh, life's paradoxes. Where I originally come from farmers have their produce stands out by the road. It's called the honor system. You have to hope there are enough nice people in the world who value what you do and want to encourage you to make more.

BTW, have you met Gabrielle? That's her hog-tied and gagged on the floor. I understand that she would love to explore the erotic nature of being whipped on the cross. See, she's mmmmmmmmmrphing her approval already!

A patibulum is the latin word describing the cross-piece of a cross, the part that the arms are strapped, tied or nailed to. Class dismissed. ;)

Well, after Day One of not having a front door for regulars to enter through, our hits are naturally down, but only by about a 100 or so. It's like I suspected, that most of us simply bookmarked the forum page and enter that way, including myself. In fact, when I wrote Tripod to ask about them pulling the plug, it took me 15 minutes just to find the original URL of the front door since I didn't have it saved anywhere. Wacky, huh?

Tripod confirmed that it was TOS violations are the reason they canceled our account, which is crazy since everything we had before had been there for literally over 10 years. The Gimp used Tripod as a storage site for my reviews and the archived pages when he opened the Dreambook site back in 1999, apparently not checking to see if they allowed adult content. Dreambook does, Tripod apparently does not...at least not the harder content that we have here. It's actually pretty astounding that it took them an entire decade to pull the plug on us.

Let's keep getting some chatter from you guys to tide us over until we have a new front door and can restore the extra features. It looks like most of you have still found your way to the forum, and that main part of the site is not going anywhere. Carry on.

You obviously are very will schooled and intelligent. What is your backround and how do you start training as a actor/actress at age 6?

The China Beach GIMP fanfic progresses, though not as fast as I'd like. RL has been in the way, but I'm done with Chapter I (pre-capture). Chapter II will be done soon (after the Indy 500).

I would agree a reissue of the first film must be the uncut version.

However, many years ago I used to be a district manager for one of those big name video chains. I always sat and wondered when a customer brought up a new release or catalog title that I knew had GIMP scenes in it whether or not that person was aware or not of what they were getting, were they looking for the same things I was?

As I added titles to the catalog in our "Cult" section and started to see them rent more and more frequently, I wondered if they were renting for the same reasons they I had brought them in for or just because. I never bought up any background when renting a customer a copy of "the Story Of O" or "Chained Heat 2", but I knew. I never questioned the guy walking up and down the isles of the catalog movies with a list of titles that didn't want any help or the guy who got to the store first every Tuesday so he could look at all the new B-list titles before they went out, I was fairly certain he was looking for possible GIMP titles.

After awhile you'd get to know your customers and what they rented. I'd bring in a title and add it to the catalog and wait for one of them to find it, having already recorded it myself and added it to my collection. Honestly most movies in the mainstream or older films from the catalog none of my associates would even put two and two together about the scenes the customers might be looking for, most of the time it never occurred to them, they were just renters who had odd taste or liked old movies. Thank god I worked stores back then or it would have cost me a fortune in late fees.

Huh. I didn't even know there was a front door. I've just always been slinking in and out of the back door, I guess. Now I kind of wonder what I was missing.

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I never actually gave it much thought, but now that Brutus mentioned it, I do think it odd in retrospect that I actually felt like a bigger perv renting the GIMP-themed XXX movies than if I was just renting regular XXX movies. And I did kind of wonder if the salesperson noted the titles and pegged me for a GIMP fan. However, I always told myself I had the slightly higher moral ground because I just rented them once in a while and the clerk peddled them full time. You gotta take those rationalizations when you can get 'em.

Sadly, it was always hard to find good GIMP videos. There was the wall with the bondage magazines, but once I discovered video, static image magazines lost a lot of their appeal. But the stores I frequented didn't even have a BDSM section. I always had to skulk up and down all the aisles, checking out the video box covers and then reading the back, since covers were often misleading.

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Rolling Stone had an article on Sasha Grey in which she mentioned some things she would never do in movies and simulated rape was on her list. Bummer. But at least she has done BDSM web sites, and those shoots are some of the prizes of my collection.

I had no intention of demeaning your talent. I use "model" because I hate using "girl" in this context, and yet, "woman" seems wrong for some reason. Since I enjoy both still and moving pictures, "model" seemed like the best fit.

I shall endeavor to remember your due accolades. [grin]

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Ralphus: until we have a new front door

Color me confused. I thought **DreamBook** was the "front door" and Tripod was where reviews, et al were kept.

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Sadly, it was always hard to find good GIMP videos.

You think you had it rough? Try being a snuff fan, especially of slow death. All those horror movies rented, and only about 1 in 20 had anything even remotely worthwhile. There were occasional surprises -- Black Christmas, Fatal Pulse, Invisible Maniac, but also an awful lot of awful movies!

The women were fully clothed (BOOOOOOOO!!!!!) and each had a Over The Mouth gag (they weren't tight enough to be cleave gags, per Wiki's definition -- see URL). Not very hot, but enough to pass on to my fellow GIMPers.

Huh. I didn't even know there was a front door. I've just always been slinking in and out of the back door, I guess. Now I kind of wonder what I was missing.

We've always had a front door, from the very first day of the site. Sort of like one of those warning pages where they tell you it's adult content. It was always hosted by Tripod, and there was a second page you had to click on to get to the actual forum. The forum has always been at Dreambook. I would seldom ever go through the front door of the site; I would just bookmark the forum and skip the other two pages. I think most of us would, but obviously not all because our hits are still noticeably down again.

In my Homepage URL is what the front entrance looked like before, and how it will look again once Scribbler and I are done setting up a new home for the Tripod pages.

More on the video shop follies - I go to a non-chain, independent video rental outfit which is basically one guy with a couple of occasional helpers, and he's looked at me strangely a couple of times when I've asked about films that have only just been mentioned here. I sometimes wonder whether he's a visitor :) - To confirm it; next time I go in to rent something that's been named here, I'm going to drop the code line 'I dreamed about the book of this movie'. Then you'll know ... :D

Brutus wrote: I definitely prefer the faster pace with a story. A plot, no matter how simple, is extremely important to me for GIMP scenes. The scenes with the woman writhing around in her ropes often drag on too long.

I agree with you 100 percent. I think the story, along with the fast action, is what makes the good scenes great. Scenes that drag on get dull. No story kills everything.

Anybody else have an opinion on the subject? If you were to direct or edit a bondage movie, whould you aim for quick, snappy scenes, or go for length to fill tape, even if it slowed the action down?

As for my being intelligent, isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured? I can think of one Gor book I read that starts like that. Do I see a poll on the horizon?

jhlipton - no worries, I'm not offended or anything. I know how this business is. I've been to BDSM conferences/expos and the women there market themselves as "models". I just like to put more of myself into this.

By the by, we're now having a sale of our DVDs, most titles are 25% off. Get 'em while they're hot.

You are so right on with your thoughts, it is scary. Of course there is nothing more gratifying than to humble and break down a smart ass arrogant pretty lady. Make that sharp mind realize that she is just a piece of meat to be used however he wants. Just another piece of ass.

Isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured? I can think of one Gor book I read that starts like that. Do I see a poll on the horizon?

Yes, I believe that is a poll question you see before you. Now, we just need the little guy to give this poll his official blessing and to dress it up in some fancy colors.

I think it can work sometimes. (I don't do movies on my site, but I use humor at times.)

If a producer does a parody of the Batman (1960s) serial, and has batgirl in a bondage trap, and strips her, and flogs her, pulls a crotchrope through her pussy, and other nasty things, I think anything that matches the tone of the show can work, including the understated humor in it. Or a parody of Mary Ann captured and tied up by Gilligan's Island headhunters, the goofy humor, slap stick, would work.

If a producer does a HOMage to HOM style bondage loops or vids, then humor is probably not the way to go.

I wouldn't want to see every bondage movie have humor in it. But an occasional one, done well, might actually help the genre (be less objectionable to vanillas).

GIMP POLL:
Isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured?

Actually, I think it's not only more interesting, it's a lot more fun to do it to her if she's arrogant, which sort of justifies whatever rough treatment you decide to dish out to her. It all goes back to a variation of the poll we had here some years ago, about whether you prefer your victim to be innocent or a bitch. I say, if she's attractive, it's all good :)

Let's hear from some others.

For me the answer is yes. It's more fun to bring down an educated bitch than some tramp.

There have been many a times I had a female boss or teacher that I just wanted to bring down with my cock and humiliate them. Remind them that I'm a man. And even though you may be my superior, you're still just a sperm receptacle for me.

Rick, Great preview of "The Goon Squad"

Made me want to see more. I would give it 3 and 1/2 out of 4 stiff dicks.

The way I find this site on a computer where I don't have it bookmarked is to Google "Ralphus gimps". This "sign the forum" page is the first link.

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Isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured?

Not for me. That has an air of "Bitch had it coming." and y'all know how much I hate that shit. (See Vince's comment)

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I suspect the answers will be rather one-sided.

Did you really think I was going to say "yes" to this? Ralphus doesn't know me veddy well, do he? [grin]

Simple for me. I'd rather have a smarter tough-talkin chick broken down any day. It kinda kills my buzz if there is a lot of shrieking, hence, that is why I'm not a gag snob.

The way the question is worded, most will affirm that it is more interesting to see a smart, confident woman brought to her knees, than a dull, meek one. At an intellectual level, it may be easy to agree; however, at a more visceral level, the victim's brains and cockiness do not really matter. When I watch a GIMP scene, I never consider whether the lady is educated and arrogant.

Her physical beauty and reaction to her ordeal are far more important factors in a great GIMP scene than either her schooling or conceit. For GIMP scenes, I'll take a hot, shy bimbo over a repulsive, conceited genius every time. The genius may deserve it more, but the pretty one is more exciting to watch. [Note: I am not suggesting that all pretty victims are bimbos.]

The lady's reaction to her ordeal is just as important as her beauty for creating an interesting GIMP scene. Vigorous struggles and desperate pleas are enthralling regardless of the victim's IQ, diploma, or self-confidence. Just being a bitchy PhD does not guarantee that a lady can squirm, whimper, and plead seductively.

It may be more interesting to contemplate a GIMP scene with a bright, strong woman, than it is to watch one.

Assuming the right physical attributes are in place, there's still the question of whether it helps if the victim is educated and perhaps slightly arrogant.

I would say no, it doesn't matter to me. What does matter to me is that the victim should be proud and feisty (and you don't need to be educated to be proud). I like to see the victim put up a fight, so that the loss of the victim's dignity and pride is more exciting to watch.

The website wants to know if anyone can identify this movie. I'd like to know, too. I'm still in that Nazi-flick mood and this one looks like fun.

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YikYakker: I don't know the movie, but I do know that those are some of the hottest POWs I've seen for a Nazi flick. Thanks.

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Matt wrote: Has anyone thought recently about Mainstream movies with GIMP that should be on DVD, but for some reason are not?

Two of my favorites: "Fatal Pulse" and "Bits and Pieces."

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Bluetylerrose: I had often wondered if any of the clerks at the video stores really knew or cared about the types of movies I rented. Many of them seemed bored and just went through the motions without really looking at the cover or title. Those were the ones who made me a repeat customer :-)

Isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured?

Works for me but I have had a fantasy about the hiring of a dominatrix. Find one of those cute ones that that you would hire out to do nasty type things on you. You're out in the middle of nowhere and she brings her own toys/tools and you end up overpowering her and using her own equipment to torment her.

You set up a meeting with her and talk about all the things you want her to do to you. She says that each thing she does to you will cost so much money and you pay her in cash since your doing something that you need to laundry money. You can ask her to maybe show what she can and has done to other people like some other pretty girls. Maybe she has never worked on a subby male so that is why she is excited and all she is seeing is dollar signs and you as a cash cow then whamm you have her and can do quite a bit of naughties to her.

Following the recent news that the Barbarella remake won't be happening, I see the imdb.com listing for Jessica Alba has dropped Sin City 2 from her list of upcoming movies. I guess it is looking doubtful the sequel will ever get made (or perhaps it is just looking doubtful that Jessica would appear in it).

This means of the rumored movies that could feature Jessica in some GIMP situations, there's only one left -- the low-budget film, The Killer Inside Me, which would feature Jessica playing a blonde prostitute who gets involved with a psycho.

Our trusted guide Ralphus has read the script for that film and tells me if Jessica sticks to the script, it will not only feature some GIMP scenes but that Jessica will actually get nude. Of course, this assumes Jessica has actually read the script and is committed to following it. Frankly, I kinda doubt she checks out her scripts in advance ("oh yes, Mike, The Love Guru looks hilarious").

To further complicate matters, it's still not entirely clear whether The Killer Inside Me is on track to actually get produced. The filming has been previously delayed due to financing issues and there has been some online skepticism about whether the project is really going ahead. We should know something soon -- the filming with the actors is supposed to begin tomorrow in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

If it doesn't happen, I think Bring out the GIMP's unofficial Alba Watch may have to be suspended or outright terminated.

After a promising start, Jessica isn't offering much to keep GIMPers interested, and has lately demonstrated an almost Chevy Chase-like ability to pick bad movies. For example, this one is sure to register on the barf-o-meter.

The Killer Inside Me may be our last hope.

Isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured?

I personally prefer the young innocent look ... see, "Tyler Scott" of insex fame.

but then I'm more into using them after they are tied up than PD ever did. I'm not so much into torturing them as having fun with them. :>)

The "Public Disgrace" series seems to have a great way of treating their women ... they get a standing ovation from me ))))

Not necessarily. I have recently been to publicdisgrace and disgraced18 and both sites rock. One features women publically bound and violated. That stuff is steamy. The other features women (playing 18-year-olds) who get themselves into bondage situations. That is interesting to watch, too.

I like anything that features attractive women being humiliated -- stripped, bound, and violated. Women can be dignified, so that is rather titillating.

A Canadian - Thanks for the article. I think a lot of people who pirate think that they're not hurting anyone. Ok, in some cases that may be true. Big companies don't feel the pinch as much as small ones. But what about when the company is a tiny one (like RFPIX)? If someone were to pirate our stuff it would hurt us directly. Small companies like ours don't survive piracy. They shut down and are no longer able to make films or content of any kind. So what's left? A defunct company and the few titles they were able to make circulating around the internet. People eventually wonder to themselves, "Whatever happened to so-and-so?". The answer is piracy. I just feel that if you're going to pirate, don't do it to the little guy. Especially if they make stuff you like.

That clip you posted is of Italian porn star Bambola. She eventually is chained up AOH, fondled heavily, and splurged on, all the while acting tough which I like, although I wouldve liked more squirming and actual penetration.

It's a 25MB WMV clip that maybe I can try to put on youtied whenever its back up

Anybody else have an opinion on the subject? If you were to direct or edit a bondage movie, whould you aim for quick, snappy scenes, or go for length to fill tape, even if it slowed the action down?

Neither. I'd go for length, but only because I like to linger on the edge of psychological play. The famous scene in Barbara Broadcast is far too short for me. (If you haven't seen it, Jamie Gillis looks into a room where the gorgeous Constance Money is near naked and bound, and slowly lights a cigarette, then slowly comes into the room and scissors her panties off, while she is helpless to stop him. His complete control over her is emphasized by his completely unhurried nature. But as far as I am concerned, they could have drawn it out and hammered home that point even more).

GIMP POLL:
Isn't it more interesting to see an educated, perhaps slightly arrogant, woman broken down, humiliated, and tortured?

It depends. As I have said a thousand times before, I like edge play. So I prefer a cute innocent victim who is one edge of her own desires versus fears. She places herself willingly into helplessness, yet fears being taken too far.

Most of the the time, that's what I like. But sometimes...

Sometimes, there are a couple of beautiful women who have fucked me over in real life. Do you think I wish for revenge? Of course! There's one woman in particular who is quite haughty who I would love to take down a peg. What's the Bobby McGee song about freedom's just a word for nothing left to lose? Sure I sometimes have fantasies of my whole family's dead, I'm dying of an incurable disease, I've lost my job, my money, have nothing left to live for, and in real life I just snap and actually kidnap this bitch and teach her a thing or two about treating people poorly.

A fantasy, absolutely, I would never want any of that in real life. But sometimes, when I think about how she fucked me over ...

Liquor in the front, poker in the rear

Anybody else have an opinion on the subject? If you were to direct or edit a bondage movie, whould you aim for quick, snappy scenes, or go for length to fill tape, even if it slowed the action down?

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How many times have I hit the fast forward to get to the good parts. I would rather see a good quick 20 minute movie than a long drawn out 60 minute one. Don't believe it go on U Tube and watch a 10 minute sample an if you don't I bet you might want to fast forward to a good part.

This isn't like watching Star Trek where your waiting for plot or character development. Insert How many Badguys, Insert How many Good Girls, Maybe a Boyfriend/Would Be Hero to get rid of, Take Your Pick, Mix in a Place to do the Evil things, End with Bad People either leaving a worn out victim all can be down in 30 minutes.

In case anyone's wondering, I cut two previews for Room 187 and The Collector. They should be up soon on video Mayhem, where the films are for sale. In the meantime, they're at my Yahoo site above. Any suggestions and all feedback is welcome!

The two stars of the film, Nana Aoyama and Yuu Takeuchi, are attractive and give convincing performances. And for those who care about these things, Nana has some wonderfully large breasts.

There's no torture in the movie but lots of rape and degradation. And there's a dog bowl scene, which I always appreciate.

I'll clip some highlights from this film, in case YouTied returns some day.

whats with the gimp - all sections no more exist?

have you problems?

greets TARL

Ralphus and Scribbler are currently looking for a new home for those pages.

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Jane von Detlefson wrote:

I just feel that if you're going to pirate, don't do it to the little guy. Especially if they make stuff you like.

Indeed, I worry a bit about what's going to happen to the little guys in this new environment.

I think the idea of using your computer to find all kinds of "free" stuff has caught on, whether we like it or not. And I don't think people are all that bothered by it. My guess is most people aren't feeling too anxious about the multi-millionaire recording artists or movie stars who might suffer a slight drop in income.

The little guys may soon find themselves relying on an honor system -- hoping the people who like their work will support their long-term viability by purchasing the works through legitimate vendors.

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Darkroom's Question: Get to the point and get it done, then move on to some new torment. I think this was the reason I lost interest in vanilla porn. It just turned into a seemingly endless repetition of in-and-out, in-and-out. Ho-hum.

If you can't move from climax to climax in GIMP videos, you're doing something wrong. You can establish tension and anticipation in a chase or stalking scene without chewing up miles of countryside. Then BAM! there's the capture. You can establish fear and struggling without all the lame and unrealistic "fighting" before BAM! you can have the victim immobilized. You can satisfyingly strip a victim by alternating between slow groping and caressing and then fast and violent ripping, but still move quickly. You can take just enough time getting into position and demonstrating the victim's helplessness before penetration. That moment of violation is generally the high point for me.

There are enough natural building-up and climaxing opportunities in a sexual assault or torment scenario without resorting to filler if you just take the time to work it out. I consider a video a success if I do not fast-forward to a specific part, but instead let it unfold as filmed.

Alas, that is rare.

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Piracy Issues: I use BitTorrent quite a bit, primarily for TV shows. I can't defend the practice, but personally I'm not sure I see a lot of difference between downloading TV shows and setting my DVR to record them to watch at my convenience. Oddly enough, though, I very rarely use BT to download porn, software, movies or even music. As far as porn goes, my tastes are restricted enough that the tons of vanilla porn out there doesn't interest me. For the specific BDSM stuff I enjoy I take the time to cycle through web site subscriptions to keep current.

Piracy probably is here to stay. Copy-protection schemes turn me off, and I dealt with enough copy-protected CDs and DVDs in the past that were defective due to the copy-protection measures to put me off of specific companies and artists who employed the measures. In those instances, I would turn to file sharing for better-working copies, and not only not feel bad about it but feel some satisfaction that in a sense they screwed themselves.

As has been mentioned before, content available for downloading that only plays so long as you are an active member of a web site is also a turn-off for me. I won't waste the time or effort. I also avoid paying for streaming video because it is basically a single-use fee.

I don't mind paying a reasonable price for a DVD or a subscription fee to download content that I can re-watch at my leisure. It's not like I'm watching it 24/7. Some I only watch once. Some I don't even watch completely through because it is substandard fare for whatever reason. I can't afford to maintain constant subscriptions to all the sites that interest me, but I will cycle through them once or twice a year. If that business plan proves to be a win-win situation, then that's good.

The trick is finding the good GIMP-ish web sites, for which I have this forum to thank.

My ideal victims are 'strong and meek' ones - 'strong' in regular life, but 'meek' once they're put into a GIMP situation (after a struggle, if appropriate). Their regular life attitude would be the same as the sort of women I like to be around in real life - fun, a little kooky and smart.

@ralphus & Scribbler: i hope you find quick a new home for this great site!

if you need a currently basic for conversation i can create for you a new yahoogroup or you post in my group all relevant informations - many members are visit permanent the GIMP.

an other variant - the administrator of my own homepage has servers - i can talk with him about the problem.

greets TARL

I just feel that if you're going to pirate, don't do it to the little guy. Especially if they make stuff you like.

Indeed, I worry a bit about what's going to happen to the little guys in this new environment.

I think the idea of using your computer to find all kinds of "free" stuff has caught on, whether we like it or not.

And I don't think people are all that bothered by it. My guess is most people aren't feeling too anxious about the multi-millionaire recording artists or movie stars who might suffer a slight drop in income.

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I don't know, I remember when there was tons of free stuff on the internet. Lots of people were providing free bandwidth because of advertising. Remember when everything you clicked on something you saw a ad for something even if it was in the back ground. Lots of artists were posting pictures because they wanted to show off their work. After a while you would see a site go away and show up again and you would hear it was because the free sites were starting to charge and it became a cost factor.

Remember "Adult Check"? It was suppose to prove you were over 18 and they linked you to sites that joined to protect underage from viewing adult content? I think that was the start of the pay sites. They then offered "Adult Check Gold," it was more content for more money. The sites that were all free started to make a little money. Finally the cost and the amount of hits started most of the pay sites. I'm thinking of "Red's Realm," he used to pop up on a different free server and post HOM scans. Then other artists would send him some samples and now he is a full blown pay site. He still gives a lot of free samples but it does generate interest for other pay sites.

But look at your Yahoo groups. You used to see all type of stuff now you see more lurkers than givers. Still a sample or posting some of the older stuff does bring out some advertisement but I can't figure out about the groups that post complete series the second the new stuff comes out.

Some of my close friends know about my acting with RFPIX, my personal interests, and lots and lots don't. They know me by my day job and another name entirely. I await the day when someone recognizes me on the internet from high school or something.

So when I coquettishly asked the poll question, I suppose I was asking from a subjective viewpoint, because I empathize more with that type of character. At the same time, it's fun to play a less intelligent character, again the stripping of "self".

When I watch a movie like "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS", it's nice to see her torture all the pretty little things, but when she "gets it" it's far more exciting for me.

Thanks,

Iago

I await the day when someone recognizes me on the internet from high school or something.

If that ever happens, I would be fascinated to learn how you deal with that situation. I mean, lots of people have secrets, and many of us can lie about certain situations ("Honestly, honey, I thought Bloodsucking Freaks was a Bela Lugosi movie. I only kept it because I didn't want to hurt the store clerk's feelings..."). But how do you deal with a situation where people can see your face in the pictures and in the movies?

Then again, I don't know how someone tells you he recognizes you from the Red Feline movies without explaining how he knows about the Red Feline movies.

Part of me suspects the real risk is that you are accidentally outed by a fan who sees you in real life and starts talking to you without realizing others around you may not know about your secret life.

Anyway, it's all very fascinating to me, in my bland little world.

One can only assume the DVD includes a trailer for the sequel, which features Lisa Kinkaid.

One must also assume the release of the DVD version of the movie means there will be an official Ralphus review in the not-too-distant future.

Iago wrote:

Hey, does anyone know a good site for live-action tentacle rape stuff? Most of the links I find are just link farms. I'm looking to download some titles, if they are reasonably priced.

Iago, try this site.

Full Hentai Movies

This is the only site that I know of that has downloadable live action tentacle rape videos. They currently have about six seperate titles.

Giga Tentacle series

That is assuming you can fork over the cash and don't mind or know how to get around DRM. Zen also has some titles but I don't think they have enough pure tentacle movies to have a whole section on them like Giga does. I'm guessing Video Mayhem also has a selection themselves but never bothered to look.

Now I have a question for anyone here who may know. My homepage link shows the youtube vid of the whipping scene in One Eyed Soldiers. Somehow I can tell just by watching it that the scene was cut severely. Anyone know if there is a full length version of it floating around somewhere? I'm seriously doubting there will be but never hurts to ask.

One last thing to say, I've deleted all the .wmv clips I made that I don't much care for but made for the pure purpose of posting to Youtied so that others could have them. I know it seems selfish, but I don't want to continue to waste hard drive space on the notion of sharing my collection on a site that I'm now almost 100% certain will NEVER come back. Even if it does come back, it isn't worth wasting that much space for as long as it's seemingly going to take.

One last thing to say, I've deleted all the .wmv clips I made that I don't much care for but made for the pure purpose of posting to Youtied so that others could have them. I know it seems selfish, but I don't want to continue to waste hard drive space on the notion of sharing my collection on a site that I'm now almost 100% certain will NEVER come back. Even if it does come back, it isn't worth wasting that much space for as long as it's seemingly going to take.

Well, now that Dr. Yuya has brought up the YouTied Situation, we might as well have the discussion.

I share Dr. Yuya's serious doubts about the future of YouTied. Since its launch, YouTied has been down more often than it's been up, and it has been almost six months now (with the exception of a two-week reappearance around Christmas) that YouTied has been gone.

I know MasterDetective has been exploring ways to try to make the site viable and I do appreciate his efforts. But my gut is telling me it's a losing cause.

Like Dr. Yuya, I need to make a final decision about the clips I have been storing. I've got some good stuff, including clips from New Slave Island 4, Attackers JBD-110, the Attackers' 'Slave House' movie I mentioned the other day, the Maria Ozawa tentacles movie, and much more. I deleted some files to create space but I still have clips from nearly 20 movies. There's some stuff I really want to share, but I can't sit on it forever.

So here's where I stand:

I am setting a deadline of July 1, 2009. By that date, I want to see YouTied up and running or at least have confirmation of a return date -- and I mean confirmation of a specific date, not just the possibility that the site might return at some unknown future time.

If I am not fully convinced by the end of July 1 that youTied will be back, I'm deleting the files I have created.

I think this is reasonable. The July 1 deadline will come approximately one year after YouTied was originally launched, and will mark about seven months since the site went down.

Frankly, I would be happier at this stage to learn that YouTied is dead than to have the uncertainty continue. I am hoping my public announcement of the deadline for my files will help some decisions to get made, one way or the other.

The return of YouTied: Guys, give it up. I hate to be a pessimist, but I am a realist and I seriously doubt we'll see YouTied back any time soon, or even at all. MasterDetective is an online friend of mine and he has a big heart to offer up his dream site to the rest of the online community, but probably not the knowledge nor the wherewithal to make an essentially free site profitable in a depressed economy.

I kept wondering how a free site like YouTube makes money by not charging anyone. It wasn't until this link was pointed out to me that my question was answered...it doesn't. According to this article in the National Post, YouTube itself is expected to lose $470 million in the US alone this year. Doesn't exactly bode well for the future of YouTied, does it?

Months go by and as they do, it becomes less and less likely that YouTied will ever come back, because he's looking for a way to cover his costs and there doesn't seem to be one. If there were, I suspect he would have brought it back already. Say goodnight, YouTied. A great idea that didn't pan out. Nothing to be ashamed about; you're in good company.

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Speaking of great ideas that haven't panned out, I'm sort of in the same boat with my dream of restoring the WSIMD and Torture Rack Scenes databases (along with the rape and electroshock ones, too). It sort of seems like we're going backward in our progression toward getting them completed, first losing the images and video links after YouTied went down, and now our most recent setback where Tripod pulled the plug on us and they disappeared completely.

Not to worry, help is on the way. A solution has been found, and it shouldn't cost me anything extra except the small fee for a domain name. Using the space and the bandwidth that I pay for anyway with my own website, Stakeburner.com, Scribbler and I are quickly rebuilding the stuff we lost when Tripod dumped us. And for proof, check out this link to see our new "front door" entrance that will now welcome visitors to the site. Behold, the birth of RALPHUS. NET.

I tried to come up with a name was easy to remember and while it wasn't my first choice, at least it was available and it should serve us nicely. And with this, the plan is to eventually bring back all the databases as completely as possible, including vidcaps (although still likely missing most of the clips with YouTied still gone). Next up should be the reviews section, and then I'll leave it up to a vote as to which database you guys want back first. Anybody have any preferences, or does anybody even care about me bringing them back? I know they're not YouTied, but personally, I think they can potentially be a great resource for pervs looking for specific GIMP elements to get their groove on.

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Goon Squad: Oh yeah, baby. The DVD is available right now, and my order is already on the way. First new ZFX in 3 years, you say? I'll be reviewing it after I've got it in my hot little hands, and hopefully we'll have an epidemic of ZFX fever that may even rival the Swine Flu. How many people here are planning to order it?

if you need help - i have one week free, must not work, write me what i can do for you.

greets Tarl

Anyway, I noticed that last week jhlipton "volunteered" me to be crucified. All I can say is, when you attach me to that patibulum thingy, I hope it's with straps or rope, and not nails. Yikes.

I checked out the Redfeline site, and props to Jane for putting it all out there. You go girl.

Now, if I could just get out of this hogtie. Since I know someone has a crucifixtion planned, I'd really like to NOT be there...

Gabriela

RALPHUS.NET - You've made the big time! But even better I had the memories flood back about the last time I saw that opening page ... probably seven or eight years ago now. Of course we care about the databases - there's no point me being parochial and saying the 'electro' database (although that's my pick). Most important is that at some point, you don't have to do it all over again.

Finally, Jane, I don't think I've properly said this, but you (like all female GIMPers, from either side of the camera or TV screen) ROCK. Keep up the great work.

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You Tied is a ticklish subject. I mean, it is a great idea, and MasterDetective deserves props for giving it a shot. But it almost sounds like a couple of forum members are giving him an ultimatum to do it now or else. I think that attitude is counterproductive and actually borders on being petulant. No offense intended, since I respect and enjoy the posts of those forum members, but come on guys. I feel like MasterDetective should be getting unconditional support for his efforts. What's next? Threatening Matt that we won't read his China Beach fanfic unless he publishes it by August 15th? If YouTied comes back, it comes back. If not, it was a valiant effort that was great while it lasted.

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Like everyone else, I am looking forward to the official Ralphus review of Goon Squad. With almost more anticipation than I feel for actually seeing the video itself. Talk about weird priorities.

You Tied is a ticklish subject. I mean, it is a great idea, and MasterDetective deserves props for giving it a shot. But it almost sounds like a couple of forum members are giving him an ultimatum to do it now or else. I think that attitude is counterproductive and actually borders on being petulant. No offense intended, since I respect and enjoy the posts of those forum members, but come on guys. I feel like MasterDetective should be getting unconditional support for his efforts.

I think what you're hearing is the sound of frustration.

The support has definitely been there. Dr. Yuya was clipping items for YouTied. I have been clipping items and still have files from about 20 GIMP movies. And don't get me wrong, some of those files contain numerous clips. In some cases, we're talking about a dozen clips for a particular movie.

I'm sure others have clips they would be ready to share, as well.

The challenge is we can't get any idea how long we're supposed to save the files. Everything seems very vague and uncertain.

Was I threatening an ultimatum by saying I would delete the files if I don't have a clear answer by July 1? Well, I certainly didn't intend to issue an ultimatum.

But I do think there is an expectation that decisions will be made at some point about the future of YouTied, one way or the other. Perhaps my actions run the risk of being counterproductive but I actually believe setting deadlines might help this process. If that makes me sound petulant, so be it.

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RALPHUS.NET: Ha! That's only the second time I've seen the front page. As for which database I would like to see first, it would have to be the "Rape in Mainstream Movies" one. I'm looking forward to your "Goon Squad" review. I guess we can compare notes later.

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Darkroom:

In the darkroom with black curtains near the station.

Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings.

Sorry. Got a little Clapton on my mind. Cool trailer for "The Collector." Sabina looks good, despite the chunkiness around the midriff. She has great facial expressions and those breasts are a perfect size for some torment.

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BP: Adult Check was one of the first things I subscribed to on the Net for GIMP action, and I later got Adult Check Gold. Unfortunately, about the only site available that had hot models and updated regularly was Close-up Concepts, but that was love bondage and then it became an independent pay site. I eventually discovered that much of the content I was subscribing to was available for free elsewhere, and most of it sucked anyhow. Some genius needs to come up with a feasible business model to make bondage sites profitable. I hope it's MasterDetective.

Unfortunately, the shots are of one of her co-stars, Kate Hudson.

Scribbler and I were up until past 5 AM this morning restoring the Reviews section. I'm learning to use a new HTML editor, which is different from the Tripod system I had before so there's a bit of a learning curve, but I'm pleased with our progress so far. With nearly 500 reviews to add, it's gone quicker than I expected. We should have that section ready to upload sometime this weekend. So hopefully people shouldn't feel reluctant about posting reviews because we're taking steps to ensure that they'll continue to be seen by future generations after they scroll off the forum.

That brings up a question I'm curious about. Before I spend the multiple hours it will likely take to bring back the various databases, I'd like to get some feedback. I mentioned this in my previous post and got just a smattering of replies. I'm assuming that since only 2 people replied, maybe only 2 people care, and frankly, I'm not sure that's worth taking my time. So I'll rephrase it and hopefully we'll get a bit of a feedback.

GIMP POLL:
Is it worthwhile to bring back the various GIMP databases (whipping, rape, electro, torture rack) if there are going to be likely few video clips and mostly just vidcaps to illustrate the entries inside? Restoring such relics such as the Whipping Scenes in Movies Database and the Torture Rack Scenes without the advent of video seems rather old-fashioned. Do people still care about reading descriptions and looking at pictures, or is video the only way to go? Would you visit the databases if they were back, or could you take them or leave them?

This is an important question, because it affects the future of this site and also how I'm going to spend my free time in the weeks and months to come. I know a lot of you are away with family and friends, but hopefully you'll take the time to stop by and help us out here.

Of course not -- that would be a waste of good hardware that much better used in your side or in your stomach. (Not big-assed spikes, but not tiny nails either. I think a couple of 10d nails pushed into your firm but yielding flesh should produce just the right amount of pain...)

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Poll: Is it worthwhile to bring back the various GIMP databases (whipping, rape, electro, torture rack) if there are going to be likely few video clips and mostly just vidcaps to illustrate the entries inside?

I would say "Yes". It's cool to know [a] where to find a whipping or electro scene and [b] how GIMPish a particular movie is in that category. Vidcaps definitely help, even if there's no video. (Maybe even especially if there's no video!).

As for my preferences, I'd say: whipping, electro, rape then rack.

I have visited the databases in the past but I generally didn't find the information helpful. For example, it doesn't help me to learn The Adventures of Ralphus has a 2:45-minute rape scene. What I want to know is whether the rape scene is any good. I have found the databases to be cluttered with lots of information but little that really guides me in my never-ending quest for the perfect GIMP movie.

I can see how some people might value the databases as a historical record of all things GIMP. But I don't personally think it's worth the effort to restore them.

One update I do hope we see (and it seems only proper) is the addition of Jane von Detlefson's name and photo to the notable guests section.

That said, I think the databases are an attractive idea that I have looked through quite a few times and found lots of good bits to entertain me. I want to understand why the victim is suffering this fate and to know that she deserves it. So a good verbal description can be better than vidcaps or even short videos.

From my viewpoint, you could restrict the entries to only those films with more worthwhile amounts of gimp material but I can see that that misses the point from some people's point of view.

My tastes change with mood - so I do not mind what your order of work is - I will read whatever is working.

1. Plain text can give some good information and ideas, but is overall boring.

2. Add pictures and the text comes much more alive. At this point I will find much interest in viewing the databases.

3. Add video clips and it is superb, but I can settle with pictures if it is too much work to restore the video clips.

4. If possible, links to where I can buy and download a movie would also be very useful.

Seems like a bit of work on your end.

Really I haven't had time to look at it for a while but when I first started I found some parts that were great but the times they are a changing. Who is it to say that once you get it set back up again you lose it for "Terms of Service" violations again.

Wait till you get RalphusDotCom up than you answer to only yourself.

I looked at the databases often when I first found the site, but have not looked at them in the last six months. I focus primarily on the forum and movie reviews. If I get interest in a particular movie or producer, I usually go directly to distributor or producer websites for pictures and descriptions, not the databases.

So when it comes to keeping the databases, I could take them or leave them.

I have noticed lately that there have been a lot of double posts on this board. It's often the same comment by the same person posted twice in a row. Anyone else notice?

I realize that many of the database entries were inherited, and descriptions like "m/f rape" aren't very informative. I guess it would be up to the GIMPers here to perhaps add a brief description or link for the databases if they watch the movie.

If I see a rape scene in a movie that's not listed in the database, I type up a brief description, save it, and when I have about five new entries, I post them here for Ralphus to add. It doesn't take that much time and effort, considering all the work he and Scribbler put into this site.

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Ed: The double posts, I believe, are the result of a Dreambook glitch. Sometimes if you post to the forum, you get a software error notice. The post has in fact been sent, but it seems it won't appear until it's "bumped" by another post. People who get the error message try to post the same message again, resulting in a double post. (I once had a triple post.) Now, if I get the error message, I just leave it and wait until my words appear on the forum. They eventually do.

I'd definitely help as much as I could (at least in terms of the whipping scene database). And to be honest and hopefully not too negative sounding I don't think there's much else on this site that's as interesting or can't be found elsewhere on the web. You all do realize that right here on this site is easily the most complete whipping/rape/electro scene database on the web? I'd think it'd be best to play your strengths in this case and add to the databases, not disregard them.

A Canadian - High five!

mothbrad - Thanks!

Gabriela - Thanks! I would love to see what you do, where do I look? Don't worry, we only crucify willing participants.

Who is it to say that once you get it set back up again you lose it for "Terms of Service" violations again....Wait till you get RalphusDotCom up than you answer to only yourself.

Actually, it's Ralphus.NET and it's already up. And just because I pay for it doesn't mean they still couldn't knock us out for the same reason. Scribbler thinks it's much less likely since they would lose the income, but yeah, it is still possible. I have pictures of naked women being burned alive on my other site and that's apparently fine with them, but they could still randomly decide our content is too hard and pull the plug. Like Scribbler noted, no host is going to be thrilled about hosting rape content.

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ukSteve wrote:

I guess you also get some enjoyment out of the work

Scribbler and I were working on the site when your post came in and we both got a chuckle out of that line. I most assuredly do NOT enjoy the work. I bleeping hate the work! I enjoy the results of the work. It would be nice to have a bunch of cool databases available on the net for pervs to use and enjoy. It would be even nicer if they were already done and I wouldn't have to rebuild them again for the 4th time now.

Keep the responses coming. They will probably be the final arbitrator as to what happens with the databases.

One other quick comment. Is Rhona Mitra now becoming the Queen of mainstream gimp stars? She is tied AOH for a short scene in Underworld: Clash of the Titans. This adds to her rape in Hollow Man, tie ups in Highwayman, rape and tied in Spartacus, and the AOH scene from Doomsday.

Brutus wrote:

Ed: The double posts, I believe, are the result of a Dreambook glitch. Sometimes if you post to the forum, you get a software error notice. The post has in fact been sent, but it seems it won't appear until it's "bumped" by another post. People who get the error message try to post the same message again, resulting in a double post. (I once had a triple post.) Now, if I get the error message, I just leave it and wait until my words appear on the forum. They eventually do.

That's exactly what I thought. I too just leave it and wait if I get that error message. The thing is it seems as though many people aren't aware that their message has still been sent even if they have gotten the error message. If people would just be patient and wait a little while before checking the board to see if their message has been posted, there wouldn't be quite so many double posts.

For me it is the forum, the archives, and the reviews.

Liquor in the front, poker in the rear

Actually, it's Ralphus.NET and it's already up. And just because I pay for it doesn't mean they still couldn't knock us out for the same reason. Scribbler thinks it's much less likely since they would lose the income, but yeah, it is still possible. I have pictures of naked women being burned alive on my other site and that's apparently fine with them, but they could still randomly decide our content is too hard and pull the plug. Like Scribbler noted, no host is going to be thrilled about hosting rape content.

Ever here of Deviant Art? From what I have seen they don't allow showing sex devices. You know Raoulster & Night Poster both post there but they get their posts removed if the girls are tormented with a vibrator or dildo. Now you put a knife in that same hand or in that girl it is OK by them.

Murder and Mayhem in a fantasy world is OK but SEX? Evil, Dirty, Bad,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Remember, there are newbies for whom even a text database would be like stumbling onto a gold mine of GIMP information. It is far too easy for long-time aficionados to want only more and better, but at the cost of nothing at all? Maybe you can ask for volunteer moderators to maintain specific databases? Take some of the tedium off yourselves?

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I was at a family get-together over the weekend, casually watching VH-1 count down the Top 100 Hits of the 80s (god what an embarrassing decade for music THAT was), when I saw a commercial for a cream that fades tattoos. And then this morning I heard a brief article on NPR mentioning that tattoo-removal is one business that is actually growing during the current recession. So maybe we are turning the corner on ubiquitous skin ink. Still, I have to wonder how effective tattoo removal will be for full-back tattoos and the serious coverage many models have.

Well, I've had a chance to check out the latest release from Darkroom Productions, entitled The Collector. Interestingly enough, in the opening credits, the new movie is introduced as "A GIMPERS FILM", a nice salute to the site that helped to promote his new career. And after his rookie success with his debut film last year, Room 187, I was hoping for more good things from Darkroom. I'm sorry to report, though, that this one misses the mark. Although its 30-minute running time is about as long as its predecessor, this one really doesn't have a lot of content, unfortunately. And then when it finally does start to improve at the very end, it abruptly stops and the movie is over.

It starts off well. An attractive blonde (Sabina Leigh) is sent out into the middle of nowhere to a dilapidated building under the pretense of doing a photo shoot. That should have been a tip-off that things weren't going to go well for her. The photographer, played by Don Laramie, is a kind of a scary-looking guy with a scruffy beard, a ball cap and a T-shirt. When he offers her some drug-laced bottled water, that sets the wheels in motion.

"That's one fine bitch," the photographer comments to himself after drugging her. "She's gonna work out well".

Sabina gets dizzy from the drugs and sits down on a chair. Thinking she just needs some more water, she guzzles down a big swig. Of course, she doesn't realize that's what's making her sick in the first place.

When we see her next, she's tied standing against a column in the middle of the floor. Her feet are tied together and her hands are cuffed behind her. She looks great that way, but I would have preferred to have seen the bonds applied onscreen. It's a bondage film, after all; that's sort of the point.

With her now secured, the photographer explains that she was brought here by a rich client who wants to see her bound and videotaped. And he gets to work by stripping off her blue jeans and pulling up her top, exposing a red bra and some very nice cleavage. Unfortunately, the director gets all artsy-fartsy and shows the unveiling of the tits in a series of jump cuts, ruining the effect and once again proving that too much direction can only be a distraction.

The next scene has her tied up standing with her arms apart with cuffs on her wrists attached to ropes on each side of two columns. It's a fairly loose tie and her legs are free. She's now topless and wearing just her panties. He brings out a full-length mirror and shows her what she looks like in bondage. "Look at yourself," he orders her. "You're not such hot shit now, are you?"

He also taunts her by bringing out a magazine layout of herself and taking more pictures of her. Then he rolls up the magazine and lightly swats her with it. He puts clothespins on each of her nipples for a few minutes and then sucks on her tits after removing the clamps.

In the final scene, Sabina is tied again with her arms off to the side, leaning against some wooden shelves. After taking a call from the client who set this up, he removes her panties and returns with some rubber bands. Time for some breast bondage! Again, though, most of the initial binding of the tits is severely condensed where the director only gives us fleeting glimpses. But the rest of the scene, where he sticks rubber bands all along her titflesh, is very well done. And while it's a good scene, it's not really strong enough to end on. I wanted more.

Sabina is very attractive despite a couple of tattoos, has a great body and gives a fine performance, mostly a series of light sobbing mixed in with some pleading for him to untie her. As the villain, Laramie tosses out a few menacing comments, but the sense of danger really isn't there, especially since Sabina is never gagged at all in the movie. Yes, it's hard to believe, especially since Darkroom kept his last victim gagged throughout his previous film. But no gags of any kind here, and to me, that was the deal-breaker. A film with relatively light action really needed the muffled screaming and crying to give it some edge.

With the exception of the breast bondage and the scene where clothespins are applied to Sabina's nipples for a few minutes, there's really not much in the way of any pain or extreme action to this one, mainly just fondling her tits and some light slaps. The last few minutes are good, but overall, the film feels more like foreplay; we get served the salad but denied the main course.

Overall, The Collector is not bad, it's just more lightweight compared to what he made last time and I was expecting something more extreme. My advice would be to buy Room 187, the better film in the still-growing Darkroom arsenal (There's a trailer for it on Video Mayhem's main page). And I'm crossing my fingers for even better things when his third film is released in the next few months.
My grade: C

They added some fun to this site as well as information.

I loved reading, comparing and adding in particular to the rape database.

So that's one vote for yes.

I expect them back tomorrow.

Secondly, it's been my experience that any kind of project, to be successful and "sustainable" (new buzzword these days) requires that the job should be broken up into manageable tasks, the tasks should be prioritized, and then implemented according to a reasonable timetable. The poll is a good beginning to this process. It's also worth pointing out that some databases are updated more often than others; for example, it's not easy to find new material for the whipping or rack databases.

I tend to check the databases whenever I come across a movie that looks interesting, but I'm not sure if it's worthwhile. The essential information that I look for: Does the movie have a GIMP scene? What type of scene is it (rack, whip, etc.)? Who has reviewed it (certain reviewers have distinct tastes and preferences)? What grade did the reviewer give it? Yes, the vidcaps and clips are great inclusions, and provide valuable information. But for the short term, I think it would be best to focus on the elements that can be built and sustained--the rest can be added as time permits. For Ralphus and Scribbler and anyone else who lends a hand, it's important that the project not be so burdensome that it leads to burnout, frustration and finally despair. As a tortoise in the race of life, I tend to believe that "slow and steady" is the way to go. My two cents.

Unlike Ralphus and others, I'm one of those guys who doesn't get too fussed one way or the other about the use of gags. I like them, but I also enjoy scenes that don't have gags and where I get to hear the victim's cries or pleas for mercy. So I don't think the absence of gags would be a deal breaker for me.

I'm a bit more troubled by the short length of the film. I know I might get flamed for saying this but 30 minutes seems pretty short for a film that costs $29 (US). Yes, I know we have to support new producers (particularly producers who acknowledge GIMPers at the beginning of their films) and that some long-time GIMPers used to pay something like $85 for the HOM films they ordered from magazines. But in this economy I'm looking for value for money. I would have expected a film at that price to be at least 60 minutes long.

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More on the databases: I think a lot of good points have been made about keeping the databases (attracting new posters, offering valuable info, etc.) One other thing I might add is that many movies do not warrant a full review if there's just one rape, whipping or electro-torture scene. I think the databases come in handy for those films.

I also agree with YikYakker's assertion that this isn't something that should be rushed. If the databases become "complete" and "sustainable" with vidcaps and clips, then this site could kick the Luvbights' asses in The Bondage Awards and Ralphus could get his 1st place JPEG trophy!

Having said that, I hope that Darkroom isn't disheartened - it sounds like my kind of movie, and I don't care at all about gags, etc.

RE the latest poll: I agree with Brutus that the databases are a kind of 'value add' for this site - they might serve us well if there's reference made in those databases saying 'if you like these movies, come over to zfxetc and leave your comments'.

I agree with Brutus that the databases are a kind of 'value add' for this site - they might serve us well if there's reference made in those databases saying 'if you like these movies, come over to zfxetc and leave your comments'.

Uh, gonna have to make a correction on that one. How about "come over to RALPHUS.NET and leave your comments"!

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Elkcreek wrote:

Is Rhona Mitra now becoming the Queen of mainstream gimp stars? She is tied AOH for a short scene in Underworld: Clash of the Titans. This adds to her rape in Hollow Man, tie ups in Highwayman, rape and tied in Spartacus, and the AOH scene from Doomsday.

Whoa, what's this? Rhona Mitra was raped in Spartacus? I knew about her awesome suspension torture scene in Doomsday (which won a Ralphus Award last year for Best Mainstream Scene) but had no idea about this other film. Brian's Page is, of course, useless for any kind of info other than the actual bondage, so can anyone help us out with a description for the site?

But either way, the databases should be advertised in appropriate venues (meaning other websites), and then link back here from the databases. I think more newbies are going to be googling 'torture rack' or 'electro torture' than 'gimp' or 'zfx', and if we make this site the 'place to be' for folk into all of those more extreme movies, it can't hurt our activity.

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peter: OK. this may be confusing to others after your blank post gets deleted. But I must ask you and anyone else who posts blank messages on the forum: What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Do you think that posting only your name and an e-mail address will entice some hot woman to send you a message saying she wants you to tie her up and ravage her because of your "brilliant insight"? I've even seen double blank posts. Seriously, what's the point?

Rather than call double posters impatient it'd probably be better in this case to fix the problem that creates the error message to begin with.

Rather than call double posters impatient it'd probably be better in this case to fix the problem that creates the error message to begin with.

I never sweat double posts because I understand Dreambook has problems and on about every third post (or so it seems), people get that infernal error message. It's logical to assume it didn't go through, so they hit the Back button and try again. If somebody takes the time to write out a post, they sure as heck don't want to see it disappear because of a computer glitch. So as the result, we get a lot of double posts and it's my job to go in and clean them up when I get home from work. It's an inconvenience, but what can you do? If that's the worst thing that happens to me that day, I'd say I must have had a pretty good day.

As far as fixing the problem, sorry, get used to it. This particular problem has been going on since last November and I'm tired of writing Dreambook about it. I write them, they send me back automated replies, I write again, they say they're working on it, I wait around, nothing gets done, I complain again, lather, rinse and repeat. Bottom line is, they really don't give a shit about our problems because we're a free site. The don't come out and say it that rudely, but they've made it clear to me via e-mail that unless we're a paid customer, we're not a priority. It's just one of the many, many ways that Dreambook sucks.

Oh BTW, did I mention lately that Dreambook sucks? Because they do. They really, really suck.

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Blank posts: Now, this is one of my pet peeves. At times, it really pisses me off. Someone takes the time to sign the forum, they type in the little numbers and letters to make it appear on the site, and then they write...nothing. Not one word. What are they thinking? It's the equivalent of calling up a radio show and then just sitting there silently like an idiot when it's your turn to talk. Or just as bad is when they post and they leave a one word reply like "hi" or "good". Gee, thanks for sharing your lack of intellect and imagination with the rest of cyberspace, guy.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to vent. Now...anybody seen any good movies lately?

I forget how I found the GIMP forum, but reviews and the forum discussion (including archives) were what brought me back. I personally never spent much time with the databases, but I kind of miss them now!

The databases were first only text list pages. Then screencaps added later on. And then, when youTied was up, links to videos. Right now, the easiest thing to do is put them up as text lists again. Then add the screencaps back over time. Start with the best pics, or the ones that belong to the best movies or movie scenes, or something like that.

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And just because I pay for it doesn't mean they still couldn't knock us out for the same reason. Scribbler thinks it's much less likely since they would lose the income,

Actually, I don't know if losing income from one account holder has much to do with it. If it's a webhost's policy (paid or free webhost) to not have GIMP content, then the webhosting account (and thus websites) will probably be dropped. But since they've hosted stakeburner.com all these years, that should bode well for ralphus.net.

Scribbler and I were up until past 5 AM this morning restoring the Reviews section.

5am shows a pretty big commitment.

That's 5am Ralphus time. Only 2am for me. I'm not that committed :)

Plus we got started late.

OH if we get the computer error thing we don't need to keep going back till we get the code thingie to take? That Ralphus is an all right guy to keep them from showing up. Not that anything I post is worth ready more than once anyway.

The honesty coming from our fearless moderator Ralphus is appreciated in way of The Collector. The next project will be much improved, to be sure, and I hope a little more "aggressive." I'm working on the story now and lining up new models. Ideas are always welcome, as are "ingenious" torments...

May have to take my inspiration from today's pic! Wow...

As far as Rhona, besides Doomsday her best material to date is definitely Highwayman. While the Hollow Man rape scene is more graphic (especially the unedited deleted scene) the fact that the rapist is invisible hurts the effect. In Highway man she spends lots of the movie tied up and in some cases with just a bra and panties. I can't think of any mainstream actress who has done more gimp worthy stuff besides maybe Jennifer Garner over the course of Alias.

Around the 20 minute mark.

Also here:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/63677/legend-of-the-seeker-bloodline#x-0,vepisode,1

at the 4 minute mark (just before)

@ralphus&scribbler: please check the whipping database after reactivating for "Mandingo"

2 whipping scenes

in the first a black slave, hanging bound on his feet and spanking with a paddle - 2 min.

in the second a white mistress whip a black slavegirl and as last you can see her bloody back. 1,5 min

greets TARL

Tarl and others: The databases will indeed be restored. I'm going to bring them back slowly, one by one, and they'll be fully loaded when I do. Probably I'm going to start on the WSIMD database, since that's the one that will take the most work. Everything else will easier after that.

And fans of the Guestbook Archives, they're back as of tonight. The Reviews section should be returning shortly.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091370/

Of course, it also helps that I like blondes. Especially when they're chained up and half naked.

I swear I've seen that suspension scene in the second clip somewhere before, even though I'd never seen the show before. Very nice; she was really hanging in a few of those shots. I'll be sure and add that one to the Torture Scenes database, since it includes scenes of women hung by their wrists.

BTW, that show has some damn nice-looking women in it. If they're going to be tying them up and torturing them on even a semi-regular basis, it might be worthwhile checking it out more often.

I found a few stills online from the suspension scene. The actress's name is Jessica Marais. Until I can make up an actual database page, these links will have to do.

http://ralphus.net/dailypic/legend01.jpg

http://ralphus.net/dailypic/legend02.jpg

http://ralphus.net/dailypic/legend03.jpg

http://ralphus.net/dailypic/legend04.jpg

http://ralphus.net/dailypic/legend05.jpg

Its actually one of my favorite shows. Its very serial in nature, each episode happens almost immediately after the previous one.

My favorite Rhona Mitra scene remains Hollow Man. That DVD was the first ever time that I discovered in the deleted scenes an extended nudity/rape sequence. Because, really, isn't that what we're actually looking for in deleted scenes? Filmed parts of sexual violence that were cut in order to achieve an acceptable rating? Well, that's what I'm always looking for, and I am almost always disappointed, But not this time. Yow.

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jhlipton: I was generally unimpressed with Doomsday myself, Rhona's suspension scene notwithstanding. The movie lives on in my archives as the suspension scene clip only. But that's just my take.

a little information for my own group: please friends - if you interested in and will be a member - edit first here age in your yahooprofile - no age, no membership.

sorry for this spam, ralphus, but i most kick out some interested people or can´t approve why no age.

greets TARL

In the description we have in the database, it says:

M/f prelude to overpowered rape. Scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) turns invisible. He spies on his neighbor (Rhona Mitra) and enters her room. After tormenting her for a bit, he shoves her onto her bed. It is implied that she is raped.

That sounds like one of the entries we got off Jefferson James's list, and that's about all I saw in the "R" rated version last night. But get this: there were no deleted scenes on the extras, and it says on Netflix's site: "This film is Unrated on the Blu-Ray format." Well, what a rip-off for those of us who don't own a Blu-Ray player! And apparently the Director's Cut on DVD contains the extra scenes, but did Netflix pick up that version? Nope. Major suckage.

Can anyone update the information as to what we see now in unedited version?

Rhona's Doomsday suspension torture scene was clearly the highlight of that film, which I mostly just watched in fast-forward looking for scenes. There was also a nice, albeit brief sequence that was worth checking out, where a blonde cutie gets tied AOH and branded on her back by the bad guy.

The Spartacus "rape" scenes were okay for a TV movie, but everything was implied and there wasn't really a lot there to make them GIMP-worthy, IMO.

I think it's ironic that we're all looking for rape and torture scenes in mainstream films and TV shows when in actuality, there's a new ZFX film that's out that should give us the really good stuff we're all looking for. My order should be coming early next week. Anybody else seen it yet or planning to order it?

The critic also reiterated what that article stated, calling it the nastiest festival ever, and that all the winners were very intense, very violent, either psychologically or physically, and often highly sexual. He also sited the reason that French actress Isabelle Huppert headed the jury, and she has a taste for extreme things and because her tastes defined what won, that carried over to everybody's sense of the entire festival.

At any rate, it's good to see so many extreme films getting attention. A film with kidnapping, rape and torture winning a top award shows that people are starting to notice the darker side of entertainment. It may not get a wide audience, but I'm glad that we're finally getting a voice in popular media.

Here's a little teaser from the film in the YouTube link above.

In the original movie, Sebastian pushed Rhona Mitra back toward the bed, and then it cuts away to Elizabeth Shue driving up, going to Sebastian's apartment, blah blah blah.

In the deleted sequence, after Shue walks away from her car, we cut back to Rhona Mitra on her back on her bed. We see one (maybe both) of her breasts because her robe is open, but we just see her from mid-chest up. She is struggling, and it sounds like she screams out with each penetrating thrust as she's being fucked. Sounds like three good thrusts. The shot lasts for maybe 3 seconds.

Cut back to Elizabeth Shue in the apartment blah blah blah.

Cut back to Rhona Mitra post-rape. She is curled up on her bed, on her side, clutching her robe around her strategically covered up nude body. There is a vivid red bruise on her thigh. She is crying and trembling. We watch her sob and tremble and special effects reveal Sebastian climbing off the bed and walking away across the room. We see Rhona for maybe 8 seconds.

Verhoeven says the test audiences didn't like seeing how bad Sebastian was that soon in the movie, so they "softened" the rape. What a bunch of pussies. Obviously there was little to no GIMP factor in the test screenings.

I would like to believe that bodes well for us with respect to more and higher quality product being on the way. But there always seem to be unintended consequences lurking behind every trend and this one may be no different. Perhaps there will be new rating systems designed that will have the effect of discouraging investment in such extreme product. I certainly hope not.

Canadian: Thanks for the link to the article about the Cannes Film Festival. I guess if we want to find interesting movies, we can monitor what the "ecumenical" jury doesn't like.

Caught a movie recently on Amazon Video on Demand that I don't think is in the database:

Savage Weekend http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079855/ is one of those weird '70s slasher flicks that has two GIMP-worthy scenes. The story concerns a group of people spending a weekend at a rustic vacation home. A masked killer offs them one at a time. Having seen this film a number of years ago, I can tell that there has been some editing, so the scenes don't have quite the impact they did in the original. But they may be worth a look nonetheless.

The first scene is told in flashback. One of the local yokels, Otis, finds his girlfriend with another guy out in the woods. She's wearing denim shorts and a midriff-baring shirt. Otis grabs her by the hair and drags her along the ground and into a nearby barn. He takes her to a vertical beam, ties her arms a few feet off the ground so she is slightly raised from the barn floor. He tears her shirt open widely, exposing her breasts. Then he produces a hot branding iron with the business end in the shape of the letter T. He brands her twice, once with the iron turned to the right, then overlapping the same spot with the iron turned to the left, which forms the letter H. (The narrator of the flashback explains that Otis meant the H to stand for "Hore". Otis wasn't very bright and didn't know how to spell "whore"). This is a decent scene that gets most of the essential elements right. I would like to have seen a little more struggling on the part of the victim, but I give it a B-. I may be mistaken, but I don't think this scene was edited.

Later, as the killer goes to work, he grabs the very cute Caitlyn O'Heaney as she is dancing around in her underwear. He gags her and ties her to a table saw in the basement, her arms fastened to one end a few feet above the table, her head resting near the blade, and her stockinged legs dangling over the other table end. The table saw needs to be activated by a light switch, but the light bulb is burned out, so he has to find another way to turn on the saw. Unfortunately, the killer is interrupted before he has a chance to rip her clothes off or tie her legs down, both of which would have helped the scene. But there is a nice overhead shot of her spread out on the table in her precarious situation. While the killer is away dealing with another potential victim, our "hero" arrives and inadvertently turns on the light at the top of the basement stairs, which turns the saw on. Sadly, what happens next was edited (!), presumably because it was too gory. I give this scene a D+, the + because the victim, although not naked, looks very nice spread out on the table saw. But the payoff just isn't there.

This is probably a topic for somebody else's forum, but the director seems to have had a fetish for sharp objects. In the course of the movie, everyone seems to get accidentally snagged on something (fish hook, barbed wire, protruding nail, etc.) in very lengthy but inconsequential scenes.

Have a great weekend all.

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Ralphus: I was actually the one who did that entry for Hollow Man. I didn't even know there was a director's cut with the actual rape shown. I guess Netflix isn't the place to go for that movie.

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John Galt: This is obviously a biased opinion, but I think that keeping the entire rape scene in Hollow Man would have made the movie scarier. At that point in the film, the fellow scientists don't realize the Kevin Bacon character was so violent. It might have added some suspense to the scenes when they're later chatting as if nothing happened. Sounds like the Bondage Dave crowd was in the test audience.

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A Canadian: I guess I should start paying more attention to the Cannes film festival. The description and outrage over Kinatay has caught my interest. And anything that contains sexual violence that Roger Ebert whines about is usually worth checking out. In fact, it was Ebert's complaining about the degradation of women in Blood Sucking Freaks that made me seek out the movie.

Also, I hope Phil Spector shares a cell with a 300-pound lifer who's a big fan of the "Barbarian Queen" movies.

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Jane von Detlefson: I haven't seen Eternal yet, but I have noticed that a number of films these days are using the Countess Bathory theme.

Wow. William Sanderson (Larry on "Newhart," E.B. Farnum in "Deadwood") playing a yokel serial killer. I think I'll have to take a look at Savage Weekend.

Before you pass judgment on Otis (the William Sanderson character) note that the killer wears a mask and the identity is not revealed until the end. I won't elaborate so as not to spoil it for you. But if you do watch it, keep the fast-forward button handy because some of the slower scenes are tough to sit through :).

Has anyone here tried this, and if so is it really any movie free of charge for a flat monthly rate? I'm assuming they aren't downloadable this way and probably only viewable logged in to their sites and in an IE browser, but hows the quality? Most importantly overall is it a good deal?

Yesterday afternoon JJ and I went location scouting. What we found is beyond words. I think we're going to shoot our next movie there. The location starts out in a huge abandoned village where there are roads and sidewalks, but no houses. Just two houses that have been destroyed. There are sinkholes everywhere. I felt like I was hallucinating. There is a cave there that goes back so far I'm afraid to see how far it goes. Awesome. We had a rather nice bondage photo shoot in a part of the location with trees. There will be a few photos posted soon on our free forum and many more in our member's area.

Our sale is still going on, but not for long!

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Scumbag update II: The New Zealand Herald focuses on Lana Clarkson in this story about the Phil Spector sentence. I don't think this piece really tells us anything that wasn't already known but I suppose we can appreciate the thought.

There is one scene in which a woman dressed as Wonder Woman is strapped down to a metal bed frame and electrocuted.

I was always more into the Bionic Woman but I do know there are lots of guys here who will likely be interested in that scene. It sounds like Demonlover should be added to the list of movies I need to see.

John Galt: Thanks for the updated info on the Hollow Man rape scene. So they "softened" the rape because the test audiences didn't like it? What a bunch of crap. Get a clue, it's not likely that a majority of people in an audience are going to "like" a rape scene, unless for some reason the character being raped is looked upon as being somehow bad and "deserving it". Rape is supposed to be disturbing. Shame on the director for wussing out on his artistic vision. It's amazing any rape scenes even survive the final cut in movies anymore if they're going to let the moron masses decide the content.

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YikYakker: Appreciate you taking the time to review Savage Weekend for us. I think I've seen that many, many years ago from back in my video store days. Don't remember anything about it, but the branding scene with the topless chick sounds like it's worth checking out. But there are a few comments on Netflix that warn that the film has indeed been edited in this most recent DVD release. Damn, I get tied of this censorship! What's the point of restoring a film for DVD if the VHS version was the only way to see it uncut? Maybe I should be buying up old VHS tapes and transferring them to DVD myself.

The link to your review can be accessed in my Homepage URL above. I'm waiting to hear back from Scribbler so he can add the button for the Reviews section. Yes, all 400+ reviews will be back, hopefully sometime today, just depends on when I hear back from him. Meanwhile, I've been working behind the scenes this weekend rebuilding the databases. May be a while; it just depends on how much free time I have.

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Jane von Detlefson: Don't know how I missed out on Demonlover; since it's been out for years, apparently. Brian's Page says it has lots of bondage scenes, but they go by so quickly that you have to pause to see them. The Wonder Woman electric shock scene sounds intriguing, though. Can you remember enough to give us a few details for the electroshock database?

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Brutus: I don't recall if Roger Ebert actually reviewed Bloodsucking Freaks himself, but as a longtime viewer of "Siskel and Ebert", I remember they used to have a "dog of the week" segment back in their PBS days and it's possible they might have trashed it on one of their early shows. I always love it when critics go out of their way to tell us how repulsive a certain film is and not to see it, because all that's doing is alerting us to the fact that something possibly GIMP-worthy is out there. Degrading to women? Great, I'm buying my ticket now!

I'm surprised Siskel and Ebert would have showed the electro sequence, since there was topless nudity in that scene. At any rate, wouldn't it be great to get hold of a copy of that program again? From what I understand, the producers threw away the old tapes of their programs and the only ones that survived were from after they went to Disney in the mid 1980s.

The electrocution scene is as follows: Diane, the main character, has found out about the "Hell Fire Club" a site in which one can log on and type in scenarios for torture and see them being done to the woman on their computer (seriously hot idea supposedly being perpetrated by Russians in this movie). Diane logs onto the site, the site opens with a dark shot of a woman in tight rope bondage hanging upside down and turning in the air. Diane clicks on a picture of a woman dressed as Wonder Woman. The screen scrolls to and enlarges on a struggling "Wonder Woman" being chained to a metal bed frame (the kind with springs across the bottom) by two shaven-headed tattooed thugs. There are shots of them chaining her legs down, close-ups of the thugs pulling her legs. They get a box with a dial on it and attach a metal clamp to the bed frame. A close-up of one thug cranking the dial and lots of blurry shots of "Wonder Woman" shaking. End of scene. After that we see a woman in a latex suit strapped to an X-cross then a woman in a latex suit being dunked in a tub of water.

It must also be mentioned that Connie Nielson (Diane) is also raped by her coworker in Demonlover. But as JJ put it cringingly, "It shows too much of the dude's ugly ass and not enough of gorgeous Connie.". I'm paraphrasing, he had much more to say about it, gesturing dramatically that the camera should have been moved down just a few inches, etc. But, hey, it's a rape scene in a mainstream movie, not a delated scene on a DVD.

What's sexy about this movie is that Connie Nielson (Diane) wants to be held captive and tortured by these seedy people. I might be projecting...

I posted a few vidcaps of Demonlover on our forum in the "Mainstream" thread. If you look at each vidcap for a few seconds it will give you a good idea of the length of each scene.

Also, have you seen Romance (dir. Catherine Breillat)? That has two rather nice prolonged bondage scenes in which François Berléand ties up the young woman. His character is simply wonderful. He even has an antique chair that has a compartment in the seat where he keeps all his gadgets. Sigh.

I just have to rub it in that I bought the uncensored DVD of Barbarian Queen 1 and 2 when Tower Records NY was closing. I think I paid 4 dollars. Why no one else was there fighting me for all the GIMP titles I will never know. The petit woman in the raggedy Cats tee-shirt and miniskirt scouring Tower, uttering high-pitched squeals at finding all kinds of wacky titles at really low prices, that was me.

I just have to rub it in that I bought the uncensored DVD of Barbarian Queen 1 and 2 when Tower Records NY was closing. I think I paid 4 dollars.

I didn't know the uncensored version of the first Barbarian Queen was available on DVD. And it only cost about $4?

I am currently bright-green with envy.

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Brutus: You're right, I kind of jumped the gun assuming the Roger Ebert assessment of BSF was a review. Still, the Siskel and Ebert new-age silliness about violence against women in the cinema makes me laugh. I bet the only people who remember that special episode today are people who enjoy the movies they mentioned.

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Jane von Detlefson: Excellent description for Demonlover. I think I'll be checking this one out as well, despite the brevity of the scenes and the apparent lack of gags. It sounds like a great concept: torturing women via computer. I think some of the Kink.com sites actually let members do this.

It would have been nice to see the Diane character tortured, or even more naked. The "rape" scene left me cold since Diane was going along with it full-tilt until she decided at the last minute she really didn't want to have sex. This was after serious foreplay in the car, deep tongue kissing in the car and in the hotel room, and her removing all of the guy's clothes. There were so many opportunities for her to say "no," in particular before she accompanied him up to a hotel room. What did she think was going to happen? At the risk of being spectacularly un-PC, I would say that she deserved what she got.

But I have to agree that we saw way too much of the guy's flaccid butt and way too little of Diane's naked body. And you know, we didn't get to see the rape. We faded out as she was struggling, still clothed, and okay I guess he was fucking her but it was a lame scene. Then later she is asleep and he rolls her over and slowly penetrates her a few times before she pulls out a gun and blows his brains out. In her sleep. Right. French movies.

I liked the concept of the Hell Fire Club web site and a few more well-filmed scenes of the goings-on there would have been nice. We didn't get to see any Diane scenes on the web site except at the very end when she is in black latex from head to toe (including a full-head mask). And apparently she was a participant several times over the course of the movie.

An altogether dismaying cinematic GIMP experience.

I did enjoy Romance, but not for any of the weak bondage sequences. It reminded me of the weak bondage stuff featuring Dana Delaney in Exit to Eden. I wanted so much more Dana Delaney bondage and nudity and instead I got Dan Ackroyd and Rosie O'Donnell in black latex. That was wrong on so many different levels.

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Ralphus: Yeah, and Hollow Man was a Paul Verhoeven movie. The guy who gave us Showgirls. What's he doing listening to test audiences? (Not that I didn't love the copious gratuitous Elizabeth Berkley and Gina Gershon nudity in Showgirls.)

(Which reminds me, Gina Gerson was also in Demonlover and totally wasted. There should have been a good sex scene or at least a gratuitous nude scene for her. But I digress.)

I have tried the $30/month memberships to both GIGA and ZEN. They do NOT offer all of their movies for streaming. I am a member of ZEN now and it's only about 110 movies or maybe a third or a quarter of all of their titles. I am a big fan of the movies though since there are many long torture scenes of hot Japanese girls usually scantily clad and AOH. ZEN has no nudity but their torture scenes are pretty f'n good-better than what you can find elsewhere. I have downloaded about 10 of their titles separately also.