42nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection 14 Review

Distributor: Impulse Pictures Edition Details: Standard DVD Movie Specs: Genres: Golden Age Classic, Complilation, 8mm Loops, All Sex Run Time: 108 minutes Rated: XXX Release Year: 2016 Director: Jason Russell Written by: Jason Russell Cast: Lisa DeLeeuw, King Paul, Bobby Astyr, Annie Sprinkle, Tina Russell, Ashley Welles, Bonnie Holiday, Jayne Paygan, Terry Galko, Erica Boyer, Desiree West, Heather Ellis, Rick Toole, Heather Fields, Johnny Harden, Jerry Davis, Jason Russell Release Specs: Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Subtitles: none Video: Full Frame, 1.33:1 Video Format: NTSC Format: DVD Regional Code (for DVD/Blu-ray): 0 (All) Number of discs: 1

The 14^th volume of Impulse Pictures' 42^nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection line brings another 15 loops from the days when 16mm grinder loops, that were essentially all sex scenes, were shot on film and then sold on 8mm and Super 8mm film for viewing at home via a projector. Many were silent, some had sound. If a loop actually had a set up it was fast and to the point to get to the sex.

As for the loops in this compilation themselves, they originally came from many different collections, for those that I could identify. All of the loops presented here are silent, and from those that I could find the heritage for, were originally sold as silent loops. A few have brief set ups, but most of the loops in the compilation start with the sex without an attempt at a set up for the scene.

Impulse Pictures has broken up the loops on the compilation so that there are five standard boy/girl scenes, five scenes with three or more people, and five lesbian scenes. There is a nice variety to the scenes included on the release including interracial sex, cream pies, and bondage. As can be expected for a compilation such as this one, some of the scenes are better than others but with 15 scenes on the release, it can afford to have some crummier ones. The ability to watch all the scenes one after another, or select a specific loop is available from the menu.

For some of the loops included in the compilation I was unable to identify the original heritage of the loop. From the Adult Fantacies in Pornography series “Slippery When Wet” (4), from 1976. From the California Cowgirls series “Totem Pole” (3), with Heather Fields and Johnny Harden. From the Classex series is “Three's A Ball” (5), with Bobby Astyr, Heather Ellis, and Annie Sprinkle. From the Diamond Collection series is “Cream Pie” (JC 304), with King Paul. From the Erotic Fantasies series is “Big Tits” (EF 808), with Lisa DeLeeuw and Rick Toole.

From the Limited Edition series are “Ping Pong Pushover” (LTD 217), with Jerry Davis, and “Licking Lezzies” (LTD 160). From the Lovemates series is “The Bathtub” (LM 4). From the Party-Girls series is “Devil in Tina Russell” (PY 9), which this reviewer believes was directed by Jason Russell with Tina Russell and Jason Russell. From the Regal Collection series is “Dildo Chicks” (RC 623) with Erica Boyer. From the Roger Rimbaud Production collection is “Three's Enough” (RR 30), with Ashley Welles, Bonnie Holiday, and Jayne Pagan. From the San Francisco Films collection is “The Dressing Room” (SF 124), with Terry Galko. From the Screw series are “Bound to Fuck” (c1) and “Tina's Latin Lady” (SP 54), with Tina Russell. The loop that is included that I couldn't identify the heritage of is only one loop with no name.

A big thank you goes out to the fine people at the Adult Loop Database; without their excellent database far less of these loops would have identifications.

A release such as Impulse Pictures' 42^nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection Volume 14 is hard to rate when it comes to aspects such as the video and audio qualities. The compilation consists of 15 different loops, each originating from different source material. As a result the video quality varies from loop to loop. The entire presentation is in the academy aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and is presented in 480p. As can be expected there is grain, artifacts, and print damage present in all the loops. Some are in better shape than others are however all the loops are in good shape with only one on the lower end of good.

42^nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection Volume 14 is presented with a Dolby Digital 2.0 monaural track of projector noise only. For the loops that I can identify the heritage of, they were all silent to start out with and it is likely that the loops that I couldn't identify the heritage of were as well. The projector sound does get grating after a while. It would have been a nice aspect if a royalty free music track had been included as well as an option to the projector sound.

Impulse Pictures has only included one extra with the release. There is a booklet with a talk about loops in general by Dimitrios Otis. What the release is missing is a booklet on the loops included within the set, which shouldn't have been that hard for Impulse Pictures to have made. I was able to identify the heritage of 14 of the 15 loops without the source material.

42^nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection Volume 14 is a decent compilation of loops from back when they were shot on 16mm film and released on 8mm film for home viewing. As can be expected from a compilation such as this, some of the loops are far better than others. Impulse Pictures has done a decent job with the release, all of the loops included are in good shape but unfortunately the only identification they have been given is their original name. If you like the old 8mm grinders, you will find a lot to like here.

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