42nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection 16 Review

Distributor: Impulse Pictures Edition Details: Standard DVD Movie Specs: Genres: Golden Age Classic, Complilation, 8mm Loops, All Sex Run Time: 103 minutes Rated: XXX Release Year: 2016 Director: uncredited Written by: uncredited Cast: Ron Jeremy, Barbara Alton, Holly McCall, Lisa DeLeeuw, John Holmes, Marlene Willoughby, Christine De Shaffer, Jon Martin, Sonya Summers, Sylvia Benedict, Skipper Wice, Denise Sloan, Diana Sloan, Cody Nicole, Gina Martell, Bonnie Holiday, Carol Tong, Desiree West, Erica Boyer, Linda Shaw, Elaine Wells, Phaedra Grant, Jane Lindsay, Candida Royalle, Liza Dwyer, Eileen Welles, Adam Adams 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 16^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 some variety to the scenes included on the release. 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.

The loops included on the release are, from the Candy Girls series, “Nympho Nookie” (CG 153), with Linda Shaw and Ron Jeremy. From the Joys of Erotica series is “Stacked Snatch” (JOE 209), with Holly McCall. From the Limited Edition series is “Aching Jaws” (LTD 72), with Lisa DeLeeuw and John Holmes. From the OZ Films series is “Gypsie Women” (OZ 84), with Bonnie Holiday, Carol Tong, and Desiree West. From the Pleasure Production series are “Freaky Lesbian Twins” (PP 2037), with Denise Sloan and Diana Sloan, “Frantic Tongues” (PP 1017), with Cody Nicole and Gina Martell, and what this reviewer believes to be “Lesbian Love” (PP 2029) with Candida Royalle and Liza Dwyer.

From the Roger Rimbaud Production series are “Big Baby Brother” (RR 17), with Sonya Summers, Eileen Welles, and Adam Adams, and “Sleepy Seduction” (RR 52), with Elaine Wells, Sylvia Benedict, and Skipper Wice. From the Seductress series are “Hollyweird” (SS 22), with Ron Jeremy and Barbara Alton from 1983, and “Hot Lady” (SS 54), with Erica Boyer from 1984. From the Sex Obsession series is “Vampire Sex” (SO 107), with Marlene Willoughby. From the Showgirl Superstars series is “Lady Love” (SG 119) with Jane Lindsay and Holly McCall. From the Tenill Presents series are “Caught in the Act” (T14), with Phaedra Grant, and “Where's the Doctor?” (T 12), with Christine De Shaffer and Jon Martin.

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 16 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 decent shape with several on the lower end of acceptable.

42^nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection Volume 16 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 all 15 loops without the source material.

42^nd Street Forever: The Peep Show Collection Volume 16 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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