Agency 1, The (Marie Madison) Review

Distributor: Marie Madison Media Edition Details: Standard DVD Movie Specs: Genres: Feature Film, Roughie, Serial (10 Part) Run Time: 52 minutes Rated: XXX Release Year: 2003 Director: Marie Madison Written by: J.C. Cast: Marie Madison, Mark Audess, Alan Steed Release Specs: Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: none Video: Widescreen, 1.85:1 Video Format: NTSC Format: DVD-R Regional Code (for DVD/Blu-ray): 0 (All) Number of discs: 1 Disc: DVD-R Special Features: Previews DVD-ROM Special Features: none

Synopsis:
After drug lord Jack “Scorpion” King (Mark Audess) gets released from prison, The Agency sends operative Alex Hunter (Marie Madison) to get evidence that King has opened for business again so they can put him away. While searching Hunter gets caught by King and he tortures her for information on what The Agency has against him.

Audio/Video:
The Agency is presented with an English 2.0 Stereo track, which is all that is necessary for the film. Considering that the film is amateur in nature and the audio track is very raw, where talking can be heard in the background at times and you can hear when the camera person walks into an object. A Dolby Digital 5.1 track would be wasted since the film is mostly just a sex scene and the defects in the audio would be more noticeable. Marie Madison Media hasn't included any foreign language tracks or subtitle options for the feature film.

The Agency is presented in the widescreen aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1. Not only is the film in widescreen, but it is in anamorphic widescreen. It's great to see an adult disc taking advantage of the widescreen aspect and making the disc anamorphic. This shows a lot of respect for the viewers by Marie Madison Media and I hope more adult companies take the example presented here and start making their discs anamorphic. The video loo0ks good but isn't perfect. There are occasional issues with edge definition, which could be caused by cheaper equipment or over lighting in places. There is also some light grain evident in places. The video looks good though free from glitches and the colors, although a little light, are good.

Special Features:
After the film is over, the only extra on the disc plays automatically. The extra contained on the disc is previews for Forced Feedings, Talon's Reign — Episode 1: The King's Dungeon, and Yeah I Swallow 3: One Last Gulp.

Disc Design/Navigation:
There is no real disc design per se for the disc. There is no menu system at all for the disc. When you put the disc in it auto-plays the film and then the only extra plays after the film is finished. Not only does this mean that there is no chapter menu but there is also only one chapter within the feature film itself. On the positive side, although there is a partially functioning time code on the disc. The time into the film is displayed but time searching doesn't work. Positioning memory/resume functions work with the disc though, which helps with only one chapter being available.

General Review:
I'll start this off by saying that I am not a fan of coercion or torture in adult films unless it is really necessary for the plot of the film and there are other elements present as well especially since I don't find torture or coercion to be erotic. The only point to this film is the torture and coercion. The plot to the film mostly exists in the beginning where the set up is shown. The rest of the film is one long scene showing the torture and coercion. The scene does relate to the opening plot and the end is left wide open for the next entry in the series.

Only fans of forced play adult films will enjoy this film. There isn't enough plot to make this watchable as a general enjoyment film and there is only one long sex scene in it so if you don't find that erotic, there is really nothing left. Luckily since this is an amateur film the post production CGI effects of the nasty potentially harmful evens, like the electroshock and the cigarette burning are obviously fake. The sexual themes in the film are vaginal and anal sex with torture, including electroshock, cigarette burning, hair pulling and choking, coercion, blow jobs, anal fingering, and pussy fingering. For viewers that care about condom use, there are no condoms used in the film. It is also obvious that no cast members where actually harmed during the film.

The shots in the beginning of the film are well edited so they fit with the music that is going on. The music is the same throughout the film so it does get a little repetitive. Variances in the music would have helped. The film is well shot with good angles and nicely chosen outdoor locations. The indoor location works as well. The amateur nature of the film shows through as some shots are very shaky. The camera person's shadow is visible in some places and there is one point where the camera person obviously walked into an object. The dialog is rather cheesy as well.

Scene Synopsis:
There is only one long sex scene contained in the film which features Marie Madison and Mark Audess. Mark starts out by tying up Marie and then he removes and cuts off her clothing. Mark plays with her pussy and nipples with some choking mixed in. He then handcuffs her and uses an electroshock device on her nipple. Then he uses it, slightly modified, in her pussy. Then Mark burns Marie with a cigarette before he plays with ice cubes on her body. Then he forces her to give him a blow job. Then they go into the vaginal sex. Mark cums on her pubic area and instead of the scene ending Mark fingers Marie's ass before he has anal sex with her. Mark forces Marie to give him another blow job and he returns to anal sex with her. Mark cums again on her ass to end the scene.

Parting Thoughts:
The Agency is a film that will only be enjoyed by fans of forced play viewers that like tame or consensual sex will want to pass completely on this title. There isn't much plot in the film so viewers that don't like a plot with their adult entertainment will have no problem with the film. The film is amateur in nature, so there are problems with the film, but that is to be expected with a film in this class. If forced play, torture and coercion are your thing you might want to give this title a rental. If not, I'd let this one go unwatched as there won't be anything here for you.

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