Baker's Dozen 4 Review

Reviewed by cv  on  6/13/2005

This is the fourth episode of Brandon's bukkake line; since the play-by-play action has been amply covered (haha, pun intended) by other reviewers, I'm mostly going to comment on the individual starlets, their roles and the series' evolution.

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Being a Baker's Dozen Lead: Hillary Scott

Holy crap, just looking at the box cover, it's easy to understand why some people consider Hillary an "IT Girl" candidate. She's young, blonde, and enthusiastic, perhaps almost too enthusiastic. Like many recent actresses, she exhibits a lot of self-gagging. I can dig it only to a point, and then it becomes a turnoff. Everyone has their own limits, but for me, she crosses the line a little too often. As a girl who seems to enough some rough action, her makeup is quickly destroyed, again another turnoff for me. In taking a dozen-plus loads after ass-pounding anal sex, she doesn't really prove anything by using makeup that's not waterproof or choking on cock.

Perhaps I'm a bit old-fashioned, but after all is said and done, I still want to feel like I'd like to kiss the girl after all the nasty things she's done. The train wreck smeared mascara is simply a wood killer for me. Others have been down this path and Hillary just seems to be doing this a little too often.

While it sounds like I'm being very critical of Hillary, as a matter of fact, I think she may be the best Baker's Dozen starlet to date. It's not a role that every porn actress can handle and we've seen at least one flameout. Hillary has the right attitude; it's just some of the execution I'm questioning.

The Cleanup Girl: Lexxi Ripca

In the pilot episode, it was three actresses each by herself with the guys; since Episode II, Brandon has introduced the concept of the cleanup girl, and the first one up is Lexxi.

Particularly for gangbang, bukkake and cum-swallowing themed movies, the scenes revolve around one woman taking on many guys. As soon as another woman is introduced, the purity of that attention is perhaps diluted. It also brings up a slight conundrum: any girl who is hungry enough to lick cum off her starlet buddy -- by definition -- should be a Baker's Dozen girl herself.

It's a great conundrum to be presented with as long as the casting is done correctly. Poor casting will kill a gangbang/bukkake movie.

Lexxi is adorable and perhaps being the cleanup girl is a way to get acclimatized without all the cameras focused on you. This intermediate step might be a good way break in a potential Baker's Dozen girl. Lexxi sucks cocks just like Hillary, but just doesn't get the plastering which has freaked out some others; she also performs the secondary function of fluffing which is a heck of a lot better than watching a bunch of guys wank themselves. The camera can still stay focused on the cumshots and Hillary just gets plastered.

Some other girls have pretty much freaked after their Baker's Dozen experience so it'll be interesting to see which of the cleanup girls resurfaces.

The Number Two Girl: Amanda Warren (a.k.a. Luisa Rosso)

In a Baker's Dozen film, there's probably room for an opening act before a headliner. Amanda/Luisa is a prime candidate. She's nasty but not box cover caliber (especially with Hillary in the house). She's as nasty as they come, so I have no doubts that she'll be able to handle the action.

Flying solo, we really see the plusses and minuses of a girl taking on all these cocks by herself. She gets all the attention, but if there's a lull in the action, we get a roomful of guys just pulling their puds. Brandon's a skilled enough shooter to avoid wood-killing Hairy Man Ass shots, but it's nice to have some eye candy between the pop shots.

The Mini Bukkake

Rather than try to compete with the 12-20 cumshot jizzfest, one little treat that works is the 6-8 shot mini-bukkake session. Hillary's back for more and the fact that she hasn't had enough is pretty hot.

Don't Forget the Basics: Hot Sex

A major shortcoming of Japanese-style bukkake videos is the lack of actual sex. Having scorching sex separate from the bukkake action is one reason why Brandon's films work so well. Do you like one-on-one or two-on-one vaginal and anal action? It's there. You like blowbangs? Yeah, that's there too.

The Focus of Attention

The cleanup girl has to take over the scene for a while, sort of like a relief pitcher from the bullpen. The pressure is short and concentrated. Whatever Candy Sweet's actual cocksucking skills may be, in the couple of minutes while she's slurping cum off of Lucy Thai's face, she needs to have her A game.

The Baker's Dozen Attitude

Above all (to me), the girls must look like they're having fun. The self-gagging/dripping mascara thing is pushing the envelope a tad, but next to Monique LaRue's nearly silent porn debut, Hillary overshadows her brunette screen partner. Being the Baker's Dozen cleanup girl in your debut has to be rather challenging for a young woman.

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Production Values

No gimmicky editing bay tricks here, just solid sex and cumshots. Video and audio levels are well balanced.

DVD Extras

Behind The Scenes - Lucy Thai swears that her tits are 34Bs, but like Brandon, I'm not convinced. They're at least C-cups without a doubt. That begins the behind the scenes antics that jump around; one blooper indicates that Monique's first day in porn was a bit challenging for the young lass. Brandon's good with the BHS footage, and there's plenty more good stuff here.

Random Acts of Oral Kindness - Obviously wiped out by her scene in the feature, Amanda/Luisa gives us an encore and performs a great POV blowjob on Brandon. The second scene is a Monique LaRue blowjob, possibly a screen test.

Brandon loads up his discs with lots of extras, but I really like the Behind The Scenes footage and the extra sex (duh).

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Conclusion

Each episode of Baker's Dozen has a different twist as Brandon Iron hones his bukkake-themed series. If you have a great starlet, coming back to do second or even third scenes is a bonus as it proves how cum-hungry she really is. Such is the case with Hillary Scott.

Playing the role of cleanup girl isn't for everyone. Of the three here, I really liked Lexxi. Candy was okay, but I think this pushed the limit for Monique, a porn debutante.

Above all, casting for the Baker's Dozen series is critical. I sort of miss the silly doughnut-related antics of previous episodes, but as long as the sex is hot, the blowjobs are hot, the face plasters are hot, and the girls are hot, I can't complain about the direction Brandon is taking the series. As a matter of fact, I should commend him.

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