Couch Surfing (Director's Cut) Review

Distributor: Adam & Eve Edition Details: Director's Cut Streaming Movie Specs: Genres: Feature Film, Short Film, Comedy Run Time: 29 minutes Rated: XXX Release Year: 2016 Director: Paul Deeb Written by: Magnus Sullivan Cast: Emma Snow (as Nora Belle), Dane Cross, Andre Shakti, Francois Nabisco, Jeff Dillon Release Specs: Audio: English Stereo Subtitles: none Video: Widescreen, 1.78:1 (anamorphic) Video Format: NTSC Format: Streaming Regional Code (for DVD/Blu-ray): N/A Number of discs: N/A

Couch Surfing is a prime example of how a short subject adult movie should be made. There isn't a lot of story being told within the short movie, however, what is told is sufficient for the run time. The majority of the story is told through character development. More time is spent on the story than on showing sex scenes and the finished movie seems well-balanced on the amount of time that was spent on each. In addition, Couch Surfing is a funny movie. The movie doesn't go for cheap laughs either; it earns the laughter that it receives.

Skyler (Dane Cross) and Sage (Emma Snow) run a cam show from their house that is failing to get viewers and Skyler and Sage are falling apart from each other. February (Andre Shakti), who is couch surfing stranger that Skyler allows to stay at their house, arrives which adds to the void between the couple. Skyler becomes obsessed with her trunk that is in the living room and opens it one day to find it full of S&M gear.

For people who feel that adult movie performers can't act, this is one of those movies that proves them wrong; the whole cast does a great job within this movie. Cross and Snow are amazing in their roles as the two leads, Skyler and Sage. Much of the story told in Couch Surfing is told through the actions and emotions of Skyler and Sage and the two characters are spot on.

There are what can be considered two sex scenes within the short movie. One is a masturbation scene with Sage and the other is a boy/girl scene with Sage and Skyler. Both run concurrently with each other and occur at the end of the short movie. Both scenes are incredibly well done and the cast stays in character during the scenes.

Technically the movie is well done, for the most part, as well. Couch Surfing is beautifully shot with a multitude of angles and how the movie was going to look in its final form was obviously heavily considered before filming. The development of the movie was thought of just as much in how everything unfolds. Not everything is perfect, there is an issue with oversaturation due to the lighting at some points. But overall, a lot of thought and effort went into Couch Surfing and it shows.

The director's cut version of Couch Surfing isn't just an extended sequence or two. The opening cam show is completely different than in the standard version. Another sex scene has been added to the end of the film (portions of which were the cam show from the opening in the standard version) and the after credits portion of the standard film is part of the ending now and isn't after the credits. The changes to the movie actually make the movie feel different and it is hard to say which version is better. Both versions are well worth watching.

Overall, Couch Surfing is a short subject movie that fans of plot-based adult movies will not want to miss. The story isn't overly complex but as it is presented in the movie, it works beautifully. The sex scenes are very well done and very enjoyable. Couch Surfing is just an all around great short subject adult movie.

Couch Surfing has been released by Adam & Eve exclusively through their streaming service Adam & Eve TV. Currently available through Adam & Eve TV are both the director's cut version and the standard version of Couch Surfing. Couch Surfing is presented in the anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Couch Surfing is available as 781kbps, 1074kbps, 1758kbps, and 2539kbps streams. Obviously, image quality can vary based on the equipment used, internet speeds, and internet traffic and demand at the time. The image looks great without any noticeable blemishes or defects. Adam & Eve does have an Adam & Eve TV logo that comes and goes from the bottom right-hand corner of the screen during the movie.

Couch Surfing is presented with an English Stereo audio track. As with the video, audio quality can vary based on the equipment used, internet speeds, and internet traffic and demand at the time. There were no noticeable issues with the audio presentation with clear and easy to hear dialog.

The director's cut of Couch Surfing is different enough from the standard version of Couch Surfing to make the movie actually seem different. Couch Surfing is an excellent short movie that should be thoroughly enjoyed by fans of adult feature movies. All fans of the genre are doing themselves a disservice in not viewing the movie. Viewers that hate plot or character development in their adult material will not enjoy this movie. Unfortunately, Adam & Eve has not released either the director's cut or the standard version of Couch Surfing on DVD and the only way to currently view the title is through their streaming service Adam & Eve TV.

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