Dust Unto Dust (Vinegar Syndrome) Review

Distributor: Vinegar Syndrome Edition Details: Standard Streaming Movie Specs: Genres: Classic, Feature Film, Gay, Western Run Time: 59 minutes Rated: X Release Year: 1970 Director: Tom DeSimone (as Lancer Brooks) Written by: uncredited Cast: Olin, Darryl Hughes (as Damon Rosi), Poco Allen (as Pasqual) Voices: Tom DeSimone Release Specs: Audio: English Mono Subtitles: none Video: Full Frame, 1.33:1 Video Format: NTSC Format: Streaming Regional Code (for DVD/Blu-ray): N/A Number of discs: N/A

Dust Unto Dust is an early plotted gay hardcore film from director Tom DeSimone using the pseudonym Lancer Brooks. Dust Unto Dust is a rather simplistic film in nature, with a cast of only three men and a narrator, however, instead of making this work against the film Tom DeSimone makes it work for the film.

The story for Dust Unto Dust is the telling, by a narrator (Tom DeSimone), of an old Native American legend (not a real Native American legend but one made up for the film). In the legend, in the 1800s, a family from the east coast went west looking for gold. Instead of gold, the family ended up with a child. The two died young, leaving the child to grow up on his own in the desert. Two gay Native Americans find the grown child (Olin), Broken Wing (Poco Allen) and his brother with no name due to being a half-breed (Darryl Hughes), who were believed to be cursed and left behind by their tribe due to being gay. The film tells the story of the three.

Dust Unto Dust is simplistic. The narration removed the need for dialog. There are only the three characters in the film (There is one shot of the child's mother from behind that looks like Olin stood in for her.). The whole movie was shot outdoors, and there are a total of three sex scenes in the film.

The simplicity of Dust Unto Dust makes the movie work. The outdoor locations fit the film perfectly. The film is nicely shot, and the sex scenes fit in well with the story that is being told to the viewer. The cast may not have any lines in the movie, but they still have to convey their characters feelings through their body language, which the actors do excellently. Overall, Dust Unto Dust is a fun gay adult film and well worth watching by fans of the genre.

The edition of Dust Unto Dust screened is the streaming-only edition available on Exploitation.TV. Vinegar Syndrome has done a poor job with their streaming-only version of Dust Unto Dust. Dust Unto Dust was shot on film, and it looks like Vinegar Syndrome has used a film print for this release. Dust Unto Dust is presented in the Academy aspect ratio of 1.33:1 pillarboxed to the anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The image quality is decent with jumps, print damage, and artifacts. The colors are washed out and shift at times. The film looks too red in spots as well.

The available audio for Dust Unto Dust is an English monaural track. The audio presentation is poor with crackles and dirt. The dialog in the film is affected negatively by the dirt, but usually, the dialog can be understood.

Vinegar Syndrome hasn't included any extras for their streaming-only edition of Dust Unto Dust.

Dust Unto Dust is an early hardcore gay feature film from director Tom DeSimone. Dust Unto Dust is a straightforward film with only three cast members that tells a story of a made up Native American legend via a narrator. Even though Dust Unto Dust is so simple, as a whole, the film works well and should entertain viewers. Dust Unto Dust is well worth watching. Vinegar Syndrome has done an okay job with their streaming-only edition of Dust Unto Dust on Exploitation.TV with decent video but below average audio quality.

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