Infinite Bliss Review

Running Time: 95 min.

Production Date: 3 / 15 / 1998

Director: Nick Orleans

Cast: Taylor St. Clair, Brick Majors, Dru Berrymore, Alec Metro, Teri Starr, Toni James, Carli, Coral Sands, Cameron Steele, Lennox, Ian Daniels, Felicia, and Nicollete

Initial Expectations: I’ve had pretty good luck with Adam & Eve’s recent releases and I expect this to be pretty good even though it’s not part of their Premium Collection.

Initial Reaction: It’s not great or terribly original, but it’s still pretty good.

Audio /Video Quality: The audio is normally a little hard to understand as the balance is a little off. Luckily the movie isn’t dependent on dialogue and there’s very little of it. There is some dubbing, but it’s kind of hard to avoid with slow motion in scenes. The video varies. Early in the movie it shows a lot of pixelation which disappears later in the movie. There’s also some intentional ghosting and the soft focus is off on purpose. The intentional ‘problems’ work well in their scene but the pixelation was a little annoying.

Music: Although it isn’t listed I think the music was done by Saint. If not, it’s very similar. It ranges from techno to very sexy and fits each scene’s mood very well. The only problem with it is that it’s a little overpowering.

Review: Infinite Bliss is Taylor St. Clair's XXX debut, and from watching her here I'm not sure how she didn't get signed to a huge contract on this movie alone. Taylor has a great body with luscious brown hair and beautiful large natural breasts. They're a little bigger now but, as I've been told by the head of her fan club, still all natural. I have to give her credit for keeping them real as they're one of the best pair of tits in the industry today. Taylor is somewhat involved in every scene in the movie as well as doing a pretty fair job of acting in between the sex. The plot is relatively simple, although not terribly original. Taylor can't achieve the big O with her boyfriend. She loves him and wants to make it work so she heads to the Institute of Orgasm for help. It's cheesy fun like the Institute of Orgasm that makes Infinite Bliss work. Well, that and the great sex.

Things start off with Taylor blowing off lunch with Nicollete so she can have a nooner with Cameron Steele, her boyfriend. As he goes down on her she has flashes on having Nicollete eat her pussy and her returning the favor. The flashes never amount to anything but add a lot of heat to the scene. As soon as he pops his passion pudding on her stomach he bolts leaving her unsatisfied. Luckily she has her handy dandy gold vibrator which she uses to pleasure herself while fantasizing about her and Cameron pleasuring Nicollete. It’s a very hot scene and gave me a lot of hope for the rest of the movie.

After putting a little more wear on her batteries she finds a fax from the Institute of Orgasm. She laughs about it and tosses the paper but the next thing we know she’s ringing their doorbell. Coral and Carli meet her at the front desk and proceed to take her in back for a short interview about what turns her on. Figuring she’s a little slow due to her southern accent they proceed to show her on each other rather than ask questions. Coral, a hot brunette, starts things off while Carli is still asking questions, but it doesn’t take Carli, trying out for a position as a human pawn shop, to join in. Taylor watches them throughout the scene and plays with herself a little, but not much. It’s another very hot scene which Coral really stands out in.

After her ‘interview’ Taylor finally gets to meet the doctor (Alec Metro) who tells her that sometimes things from our past can hold us back. He wants to try an experiment with her and has her wear a pair of VR glasses which show her Dru Berrymore, decked out in fetish wear, and Brick Majors in a garden. It’s almost a hot scene which suffers some from the things that also make it a fairly smart scene. The scene is rarely very clear. There’s a lot of ghosting images and some frame stop photography in the scene. It’s a great idea for this scene but it makes it kind of hard to watch at times. I also don’t care much for Brick Majors. He often seems like a slab of meat with mittens. Mechanically he’s good, but he rarely shows much emotion which also brings the scene down a little.

Doctor Alec finds that Taylor’s problem is that she can’t allow herself to orgasm once she conquers the man by sleeping with him. He thinks that having her wear a latex dress around the Institute might help a little. As she strolls around the pool she has flashes of Coral and Carli before she finds Felicia looking very hot in a net dress. They tease each other a little before Nicollete shows up and she and Felicia work over each other while Taylor watches. After they think Taylor’s learned enough Nicollete brings Taylor with them to the staircase where she and Felicia work Taylor over. The three girls then move around some so that nobody’s left doing all the work. It’s a hot all girl scene with a lot of toy usage.

While Taylor deals with her problem, Cameron goes back to the hotel and finds her panties on the counter and the letter from the Institute of Orgasm. He heads over there where Coral directs him to room 7. Meanwhile, Doctor Alec begins another experiment with Teri Starr and Toni James. He believes he can recreate a sexual experience with a hair and has Toni and Teri hooked up to a machine to test his theory. He guides the girls through the stages with a joystick (no, I’m not speaking figuratively) starting with self (masturbation), and then moving on to the feminine side (lesbianism). Toni and Teri do a great job as test subjects and Alec is amusing working them through it with his joystick. When it comes to Alec’s favorite stage, learning about cock, Toni takes over joystick duty to help Teri learn. Once she’s satisfied with Teri’s progress she puts down the joystick to give Alec a great, sloppy blowjob. Later on he even lets Alec fuck her pretty little ass. Sadly, it still isn’t enough for Taylor to cum. Cameron shows up during the experiment and is part confused and part horrified. Taylor sees him near the end and they both seem to come to a silent understanding.

With Cameron at the Institute also Doctor Alec decides to use him in the next experiment also. Lennox and Taylor kiss and caress each other in lingerie while Nicollete watches in the background. Ian Daniels and Cameron soon arrive and get head from Lennox and Taylor, respectively. Neither couple interacts much with the other although Nicollete does help each couple a little. It’s a hot scene that’s helped out by the lingerie that all of the girls wear. Taylor also ends the scene by taking a huge mouthful of Cameron’s population pudding that’s a sight to behold. Luckily this was enough for Doctor Alec to figure out a solution for Taylor’s problem.

Although it’s quite a bit of fun, Infinite Bliss does have some problems. Nicollete’s role is very confusing. I can understand her being in both scenes at the Institute, but having her as Taylor’s co-worker and the flashes of her in the opening scene don’t seem to fit. The slow motion also detracted some from the scenes. Mr. Orleans uses slow motion a lot in his movies, but I’ve seen him use it a lot better than he does here. It does soften some of the scenes, but its lack of consistent here brings things down a little.

On the plus side, the scenes seem long. They’re mostly average length but they’re balanced so that they don’t seem like it. They also don’t seem to drag on. Also, Taylor does an amazing job for her first movie. I’ve seen a lot worse from stars who’ve been around for several years. She has a great body and she doesn’t appear to shy away from much sexually. It’s not hard to tell that there would be big things ahead in Taylor’s future, which is normally a given for the ladies in the porn business.

Extras: Just your basic extras here. Trailers for The Collector, Devoured, and Taboo of Tarot . The photo gallery is manual (there’s no menu so you have to hit the play button to advance) and contains 18 pictures. The pictures range from slightly fuzzy to very clear and mix full screen shots and snapshots. Finally, the bios cover Alec Metro, Dru Berrymore, Coral Sands, Felicia, Lennox, Taylor St. Clair, Nicollete, Teri Starr, and Toni James. Each one gives a nice little write up on the star with some information on how to identify them by tattoos and piercings as well as a picture. There’s also phone sex info, web links, and hot shots.

Themes: Straight, group, lesbian, toys, anal, spanking, and masturbation

Raincoat Factor: Medium high

Overall: Currently, Infinite Bliss can be found online for between about $13 and $22. It’s nothing really amazing or wildly original, but it’s kind of fun and has some good sex. If you’re a fan of Taylor St. Clair you’re going to be very happy. The transfer varies and there are a few spots with some problems. The extras are just your standard extras.

Note to Adam & Eve: For a standard release this is pretty good. I would have liked a little cleaner picture in spots, but it’s still better than a lot of other releases out there.

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