Paradise (Wicked) Review

Running Time: 82 min.

Production Date: 5 / 15 - 16 / 1997

Director: Brad Armstrong

Cast: Jenna Jameson, Missy, Johnni Black, Kaitlyn Ashley, Holly Body, Avalon, Nikki Lynn, Mark Davis, Peter North, T. T. Boy, Brad Armstrong, Jonathan Morgan, Mickey G., Steve Drake, and Dic Tracy (non-sex)

Initial Expectations: I’ve heard very good things about Paradise . A cast like this combined with Wicked’s normal quality of DVDs gives me a lot of hope for this DVD .

Initial Reaction: It’s a hot movie on a well done DVD.

Who Should Watch It : Fans of anybody in the cast, couples, and anybody looking for well done sex

Who Should Avoid It: Anybody who doesn’t like hot sex or fans of extreme hardcore scenes

Audio /Video Quality: Being a Wicked DVD, one normally expects a top of the line transfer. Sadly, Paradise isn’t quote up to Wicked’s normal level. The picture looks just as good as normal, but the audio lacks a little. It’s very quiet and the balance is off a little in places. It’s very noticeable in the beginning, but later in the movie it’s not as noticeable.

Music: The music has a nice tropical feel and is very nicely balanced, remaining in the background very well. At times I didn’t even know it was there.

Disc Problems: When played on my DVD- ROM, the menu selection during the bios would not return to the menu.

Menus: This time Wicked gets a little ironic with their menus. Each menu has a crab running across it. I know it isn’t meant that way, but a sex flick featuring crabs on the menus had me chuckling. The rest of the menus are nicely animated to fit the feature.

The Feature: At the resort Paradise, Dic Tracy plays the Mr. Rourke of African Americans. He greets the guests letting them know that their every fantasy should be granted there. They each have a short interview where they tell who they are and what their fantasies are. Of course, they all have a fantasy that somehow involves sex.

Jenna Jameson starts things out with both T. T. Boy and Peter North. She lays back in a chair as T. T. eat s her pussy and Peter works over her tits. They move around a little so that she can suck off Peter while not disturbing T. T. too much as his tongue continues to work on her ass and pussy. Since Peter’s been fully warmed up he gets the first shot in Jenna’s pussy as she gives T. T. a little oral love. Of course, T. T. gets his shot too, leaving Peter off to give himself a hand. Both guys end up dropping their load on Jenna’s mouth to finish things off. It’s a hot scene, but it isn’t much of a group scene since Jenna doesn’t let anybody use the back 9. It also seems a little short.

Mark Davis and Holly Body get a little turned on by hearing Jenna, T. T., and Peter in the next room. Mark works over both of Holly’s holes with his fingers as Holly moans away. She returns the favor by letting Mark fuck her face and then her pussy. Holly stays nicely vocal as Mark fucks her both from behind and missionary as well as when he fucks her ass reverse cowgirl. They have great chemistry together and Holly really gets into it with both holes. Rather than giving Holly the facial love lotion, he stuccos her stomach. Although I didn’t expect it, this scene was much hotter than the previous scene. The only complaint I have about it is there were a couple slow motion sequences, which never seem to look right.

After a little make-up work, Jenna, Missy, and Avalon get suited up as Amazons, complete with spears. The scene artistically switches back and forth between full color and black and white. As one would expect, both Missy and Avalon start out by teaming up to work Jenna over. Thankfully, Missy gets a little chance to shine next as Avalon goes down to work on her pussy while she eats out Jenna. Not surprisingly, Missy steals this scene with her intensity. She’s also helped out some by Jenna’s looks. I can think of very few times she’s looked less attractive than this. The only thing that could bring it lower would have been if she turned herself into a human pawn shop. The girls work each other over with both fingers and toys, but the scene seems a little cut off. It’s still a hot scene, but it would have been a lot better if it were ended better.

Jonathan Morgan and Kaitlyn Ashley begin their fantasies with Nikki Lynn and Mickey G, respectively. Nikki gives Jonathan a nicely sloppy blowjob while Kaitlyn squirms in pleasure form Mickey’s tongue. Kaitlyn returns Mickey the favor, showing while her oral skills where so revered, as Jonathan starts pumping Nikki’s pussy. Kaitlyn comes over to join in a little on Nikki as Mickey fucks her from behind, sadly showing how poor her implants look. The couples switch around a little and even join up some before Mickey lets his love land on Kaitlyn’s ass, licking it later, and Jonathan giving Nikki’s tits a spooge spray. It’s another very hot scene that’s very well balanced between the couples.

After giving Brad and Jenna massages, Johnni Black and Steve Drake do a little massaging on each other. Steve starts out massaging Johnni’s pussy with his tongue and fingers. Johnni reciprocates with one of her normally great blowjobs before Steve fucks her from behind. She even gives him a little more head between positions. Steve pops his load on her asshole after fucking it from behind. It’s another hot scene that should satisfy any fan of Johnni or Steve’s.

Finally, Jenna Jameson, Missy, Holly Body, Mark Davis, and Brad Armstrong get to know each other a lot better after a tropical meal on the beach. If you’re wanting to see anybody in this group couple up, this is probably going to give it to you. The positions and partners switch around almost constantly. Surprisingly, Brad Armstrong manages to keep a lot of heat in the scene despite so many changes. The girls all put their faces together to take the pops from both guys. It’s a good finish to a very good scene.

Unlike most other adult features, Paradise gives a great show from everybody in the cast. It’s really too bad that Jenna gets so much attention for it with the job the rest of the cast does here. Holly Body has always been one of the lesser seen performers, but gives the best performance I’ve seen from her here. Missy, Johnni Black, and Kaitlyn Ashley also give great performances to help Paradise become a great adult film.

Extras: Paradise features Wicked’s standard extras package. Trailers are available for Satyr , Dream Quest , Flashpoint , Hell on Heels , Spellbound , Knockout , Heartache , and Sex Safari . Bios are included for Jenna Jameson, Missy, Holly Body, Johnni Black, Brad Armstrong, Mickey G., Peter North, Mark Davis, and Jonathan Morgan. They’re the standard audio bios that include some personal information, a few stills, and a link to the star’s scene. Two photo galleries are included, both featuring framed photos that look very nice. One is a production gallery and the other is a behind the scenes photo gallery. Each photo gallery lasts two minutes with about five seconds per photo. Wicked’s other standard extras are here as well. There’s a list of AVN and Wicked DVD award winners and nominations, the Wicked Web, a company profile, the Wicked Casino, and a commercial for the free speech coalition. Finally, there’s some promotional material that gives you a look at Wicked over the years.

Jenna fans will be thrilled to know that there’s also a Jenna photo gallery as an Easter egg. It lasts a little over three minutes and looks very nice.

Themes: Straight, group, rimming (male > female and female > female), anal, lesbian, toys, orgy, and toe-ing

Raincoat Factor: Very high

Overall: Currently, Paradise can be found online for between $25 and $30 with most stores offering it for about $28. If you’re a Jenna drone, you’re going to need this one since she’s featured in several scenes. The rest of the cast does a great job in making this an extremely hot movie, so if you don’t feel like paying the top end price for this one, make sure you rent it. The transfer lacks a little for Wicked, but they’ve included a nice selection of extras.

Note to Wicked: You’ve released another good DVD here, but it’s too bad the audio lacked a little.

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