Tag You're It Review

Reviewed by Joe Shaver  on  12/31/2004

In the second scene of this DVD, a director tells an actor that he doesn’t make ‘videos’ he makes “films with sex scenes”. As the leading light of Red Devil Entertainment, Jett Blakk makes “films with sex scenes”, but when he works for others he makes ‘videos’. This is not to say his ’videos’ are any less hot than his “films”. They are just done on a smaller budget and are not as ambitious. Put bluntly, films with sex scenes are art; videos are porn.

The film—oops, video—opens with two men already naked on a sofa. They are Ulizes Carpelli and Antonio York. Ulizes is a chunky guy with a shaved head and goatee. Antonio is a slender hairy bear. Now bears with big bellies do nothing for me, but slender bears with an attractive fan-shaped hair pattern on their torsos get my blood pumping you-know-where. Antonio is such a bear. The face—though not unattractive—is craggy and pockmarked, but the body…. Grrr! He and Ulizes suck dick until it's time to get anal. Now I always complain when directors don’t let me see the cock entering the ass—the sexiest part of fucking—but with director/videographer Blakk I’m happy. We see Antonio’s cock make it’s triumphal entry. They fuck doggy until Ulizes decides to sit on it. Once again we see Antonio’s rampant rod vanish into Ulizes’ rear. But instead of Ulizes bounding on the cock he remains still as Antonio pounds up into him, jacking Ulizes' dick as he does so. It’s not long before Ulizes shoots his load. When he dismounts, Antonio is not slow to follow.

“Cut!” director Dillon Press yells, and we realize we have been watching a film within a film. He commends the performers for a job well done (It was) and tells them they can shower upstairs. He summons the production assistant (i.e. go-for) Tag Adams to get them some towels. Dillon is so indifferent to Tag that he calls him “Tim”. Tag is a porn-star-wanna-be and pleads with the director to be put in a film, but Dillon pays no attention.

In the second scene, Press is having trouble with an actor before the scene has even started. Before he will honor his commitment, the actor (Nick Young) wants more money. He’s won an award and it’s gone to his head. His price has gone up $1500. Young is so convincing in the part that one wonders if he’s acting. When the director tries to reason with him, the actor pulls out a hard uncut cock and orders the director to his knees. (It must be nice to direct porn!) After having his cock sucked, his balls chewed, and his ass rimmed-—Nick swallows the director’s dick to the hilt. They fall to the floor and the actor offers up his ass. (Now I want to direct porn!) As the director presses it to him, I know this is one actor who’s going to get the extra $1500.

Tag tells Steven Richards who is putting the final touches to John Marcus’ make-up that he wants to be in a scene. Steven tells him “what will be, will be”. I half expected Doris Day to pop out and sing “Che Sara Sara” but instead Richards goes down on Marcus. Steven also fucks John and both cum. These two “Daddies” did absolutely nothing for me, and the sex is passionless and perfunctory. Where is Doris when you need her?

After an altercation with the director and his partner Andy Dill, Nick Young storms off the set. This gives Tag his chance and he’s tagged for the role.

“Use me,” he whispers to Andy Dill. Whereupon Andy shoves the boy to his knees and forcibly face-fucks him. The cameraman Parker Williams and the still photographer Nick Capra are so taken with the scene they drop their cameras and drawers and join in. Nick, a sexy number, is director Blakk’s performer du jour these days. He’s become a favorite of mine also. It’s a pity he has such a small role here. Tag sucks everyone’s cocks and the scene turns into a bit of a free-for-all until it’s time for everyone to fuck Tag. I really couldn’t get into the scene as I found it to be too frantic. AND because people were wearing white socks. I hate, dislike, detest, loathe, and abhor people to wear white socks when they fuck. It’s like fucking or getting fucked by Archie Bunker. It was a fitting scene for the fulfillment of the plot, but it lacked focus and any true heat. In addition, there were those hideous white socks.

So the first two sex scenes were very good. The last two were unsatisfactory.

As the writer as well as director and videographer, Jett Blakk didn’t have to go far for his inspiration for this one. Directors—whether it’s porn, film, or stage—can readily identify with the situations in this video. They will have confronted actors who want more money; those who want to be in the production, but—unlike Tag Adams—have no talent; those who are prima donnas on the set. Actors too will identify with this one, as all know they can be great if only given the chance.

Light-hearted and fun with some pretty hot sex, this is an often charming and sometimes stimulating film—uh, video.