Viewpoint Review

Distributor: Vivid Edition Details: Standard DVD Movie Specs: Genres: Feature Film Also known as: Viewpoint Run Time: 78 minutes Rated: XXX Release Year: 1996 Director: Paul Thomas (as Judy Blue) Written by: Rick Marx (as Lou Meyers) Cast: Chasey Lain, Kirsty Waay, Monique DeMoan, Julie Rage, Steven St. Croix, Michael J. Cox, Bobby Vitale, Vince Vouyer, Ima Putz, Charlie Koepke, Scotty Schwartz Release Specs: Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Subtitles: none Video: Full Frame, 1.33:1 Video Format: NTSC Format: DVD Regional Code (for DVD/Blu-ray): 0 (All) Number of discs: 1 Disc: DVD 9 (SS, DL) Special Features: Multiple Angles, VR Technology, Meet the Girls, Full Motion Chapters, Previews DVD-ROM Special Features: none

Synopsis:
View Point is a series of three stories taking place in two apartment buildings next to each other. The first story “The Exhibitionist” features Kirsty Waay and Bobby Vitale who are moving into their new apartment. Kirsty Way sees a man in the neighboring apartment building spying on them, but she is the only one who sees him. The second story “The Watcher and the Watched” features Vince Vouyer who finds himself watching the new lady, Chasey Lain, who has moved into the neighboring apartment building and becomes obsessed with her. The third, and final, story “The Fix” features Michael J. Cox who is more interested in his television than Julie Rage so she destroys the television and he finds something else to watch, Monique DeMoan and Steven St. Croix.

Video/Audio:
View Point is in a full screen, 1.33:1, aspect ratio, which appears to be the original aspect ratio for the film. The picture is very soft with a few digital artifacts, but is still watch able. This presentation would have probably benefited from some edge enhancement.

The only available audio track is an English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround track. The spoken dialog appears to only be in mono and the music appears to be in surround. No other language tracks and no subtitle options are available. At times the music can overpower the dialog, but not very often.

Special Features:
The multiple angles are in the film itself and can be turned on and off from the main set up screens. Unlike many adult disks offering multiple angles, these are different views of the sex scenes instead of another scene being hidden behind an angle. VR Technology consists of several parts: Choose Your Favorite Girl, View the Different Angles, Fetishes and Extra Bonus Clips. Choose Your Favorite Girl allows you to watch scenes with the girls from the movie. Fetishes allow you to view the portions of each scene with the following fetishes from the movie: Anal, Blow Job, Cum Shot, Doggie, and Pussy Eating. View the Different Angles allows you to see the four sex scenes with the different angles from the movie.

Extra Bonus Clips allows you to watch scenes in the following categories, Cum on My Face, Girl Girl, Jenteal, Dasha, Kira, and Chasey Lain. The scenes for Cum on My Face are from Stardust 4, Bad Girls 4, and Sex 3. The scenes for Girl Girl are from Bad Girls 5, Blondage, and Cream On 2. The scene for Jenteal is from Stardust 5, the scene for Dasha is from Pimp, the scene for Kira is from Housesitter, and the scene for Chasey Lain is from Chasin' Pink 1. Meet the Girls have pictures, a scrolling text description and movie clips for Taylor, Kira, Kobe, Devon, Dasha, Raylene, Raquel, and Janine. There are 11 Chapters available from the menu and 54 Chapters in the feature itself which make navigating through the film very easy. Available trailers are for Shakespeare Revealed, Erotomania, Inside Sex, Debbie Does Iowa, and To Catch a Cheat. Vivid Online is an advert for Vivid's DVD website.

Although there are many features offered, many of them have nothing to do with the feature film and the few that do just rehash what you have already seen in the film. It is nice that on this disc, Vivid has shown the names of the films that the extra clips are from. The true multiple angles for the sex scenes are nice though and the only special feature to consider when thinking of purchasing the disc.

Review:
View Point is a hardcore sex version of Playboy Channel's Inside Out series with an emphasis on voyeurism. The sex scenes are relatively standard, with nothing new or outrageous, but are fun to watch especially the first two. The cast is average looking, some being really attractive and the others being average. View Point has a good plot for the first two scenes and offers good acting for the first two scenes as well. The music used in the film is classical and rock, usually it fits the scenes it is used in. When you start the disc you have the option of playing the entire movie or to choose from one of the three stories to watch. A nice feature if you are in the mood to only watch one of the stories.

In story one, “The Exhibitionist,” with Bobby Vitale and Kirsty Waay we are treated to one sex scene that contains true multiple angles. There are three multiple angles available for the penetration portion of the sex only. This piece, lasting for 20 minutes, is well done and fun to watch.

The second story, “The Watcher and the Watched,” with Vince Vouyer and Chasey Lain has two scenes to it. The first is a solo masturbation scene with Chasey Lain that is very pleasing to the eyes. There are, unfortunately, no multiple angles for this scene. The second scene is with Chasey Lain and Vince Vouyer and, like the scene in the first story, has multiple angles for only the penetration portion of the sex scene. This piece lasts for a total of 26 minutes and is also well done and fun to watch.

The third, and final story “The Fix” is the worst portion of the film. The story isn't that interesting, especially compared to the first two stories and likewise, the acting is also low caliber compared to the first two. This story has two sex scenes to it. The first features Michael J. Cox and Julie Rage, and like the previous scenes, only has three multiple angles for the penetration portion of the sex. The second scene is between Monique DeMoan and Steven St. Croix and follows the same formula as all the other sex scenes. This piece lasts for a total of 31 minutes and nothing much would be lost if you skipped it.

The Money Shot:
View Point is for fans of plot driven porn only and is a good couples film. The true multiple angles are a nice added feature. Unfortunately the poor video quality and the poor special features available make this film not as easy to recommend as it should have been. If you can find the film cheap, it is worth picking up, especially if you are fans of Chasey Lain or Kirsty Waay.

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