Young Fresh & Ripe 2 Review

Reviewed by Kelly  on  6/21/2004

Title: Young, Fresh and Ripe 2
Company: Video Team
Length: 1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes)
Production Date(s): 2/27, 3/11, 3/27, 3/30, and 4/4: 2004
Release Date: May 17, 2004
Condoms: None

Director: Corey Jordan

The Abridged Version: If you read my review of Young, Fresh, and Ripe 1, you know that I have a very low opinion of Corey Jordan the director and was not at all impressed with Video Team’s supposedly new premiere young girl line. There, I said I would avoid anything with Jordan’s name on it at all costs. So, why the hell did I go back on that? Well, I didn’t. I had not seen Young, Fresh, and Ripe 1 yet when I decided to screen Young, Fresh, and Ripe 2. I didn’t know what I was getting into. However, screen both of them I have now and I can report that volume 2 is much better than the abysmal volume 1. The cast this time around is far more attractive. Unfortunately, all of the lighting, editing, and camera angle issues remain making this look barely a notch above amateur pornography. I don’t exactly think that Ed Powers, he of the reliable tripod, could have done any better. However, with all the other competing young girl lines out there they have to do much better than this. The only reason this one is better than volume 1 is because these girls are nicer to look at, even when they are completely draped in shadows or washed out by the light. I would advise Jordan to stop filming outside as he and those he works with clearly struggle with lighting such scenes. However, the interior scenes are not a whole lot better. Too bad. Dani, Lucy, Chanel, Skyla, and Delilah deserved better than this.

Scene 1: Dani Woodward (cover girl) w/Anthony Hardwood (21 minutes)

The ever-cute Dani Woodward is nervously organizing her work area in the middle of a dining room. As it turns out, foreign student Anthony Hardwood is on his way over for some tutoring and she thinks he is just so hot. Once he arrives she makes some faux effort at getting started but subtlety is not one of her virtues. Her hard nipples are clearly popping out of her skimpy top. The two quickly give into temptation and fuck each other atop her table. Dani has a bottomless throat, which makes the blowjob nice. With her black panties merely pushed to the side and her perky tits exposed from under her top, they fuck with some urgency in missionary. By the time they get to reverse cowgirl, her panties are completely gone. She looks to get real into it during most of the sex, with the remaining positions being doggy and sideways missionary. After a quick throat gag, he shoots a small load in her mouth. She spits it out. This was an energetic scene but the lighting quality varied throughout, with the beginning far too dark and the end a tad too bright. Plus, the camera angles were not all that great.

Scene 2: Lucy Thai (nasty Thai, perfect body, natural C cup, blonde highlights) w/Adam Wilde (19 minutes)

If there were to be anal in this installment your best guess would be to look for it right here. However, you’d be wrong. Lucy Thai, Asian anal queen of the moment, can still do a scene without having to give up her ass. There is a brief bit at the beginning of the scene where Corey gets Lucy to tell the camera that this is new to her, which is a flat out lie. However, that one line pretty much completes the interview and soon enough her shirt is off and her mouth is filled with Adam’s cock. Though there is some nice saliva use here, this is pretty much a phoned in blowjob. Unfortunately, the rest of the scene feels the same way. He slowly bangs her in doggy, missionary, and reverse cowgirl. Lucy seems to try to get things going several times but it never picks up. Judging from the large sum of cum he drops on her face in the end he might simply have been going so slow because it was the only way he could keep from premature ejaculation. Either way, it definitely seemed that Lucy was waiting for him to go harder and he never did. The scene ends up becoming a waist because of that.

Scene 3: Chanel Chavez (sexy Latina, dark hair, nice body, natural small breasts, light skin) w/Talon (18 minutes)

Well, if Lucy didn’t do anal then surely Chanel will. For an extremely new girl, she all ready has a considerable amount of anal and DP scenes to her credit. However, you again would be mistaken. Wearing a pink halter top and regular pair of jeans, Chanel rides past Talon in her bicycle. As she waves at this cute guy she takes her eye off the nature trail she is on and crashes. Gentleman that he is, Talon rushes to her aid and carries her away. We cut to the two of them now re-located to what is clearly someone’s back yard. He drops her jeans to check out the bruise and there actually is one there. He kisses it to make it feel better and just gradually gravitates northwards to her panties. During this whole segment, the lighting is far too bright and the action looks extremely washed out. Very amateurish. In fact, the rest of the scene will suffer from this. She blows him for a short while before making him go down on her. They do it doggy and admirably ignore the several large flies hovering above her ass. In reverse cowgirl, she is completely covered in sunlight meaning we are watching a blurry beam of light rock back and forth on Talon’s cock. Then in missionary, she is completely covered in shadow. To Chanel’s credit, she definitely seems to be enjoying the sex but her energy is still far too lacking. This rather bad scene ends on a positive note, with Talon dropping a decent sized load on her face.

Scene 4: Skyla Banks (brunette, natural C cups, cute, think a young Chelsea Blue) w/Van Damage (21 minutes)

Uh-oh. This one is set outside too. Will the lighting be any better? I doubt it, but I really hope it is because Skyla is a sexy girl. In a white bikini adorned with cherries, she is sunbathing by a hot tub. Van Damage comes in, spouting barely audible lines that are probably crucial to understanding the set-up, and she starts sucking his dick. The blowjob turns into a throat fuck as soon as she takes off her bikini top. Excited by the sight of her nice, natural breasts, Van grabs the back of her head and starts slowly thrusting in and out of her mouth. He frequently deep throats her, which is most evident by the sole tears dropping from her left and right eye. Maybe he felt bad because he does spend a little extra time going down on her. Here, we see her full naked body for the first time. Her physique is not without some minor flaws but otherwise she is a very attractive girl. She reminds me of Chelsea Blue, from way back in the mid to late 90s when she actually did boy/girl. Sexually, they practically sleepwalk through doggy and missionary before having some fun in reverse cowgirl. She controls the action in this position and gets fairly vocal, though I was amazed when she had her mouth completely shut yet the audio still had her moaning and saying, “Oh, yeah.” Jesus, Corey Jordan. Give us a break. A big facial closes out this disappointing scene. By the way, there were indeed lighting problems here, though not as severe as those that plagued the previous scene. I seem to recall that Skyla’s name was linked to and then taken off Darren James’ first generation list. That is a scary thing for such a new girl and chances are that she is long gone from porn now.

Scene 5: Delilah Strong (sexy, slutty blonde w/black highlights, killer, slim body) w/John West (20 minutes)

Wearing a small white wife beater and a barely there plaid skirt, Delilah addresses the camera immediately. Apparently, she likes to suck big, hard cocks. She really wanted to tell us that. Or she had a clichéd director telling her to say it from behind the camera. Either way, we get what is really the first hot moment since Dani’s scene when we follow Delilah as she walks into the house. Her skirt barely covers her ass so we get a great view of her white cotton panties. John West is on a computer and she jumps on the desk, demanding immediate satisfaction. Well, she may not get it but John will sure try. Soon, her top and panties are gone leaving her wearing only the plaid skirt. John fingers her to a fake sounding orgasm. She loses the skirt and lets John pound her in missionary, cowgirl, and reverse cowgirl before dropping a regular load on her face. Notice that I used the word pound there. Well, that’s what he does. He actually fucks her hard and her moans indicate that she appreciated it. Only Dani’s scene contains comparable intensity, though it is still very low by modern gonzo standards. Also like Ms. Woodward’s opener, the lighting is a bit too dark during this scene.

The DVD: The video/audio is okay but they can’t make up for the lighting errors made on set. The menus are easy to navigate. The menu is true to the design of the box cover, though I didn’t quite like the presence of the website URL (www.videoteam.com) on every menu.. Again, the feature is designed to play automatically and if the main menu is left idle for too long the movie begins without notice.
Photo Gallery
Behind the Scenes (11 minutes)-Though Chanel, Skyla, and Delilah are shown, this featurette is all about Dani, edited completely around her getting ready for the scene.
Cast Bios- You find out the measurement, height, weight, and eye color of each girl. Shortest girl? Chanel Chavez at 5’3”. Tallest girl? Delilah Strong at 5’9”.
Previews-MBGB 30, MBGB 31, MBGB 33, and Sista 14.
More Adult Fun (3 minutes)-New phone sex commercials. Different than the ones on the DVD of Young, Fresh, and Ripe 1.

Final Thought: Between the two reviews, I’ve said all there is to say at this point. Don’t look for reviews of any future installments in this series from me. Hopefully, Video Team will cut their losses and stop the series at two volumes. I guess I should at least point out that I realize not all of the faults of the first two volumes are due to Corey Jordan. There are other people who worked behind the scenes. However, he’s the director so he took all the blame for me in the reviews.

Rent it or Buy It: NEITHER. Avoid at all cost.

About the Author: A current college student, Kelly began his infatuation with pornography with the likes of late night Skinimax before graduating to hardcore. As such, sometimes storylines go a long way toward his enjoyment but sometimes he just wants to see some hard sex. In either avenue though, girl/girl bored him to tears. He used to operate a fan site dedicated to Taylor St. Claire, who is still to this day his favorite porn star. Right behind her at #2 and #3 in his top 3 girls of all time are Avy Scott and Jennifer Luv. Other favorites include busty women like Zora Banks, Cherry Mirage, Haley Paige, and Devinn Lane and slimmer women like Alyssa Love, Stephanie Swift, August Night, and Kelly Kline. He avoids Max Hardcore, Ed Powers, Vivid, and compilations as much as possible, and eagerly looks forward to releases from Evil Angel, Devils Film, Red Light District, and Platinum X. He generally favors anal scenes and DP scenes with big facials, but is too timid for gangbangs and any such other extremities. His favorite directors are Jonni Darkko, Mike John, Joey Silvera, Tom Byron, and Jules Jordan. His favorite porn films of all time include The Fashionistas (2003), Whack Attack 9 (2001), Nice Rack 6 (2000), and Service Animals 7 (2002). When reading his "Rent it or Buy It" advice, take into consideration the fact that he almost never buys pornography. He is a habitual renter.