Pretty Boy

Reviewed by: Ian & David

Copyright © 2007 ? All Rights Reserved

Studio : Bel Ami

After watching XL 3, (see our Review) we needed to have our confidence restored in Bel Ami, which is why we chose Pretty Boy. Seriously, the both of us enjoy Bel Ami a lot, and you get a little shaken when you find a dud among all the good stuff. Dave loves his porn, and I love watching Dave enjoy his porn.

I selected the movie, simply because I enjoy watching Josh Elliot. There is something about his look, his face, that always gives me a bit of a thrill. I am not all that enamored by porn, but watching Josh, well it seems to break through the jaded feelings I have. Now David on the other hand, he isn’t what I’d call a person taken by the stars, as he is by their penises and how many good shots he can see of it.

Pretty Boy filled that bill just nicely, for us both. I got to have a bit of a storyline in the video, and David got his fill of great cock shots, super cum shots, and some damn hot ass action, including a hot rimming scene with Josh Elliot and Matt Phillipe. It is what makes Bel Ami special, in my mind. The way they do have a loose story theme and how they manage to carry it through the entire video sequence.

This one, has to be about one of the best I have seen too. Maybe I am biased, or was just needing it to be great. Not really sure, but I know this, it sure as hell got us both rather horny, and that is what a porn video should do. Course, we have company this month, so poor David, he had to stay dressed while watching, which in itself was rather amusing to watch. Poor guy, he so desperately wanted to whip his dick out and jack off, but not in front of company.

To see him squirm, to adjust his own package while watching the expressions on Josh Elliot’s face was priceless. And that is also why I enjoy his videos. Of all the Bel Ami Boys, I find his expressions to be the most sincere. I mean when he rolls his eyes, or opens them wide to look at his partner, you see more than just a forced stare.

Is it an act?

Maybe, but I don’t know if anyone can fake that much enjoyment. A consummate actor could, perhaps, but who cares? All I know is he looks like he is really into the action, and not just sucking or fucking. The way he is constantly moving, touching, kissing, it just comes across as being like how one would act, when totally into the other guy. It doesn’t seem forced in anyway, but natural, which only enhances the action, least in my view.

Then there is the subtitled dialogue as well. I hate most of the conversations models have while having sex. It comes across as not just faked, but unreal. Yet, even with the subtitles, the words here seem totally natural. It doesn’t come across as something added out of the need to have words either. It is more like exactly what two guys would say to each other, while having intimate sex. The words are translated, but you know, it makes sense, and comes at points in the action, that well, seem natural.

There isn’t a lot of it, but when it does happen, it is great. It adds a sense of familiarity that you don’t see in many porn flicks. It draws you in too, and frankly, it makes the sex seem wilder, more natural. You just don’t think you are watching a video, but spying on the guys doing it.

There is also the set and photography that blew me away. There isn’t anything cheap about Bel Ami. The sets are well done, the locations are intermingled perfectly with the action. Sure there are some parts where you can tell it was spliced in, but only if you look real close. If you are jerking off, you aren’t going to notice. There is one close up shot of Josh’s penis, that was unbelievable. It was so close, so crisp and clear, that it was almost like you could reach out and touch it.

Which would have been nice.

This video clicked for me on all levels. It had a story, great acting actually, and I still can’t get over the way Josh Elliot looked. His eyes, his expressions, and how they were so perfectly shown, just at the right moment. There wasn’t anyone leaning back looking like they were going to fall asleep. You could see how much they were into each other, how much they enjoyed the sex too.

We rented this Video from our local store, but it is available in my Pay Per View theatre, here. You can also own this video from my DVD Store, if interested. I know our guest is also a Bel Ami fan, and he’s thinking of adding this one to his library. But whether you buy it or rent it, I think if you like twinks, enjoy lots of cum, then Pretty Boy is one you should at least think about renting.

David and I have seen a fair amount of movies, including Bel Ami, and you know, in all honesty, I have to say that so far this one is at the top of our list. It is refreshing to watch, and if our guest wasn’t here, the wife says it would have been at least a double if not triple cum shoot for him. Now that is impressive, given how the last flick barely got him wanting to jerk off.

Speaking of cum, the last scene with Josh and Matt, was unreal. The cum shots were unreal, and so clear, so crisp and damn explosive, that it was a trembler. Dave even shook a little, as Matt squirted his cum over those lovely balls of Josh Elliot, that were showing between his legs. Hell I think our guest enjoyed it too, considering how much time he spent in the bathroom right after the video ended.

XL 3

Reviewed by: Ian & David

Copyright © 2007 ? All Rights Reserved

Studio : Bel Ami

If all you want in a movie, is to see guys stripping, jerking their cocks while watching a video, then XL is a good movie for you to rent.

There are lots of youngish looking men in this flick, some are interviewed, some aren’t. They all have long uncut dicks and the editing is okay, as you get to see them jerk off. The cum shots are not bad, and that is the sum of the whole video.

There is nothing else, it is just guys who applied to Bel Ami who had big dicks, jerking off as an audition. Some were asked questions, all subtitled of course, and that is it.

One of Bel Ami’s best? Not by any long shot. I wasn’t enamored by the models, though I will say one or two weren’t nice to look at. There was simply nothing to it, other than good cock shots, very nice cum shots, and it ends there.

Basically it is simply a collection of audition footage, for those who really didn’t get beyond the basic criteria of having a nice cock. For some that might be enough, for some studio’s that might be enough to hire them, but for this video, well, it was flat.

Both David and myself enjoy Bel Ami. This one wasn’t what I’d call a true Bel Ami video, as there just wasn’t the connection. It was flat, boring even as the models weren’t our ideal Bel Ami twinks.

There is a whole series of these flicks, and frankly it is something we’d rent perhaps just to see who didn’t make it to the next stage of auditions for Bel Ami. For jerking off, I don’t even think the wife would consider this a great choice.

So if your tastes are like ours, save the cash. On the other hand, just want to whack off to others pulling their dick, or to good shots of cum, then hey I suppose it could do the trick.

Lukas Stories II

Reviewed by: Gaystoryman

Copyright © 2007 ? All Rights Reserved

I enjoy watching Bel Ami Videos for a couple of reasons. To begin with, I like Twinks, and Bel Ami certainly has what I consider some class Twinks in their line up of Porn Stars. Whether they are all gay or not doesn’t really matter to me, as these guys are hot. Some more than others, but overall, they manage to showcase a very good selection of young European Men who are 18 to 25.

The other primary reason I enjoy Bel Ami Videos is the quality of production. Not all are what I’d call a 5 out 5 video, but you know, they do consistently seem to provide quality. Not just in the choice of Actors, but in the clarity of images. Then too, the DVDs I have seen all have a story in them.

Now I grant you, it isn’t like a Hollywood Production, but at least Bel Ami makes the effort to have a theme, one which they adhere to in their movies. It just isn’t about the sex, but about setting the mood.

I like to see something like Lukas Stories because it sort of helps to set my mood, to get the imagination working before jumping right into naked bodies slamming into each other. Bel Ami takes the time to build the scenes, and that makes the whole experience a lot more entertaining.

Most of these videos are subtitled. This one is, but it also starts off with an English voice over narration. It conveys the theme of the video nicely. Nor is there a heavy or thick accent, which also shows the attention to detail that Bel Ami takes in its video production.

The concept is good, camera angles are different but they flow with the action. The close ups certainly can get the old dick pumping too. Another great feature of Bel Ami is how they teach their actors to not hide their obvious qualities. I mean when they are stroking a cock, you see the cock, not just a blur of knuckles like most videos have.

The close-ups move from the facial expressions to the action in an even manner, further enhancing the viewing pleasure. It really isn’t all that easy to manage, so kudos’ to Bel Ami for taking the time and doing a professional job.

One reason why I like a flick to have a theme, is that it is able to then be used to segway into the following scenes. This one uses a party theme where Lukas is searching for Johan, among other things. The use of party shots of various Bel Ami Boys is good and helps build the fantasy.

I mean haven’t you ever thought about being at one of those wild parties where there is nothing but hot young males to gaze at and talk to?

I wasn’t exactly thrilled by the Johan scene though. I mean it was obviously added in from another video, and while the location seemed to match, it was obvious that it wasn’t. I can accept it, simply because I do like Johan Paulik. He is definitely a favourite of mine, but I wish there had been more of him. Be nice to have seen the odd image of him in the various party scenes, and to then have Lukas (Ridgeston) chasing him throughout, instead of the aimless wandering.

Still, that is me, and hell I am a picky bastard, just ask the wife.

More than just having good photography, hard bodied young men, Bel Ami also gives you a decent amount of content. They don’t do the 50 minute bullshit that others do. You get a fair viewing time plus generally six to seven different scenes. Most of these scenes use different Bel Ami boys as well.

Sometimes though, they do drag a little. There were parts where it did seem a bit too long, or the action was too focused on just one action. However, you do get some good close-ups and the cum shots are always well done. In some instances, they are replayed in slow motion, to give an even added effect to the moment.

Certainly works for me and the wife.