Pirate Video DeLuxe 14 : The Splendor Of Hell - Fetish Sex Action DVD
The Splendor Of Hell is well shot, the set-ups are imaginative, and the production values are first-rate. On the negative side, the women are the least attractive bunch I've ever seen in a Private disc; all are made up quite heavily, which adds to the harsh appearances of some. There was far too much grimacing and scowling during the sex. I've seen trailers of other Monique Covet flicks that aroused my curiosity, so I thought that I'd give The Splendor Of Hell a spin. I found Monique to be a fairly attractive blonde, though, she seems less natural, with large implants, garish make- up, and a pierced clitoral hood. She's hostess for every scene, the dominatrix in charge of the show. There are two couples, plus Monique, in each vignette. The other women range from fairly cute to the downright nasty looking. Their bodies are all nice, though; only Monique has implants, that I could tell, and the tattoo/pierced body part quotient is kept mercifully low. Of course, the heavy make-up and costumes keeping in line with the theme may be to their detriment, but not your typical cast of Private lovelies.
There are four scenes in The Splendor Of Hell, each beginning with Monique directing her slaves in a highly costumed, fetish/fantasy situation, eventually joining in herself. Not to imply that there's any sort of coercion in this; Monique's companions are simply led into a meat locker, a cage, etc., and begin what comes naturally. The sex is appealingly nasty; oral cumshots, anal, double penetrations, and cum swapping are all present and accounted for. There's also some dildo use, foot worship, some rimming, a little drooling (and spitting, but it's not emphasized), and plenty of kinky outfits. This is all fine with me, as long as the sex is good.
Hot Meat: [Monique Covet, Anita Paris (blonde), Michelle Wild (brunette)] Have you ever fantasized about group sex in a meat locker with Twisted Sister groupies, surrounded by sides of beef, and accompanied by the sounds of a droning synthesizer and looped groans echoing in the background? If so, then this first vignette is your fantasy come true; the rest of us may feel the need to reach for the remote, and quickly. I sure wanted to fast- forward, not so much because of the setting, but because of the atrocious soundtrack. It's bad throughout the DVD, but this first scene was the hardest to get through; the "bottom of the well" effect is at its worst here. The faked snarls of pleasure on the performers' faces didn't exactly float my boat, either. The blonde's a bit of a drooler, and is one of the less-attractive women in this DVD. The brunette's considerably cuter (maybe because she isn't made up as heavily as both the blondes in this scene). Monique has the only anal sex here, but all three take oral cumshots, and engage in a bit of swapping.
Sex Beasts: [Monique, Angelica Bright (blonde), Rita Fatoyano (brunette)] The second scene is a bit of an improvement on the first, at least until the looped droning and groaning kicks in. Monique is lowered in a cage into what's supposed to be a wild animal pen. Two women are in cages, made up as wild cats; hokey, sure, but I can go along for the ride. Monique brings two guys wearing minimal leather outfits on leashes, and the festivities begin. I enjoyed the first part of this; Rita reminded me of a little of Stephanie Swift, and the sex came across as more intimate and less sterile than the first scene, with a lot of oral, real-time, unprocessed sounds, and no obnoxious music. This doesn't last long, as the synthesizer drone sets in, and the looped grunts begin in earnest. For the record, Monique is DP'ed, and the brunette takes it anally; Monique takes both cum shots orally and then drools it into the other girls' mouths.
Hell Freezes Over: [Monique, C.G. Summer (blonde), Christina (brunette)] I like to refer to the third scene as "Sex On Swings With Jets Of Flame In Background." This scene is about on par with the last one, maybe even more of an improvement with regard to the sex (still too much grimacing, though). Lots of foot worship starts this one off. The brunette's okay despite the biceps tattoo (she looks really scary in the biography section, though), but I couldn't get into watching the second girl at all. Monique is DP'ed again here; the other girls both indulge in anal sex, and Monique does a short ass-to-mouth. The guys cum on Monique's gloved hands, and there's a little post-cum head from each of the girls. The girls lick Monique's hands afterward, as well.
Fuck On The Water: [Monique, Anne Joy (blonde), Michelle Wild (brunette)] The final scene takes place in a large, industrial room setting, with a layer of water on the floor. I did notice that most of the moans seemed in sync with the performers in this. The brightest spot in the vignette for me was reappearance the boxcover girl Michelle (she was in the first scene, too); she's a step up from most of the women in this, for my tastes, at least. About midway through the scene, Monique effectively DP's her with a dildo when Michelle riding one of the men. To finish this scene off, the men cum on a pair of swim goggles held by a reclining Monique, which the other two women proceed to lick off.
The quality of The Splendor Of Hell is excellent, provided you can take a minimum of MTV- style effects before each scene begins (and there is some minimal trick photography throughout; I didn't find it distracting).
The Splendor Of Hell DVD Extras include five trailers, the standard photo gallery, biographical notes/photos for the women (on second thought, some of them do look better in anonymous make-up), and an eight-minute look behind the scenes. The production notes are amusing, with comments like "...all will delight in this venal exploration of the most inane imaginings". Not much different from the usual extras on a Private disc, but this gets no complaints from me.
To emphasize the good points of The Splendor Of Hell, the production values and photography were very nice, there were a couple of cuties to be found here, and the settings were imaginative, if not earth shattering.