XXX Rated (AKA: Maximum Hard)

Anarchy Films/Python Pictures

Genre: Vignette

Director: Corey Jordan

Cast: Alaura Eden, Brett Rockman, Cindy Crawford, John West, Faith Grant, Alex Sanders, Courtney Devine, Tyler Durden, Gisselle, Trevor Zen

Length: 114.5 minutes

Date of Production: 2/22/03

Extra's: 15 minutes of Behind the Scenes footage by Jim Myren, trailers, photogallery

Audio/Video Quality: The picture was presented in 1.33:1 ratio full frame color. It looked very crisp and clear with only minimal grain. The fleshtones and other colors were accurate as well. The audio was not as solid with the performers vocals difficult to hear in the interviews but not bad in most other ways.

Body of Review: Anarchy Films is a new gonzo company and found themselves in hot water earlier this year when they released a little movie known as Maximum Hard. The dvd cover was a great knockoff of a men's magazine and performer Cindy Crawford was made to look very much like Christina Aguilera. Needless to say, the magazine's publisher sued Anarchy and the movie was recalled after selling about 5000 copies (if you have one, it's a collector's item). You can read all about it on the cameraman's website, Maximum Controversy. In any case, the reissued movie, XXX Rated has all the same content-just a different cover. The cast is full of cuties and the action included a lot of hardcore sex for your enjoyment. Here's a breakdown of the scenes:

Scene One: Alaura, a cute brunette with a lean body and a nice ass, and Brett, had a scene outdoors on a blanket. Both did a great job here and the sex included oral, straight and anal with some ATM. Very warm scene with chemistry between the two performers.

Scene Two: Cindy, looking very much like the famous pop singer Christina Aguilera, did John by a column in a night scene. No anal (she mentioned why in the BTS feature) but well done.

Scene Three: Faith, a blonde with girl-next-door looks, did the deed with Alex on a bed. It consisted of oral and straight with a pop to the mouth. Not great and the only scene here I thought of as "filler".

Scene Four: Courtney, a light skinned Black gal with freckles and a round ass, did Tyler on a patio outdoors. She had some chemistry and warmth, which made the scene nearly as much a winner as the first two scenes were.

Scene Five: Gisselle, a good-looking brunette, and Trevor, had a scene outdoors. Nothing extreme took place but the two did a good job of making me warm. Oral and straight only with a bit of cum gargling for those who care.

Summary: I liked this dvd a lot and with only a single weak scene, I can honestly rate it as Highly Recommended based on the production values, the lovely female performers, and the overall value it provided. I wish they had fought the assholes that threatened them with a lawsuit but the reality of the situation is the little guy tends to get hammered in such matters. It's a shame that no one had the balls to support the company when this all took place earlier this year (I guess free speech has little meaning to people unless they're personally, and directly, impacted).