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Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes

Vivid/Smart Ass Productions

India Summer, Hailey James, and Jack Lawrence

Genre: Instructional

Director: Tristan Taormino

Daisy Marie, Christian, and Derrick Pierce

Cast: India Summer, Hailey James, Jack Lawrence, Daisy Marie, Derrick Pierce, Christian, Penny Flame, Harmony, Justice Young

Non-sex roles: Tristan Taormino,

Length: 77:39 minutes

Harmony, Penny Flame, and Justice Young

Date of Production: 2/9/2008 (cover); 2/2/2008, 2/4/2008, 2/5/2008 (credits)

Extras: The extras section had a short bit on safer sex lasting 5:45 minutes and consisting of clips from previous movies, a photogallery, trailers to Tristan's other releases, including Chemistry 1, Chemistry 2, Chemistry 3, Guide to Anal Sex, Guide to Cunnilingus, and some spam.

Condoms: None

Audio/Video Quality: Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes was presented in a crisp anamorphically enhanced widescreen color with an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 as shot by director Tristan Taormino for Vivid under her Smart Ass Productions using the MPEG-2 codec and providing a 480i resolution for the standard definition production. The lighting was flat and not too harsh with Tristan essentially lecturing the camera this time, dispensing with the audience used in previous volumes of the series. The sex scenes were covered from a few angles, capturing the women looking their best as the lighting maintained the slightly saturated but pleasant look. There was some minor grain but nothing much and the framing of both sections of the show were better than expected. The audio was presented in a 2.0 Dolby Digital English using the standard 192 Kbps format and 48 kHz sampling rate as expected. The sections of the show had clear vocals and some light, generic guitar based music though little separation and the dynamic range was not very varied.

Body of Review: Tristan Taormino and Vivid have been involved in an instructional sexual education series for a few years now, offering the best of both worlds with Tristan showing her expertise on a wide range of directed topics while her cast demonstrates the principles involved. Alternately described as informative and sexy at the same time, the series is probably the best example of how porn can be used constructively to educate the masses in a positive manner, the latest such outing being Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes. This time, several trios were used to provide instruction on the bliss of a three way sexual engagement, two women and a man as well as two men and a woman used in the three scenes. The cover said it like this: "Have you ever dreamed about what it would be like to have a threesome? Let sex and relationship expert Tristan Taormino help make you erotic wish come true as she dispels myths and misconceptions and gives concrete advice about how to have safe, responsible, and fun threeway sex. You'll learn how to negotiate for what you want, choose a playmate, set boundaries, communicate, and build trust. After Tristan's lesson, see her tips in action as Jack, India, and Haileey get together for a steamy ménage a trios. Both India and Haileey are curious about girl-on-girl sex, and this is their opportunity to explore their attraction. Daisy is a girl who knows what she wants, and her guy Derrick is more than happy to help fulfill her fantasy by asking his pal Christian to join them for a sexual adventure. As they experiment with different positions, Daisy becomes the center of both men's attention and affection - which is exactly how she likes it. Penny, Harmony, and Justice quickly get into a groove where each person licks, sucks, and fucks, simultaneously giving pleasure to one and getting it from another. Their intense chemistry makes these three an uninhibited, explosive combination. Delve into one of the most popular fantasies of all time as you get specific information and answers from sex expert Tristan Taormino about threesomes, then watch as three diverse triads turn this fantasy into blistering reality, demonstrating why three can be a magic number." Here's a brief look at the scenes by cast and action, noting that no condoms were used for those still interested:

Scene One: India Summer, Hailey James, and Jack Lawrence, were up first after some short lecture material by Tristan that outlined the need for communication as well as reasons both to have such a tryst as well as refrain from one. Trust is critical in such a pairing and this one began with an example of the "V" threesome where each lady had sex with Jack but generally did not go all that far with each other. The ladies felt each other up and kissed but devoted most of their time to satisfying him as he ate them and vaginally screwed them. Some toy use was included as the gals became more comfortable with each other and all of them seemed happy even when watching during solo play; the genetic juice flowing in a stomach pop.

Scene Two: Daisy Marie, a heavily tattooed Latina with nice curves, was up next as she enjoyed both Derrick Pierce and his friend Christian, in the living room. Despite the possibilities, this was another case of the "V" dynamic as the men did not engage in any specific gay acts, both working to satisfy her needs as they went down on her and porked the cutie vaginally in terms. It ended when Christian rubbed out a wad of population pudding to her ass but was not the most explicit partnership of the show.

Scene Three: Penny Flame, Harmony, and Justice Young, the trio featured on the right hand side of the front cover, were up last as an example of the more complete threesome where the ladies were into each other just as much as Justice. It began with Penny and he making out as Harmony masturbated on the bed, Harmony moving to sit on Penny's face as Justice ate Penny's biscuit. From there, the gals moved into a 69 where Harmony spent some time slobbing his knob, Justice boning Penny as Harmony did the taste testing and Penny continued to perform cunnilingus. The trio moved into various positions to continue their active riding and oral assaults, a large wand brought forth to add some good vibrations, Harmony being the most orally active even as lovely Penny seemed totally focused on giving both of her partners pleasure. Penny finished him off by jerking the cock until completion onto Harmony's lower abdomen.

Summary: Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes by director Tristan Taormino for Vivid continued to provide the kind of quality and warmth the series is known for, the intellectual and erotically stimulating action serving yet again to display the director's lesson plan in a manner that will be remembered long after the sex is over. I rated the movie as Recommended even though I wanted more sex and more guidance from the director, the extras pretty limited this time which lowered the amount of instructional fuck for the buck. In short, Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes might be a great way to break the ice with your partner that some meaningful expansion of your love life could work wonders at spicing things up so pick up a copy and watch it with your partner to see what will happen.