Up 'n' Cummers 1

Date sent:      	Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:03:31 -0400 (EDT)
From:           	Joey Markham [[email protected]]
Subject:        	REVIEW: "Up & Cummers"



After starring in tons and tons of adult videos, eventually some of
the actors (especially male) decide they want to try their hand at
directing.  Veteran Randy West did just that and look what that got
him - a successful pro-amateur series that is purely gonzo format.
West doesn't cook up storylines and spend a lot of time on character
development, he goes straight for the sex and presents these relatively
new stars as the up and cummers that they are in sexual acts that usually
come introduced (have them talk a little bit about themselves, etc). 
Sometimes he'll get a little help from some long-time female friends (Nina
Hartley was featured in part 8) but for the most part, he lets these young
girls come into their own and create legions of fans by themselves.

Inspired by Ed Powers, whose company 4-Play branched out this wing for
West to call his own, you can definitely see some form of Dirty Debutante
influence mixed in with Randy's own style.  They basically run on the same
quality (which isn't glossy - but then again, gonzo tapes are rarely about
high budgets) and share an approximate running time: about 2hrs+ per tape,
roughly.

As for Randy West himself, he's a very friendly host with a cool 
personality.  He makes the girls feel comfortable on his sets (which are
parts of his own home - at least in this vid) and they find him extremely
likeable: there's definite chemistry between them, be it sexual or just on
a friendly basis.  His professionalism is right on target and he makes
sure these girls open up and do their own thing as long as it feels right
for them.  There's no sense of aggravation or intolerance, everybody looks
like they're having a fun time being there.


UP & CUMMERS (#1)
director: Randy West.   Erotica West, 1993.
running time: 135 mins.

starring: Roxanne Blaze, Felecia, Sydney St.James, Kitty Yung, Randy
Spears, Sean Michaels, Randy West.

We open up on Roxanne and Felecia laying down on a bed.  This scene
was actually filmed after the girls' earlier, separate scenes (which
are presented to us later - even in other volumes of this series) but
Randy thought it would be great to open things up on these two hotties, so
he stuck it in there first (that's one good thing about gonzo - you can
just stick in any scene wherever you want to because there's no set style
nor does it have to follow a specific pattern).  So the girls are
introduced and we find out that Felecia is a Latina of English and Indian
heritage and Roxanne's a mix of Sicilian, Irish, and a little German. 
Before getting into the sex, Randy talks about a troupe of Mexican sailors
he once partied with who gave him a lighter as a souvenir and in honor of
their bravery and courage, he gives the boys his own personal salute by
having the girls hold it up to for the camera. Randy's sure the boys will
like that one!  Much more so when they get down and dirty.  So the girls
dress down a little and after a quick visit to the ladies room for
Roxanne, they lay back on the bed and start to masturbate.

(Scene 1): Roxanne Blaze (mast.), Felecia (mast.) ; Randy West joins 
           in (doing only Roxanne)

- A few dildos are waiting for them on the side, but Felecia and Roxanne
work themselves up separately first.  These girls have amazing natural
bodies.  Felecia's olive-skinned with a bikini tanline, beautiful flowing
dark hair, and boobs in the mold of Heather Hunter's lovely set. Miss
Blaze is a pale skinned, thin-haired dirty blonde with a baby face and
terrific juicy breasts in the mold of Jenna Jameson's early set. A tiny
vibrator is brought into play and they each have it worked on their clits.
 Felecia then makes her move and tastes Roxanne, bringing her to genuine
orgasm (Roxanne's eyes frequently widen, giving it a sort of intense,
clenched-teeth and tight-lipped "Oh my God!" look). She returns the pussy
eating favour to her Latina lover then Felecia straps on a dildo and
enters Roxanne missionary style, at first giggling, "I'll try not to hurt
you" (Roxanne earlier mentions she's never been fucked by a strap-on
before).  A doggy follows and soon enough Randy joins in to get some
Blazin' head.  He does get to bone her too, having Roxanne turn her body
around so that she can have a second helping of Felecia's quim, sticking
her pussy out in West's direction, and then Felecia goes off to the side
and fingers herself as Randy stands up on the bed to jerk himself off into
Roxanne's eager mouth. She slurps down what lands on her tongue like a
thirsty kitten lapping up milk.  The segment ends with the two girls
waving goodbye to the troupe of sailors (hopefully they got something out
of this!  :-).

(Scene 2): Sydney St.James (mast.) ; Sean Michaels then Randy West (bj
           only) joins in

- This scene opens up on Sydney sitting down on a couch dressed in a
little cowgirl ensemble (hat, vest, black boots and jeans).  She tells
Randy she's been in the business for about 3 months already, has done
about 7 or 8 features, and a couple of box covers.  This particular video
is her third pro-am feature.  She says she's into both girls and guys and
that she gets a different kind of satisfaction from each. After slipping
into something a little more comfortable (just a pair of panties), she
proceeds by showing us how she masturbated when she was thirteen years
old.  Basically she just crosses her legs and rubs her inner thighs
together, stimulating her pussy (and she must be wearing something for a
material-to-skin kind of friction).  She does this anywhere; in
restaurants, while waiting on sets to film scenes, etc.  Then she does
traditional masturbation - spreading her legs wide and rubbing herself. 
She inserts fingers and eventually comes to a climax.  Sean, who's been
off camera stroking himself, slowly joins her and they both tell Randy
they've been trying to get work together. Now they finally have a chance
to do so and their anticipation to please eachother shows.  She gives him
head while looking up into his eyes seductively then climbs over to a bed
on all fours as Sean spits all over her butt and pussy (with some ass
rimming).  A 69 follows, then they do missionary, spoon, brief
reverse-cowgirl, and a pretty hot doggy.  Sydney reaches another orgasm,
screaming loudly as Sean thrusts into her pussy just the way she likes it.
 Randy can't take it anymore and joins in for a blowjob.  She sucks him
off eagerly but receives a very mild facial (just a little bit on her
chin).  Sean continues to dog her (the position, not dissing :-), she
gives him head again, then he cums on her chin and mostly on her shoulder.
 Sydney St.James is a good sport but has looked so much better: she has a
slightly rippled stomach, a tiny pot belly, chunky thighs, and her small
then-natural breasts that do look a little tiny for her frame.

We cut now to the editing room where Randy explains to us that this is his
first time splicing scenes together and now understands what guys like
John Stagliano and Ed Powers have to go through all the time. He talks
about the order of the scenes and how some of them seem like they should
have come earlier or after, but he's slowly getting the hang of it and
knows he only wants to put the hottest scenes he's got into his tapes. 
Without further ado, we open up on a scene that could have originally been
the first.

(Scene 3): Roxanne Blaze (mast.) ; Randy Spears then Randy West joins in

Perky little Roxanne is sitting on a couch and tells Randy she was born in
Burbank, California and that she's 18 years old.  She loves the business,
especially for the fact that porn stars are paid to get laid. I think
Roxanne's a real doll.

- She spreads her legs and rubs her pussy and we discover the
two Randys not too far away also masturbating as they get off on her.
After her shrieky orgasm, Spears is the first to join in.  He tastes her
lips, succulent breasts, and moist pussy and she gives him a blowjob
complete with attempts at deep throating.  West can't take it anymore and
leads his tongue to her pussy for a threeway-oral.  West is the first to
dick her, doggy style, then the boys switch and Spears spears her in mish.
 Suddenly, the cameraman (which is a woman) backs up into a light and
breaks it.  The screen goes fuzzy and we cut back to the editing room
where West tells us about that unfortunate incident, mid-scene.  So they
digressed and opened up some curtains to make up for lost light.  Going
back to the threeway, Roxanne gets into a reverse-cowgirl with Spears. 
After a quick water break to revitalize themselves, Spears does her in
mish again for the popshot (in which he dumps a hefty load on her belly). 
Now, Miss Blaze is on her knees on the couch, inserting her middle finger
into her ass and preparing it for West's dick.  She's a little tense about
it at first (saying that it's kinda like doing the splits) but
surprisingly takes an anal pounding with the greatest ease.  She writhes
and loves it and doesn't even look at all nervous just moments after her
anal entry.  Randy picks up the pace then ends up cumming on her ass. 
This is a pretty hot scene that is loaded with dirty talk and genuine
enthusiasm and overall, makes for a realistic glimpse at life on a porn
set.

(Scene 4): Kitty Yung (masturbation only)

We open up on Kitty Yung sitting on the edge of a bed.  She's looking
pretty cute and is in all her pre-boobjob glory (all the women in this
tape are natural breasted).  She tells us she's been in the business for
about 2-3 months and loves sex: anything to do with it - guys, girls, and
having a video camera around is an extra turn-on for her. Soon enough she
changes into a red dress that she says makes her feel hot (and it is a
pretty nice dress, too - makes her look sssssmokin'! :-).  Before entering
the world of porn, Kitty says she worked in sales, calling people up over
the phone for some big corporation (which she doesn't name).  She also
tells Randy she always had to wear a business suit, wire-rimmed glasses,
had to keep her hair up, and would always go home every night to the same
person.  Now all of that's changed.  Randy keeps the interview short and
lets Kitty get into masturbation (which we later discover is the very
first time she's ever done a single-girl masturbation solo on tape).

- This is a pretty decent segment, too!  Miss Yung rubs herself and 
jams two fingers in her pussy and works herself up quite good (you can
even notice some beads of sweat forming at the top of her forehead near
the hairline).  After orgasm, she lays back looking extremely spent.
During the course of the scene when she's moving into different positions,
you can see a very noticeable scar-like patch on her right buttock.  Randy
asks her about it at the end and she says that one Memorial weekend while
she was diving into water, standing over a 30 foot cliff (she mentions she
also water skis), her shoe broke and she went tumbling down the rocks then
had to get several stitches done. With regards to the scar, she makes a
general comment: "They ruined my assets, they said" (well, getting that
boobjob later on didn't help keep the rest of her natural assets intact
:-(.  To cool off, Kitty then takes a dip in Randy's pool (what this scene
could have used was Randy taking a dip into HER!).  But she's still a hot
blooded wild thang that isn't aloof in the least even if she doesn't
receive any dick up the yin yang.

Randy wraps up the video, appearing very eager to get started on the
next few volumes.  Overall, this video's a winner because what we see are
performers with relaxed personalities and you can tell they're being their
natural selves.  The sex is good and the enthusiasm is as genuine as it
comes (no pun intended).  The highlight is in fact Ms. Blaze's first (and
only) onscreen anal but the other women also offer up some hot moments as
well.  Definitely worth a look!


Joey Markham ([email protected])