This ain't Beverly Hills 90210 XXX (3 Stars)

Donna finds out that both of her parents have been diagnosed with terminal cancer and will die within a week. She goes to the Peach Pit to seek comfort from her friends, but they're too shallow to be interested in her problems. A typical day in Beverly Hills.

I'm a big fan of Axel Braun's films, but this film is a disappointment. Apart from Alexis Texas, who plays Kelly, he doesn't use his normal stock of actors. The men in particular seem to be B List porn stars. In two of the sex scenes the man was having problems, followed by the picture fading out and continuing in a new position. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising the men. I know that I couldn't perform in a studio with a director, producer and cameraman staring at me. I'm criticising the film editor. The fade-out should have happened earlier, before the problems became apparent. In addition to this the camera was out of focus for part of the two last sex scenes. I've never seen this happen in any of Axel's films before. Whatever the reason for the blunder, the scenes should have been shot again.

In October 2013 Axel Braun called for the porn industry to stop using actors under 21, and announced that he personally would no longer hire actors under 21. The reason is that in his career he has seen many women become porn stars as teenagers and quit after a couple of years, saying they regretted what they had done. He thinks that 18 is too young for a woman to decide what she wants. I understand what he's saying, and I agree with him in part. I just wonder if any age is old enough. I agree that a 21-year-old is more mature, but having sex in front of the camera is an extreme career choice, and I still think there will be many who regret it, however old they are when they start. In an interview Ron Jeremy said that men tend to remain in the porn industry for many years, whereas there are very few women who stay more than a few years. That's the way things are.

Out of curiosity I checked out the ages of the women who star in this film. Madison Ivy (Brenda) was 19 when the film was made in 2009, and Tiffany Star (Cafe Girl #2) was 18. Both of them are still making sex films today. I wonder how long they will last. Hopefully for many years to come.

Tiffany Star