Wednesday, March 26, 2008

I Watch So You Can Wank: "Couch Surfers: Trans Men In Action" Porn Review


Trannywood Pictures is a San Francisco-based newcomer to the porn scene, and are totally making waves with their hot FtM porn movies. Their first film, "Cubbyholes: Trans Men In Action" came out last year; since people are still discovering it, I'd love to do a review of that movie, too, but wanted to put down my thoughts on their most recent endeavor, "Couch Surfers: Trans Men In Action" first. So, without further ado, click below and let's first meet the guys in the film:










The engimatic cutie known as 'Lube Boy' [left] and Mark Van Helsing and Peter Pleas caught in a passionate embrace [right].















Suave hottie Ian Foxe [left] and G.I. Joe sexy Dex Hardlove [left].

















Stud muffin Ian Sparks [right], and a smokin' Brett McCloskey [left].
















Handsome CJ Cockburn [left] and Cupid racked by pleasure [right].

Now that you've met the hotties in the video, here's the movie breakdown:

Background Scene During Opening Credits: Mark Van Helsing (trans) and Peter Pleas (non-trans)

Scene Breakdown: The title and credits roll by as Peter leads Mark to the fated couch after which the movie is presumably named and the big bronze art piece of a male torso and rather well-endowed organ that hangs above (and serves as a nice zoom in/zoom out beginning and finish for so many scenes). Peter explores Mark a little bit and rims him while Mark jerks off, then the switch and Mark blows him (again, while enthusiastically jerking off). Mark next dons a harness and strap-on and fucks Peter in the ass, before finally finishing with some nice kissing.

My Thoughts: The entirety of the scene lasts only a minute and forty seconds, so there's really not that much to be said. While I think it's nice for there to be something playing to focus on during the credits, and to sort of get you hot and ready for what's about to come, it certainly seems like a waste of a good scene (might have been nice to put the full scene on the bonus disc, at least). Ah, well. I guess I'll have to leave it to my imagination.

Scene 1: Lube Boy (trans), Ian Sparks (non-trans), and Ian Foxe (trans)

Scene Breakdown: Lube Boy and Ian Sparks come up to the couch just as Mark and Peter are finishing up; they move off and some hot kissing ensues, only to be interrupted by poor left-out Ian Foxe ("Hey! You guys started without me."). He's quickly welcomed in, though, and kneels down in front of them, rubbing their cocks first through their clothes, working one in each hand after they pull them out of their pants, and finally sucking them while the boys kiss a little. Lube Boy runs off to go put on a cock while Ian F. dros his pants to show off his own underwear bulge. Ian F. sits on the couch and Ian S. rubs and tugs on his flaccid packing dick while mouthing his real trannycock through his underwear. Then Lube Boy arrives and it's fucking time: there's a brief try for a position bending Ian F. over the couch arm so he can get fucked at the same time he's sucking Ian S.'s cock, but it proves not-so-fantastic, so they move to the floor, this time on all fours in much the same configuration; again it doesn't do much, but third time's a charm, this time on his back. With a pillow under his head and ass, he's free to get fucked, rubbing Ian's cock a little in the beginning, but mostly leaving Ian to watch and jerk his strap-on off. After Ian F. comes, Ian S. gets his his "turn down on that cock" and sucks his [new, now erect] rubber cock while taking some lubed-up fingers to rub his trannycock at the same time. Lube Boy has Ian F. suck his cock a little bit but mostly sits back and watches and jerks off until Ian F. has a lovely orgasm and the boys share some wrap-up kisses.

My Thoughts: Once again, I love the fact that Ian Sparks dons a strap-on as he did in "Cubbyholes"; the queer factor goes through the roof for me when a non-trans man wears one. Must be something about the idea of there being an entire other cock down there getting turned on by his rubber cock being acted on . . . who knows. I also have to say that I had yet to see a packing dick in FtM or lesbian porn- it's always boom! raging hard strap-on, which is understandable. But as a girl who likes to watch the transition from soft to hard in non-trans guys, rather than simply starting off already erect, there's something really hot in Ian F. starting off soft and moving to hard. I don't know; the visual of Ian S. tugging on the flaccid cock really turned me on. So yippee for new and different things! This scene is fun and cute with a little dose of adorable awkwardness at times, some giggles and humor, and really hot sex and orgasms. There isn't really much intense passion and connection between the actors, though- they're having a good time, but if you're looking for the passionate "God, this is so hot, I can't wait to fuck you." sort of feeling from Dex and Ian F.'s scene in "Cubbyholes", it doesn't quite hit the mark. Also, the scene gets my mixed reviews about leaving in the parts where Ian F. gets himself comfortably situated; on one hand, I'm happy that there's a porn that shows that not everything feels good and is easy and perfect, and makes negotiation betwen partners a key element . . . and then on the other hand, there's my libido screaming "Man, I just started getting into it! C'mon!". So I'm still undecided on that front. But overall, the scene is hot, and I'll say it again- Ian Foxe has one of the most expressive faces I've seen in porn- I could get off just watching an above-the-neck view of him.

Scene 2: Ian Sparks (non-trans) and Brett McCloskey (trans)

Scene Breakdown: On a different couch in another room, Ian and Brett sit side by side and watch one another rub themselves through their towels before pulling them off and alternating between working on one another and watching each other while they play with themselves. Then Ian gets on his knees to suck Brett's trannycock until he comes and they switch roles and Brett gets to do the sucking until Ian declares he'd like to fuck him. They move and Brett gets on all fours to be taken from behind, is rolled onto his back for a little more, and they finally get Ian onto his back so that Brett can ride astride him. The scene doesn't really have a definite end; it's at this point in time, mid-fucking, when Dex Hardlove enters and starts the next, threesome-style scene.

My Thoughts: This is the passionate scene- the one where you feel like there's electricity crackling between the guys. As the only one-on-one scene in the movie (besides the opening one), it's also rather special. The guys have a close, fuck-buddy ease between them, an obvious knowledge of their bodies and how to go about pleasing them, and they just work together like clockwork. I don't know; I don't have much to say about this scene other than "It's good.".

Scene 3: Dex Hardlove (trans), Ian Sparks (non-trans), and Brett McCloskey (trans)

Scene Breakdown: This scene picks up with Dex Hardlove coming into the room to see Ian and Brett going at it. He dons some gloves, gets Lube Boy to pump him a few squirts, and approaches the boys with "How do you guys feel about getting some hands in your asses?" (they're all for it!). Brett and Ian stay in their previous position (Brett on top) for a little bit while Dex rubs and inserts a finger or two into each of them, but then they disengage and get on their hands and knees side by side for a more manageable position and Dex starts working on getting both of his hands into their asses while they each jerk off a little at the same time. After some nice handballin', the boys move, with Brett flipping over onto his back while keeping Dex's hand in him, and Ian getting the hand out of him completely to kneel over Brett. Brett frantically jerks off and comes hard (the first of many, uncountable times). There's lots more working over of his ass, interspersed with him coming, all while Ian jerks off over him, ocassionally getting his balls played with by Brett, and finally he shoots his load onto Brett's shiny spandex tank top. The scene ends with the exhausted boys lying together and thanking Dex. Ian declares himself done and ready for a shower, but Dex stops Brett when he would get up, telling him "Ah-ah-ah, not yet. I've fisted you, now I want to fuck you." . . . leading into the next scene.

My Thoughts: The ass-fisting in this scene never gets to sunk-in-to-the-wrists, gaping-loose kind of action you sometimes see in fisting scenes, but I still think it's pretty remarkable how well and quickly Dex gets in there (as well as just a general round of applause for sheer multitasking- fisting takes a lot of careful consideration and skill, so doing it times two is definitely comendable). My biggest complaint would be the positioning that never allows the camera to capture the looks of pleasure on Brett and Ian's (or even really Dex's) faces; that would've made it for me. As it was, I had to get by on the sounds they make (which are hot- particularly when, at a certain point, they both look backwards and sort of tilt their heads together and almost harmonize together in their moaning). The sheer raw pleasure you see in Brett is just enough to get anyone rock hard or dripping wet, I think- the guy holds nothing back. Hot, hot, hot. Just the setup of the scene itself- double ass fisting- warrants a big old kudos.

Scene 4: Dex Hardlove (trans), Ian Foxe (trans), and Brett McCloskey (trans)

Scene Breakdown: The scene continues from where the last left off; Ian scampers off and Dex rubs and lightly finger-fucks Brett a little before instructing Lube Boy to go fetch Ian Foxe, who's hanging all alone on the couch from the first scene, reading a sexy magazine with his hands down his pants. He comes on up, dons a glove and some lube under Dex's instruction, then gets to work jerking off and then fingering Brett, while Dex jerks off his own strap-on and supervises. Dex then dons a condom and has Brett suck him off while Ian does a multitasking feat, finger-fucking Brett with one hand and pulling out his own strap-on one-handed and jacking it off. Everyone then rearranges themselves; Brett gets on his hands and knees to suck Ian's cock while Dex fucks him from behind with some nice ass-slapping. Dex comes just that way and then passes Brett off to Ian. Dex watches and rubs his cock while Ian fucks Brett until they both come hard, and the scene ends with a very happy Brett getting his head petted and told "Good boy." by Dex.

My Thoughts: Yowza! This scene is so hot, writing about it might melt my laptop. It works on so many reasons: Dex is the ultimate top; he is very confident at all moments, even when there are condom difficulties and whatnot. He just exudes command and authority and leads the scene very well, giving it the perfect structure. He can also dirty talk like nobody else (and I'm a stickler for dirty talk . . . I love it, but so few can pull it off). This is by far the loudest scene in the movie and it just makes it. And of course, Brett as the focus of all this hot action just seals the deal. I also got a nice little thrill seeing Ian Foxe top (he's delicious bottoming, but switching things up is always good!). Also: hooray for the red handprint that Dex leaves on Brett's ass when he slaps it. Hot! This is my go-to scene when I want to get off; it's golden.

Scene 5: CJ Cockburn (trans), Cupid (trans), and Peter Pleas (non-trans)

Scene Breakdown: The scene opens up on Peter and Cupid fooling around on the couch, kissing and rubbing as CJ plunks himself down next to the twosome and turns it into a threesome. There's hot threeway kissing, a quick fade, and all boys are now naked or in jockstraps, touching and rubbing and grabbing for one another in a hot free-for-all. CJ gets down on his knees to suck Cupid's trannycock while Peter watches and jerks off and later kisses Cupid and rubs and slaps his chest. They switch things around and now it's Cupid and CJ working together on Peter (CJ sucking, Cupid doing the chest slapping and nipple sucking) while he lazily rubs Cupid's crotch. The scene fades to black and when we come back, Peter is on his back on the floor getting his cock sucked by CJ while Cupid crouches over his face, getting an enthusiastic eating-out. The scene fades again and now the boys are back on the couch: CJ is sitting with Cupid riding his strap-on and Peter jerks off behind them. The guys then pull off CJ's jockstrap and lay him out on the couch; Cupid starts sucking his trannycock and Peter leans up over the arm of the couch to kiss him upside down. CJ watches the action on himself and gives his thumb and fingers to Peter to suck and lick, before they move yet again, Peter going down on on CJ while Cupid nuzzles him and rubs his stomach and chest. The two of them share his trannycock for a short bit, then kiss a little, and Cupid takes over and Peter goes back to being the watcher/helper. They switch again and CJ comes from Peter sucking him off. The scene fades out and when it opens up again, CJ and Cupid are both alternatively sucking and jerking Peter's cock until he comes all over his belly, the boys smile, and the scene fades out.

My Thoughts: The guys in this scene are so quiet! Seriously, you can hear a pin drop. But it seems natural to them and I'd rather they be quiet than have bad or fake-sounding dirty talk or sounds. There's a lot of movement in this scene . . . while I liked the switching and turn-taking and new and different positions, part of me wished the boys would just stay put in one place for a while. And the constant fade-to-blacks, like they always do, tend to pull me out of the moment as I scratch my head, wondering "Okay, they were over there. How did they get over here?". But the sex is hot and the scene has a whole lazy, let's-enjoy-each-other feel to it that I really like. And for some reason, even though he wasn't particuarly remarkable (I mean, moreso than any of the other guys), I still find myself crushing on Cupid . . . he's just so dang cute. Also, the face-sitting scene was H-O-T; I rarely see that in porn but it definitely makes me want more.

And so, essentially, that's the movie. Much like "Cubbyholes", it comes with a bonus "First Timer's Guide To Playing With Trans Guys" (which gets so many thumbs up, I wish I had ten hands). There's also a bonus disc featuring a sexy, sexy preview or "taste", if you will, of what their upcoming film "Trannywood Goes Wild" will be like. I won't delve into it here, but let's just say that all the trans boys are lounging around and a little horseplay turns into, just, yumminess.

I'm going to sum up my last thoughts as a list of pros and cons, the things for me that really helped and hurt the movie (in my opinion).

Pros:

* I'm smitten with Brett McCloskey! I have to admit it; I'm not really that crazy about bears or bearish guys- they're just not my main type sexually (though they are cuties that I want to snuggle with). So when Brett came into frame, I felt a little lackluster. Boy, was I wrong! The best way a porn star can win me over is through their attitude and enthusiasm and passion, and Mr. McCloskey has all three in spades. You hear the words "fucking greedy pig" thrown around in a lot of porn, but when Dex calls him that, it's just true. Brett grunts and makes wild animal noises, groans and moans in his deep and twangy Southern drawl, plays with himself while giving a blowjob, and has a true sexual hunger- you can tell that it isn't "Oh, I'll suck this cock because it's porn and I should.", but because it really turns him on. While he's lovely one-on-one with Ian Sparks, Brett positively shines in the threesomes, when Dex Hardlove and later Ian Foxe are brought in. Can I cast my vote for Brett to be the focus of some future delicious gangbang?

Cons:

* Camera angles and set-ups. Although I try to forgive poorer camerawork and cinematography in smaller and more indie porn if the action is real and passionate, some of the movie's choices just seem really bad for the viewer- for example, the double fisting scene was hot, but the entire time I was wishing I could see the expressions on Ian and Brett's faces- something that could easily have been fixed by rearranging them so that they weren't facing the wall. On the other hand, though, the camera-from-above shot used in the last scene absolutely worked for me, and I found it totally increased the hotness.

* Same music. My discerning ear wasn't sure if every piece of music was recycled, but some of it definitely was. Yes, it was good the first time around . . . but nothing new?

Bah Bah Bah Bahhh . . . My Final Decree:

Altogether, I give "Couch Surfers" a hearty 4 1/2 stars, two big thumbs up, and a recommendation for anyone who wants some hot trans porn.

2 comments:

Ian Sparks said...

The scene behind the opening credits is a preview of Couch Surfers 2....just like the scene on the bonus disc is a preview of Trannywood Gone Wild...just so you know the scene isn't wasted.

Anonymous said...

the term 'trannycock' is totally giving me creepy fetish vibes.