Studio: New Sensations
Director: Lee Roy Myers
Cast: Ashlynn Brooke, James Deen, Gianna Michaels, Faye Reagan, Alexis Texas
Guest Review by Murray Blackstone
Out of all the television shows and movies to make a porn parody of, The Office is certainly not the first that comes to mind. Let’s face it. The characters on The Office – American or British version – are not meant to be the sexiest in TV history. In fact, if I were brutally honest, I’d say, with the exception of Pam the receptionist, or on a very good day, Angela the accountant, I have no desire to imagine these characters “doing it.” So, even before watching “The Office: a XXX Parody” I was admittedly skeptical, yet somewhat intrigued. So, sans the possibility of stumbling upon, say, a Charles in Charge porn (hint, hint), I popped this bad boy into my DVD player only to find an error message flashing back at me: “Dirty Disc – please remove and clean.” A good omen, I hoped.
The movie started out with promise. The lead, Ashlynn Brooke playing Michelle, the much bustier version of Michael Scott (Steve Carell), showed some pretty decent comedic timing. What she lacked in comedic chops, she more than made up for in likable screen presence. As far as the fairly minimal clothed-scenes go in this movie, Ashlynn stands tall.
One of the most striking aspects of this movie turned out to be its adherence to parody as opposed to dipping into more expected office-setting porn cliché. The filmmakers avoided typical propositions for workplace sex like: “Don’t you want to keep your job?” or “How bad do you wanna move up in this company?” Instead, they focused on more “Office-esque” setups. The director, Lee Roy Myers, made a valiant effort to mimic the verite camera moves that often paid off, like its predecessor, with a character feigning awkwardness.
One of the most memorable comedic moments was Ashlynn’s delivery of Michael Scott’s biggest catch phrase, “That’s what she said.” They even went on to use this line as an impetus for not just one girl-on-girl scene but an ensuing plot twist in which Michelle/Ashlynn, in true Office fashion, calls the “Dinder Muffin” employees into the conference room for a sexual harassment speech/ demonstration — that, of course, becomes the perfect opportunity for a public sex scene. Thus marking the height of this parody’s cleverness.
Unfortunately, the ensuing girl-on-girl sex scene between a stripper (Gianna Michaels) and an unnamed co-worker (Faye Reagan) was not necessarily as strong as the idea behind it. This is not a fault of the performers as much as it was a fault of the direction or, more likely, the budget. Just imagine two beautiful, trashy women getting naked and having sex in front of a room full of repressed co-workers. Sounds hot, right? But not when there is little recognition going on between those “doing” and those watching. The scene really loses its steam because of this disconnect. On top of that, neither of the girls having sex in the “demonstration” were portraying major Office characters. I can’t help but wonder if it would it have been a stronger payoff for Office fans, if say, Michelle (female Michael Scott) finally bags her secretary while the secretary’s fiancé watches and gets ribbed by his co-workers.
As for the other sex scenes in the movie, the first scene, between Jenna Haze (Pam) and James Deen (Jim) was one of the best. Jenna has perfect oral technique in this scene. Way to use the sloppy hand twist! Perhaps though, the hottest aspect of this scene was the earlier section when Jenna still had some of her dress on. That’s not to say anything disparaging of Jenna’s physique, but this scene takes place in the copy room – a room where one might reasonably expect to see co-workers coming in and out, unannounced. It would have been more believable and waaaay hotter had the director utilized this bit of tension to titillate the viewer while paying off the verite filming style. The one nice touch, however, was the tie – which Deen managed to keep on to the very end.
In general, I was a bit surprised at the overall length of the sex scenes in this movie. I believe each ran in the twenty-minute range. Almost entirely taking place on desktops. Ten minutes into each scene, I was tired just watching. The performers were staying in positions far too long and on several occasions they would break from a position for a blowjob only to return to the same position after. Ultimately, this really made the “mechanics” of the scenes too transparent.
Finally, if you’re looking for the best sex in this movie – and the reason you’d purchase it – you can skip right to the final scene. It’s a three-way between Ashlynn Brooke, Mark Wood, and the very impressive Alexis Texas. To put it bluntly, Ms. Texas was a revelation. Sure, she’s very, very hot and all that good stuff – but for me, this wasn’t about looks – this was about performance. And while Ashlynn Brooke is quite good herself in this scene, Alexis seems to have a whole other gear. She was, as Eckhart Tolle might say, using the power of now. And it really shows. She steals the scene and by default, the entire movie in just fifteen minutes of screen time.
****
Extras:
GRIPES
Not to pile on, but here I go… a note in general about strap-on dildos. The women in these scenes who are wearing them are really hot. Please stop giving them strapon-harnesses or whatever they’re called that make their asses look terrible. And one other thing while I’m on my high horse… okay, I get it, every once in a while when you need to show one girl has power over another girl, you have the subservient one suck on the dildo. I get it, sorta. But every time? Is it necessary? Who is enjoying this? The girl deepthroating plastic while her knees are getting burnt on the carpet? The girl awkwardly bent over while standing in high heels? I’m not saying get rid of these moments, just saying, treat them like you would a nice bottle of wine and save em for a special occasion.
SCENERY
The set for this movie was even smaller than I was expecting. I may be wrong, but I believe, every single scene in this movie was shot in the same room, redecorated several times over to look like: an office bullpen, a copy room, and Michael Scott’s office. I’m guessing most of the budget went to pay for the ensemble cast of roughly a dozen or so, as opposed to the minimal art direction.
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