Julia Ann: Hardcore
MOVIE TYPE: All Sex
128 Mins.
Wicked
www.WickedPictures.com
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Morgan
THEMES: Interracial Sex, Blowbangs
CONDOMS: Yes
2006
5/06
STARS: Julia Anna, Gia Paloma, Roxy De Ville, Randy Spears, Manuel Ferrara, Sean Michaels, Julian, Eric Masterson, Tommy Gunn, John West, Marcus London, Jack Venice
Julia Ann: HardcoreREVIEW-
There seems to be a growing trend in porn that has contract girls trying their best to sharpen their age. Perhaps they are learning from the gonzo girls who have successfully made the jump over to that side of the fence. After over a decade on the porn scene, Julia Ann has stepped up to the plate with some things that she has never done before. It looks like she has made a laundry list of things that contract girls don’t usually do. (Or didn’t back when she first hit it big.) Julia Ann opens the movie with a monologue about how you have to make compromises in your career to keep people happy. She explains that she is now single and ready to tap into the darker side of her sexuality. This includes some DP action, a blowbang and of course, the grand daddy of contract girl no-no’s (allegedly) interracial sex. Since her long time dance partner Janine did the black dick thing last year, Julia was bound to follow. Is it too little too late? Is this the case of Wicked dressing up contract stuff with an edgy title? Or is this the movie Julia Ann fans have been waiting for?
Julia & Sean Michaels
Julia says that she shot with Sean long ago, but that the footage got ruined. The duo hook up on a stark white set with so much glare that I almost wish I had my Justin Slayer shades to protect my eyes. They may call this movie Hardcore, but the action starts off like a typical Wicked fantasy picture. The music is slow and she works on his cock with gentle hand action. There isn’t really a lot of slow motion, but Morgan throws so many layers of gloss onto the sex that this is going to leave a lot of people cold. Sean puts her onto the bed and drives his tongue into her from behind. If you’re looking for eye candy, then the reverse cowgirl is bound to work for you. Julia has long legs and straddles Sean so that he can fill her with that long pole. It is nice to see an interracial scene that is shot for the beauty it can provide rather than as a side show sex act. That’s the upside. The downside is that Julia shows only moderate sexual energy as Sean does his best to carry the action. We get some nice doggy and the mish is pretty good. I’d like to see more heat, but we will have to settle for good eye candy and a nice kiss between two after Sean explodes all over her tits.
Julia & Manuel Ferrara
For some reason Katusmi thinks that it is easy to do anal with Manuel. Julia wants to try and somehow I doubt if this is what most of us would call a walk in the park. This one starts out like the last one, but without the annoying glare. She music sounds like something you might hear in an elevator on the space shuttle. Manuel and Julia are on a rotating bed that allows the cameras to stay still and never give us a stationary moment. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I find this completely annoying. Are we supposed to enjoy watching Julia suck Manuel’s dick or is the sex secondary to the ambiance Morgan is creating? (Anyone who favors that latter can step out of the classroom, go down the hall and enroll in Professor McKai’s “Pretentious Porn 101” class.) They do hook up for anal, but the camera never gets a chance to really capture it. Come on guys, if I am going to slam Slayer for never letting the camera stay still I can’t let it go when it is the set that moves. Either way, it is a waste. Instead of seeing a hall of fame performer to an amazing anal scene with a colossal cock we have to wonder if we might sneak a peek at penetration for three seconds before her knee comes back around to block the shot. It’s like watching porn while riding a carousel. Julia’s wild anal ride ends with a big shot on her face. I can’t imagine this scene thrilling the fans who have been waiting to see her take it up the pooper.
Julia & the Blowbang Squad
Next up is a blowbang. The guys aren’t your usual gonzo mopes, but probably qualify as feature mopes. (Featopes perhaps?) As you might expect, things haven’t changed much. Rather than dirtying up Julia for a blowgang, Morgan has managed to bring the b’bang down to a softer level. Sure she’s sucking four dicks, but the piano music and soft lighting are still anything but “hardcore.” There is some genuine energy coming from Julia in this one and that makes it perhaps better than gonzo versions of this genre. She isn’t gagging or being slapped, but instead sucks each dick with good energy. I know that some people might disagree, but I would actually like to see more blow bangs shot this way. One of the guys even gets to fuck her and that seems to bring out the best in Julia. She rides hard and moves her mouth around to keep all of the guys happy at once. They unload all over her boobs. This is the best scene so far, so maybe we have turned the corner.
Julia & Tommy Gunn and Randy Spears
For her trip down DP lane, Julia chooses Tommy and Randy. She plays a nurse who gets friendly with a pair of patients. Building on the heat that started with the last scene, Julia works at a good pace to keep both guys throbbing in her skilled hands. She leaves her long black boots on as the guys fill her at both ends. The side shots here are great as they allow us the chance to watch her big tits swaying beneath her body. This is also softer than some people will want to see, but it is nicely shot and Julia seems right at home. They get her into position for DP and she never loses that energy. If you like good DP scenes from features then this works. It’s Julia Ann doing something she doesn’t do, but it isn’t going to be confused with a Red Light District double-stuffing.
Julia & Julian
This time she’s giving POV a try. Acting out a little role play fantasy with Julian, she comes across as natural, fun and ready to play. Working with that big dick like she was born for POV porn, Julia opens her thighs and lets Julian stick it to her. Wisely there is a second camera on hand to cover the action when he’s fucking her too hard to hold the camera straight. Like the other gonzo genres covered in this movie, the POV footage is softened a bit to fit Wicked’s audience. Julia does her best in cowgirl, pumping his dick with her pussy and then sucking her juices right off of the condom. The climax is really good here as Julia strokes a load out with a very hot handjob.
Julia & Gia Paloma and Roxy De Ville
A long time ago, Julia and Janine DP’d Jeanna Fine with strap ons. Now Julia wants to the woman in the middle of this veggie sandwich. This scene is heavy on the fetish clothes and has a bit of a bondage vibe going. Gia seems to take the lead and helps Roxy slide a plastic cock into Julia’s pussy as a warm up. They work it slowly, but split her cheeks with a toy. I doubt if the girls ever fuck her as hard as Jeanna was boned years ago, but Julia holds up just fine under their double dose of fake dick.
This movie gets off to a rather slow start. It is billed a new Julia Ann, but it takes a while to show us much. Her scene with Sean isn’t bad, but it is more than a little bit tame. I like seeing an interracial scene shot as hot sex rather than a freak show, but this one falls short. It’s just a sleepy scene that doesn’t really work on most levels. When you follow that one up with the spinning scene between Julia and Manuel, you get an opening duo that threatened to sink this ship from the beginning. From there things actually get better. The blowbang is definitely softer than the genre usually gives us. I liked it better because of this softer side. Some people might not dig it, but I am happy to see a girl suck multiple dicks without fake gagging herself into trained seal mode. From there things get even better. It is still a softer movie than one might expect from a “breakout” performance. This is about what we would expect from Wicked and Morgan. Big time Julia Ann fans will likely love watching her do things she hasn’t done before. People looking for a Gina Lynn/Jenna Haze “Darkside” coming out will find the action well cooler than you would hope. Personally I liked the movie after the first two scenes. The biggest problem is that those two should have been the best of the bunch. Consider this a couples-friendly coming out movie for a hall of fame superstar. Is it the movie JA fans have been waiting for or too little too late? I leave that to you to decide.
