Wednesday, July 05, 2006
The Best -- "Kiss-Off"
Since I started writing this blog, I’ve mentioned several times that my favorite gay porn film -- in fact, my favorite porn film from any genre -- is a Jerry Douglas directed feature from All World’s Video titled Kiss-Off. I’ve mentioned in past posts I believe Kiss-Off is the finest adult film ever made, and watching it again last night confirmed that opinion. The fact the film also stars my “Slut-Around-The-Internet” namesake, Axel Garret, only makes me love it more.
The video, from 1992, is the only porn movie I’ve ever watched where I didn’t once -- not once -- reach for the fast-forward button. I was fascinated and involved (not to mention hard as a rock) throughout. There’s a reason this movie won every gay film award in the universe the year it was produced. The word classic was coined for films like Kiss-Off.
The credit for the success of this amazing feature must be laid at the feet of writer-director Jerry Douglas. Considered the finest director in gay porn today -- side by side with Chi Chi LaRue -- he started his career in legitimate theatre, directing plays in regional theatre and Off-Broadway. But it’s his work in gay adult cinema that made his name. Some of his greatest films include The Back Row, Flesh and Blood, More of a Man, Dream Team, and many other tightly plotted movies. One of his earlier films, Trade-Off, also starred Axel Garret and the legendary Ryan Idol. Although neither of those two did anything other than jack-off in that film, it remains very, very hot. But not as hot as its un-official sequel, Kiss-Off.
(DISCLAIMER: The review below has been cannibalized from several reviews I found on line. I knew I wanted to give this special film more than the usual space I would devote to a review, and so the opinions of others were important to me. If you wrote a review of Kiss-Off, and recognize some of your statements below, please don’t be pissed off. I stole snatches from you because I admire your turn of phrase.)
Axel Garret is a hunky, muscular, ex-marine with a sheaf of blond hair flopping over his tranquil, hypnotic blue eyes, and wispy golden curls glisten on his legs, his bubble-butt ass, and around a cock that’s classic perfection. He plays a beat cop who busts a crime ring and makes detective, but when he gets to his new partner's office, he's completely confused. Michael Brawn, strapping and masculine, informs Axel they will be working vice, attempting to arrest gay men in the act of public sex. He gives Axel a wife-beater and old, torn jeans to wear. "No underwear!" he barks at Axel. "Hope you got a big dick. It helps." Off they go to a notorious cruising men’s room in a park, sending the novice in to make a bust. "Get yourself in there ... and bag yourself a queer."
Nervous Axel loiters in the bathroom until the hot Danny Sommers makes his entrance. Standing at the urinal with a hard-on, he makes eyes at Axel who knows his duty. He's uncomfortable with it, and after a long section of will-he-or-won't-he, he finally allows Danny to stroke his limp dick while Michael secretly watches from a vent above. One thing leads to another, and Danny convinces Axel he deserves some head. Danny starts out with the softest, gentlest blow-job possible, then he deep-throats, but his lips barely touch the cock, and as Axel begins to relax, he goes full-throttle and adds a hand. It's masterful cocksucking and is filmed so close you can almost feel Danny's pleasure. Axel blasts a fountain of cum all over his own wife-beater and onto Danny's face, and then Danny beats-off. After it's over, Danny invites him to come back for more sometime. He also tells Axel to bring cash because "the vice squad, they can be bought, you know." Axel is now even more confused than when he started.
SCREEN CAPTURES FROM THE MEN'S ROOM SCENE
At home, we find Axel even more addled. He puts on a construction helmet, then plants Ryan Idol’s running shorts (which Axel scored in Trade-Off) around his neck, and walks back to his chair, naked and hard. Axel’s gorgeous cock is shown in close up, swaying in the breeze, and it is stunningly hot. After watching a little home-made porn on his video camera, he falls asleep and is later awakened by Michael's blaring car horn. He decides to take the video camera to work with him. In the park, the two of them are in Michael's car where Michael tells Axel he's trying to bust a rich kid. The suspected perp arrives in the form of usually luscious but way over primped Chad Knight. The cops separate and Michael chases after Chad supposedly to arrest him. Michael, sporting a gigantic dick, comes over to Chad, who dive-bombs the cop-cock, sucking with amazing intensity and delivering a whiz-bang deep-throat without moving a hair on his manicured pompadour. It's here that Axel makes an appearance, shooting the entire episode on his video camera. The lovers don't know it, but they certainly perform as if they do. The fuck lasts a short time, then Michael begins to arrest Chad, who gets out of it by paying him off. And Axel gets it all on video.
The next day, Axel and Michael go to a "porn pit" where Axel is sent into a movie theater. He finds slab-of-beef Steve Gibson, wearing a leather jacket, leather chaps and nothing else. B.J. Slater blows Steve before moving in front of the screen, standing naked for the movie patrons to see everything (including Axel with his trusty camera). What follows is even more sucking, as well as face-fucking, butt-plug play, domination, rimming, and a nasty, creamy facial. Someone yells out they're being busted by a vice cop, and everyone panics, but Axel doesn't pursue the escaping leather men.
Axel has now made two video tapes of home made stroke material, but he's interrupted from a whack session when he notices that the apartment across the alley has been rented. A dick pops out of the blind slats, followed by a phone number. When Axel calls, he discovers his new next door neighbor is none other than Danny, who invites him over. Axel panics and hangs up.
Back at the police station, the lieutenant sends Michael and Axel on a very special assignment to infiltrate a ring of "high-class callboys." Axel and Michael, very hot in tuxedos, are sent to a party filled with equally hot guys. Mitch Taylor is the “madam” of the ring, but his chauffeur, Johnny Rahm, is suspicious of the two newcomers. So Mitch decides to test them. Sitting in the back of Mitch’s limo, with Johnny filming, Mitch makes our two heroes strip. At this point, director Douglass delivers what is, in my humble opinion, one of the hottest single shots in all of porn; the two guys, sitting side by side, wearing nothing but black bow ties, slowly rubbing their large, hairy, hardening cocks. It’s amazing. To not make Mitch suspicious, Michael blows Axel, working up and down the huge cock with aplomb. It’s easy to tell Michael enjoys sucking Mr. Garret‘s huge blonde cock, because there are several close-ups of Michael‘s dripping pre-cum that pools all over his own leg.
The quartet returns to Mitch's bordello where they all get in the act. Johnny watches, continues filming, and jacks-off. Mitch blows Axel, then slithers underneath Axel to lick his balls, telling Michael to blow Axel at the same time. Mitch then parts Axel's cheeks and sticks his tongue in the blonde ass-hole, and it’s all shot beautifully up close. It’s a stunningly erotic rim-job, and Axel’s blonde, fuzzy ass has never looked so fine. Axel is sent to a dresser drawer for a condom and discovers a stash of drugs, but keeps it to himself. Axel is made to fuck Mitch but Mr. Garret slams so hard and fast into Mitch that he has to tell him to take it slower. With Axel still fucking, Johnny cums on Michael's chest, followed by an explosive spooge from Michael. The chain of cum continues with Axel delivering his blast, one that coats Mitch, Michael and all the linens in sight. Tragically, Mitch Taylor’s performance is the only disappointment in this otherwise unforgettable film. He never gets it up and he certainly never cums. Oh, well.
Finally Mitch believes the hot duo are really callboys and leaves them alone, telling Axel he can't wait for a piece of his ass. Axel reveals the huge stash of drugs, but Michael wants to sell on the street and retire. A smarter Axel escapes with all the drugs, the videotape Johnny made, and a laptop with a list of clients. However, Axel is unsure what to do, so in desperation calls Danny and they go jogging together to discuss options. Danny tells him to toss the drugs and the computer, take the tape of Michael and Chad to the boss, and use the other tapes for his own self-pleasure.
In a secluded, wooded area, the guys stop running to rest, and share a romantic, tension filled look deep into each others’ eyes. Although hesitant, Axel finally releases his huge hard-on from his red running shorts, inviting Danny to suck it. Danny turns in a wonderful, memorable suck. Before long, Axel agrees to fuck Danny even though it seems he's bursting with confusion. The guys fuck quickly before beating-off together. Danny has a creamy load, and then Axel shoots one of his famous, voluminous cum squirts. Danny wants desperately to kiss Axel (there hasn't been one kiss so far in the video) telling him "a man's tongue can be a wonderful thing." They kiss and it's an absolutely beautiful moment and a spectacular end to the film.
AXEL & DANNY IN THE PARK
With a wonderfully complex, layered story, director Douglas packs a hell of a lot of subtext and intriguing ideas into one film. The sex is truly hot and occasionally very nasty. Between Douglas’ masterful writing and direction, scene stealing moments from Danny Sommers and Chad Knight, not to mention Axel Garret and Michael Brawn’s acting and sexual performances, Kiss-Off is one very special adult video.
This is Must See Porn. Don’t miss it
The video, from 1992, is the only porn movie I’ve ever watched where I didn’t once -- not once -- reach for the fast-forward button. I was fascinated and involved (not to mention hard as a rock) throughout. There’s a reason this movie won every gay film award in the universe the year it was produced. The word classic was coined for films like Kiss-Off.
The credit for the success of this amazing feature must be laid at the feet of writer-director Jerry Douglas. Considered the finest director in gay porn today -- side by side with Chi Chi LaRue -- he started his career in legitimate theatre, directing plays in regional theatre and Off-Broadway. But it’s his work in gay adult cinema that made his name. Some of his greatest films include The Back Row, Flesh and Blood, More of a Man, Dream Team, and many other tightly plotted movies. One of his earlier films, Trade-Off, also starred Axel Garret and the legendary Ryan Idol. Although neither of those two did anything other than jack-off in that film, it remains very, very hot. But not as hot as its un-official sequel, Kiss-Off.
(DISCLAIMER: The review below has been cannibalized from several reviews I found on line. I knew I wanted to give this special film more than the usual space I would devote to a review, and so the opinions of others were important to me. If you wrote a review of Kiss-Off, and recognize some of your statements below, please don’t be pissed off. I stole snatches from you because I admire your turn of phrase.)
Axel Garret is a hunky, muscular, ex-marine with a sheaf of blond hair flopping over his tranquil, hypnotic blue eyes, and wispy golden curls glisten on his legs, his bubble-butt ass, and around a cock that’s classic perfection. He plays a beat cop who busts a crime ring and makes detective, but when he gets to his new partner's office, he's completely confused. Michael Brawn, strapping and masculine, informs Axel they will be working vice, attempting to arrest gay men in the act of public sex. He gives Axel a wife-beater and old, torn jeans to wear. "No underwear!" he barks at Axel. "Hope you got a big dick. It helps." Off they go to a notorious cruising men’s room in a park, sending the novice in to make a bust. "Get yourself in there ... and bag yourself a queer."
Nervous Axel loiters in the bathroom until the hot Danny Sommers makes his entrance. Standing at the urinal with a hard-on, he makes eyes at Axel who knows his duty. He's uncomfortable with it, and after a long section of will-he-or-won't-he, he finally allows Danny to stroke his limp dick while Michael secretly watches from a vent above. One thing leads to another, and Danny convinces Axel he deserves some head. Danny starts out with the softest, gentlest blow-job possible, then he deep-throats, but his lips barely touch the cock, and as Axel begins to relax, he goes full-throttle and adds a hand. It's masterful cocksucking and is filmed so close you can almost feel Danny's pleasure. Axel blasts a fountain of cum all over his own wife-beater and onto Danny's face, and then Danny beats-off. After it's over, Danny invites him to come back for more sometime. He also tells Axel to bring cash because "the vice squad, they can be bought, you know." Axel is now even more confused than when he started.
SCREEN CAPTURES FROM THE MEN'S ROOM SCENE
At home, we find Axel even more addled. He puts on a construction helmet, then plants Ryan Idol’s running shorts (which Axel scored in Trade-Off) around his neck, and walks back to his chair, naked and hard. Axel’s gorgeous cock is shown in close up, swaying in the breeze, and it is stunningly hot. After watching a little home-made porn on his video camera, he falls asleep and is later awakened by Michael's blaring car horn. He decides to take the video camera to work with him. In the park, the two of them are in Michael's car where Michael tells Axel he's trying to bust a rich kid. The suspected perp arrives in the form of usually luscious but way over primped Chad Knight. The cops separate and Michael chases after Chad supposedly to arrest him. Michael, sporting a gigantic dick, comes over to Chad, who dive-bombs the cop-cock, sucking with amazing intensity and delivering a whiz-bang deep-throat without moving a hair on his manicured pompadour. It's here that Axel makes an appearance, shooting the entire episode on his video camera. The lovers don't know it, but they certainly perform as if they do. The fuck lasts a short time, then Michael begins to arrest Chad, who gets out of it by paying him off. And Axel gets it all on video.
The next day, Axel and Michael go to a "porn pit" where Axel is sent into a movie theater. He finds slab-of-beef Steve Gibson, wearing a leather jacket, leather chaps and nothing else. B.J. Slater blows Steve before moving in front of the screen, standing naked for the movie patrons to see everything (including Axel with his trusty camera). What follows is even more sucking, as well as face-fucking, butt-plug play, domination, rimming, and a nasty, creamy facial. Someone yells out they're being busted by a vice cop, and everyone panics, but Axel doesn't pursue the escaping leather men.
Axel has now made two video tapes of home made stroke material, but he's interrupted from a whack session when he notices that the apartment across the alley has been rented. A dick pops out of the blind slats, followed by a phone number. When Axel calls, he discovers his new next door neighbor is none other than Danny, who invites him over. Axel panics and hangs up.
Back at the police station, the lieutenant sends Michael and Axel on a very special assignment to infiltrate a ring of "high-class callboys." Axel and Michael, very hot in tuxedos, are sent to a party filled with equally hot guys. Mitch Taylor is the “madam” of the ring, but his chauffeur, Johnny Rahm, is suspicious of the two newcomers. So Mitch decides to test them. Sitting in the back of Mitch’s limo, with Johnny filming, Mitch makes our two heroes strip. At this point, director Douglass delivers what is, in my humble opinion, one of the hottest single shots in all of porn; the two guys, sitting side by side, wearing nothing but black bow ties, slowly rubbing their large, hairy, hardening cocks. It’s amazing. To not make Mitch suspicious, Michael blows Axel, working up and down the huge cock with aplomb. It’s easy to tell Michael enjoys sucking Mr. Garret‘s huge blonde cock, because there are several close-ups of Michael‘s dripping pre-cum that pools all over his own leg.
The quartet returns to Mitch's bordello where they all get in the act. Johnny watches, continues filming, and jacks-off. Mitch blows Axel, then slithers underneath Axel to lick his balls, telling Michael to blow Axel at the same time. Mitch then parts Axel's cheeks and sticks his tongue in the blonde ass-hole, and it’s all shot beautifully up close. It’s a stunningly erotic rim-job, and Axel’s blonde, fuzzy ass has never looked so fine. Axel is sent to a dresser drawer for a condom and discovers a stash of drugs, but keeps it to himself. Axel is made to fuck Mitch but Mr. Garret slams so hard and fast into Mitch that he has to tell him to take it slower. With Axel still fucking, Johnny cums on Michael's chest, followed by an explosive spooge from Michael. The chain of cum continues with Axel delivering his blast, one that coats Mitch, Michael and all the linens in sight. Tragically, Mitch Taylor’s performance is the only disappointment in this otherwise unforgettable film. He never gets it up and he certainly never cums. Oh, well.
Finally Mitch believes the hot duo are really callboys and leaves them alone, telling Axel he can't wait for a piece of his ass. Axel reveals the huge stash of drugs, but Michael wants to sell on the street and retire. A smarter Axel escapes with all the drugs, the videotape Johnny made, and a laptop with a list of clients. However, Axel is unsure what to do, so in desperation calls Danny and they go jogging together to discuss options. Danny tells him to toss the drugs and the computer, take the tape of Michael and Chad to the boss, and use the other tapes for his own self-pleasure.
In a secluded, wooded area, the guys stop running to rest, and share a romantic, tension filled look deep into each others’ eyes. Although hesitant, Axel finally releases his huge hard-on from his red running shorts, inviting Danny to suck it. Danny turns in a wonderful, memorable suck. Before long, Axel agrees to fuck Danny even though it seems he's bursting with confusion. The guys fuck quickly before beating-off together. Danny has a creamy load, and then Axel shoots one of his famous, voluminous cum squirts. Danny wants desperately to kiss Axel (there hasn't been one kiss so far in the video) telling him "a man's tongue can be a wonderful thing." They kiss and it's an absolutely beautiful moment and a spectacular end to the film.
AXEL & DANNY IN THE PARK
With a wonderfully complex, layered story, director Douglas packs a hell of a lot of subtext and intriguing ideas into one film. The sex is truly hot and occasionally very nasty. Between Douglas’ masterful writing and direction, scene stealing moments from Danny Sommers and Chad Knight, not to mention Axel Garret and Michael Brawn’s acting and sexual performances, Kiss-Off is one very special adult video.
This is Must See Porn. Don’t miss it
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I write bios and tribute to actors that have appeared in gay porn films and models that have posed for magazines from 1970-2000, and I have read many reviews about the films of Axel Garret but with little or nothing about Axel the man.
What I do love about Axel his calm, seductive smile, his sensuous display of male bonding, and his sensitive and tender sex that turns gay porn into a gay love story … and with Danny Sommers in “Kiss-Off” I believe this to be the best pairing and best gay porn film of the 1990’s. It is in the very highest echelon of its genre, and just love the way the film flows from one scene to the other effortlessly, largely due to the excellent work of legendary film director, Jerry Douglas, and although there are some superb co-stars, it is the talent and chemistry between Axel Garret and Danny Sommers that is the show-case for this film, and who rightly steal the limelight in what is possibly the best film of the 1990’s … and is royally presented with many well-deserved awards.
Marc
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What I do love about Axel his calm, seductive smile, his sensuous display of male bonding, and his sensitive and tender sex that turns gay porn into a gay love story … and with Danny Sommers in “Kiss-Off” I believe this to be the best pairing and best gay porn film of the 1990’s. It is in the very highest echelon of its genre, and just love the way the film flows from one scene to the other effortlessly, largely due to the excellent work of legendary film director, Jerry Douglas, and although there are some superb co-stars, it is the talent and chemistry between Axel Garret and Danny Sommers that is the show-case for this film, and who rightly steal the limelight in what is possibly the best film of the 1990’s … and is royally presented with many well-deserved awards.
Marc
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