27 Jan 2007

Vintage Porn

Ginger Lynn, probably still rather hot right now.

Is there much of a market for retro porn? Do the types of sex scenes you see in movies from the 70s and 80s actually have much appeal to us in the 21st century?

I've always thought about vintage porn that it is a subject that is mostly likely to appeal to those of you who like their pornstars au naturale. In other words, unshaven and with pussies that are unlikely to catch much cold due to the hair they're allowed to keep.

But aside from shaving issues (that applies to the facial hair sported by many male stars a couple of decades ago - Ron Jeremy and John Holmes especially) do retro porn collections like Retro Raunch actually offer a huge difference from what is being offered these days?

I don't think so. Wading through the movies on Pornstar Classics, I was expecting there to be huge differences and for modern stuff to look comparatively subtle. But there really wasn't. I think maybe the girls are hotter these days, but, if I were being hyper-cynical, I would say that medical science can do more wonders with them than used to be able to do.

Of course, this is an era which spawned classic titles that have passed into mainstream matters and have become part of everyday lexicon - Deep Throat and Debbie Does Dallas in particular stand out. Have any recent titles stood out like this? Most people would know who Jenna Jameson is these days, but would most people with only a passing or notional interest in porn be able to name any of the films she's been in? Probably not.

Things may have progressed in some ways, but it's true what they say - the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Posted by Steve 12:51:00