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We've all heard the rumors that some well-known reviewers on ADT will gladfully write a good review of a movie even though they think it's shit, just to keep the free DVDs coming. I wouldn't like to comment on that, but there is one guy who has been reviewing porn for years and he told me that some of the biggest studios will not send him screeners because they don't like his reviews.
What the fuck? As if he would be saying a movie is shit just for the sake of it. Some people need to take criticism full on and perhaps make changes to their movies where necessary in future. Perhaps that's why so much slow motion, arty black and white film tripe is still being made.
Amazing isn't it!



I don't really know about the ADT Reviewers, but offering to pay for good reviews, in one way or another, isn't that uncommon. I have rarely been offered cash payments, but it's happened. More often it comes in gentle nudges like "We can't justify sending movies to someone who keeps giving us nothing buy '7's'"

Some studios and directors have taken me off screener lists because the reviews have not been good enough. Who? Well let's not name names, but a really big V company did, so did a director who wears a cowboy hat, another named Stoney and a few others. (TT)

I have always liked dealing with companies that take the good and the bad. Not to sound like a kiss-ass, but JM has probably had more low-rated reviews than any company in porn on my site (Along with several dozen really highly rated titles) and they keep sending me stuff. Extreme was that way, Anabolic is that way, even Wicked.

Maybe these companies get it. Maybe they know that just because a reviewer doesn't like a flick, that doesn't mean that all of his readers are going to run from it. The opposite is often true. Before Max did the big pull job, my site used to get a lot of click through sales on his movies, especially when I gave something a 0 or a 1.

Someone recently pointed out that I am probably a moron for not taking the cash, extra free stuff and the very rare...personal favor offer that has come way over the past 7 years. Perhaps they were right, but this way I get to keep whatever tiny shred of integrity and dignity that can possibly exist in this business.

Oh and just to keep some doors open..if I ever do sell out, it will take more than 50 bucks! (You know who you are.)

I'll take the big bucks Alex, and a blowjob from Aurora Snow thank you very much.


Edited by whtzahor4 (09/10/03 05:48 AM)
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