Secret Agent Rivals
By Tomiko’s Deadly Store
(warning: adult content)
This was my 2nd purchase from this producer (I plan to review ”Shootout with Dia Zerva and Dragonlily” soon). It didn’t quite live up to the expectations generated by the former, but it’s a decent clip, with some funny moments and unusual garb.
The Girls:
This clip features Dragonlily, an attractive asian who has done some adult work, and Tomiko (who I believe is also a producer), a caucasian brunette.
The Attire:
My viewpoint & disclaimer: generally, I prefer sporty clothes (eg, tops, tight shorts, etc.) to everyday clothes or business wear; I also appreciate uniform-like attire, which can be as elaborate as sci-fi or army uniforms, to something as simples as black-bikini vs white bikini.
Both girls wear skin-tight spandex bodysuits: Dragonlily looks flashier in her shiny (metallic) orange suit, compared to Tomiko’s simple black one.
The Numbers:
It’s a 12m40s video, costing 13 USD. It features 9 “kills”/KOs. About 25% of the video length is filler – intro screen, story explanation, etc. It’s inevitable and sometimes it adds to the video, but here, unfortunately, it feels too much.
The Action:
My viewpoint & disclaimer: to keep the description from being repetitive, I’ll define beforehand the most common type of acting you find in these genre videos:
Type 1: going through the motions – almost no speech or acting, the girls just lie down when they’re shot, usually swaying or writhing for a bit; this can be by design, not necessarily poor acting. I guess it can be preferred by those who tend to find these videos immature.
Type 2: in-character, over-the-top – MY FAVORITE: the girls really act out their parts, pretending to dodge, shoot back, with lines like “I’ll get you yet!”, “You’re mine!” or “Argh! U got me!”
Type 3: goofy – the girls have a more child’s-play stance, they laugh or giggle, with speech along the lines of “I shot you, cheater!”, “No, you missed!”,etc.
The story is a classic one: the girls are competing to see who the better spy for the Organization is. The action is Type 2: they act bitchy when talking to each other, proclaim to the watcher they are the best when they shoot the other girl, and most importantly squeal, grunt and squirm when they are shot.
There seems to be some kind of crotch fixation, in 2 or 3 of the shootings. For example, at one point Tomiko actually cries out “She’s machine-gunning my crotch” J
Probably this was a custom video, so it would be a request from the client. But even if crotch shots say nothing to you, it’s not too prevalent, so it is still possible to enjoy the video.
I would rate the acting 4/5: the spirit is definitely there, but sometimes you feel that something is missing, something which make the scene truly great.
Tomiko especially has some nice reactions (twitching feet, clenching fists, it’s the little things…), and I should note a priceless moment: she gets shot while leaning against a piano, then staggers around, plays a few notes of Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” and ends with a twang, falling down. Very funny and over-the-top, it’s one of the highlights of this video.
At the end, the Organization guy steps from behind the camera and knocks out both with chloroform rags, declaring they make better bait than agents.
One major weakness: there isn’t much variety in scenario, or location (meaning, it all goes on in front of the same sofa!).
The Production values:
My viewpoint & disclaimer: I’m no expert on digital video, all I can do is tell apart poor picture quality - grainy or low res –from normal (as in, not poor nor high quality) and HD.
Good picture quality, good props.
The Verdict:
Not a bad effort, but even though it’s not expensive I didn’t feel I got a lot of “bang” (so to speak) for my buck. If you’re an avid collector go ahead, if you can only buy one toygun video, there are better choices, even from the same producer, as I hope to present soon.
Yet another disclaimer: this is just my own, biased opinion; picture or videos may not reflect image quality; all rights belong to the above identified producer.
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