There's a porn reality show going on, and it's every bit as tense and interesting as anything on network TV. No, strike that, it's more so. The prize is Matthias Von Fistenberg, not to mention a hefty change purse and entrance into his opulent lifestyle and roomy manse. "The Show" doesn't give up its idea of being an actual contest for a second. There are no extraneous scenes, nothing that isn't 100% part of this competition, and as I watched, I stopped thinking of the guys as porn models and as actual contestants, rooting for some and hoping others would be sent home, just like I would watching any reality show. I would tune into this every week, no doubt about it.
One by one, the contestants show up, and they are a diverse lot, a mix of white, black and Latino types. There is super creamy Mario Cruz, Camron (apparently so thuggish he's asked at the door if he has a gun on him), T. Malone, a sweet-faced Jersey kid, Collin O'Neal, the confident hairiest member of the bunch (and the resident bitch), Supreme, boiling over with angry ebullience, Double-R, who loves to orate, Komplex, soft-spoken, Carmelo, a model from Harlem with a bright smile, as well as extremely gorgeous European Gabriel Sinclair and insatiable C.J.
They are placed in a room, waiting to see for what they are competing. Edginess builds as the butler explains the contest. First, the prize is not only Matthias himself, but "$10,000 weekly spending money, a private jet, a brand new car and the right to live in this villa ... with a full staff." He then introduces the big guy, Matthias Von Fistenberg, who shows up looking less like a TV Prince Charming than the absolute unique lightning rod that he is. Decked out in tight jeans and suspenders (but no shirt), with his Mohawk scaled to perfection, he's relaxed as he introduces himself, unlike the stiffs who end up giving out roses on TV. Since the competition will be so tight, he has invited Owen Hawk and Tiger Tyson to help him judge.
The favored fetish of the boss is rubber, so he decrees a fashion show where the guys have to wear rubber. Rubber is new to most of the guys, but they seem to enjoy the dress-up as Matthias picks out "costumes" for them. Mario looks fetching in chaps, but certainly Double-R in his police uniform top is a fun choice. With music, smoke and lights, the guys have to parade down a catwalk for the judges and invited guests, getting just a bit sexual with some kissing and grinding as extra show off. This turns out to be insanely erotic, a preview of what is to come, and I would have to make any decisions at this point because the guys look sensational. Not only that, but no one trips on the catwalk either, which is a good sign.
It's time for a sexual contest. The bottoms will be tested by Tiger and the loser will have to leave. There is certainly no shortage of bottoms as five race to the competition. To get themselves ready, they busy down with cocksucking. Gabriel gets a whiz-bang blowjob from Mario and Tiger make sure to feel between their legs. He likes a tight ass, and he's definitely interested in T. Malone's. Tiger then lines up the guys so he can see their butts, and of course this leads to a touch of rimming while Tiger is doing his investigation with a knowing finger and resolute readiness. The judge orders Mario to suck Gabriel and Carmelo on his own cock. C.J. gets some oral from T. Malone. These guys are the bottoms, but man, what they couldn't do with their amazingly big cocks if they were tops! The three suckers do grand work, from the knowing acing of Mario to the peppiness of T. Malone. Tiger flits about the contestants sampling each of their mouths in this fleet sucking orgy. T. Malone and C.J. sharing Tiger is damn hot, but Mario and Gabriel work together very well too.
It's finally fucking time as strapping Tiger works the crowd. T. Malone is up first, and Tiger finds his ass a comfortable place to unload some of his always-potent thrusting. The wiriest member of the bunch is braided Carmelo and his ass looks like its being split in two by Tiger's big cock, which isn't even at its hardest. Muscular Gabriel is next, and this time, Tiger slips in with no problem. Adopting a no-hands style, Tiger ramrods Gabriel with power, the bottom making out with Mario just to show how easy it is for him to be fucked. One of porn's supreme asses is up next as Mario takes Tiger. The game-for-anything pro is praised by Tiger in both words and actions. It's the biggest fuck of them all, with the music pulsating the loudest and Tiger giving it the most time. C.J. is the final bottom for Tiger, who is still fighting wood problems, but he can still be tough and demanding, accusing C.J. of squeezing his dick when really he might be the tightest of the guys. T. Malone is tried again with an ass-slapping pound, and then Gabriel too. If I had to guess, I'd say he was Tiger's preferred bottom as he's at his hardest fucking Gabriel. However, he doesn't utter any complaints on a second trip inside Mario, who is the first to be fucked missionary after an all-doggy run so far. Even Carmelo, who had the hardest time with Tiger, is given a second chance, and things improve greatly this time. Tight C.J. remains just that, and Tiger blasts through it to pound the heck out of him. My word, Tiger takes his job seriously, fucking Mario and Gabriel (his obvious faves) again to get cum-shots from each!
With Matthias in tow, Tiger dissects the prowess of each. He's happy with Gabriel, who is allowed to stay. Of course C.J.'s tightness is an automatic stay for him. He wants a little more "flavor" from Mario, also allowed to stay. It's down to Carmelo and T. Malone. The tension is high as Tiger beats around the bush making a choice. Unfortunately, it's Carmelo who has to go, but there is another twist. T. Malone gets to choose someone to fuck him since Tiger thinks he was the best bottom! I wouldn't have guessed that outcome, but good for T. Malone!
Who is T. Malone's pick? Owen Hawk, of course! Owen has built up his body to a pumped muscular state that is so fetching, with a shaved head and facial hair that makes this new look so dangerous and exciting. He face-fucks lucky T. Malone, who delivers a quietly lusty blowjob. This contestant has now gotten to play with both judges, but he was only one of the pack in his first attempt. Now he gets to shine with just Owen, whose dick he lavishes with real want. Owen then dives his face into T. Malone's mocha ass and munches to give T. Malone a little rest from sucking, though he returns to that favored act soon enough. T. Malone only got moments from busy Tiger, but now he gets Owen's full attention for some solo fucking. And Owen exploits this alone time wonderfully. He's strong and forceful, sending ripples into T. Malone's body as the bottom pokes his ass further out to help Owen get in way deep. In a video replete with orgy action and busy worker bees, this one-on-one is a great idea to show off two very talented performers. Owen has an incessant energy that doesn't ever tire. His heaving abs and clenched cheeks show where all the power is coming from as the versatile stud hammers the heck out of T. Malone. He adopts just about every style imaginable, and T. Malone just beams as Owen tries each one. Owen finally pulls out long enough to cum and then T. Malone gets to shoot all over his pubes.
In case anyone thought Matthias von Fistenberg was just a sex pig, there's a respite from all the unclothed frivolity while he plays classical music (very well) on the piano as the camera pans to the home's art treasures. He's becoming more and more of a catch all the time. Rich, sexually voracious, sharing, and now ... but his solitude is crushed by Owen, who summons him to the best top contest.
Matthias and Owen, in vinyl G-strings and boots, get the tops ready by blowing them. Two greater mouths would be hard to find, so the contestants are actually the lucky ones here. Enormous, truly enormous, dicks abound, but Owen and Matthias gorge themselves with their patented ferocity, so no top is unprepared for the task ahead. Collin is the smartest of the bunch, actually going back and forth between the suckers to have both mouths. These deep-throat maniacs will take anything. The others soon follow Collin's lead, and why wouldn't they?
Leave it to cheeky Owen to start sucking with his ass poked out, which is his way of saying it's about time to get fucked! He excelled at topping, he excelled at sucking, but now it's time to return to his porn roots and get plowed! As the bottoms kiss, they are given their first tops. Double-R, in his big chain necklace, has Matthias, while Owen is assaulted by Supreme. The latter starts out slowly and calmly, whereas Double-R goes instantly for the power fuck. Hey, it's a competition, so the guys have to do what they think works best. Supreme ups the ante with a scooping motion that is very exciting and that's his way of making a segue into brute fucking. That means Double-R has to compete and goes even faster. A change of tops finds Komplex doing Matthias with the slow burn motions while Owen gets a butt-slammer from Double-R, who all but abuses Owen this time around. The round robin continues with Komplex and his long cock going to Owen so Supreme, sporting a dick that lives up to his name, does Matthias. Now there are two tops going at their bottoms with the same angry thrusting maneuvers, so the competition is heating up beautifully. Collin gets Owen, the camera shooting over his super sexy hairy chest, and as charming and professional as he is, Matthias is on fire as a bottom with the biggest cocks in the room. Collin has his change at Matthias, making it all look so effortless, which of course it's not. It's professional! This means that Supreme has Owen, and he pounds the stuffing out of him. There's an unexpected bonus when Matthias tops Owen! This pairing has energy to spare, as Owen crouches into a ball to have Matthias show all the other tops just what this bottom can handle. Just like the bottoms, some of the tops are given a second chance, this time with the tops on their backs. It suffices to say that no one has lost any steam and this position allows the bottoms to really see the potential suitors work their hardest. The bottoms play cum vessel as the top unload their giant cocks on them. Left alone, Matthias and Owen beat off together and discuss the merits and of the contestants.
The moment of truth comes from Matthias and Owen as the tops are gathered. Collin is allowed to stay, with Owen particularly impressed with his cum-shot. "You can slap an ass!" Owen coos to Double-R, and Matthias agrees that he can stay. Camron never got to fuck Owen, so this decision is all Matthias'. He stays. Supreme gets a great compliment from Matthias, saying that it fits his ass as great as well as his favorite dildo. However, Komplex doesn't have his "heart and soul in this competition," as per Owen, so he is dismissed. Naturally, Supreme, as winner, gets to fuck anyone he wants. Bitter Komplex, in his post-interview, accuses Matthias of having too loose an ass. Uh-oh!
Supreme's choice of bottoms is C.J., whom he brings into the room and immediately bends over. The reedy bottom is about to take the movie's biggest dick, one that should scare the hell out of any bottom! He first gets to see what Owen called a "King Kong-sized dong" when he blows it. The thick piece hangs down to his own knee, but C.J. grabs a hold of it and sucks with all of his might. He stretches his mouth as far as it will go to take in just half of Supreme, and it's an exquisite blowjob. Instead of fearing it, he attacks it ferociously, letting himself gag to prove how impressive he can be. C.J. is once again bent over and Supreme enters. Knowing his size well enough, he doesn't even try to get it all in at once, going in slowly by inches. However, I give C.J. credit, because he doesn't complain at all. He takes all that is given to him. Supreme fits enough in, but there is still a lot not in, enough for him to grab onto and use to push himself deep into C.J. Tops like Supreme take no prisoners, and he rams away at C.J., getting almost all of it in eventually. Supreme gets stronger and more forceful as he continues, burying C.J.'s face in the pillows as he moves him across the couch. He pulls out his monster thickness to cum on C.J.'s back.
All but three need to go for the next round. That comes as a surprise to the contestants, but that elimination will all happen in "The Show: Part 2."
Truly, I got so caught up in the competition that I was shocked to find a writer among the final credits. Then I realized that all reality shows actually have them, so the spontaneous nature of "The Show" was not at all undercut by it. In fact, I felt the same frustration at the end as I do my favorite competition shows on TV, being told I have to wait and tune in later to find out more. The power behind "The Show" is that at every turn, it seems completely realistic. Gone are all the trappings of porn in most senses, and it's just the competition itself. When the bottoms bottom, there is only one top and when the tops top, they do just that. There have been other attempts at "reality porn," but in one way or another, they all end up with bookend dialogue scenes that make it seem like reality, but the porn itself is standard. Not so here. At all times, the contestants and the viewers appear to be in the same darkness about what will happen next.
DVD features: Chapters (with the ability to play only the sex scenes as well); Pitbull trailers ("Iron Pipe: Volume 2: Love of the Dick," "Iron Pipe: Volume 3: Unleaded," "Straight Meat," "Dillon: The One," "Bottoms Up" and "Take 'Em Down 2"); Dark Alley trailers ("Mutiny," "Owen Hawk: Unleashed," "No Exit," "Fisting Punks" and "Leather Punks"); unedited interviews of the contestants conducted by Owen and Matthias (Mario discussing Kabbalah, Collin dissing the others and Double-R bragging about what he'd do with strawberries); and no regional coding (playable worldwide).
A DVD Review by Brent Blue