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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.5 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
14.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
61.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
7.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
14.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.5 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
8.0 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Mix of popular & unique niches.
2. Hundreds of hardcore videos.
3. Tabs & model index for navigation.
1. Average network design.
2. A good number of familiar girls.
"Built around Kick Ass Pictures DVD content, this network has hundreds of hardcore vidoes." |
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First things first. Kick Ass's tour is weird but if you take a close enough look it is possible to get a sample movie clip from each site. The "Guest Tour" link pops up another window where it's possible to scroll through the sites by clicking "continue tour". Each one has a sample video preview and pictures. They don't really give you much to go on and from the tour it's tough to tell if this network would be worth joining or not. I was pretty surprised to discover all seven sites are full of original content, almost all of which is videos (as it turns out Kick Ass Pictures is a porn DVD producer). Truth be told this network is all about the videos; the only other content is short model bios and a scattering of photo galleries. Honestly I don't know why the free tour doesn't do a better job emphasizing exclusive nature of the movies. All told across the network the total number of scenes is 220+.
It's important to take note of the size of the network (only 7 sites) and the niches included. Group sex, cumshot, creampie, latina, ebony, pissing, and feet are all represented. Straight one-on-one sex is almost secondary content here. Not that it's a problem; the type of action on five of the sites should appeal to most guys. The two with less appeal would be the pissing and foot fetish sites. The girls featured across the network are hot porn girls, many of whom are recognizable from other movie sites. Some were new to me; the important thing is that even with the familiar girls at least the scenes are original to Kick Ass. Here's a brief synopsis of the sites:
Chica Boom & Black Jelly - These are the network's ethnic sites. Chica features 29 videos of latina chicks getting banged and Jelly has 20 videos with a mix of interracial and all ebony action.
10 Man Cum Slam & 5 Guy Cream Pie - Obviously these are in the cumshot niche. Yes, 10 Man features group BJ and cumshot scenes and 5 Guy has cream pies, but the titles are somewhat misleading. Not all the scenes have those numbers of people in the scenes. I know it's not a big deal to most of you, but there are some who would get pissed if there aren't 10 guys or 5 cream pies per scene. 10 Man has 38 total vids and 5 Guy has 36.
Barefoot Confidential - This foot fetish site has hot chicks showing off their feet in softcore and hardcore scenes. There are 31 total vids.
Piss Palace - A pretty straightforward pissing site where most of the action is solo girls peeing, however I did see one crazy vid where a chick pisses in a dudes mouth. There are 38 vids most of which are shorter vids and smaller files than on the rest of the network.
Kick Ass Grab Bag - Exactly what it sounds like, a mixed bag of general hardcore scenes. I suppose this would be the most generic site of the bunch. Currently it has 36 videos.
The videos are offered as good quality WMV files. They're meant to be downloaded although I had no trouble watching them as streams through my cable modem. Each scene is only offered as one big file that usually 50-90 Mb. That's either a good or a bad thing depending on your connection speed. I found they downloaded pretty quickly for files of that size.
The network design is average, some browsing filtration tools and a model directory (called "Kick Ass Chicks", the link to which is hidden in the bottom of the pages) help make finding episodes a bit easier. At the same time I ran across some problems. Sometimes the links to other network site would simply not load on a few pages and other times it wouldn't allow me to jump to another site without refreshing the current page first. Overall, Kick Ass is another place to get original hardcore scenes especially for those who enjoy cumshots, group sex, latina, and ebony banging. Certainly there's room for improvement, for instance an asian site would round out the ethnic girls and a lesbian site would add a lot too.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 09-19-05 |
First things first, Kick Ass has added Pussy Pump to its network of sites. It's a fetish/hardcore niche where the girls get to use a pussy pump prior to banging. I'm always open to discovering new niches and that one certainly qualifies. In addition, all the other network sites are continually being updated and the total number of videos on the network is bigger than it's ever been and somewhere in the hundreds.
The Kick Ass collection has a unique feel to it. Maybe it's their studio or something but for DVD porn there's a certain rawness to the shoots that set it apart from other porn I’m used to seeing. I get a kick out of their movies. On the design front there are still things that could be done to the navigation to make it smoother. Also, I'm still waiting for niches like lesbian, asian, and some others show up. This would help the network appeal to an even larger audience of surfers. Of course I give them credit for the cool $14.95 bargain they hooked up for TBP user, it's tough to argue with that.
Score increased from 78.9 to 81.1.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 10-16-06 |
Kick Ass Pass has removed a couple sites from the network. Piss Palace and Kick Ass Grab Bag are no longer part of the collection. It's okay that they've done this since the other sites make up a quality collection of porn videos and they've continued adding movies to all of the remaining sites. The total number of videos across the network now tops 600 which is three times the amount from when we wrote our initial review. Basically most of the sites have around 100+ videos with a couple exceptions.
I still find the mix of groupsex, cumshots, ethnic sites, and a couple fetishes to be a unique combination for a network. None of the sites is a weak link either, they all are well maintained. The one thing that still irks me a bit is the design. As a network it could definitely use some smoothing over so that guests can more easily grasp what's included and member's can navigate through all the content.
Score increased from 81.1 to 85.0.
| 3rd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 11-14-07 |
TBP has now taken several looks at Kick Ass Pass. Each time it improves in terms of what I have to say and the overall score. The design has always been a bit choppy and I notice they've improved things a bit with better tools. There is a header highlighting all the niches (i.e. sites) and along with the model index it makes for improved network browsing. The niches continue to grow and evolve with MILFs and Specs now included. About the only main niche I see that isn't included as a dedicated site is Asian although there are a number of Asians mixed in among the models. As a network Kick Ass still has a unique feel in terms of both their style of shoots and network design.
Score increased from 85.0 to 86.0.
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