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Content
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| Quality : |
17.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
15.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
10.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
63.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
14.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.5 / 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. Daily updates.
2. Good browse features.
3. Quality movies.
4. Bargain price!
1. More vid options would be nice.
2. Some broken links.
"A quality collection of tasty hardcore movies on a well-built network." |
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The Kick Ass Network is a collection of seven sites each showcasing a different niche of video produced by Kick Ass Pictures video company. Every movie it releases comes with a “Kick Ass Guarantee” that it contains: 1. No Fake Breasts 2. No Condoms 3. All-Naked Sex 4. Entertainment Value. This is hardcore sex in its simplest form. The niches they explore are Latina, ebony, watersports, cumshots, creampies, and bare feet. These movies have no plots or storylines, just straight sex. Although my initial impression of the site based on the tour design wasn't great, I did find the emphasis on no nonsense fucking intriguing.
The network is updated daily with each site updated once a week. Most updates include a video trailer, a full-length video, a thumbnail summary of the video, and half the time they'll also include a small photo gallery. As you'd expect from a video company, the pictures are nothing to write home about. They stay around 400x600 in size and quality is so-so. The videos are really where they shine. Each one is around fifteen minutes long and plays in its entirety (no clips). They're all WMVs that play at around 900k and can be streamed and downloaded. Now I wouldn't call the movies quite DVD quality but I'd say it's pretty damn close.
Most of the sites contain around 35 videos. Chica Boom features their hot Latina girls while Black Jelly is a mixture of hot ebony babes along with white girls riding big black cocks. Piss Palace and Barefoot Confidential are their two fetish sites. On 10 Man Cum Slam each girl sucks off ten guys and then takes ten loads of cum on her face and in her mouth. 5 Guy Cream Pie features a girl taking five internal cumshots (all condom-free). Finally, the Kick Ass Grab Bag is a mixed collection of hardcore scenes containing everything from hot girl-girl toy sex to your classic bjs and pussy pounding. Both Chica Boom and Barefoot Confidential have won several AVN awards within their niches. As I mentioned before, these scenes are mostly straight sex. Some of the videos do start with very brief interviews or a short striptease but it never takes long before the clothes are gone and the fucking begins. I found the movies very entertaining. All of their actresses are really hot and while the acting wasn't the best, it definitely looked like these ladies were enjoying the sex.
I had mixed feelings about the design and navigation of the site. Ok, my feelings about the design weren't really mixed. They could definitely use a redesign. Despite that, however, the network is surprisingly nicely laid out. Upon entering the member's area you're greeted with the last six network updates. I love when networks do this so you don't have to hop from site to site trying to find out what is new. In addition to easy update access, the entire collection of videos is very easy to browse. First off, as with any network, you can go to each individual site and view the scenes chronologically. However, their model index really impressed me. Here you can view thumbnails of all of their models across all of their sites. Click on a girl and you'll see a listing of all the scenes she stars in, once again across all of their sites. I love it! There's also a handy search box. The simple design had me expecting simplistic navigation. I'm happy to say that's not the case at all!
Kick Ass Network surprised me with their quality collection of movies. I was a little turned off by the looks of the site but it just goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover. These are some good looking entertaining videos. What's really cool is that they've cut our readers a deal where you can join for $15 a month instead of the usual $30 a month. That's fantastic, especially considering that the network is updated daily. The only thing I'd like to see improved technically speaking would be more video options but at least the one speed and format they do offer looks damn good! All in all I'd say the Kick Ass Network is a good join for fans of hardcore movies and it will become even better as it grows.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 09-19-05 |
The Kickass Network received a pretty good score from us in our first review of the collection so it's even more impressive that since then they've made so many upgrades to the sites. First off, the total number of videos on the network has grown from 200ish to 440 plus 6,086 photos. In my initial review, I wrote that the pics were small and nothing to write home about. Things have definitely improved since then. Galleries are now offered independent of the videos and they look much better for it. They're larger at 665x1000 and much clearer. They're a good addition to the site. The network has also added a few more video options since our last visit. Users now have a choice of watching the movie in its entirety or in short clips with two bandwidth options. The design has also been cleaned up since then.
As much as I enjoyed the Kickass Network the first time around, I like it even better now. I'm bumping up a few scores and definitely recommend the site to fans of hardcore videos.
Score increased from 82.8 to 84.4.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 10-19-06 |
Kick Ass Pass has grown a lot since our last look a year ago. There are now over 650 videos on their network sites along with around 175 photo galleries. Quality settings have also improved with the newer movies playing at 1500k and the images now at 1500x1000 pixels in size. They've continued fine tuning the navigation so getting around is really easy. It's really sweet that they keep improving and upgrading this collection of sites. The price remains a very reasonable $15 a month for our readers which is just awesome for everything you get. I can't wait to see what they have in store for us next time.
Score increased from 84.4 to 84.5.
| 3rd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 11-13-07 |
Another year has passed, and the Kick Ass network now includes 11 sites, 859 videos, and 33,700 photos. Once again, that's a nice jump since our last visit. And, once again, quality has improved with newer movies playing at 2100. Kick Ass has done a good job at keeping up with current quality standards, always staying just a bit ahead of most sites. I can also say that poor design is no longer a problem and they've incorporated some really good browse features including an advanced search tool. I'm really impressed with how much they offer for just $15 a month. This is a fantastic value for all fans of original hardcore movies!
Score increased from 84.5 to 86.5.
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