Well, pretty rough anyway. See for yourself (more links in the review): Gia Paloma taken to the edge, Christina Carter taken to the boiler room, Anastasia Pierce taken every which way, 2003 Pet of the Year Kelle Marie taken out of context (OK, that was a stretch). 

Type of Site: Bondage, Femdom
Address: www.chantasbitches.com 
Price: 
$19.95/month
Date of Review: 
March, 2007
Pornreports Rating: 

    

Review:

MARCH 2007 RE-VISIT

This is a re-visit done nearly a year after our first visit, and things are moving along nicely. Our initial review was done just after launch so there wasn't much content up yet. This time Chanta was up to 58 total shoots (430 clips, in QuickTime and Windows Media formats), and 11,500 studio pics (standard size being 680x1000). Updates coming once a week.

Most of what we said in our original review still stands. Chanta is a great domme and there is some terrific girl-girl bondage action here (for the boy-girl stuff put out by this team see Fucked and  Bound). As more stuff has been added there's a bit more of an identity developing. As with any fetish site some of the kinks being exercised will likely appeal more than others. Of course there is a lot of rope work. There also seems to be a lot of toe sucking, strap-on action, and analingus, which we like. Other items on the menu include hot wax, labia stretching, and the use of that electrical massage unit thingy that may be very effective at rocking a girl's world but the use of which isn't much to look at (a comment that goes for most electricity-play fetish). These things aren't as big favourites for us. But in any event the tour, which is very up front, and the previews linked to on this page will give you a good idea of the kind of stuff they've got.

Chanta herself is the one dishing out most of the punishment, though we were definitely impressed with the turn taken by Sandra on Ava Devine (see the video evidence here, pics here). That is one intense bondage workout! Really goes to show too how important it is to have a sub who knows how to get into it. Ava also has a set with Chanta and all we can say is this woman can take a hell of a lot of punishment and keep coming back for more. And can she ever eat ass!

Other parts of the site are starting to fill out as well. The Forum is more active and there are comments now on most of the different shoots. The Forum is also a great way to interact with Chanta and the site's support. Looks like a lot of very responsive, personal attention. Building community is always the start of a great site.

Probably the most impressive thing we noted, however, was the price. As we remarked a year ago, the monthly membership is really very cheap. We even warned that it was likely to go up as more content was added. Well, it did go up. But only two dollars! It's still under $20 a month (and an even better bargain if you join for longer). That's really fucking cheap for this niche. Those of you who are experienced in these things will know that you almost always pay a high premium for exclusive bondage content. For the quality of material you're getting you're not going to find a better value anywhere. 

MAY 2006 REVIEW

Well, first thing to state is the obvious: This site looks a lot like the various imaginative bondage/fetish sites put out by the Kink.com people (a list that includes Fucking Machines, Hogtied, Water Bondage, Wired Pussy, Ultimate Surrender, and Sex and Submission). This shouldn't come as a big surprise since the domme dishing out all the punishment here--one Chanta Rose, the "bondage expert" (read more about her at her professional site www.bondageexpert.com)--also did a lot of the rope work for those sites. She's out on her own now with Chanta's Bitches, but you're sure to recognize the attitude, as well as the layout and presentation, which is pretty much identical to all of the Kink sites. Black background. A totally transparent tour that shows you everything you're going to get. Which is: A new movie every week (the site updates on Friday), which you can download in two versions--Windows Media or QuickTime (both 640x480). These movies usually begin with a short intro and end with a post-mortem interview. Each shoot also comes with a whack of production stills (680x1024). Not much in the way of extras. 

And that's about it.

So, given that it's so much like the Kink bondage sites, how does it stack up?

Pretty good. In particular we would put the following in the plus and minus columns:

PLUS:

(1) Chanta herself. She's great. Not just with the ropes, but with lots of verbal abuse and domination too (the Australian accent helps). Our one complaint here is that the site should have an About or Bio page giving some background info like she has over at her BondageExpert.com site. Fuck, she doesn't even link to that site here! 

(2) The price. Most fetish sites charge a real premium. This is pretty cheap for its niche. At least so far. Expect the price to go up as more content gets added though. 

MINUS:

(1) It had just launched about six weeks prior to our visit so there wasn't a lot to see yet. Only 12 scenes total.

(2) There still isn't a lot of member feedback yet, commenting on the different shoots or spouting off in the Forum. This should come with time though, and Chanta is an active presence on the boards herself, which is good to see.

(3) One of the things we were really happy to see the last time we visited the Kink.com sites was the amount of stuff they were shooting in weird new sets or outdoors. The action here, thus far, is mostly dungeon-ish, though there were a couple of interesting exceptions. Again, as the site progresses we hope to see Chanta expanding her horizons too.

What is up here is very good. This is one of those sites we just can't give a higher score to because it simply hasn't been around long enough. In terms of production we would rate the video as very good, and the photography disappointing. Sure they're just snapping pics while the movie is being filmed, but the lighting really sucks in a lot of them, with heavy shadows in all kinds of inappropriate places. But this isn't really a photo site. And as far as the actual bondage and discipline stuff goes, we can't knock it. For girl-girl femdom this has the potential to become a top site. 

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