Retro is back! But did it ever go away? Not around here baby! Here's some vintage poontang (which is what they used to call it, back in the day):  John Holmes! (love the robe), Christy CanyonHouston in girl-girl action, Vanessa del Rio double-teamed, wet lesbian sex.

Type of Site: Fetish
Address: www.goldenhardcore.com
Price: 
$34.90/month (for a network of sites)
Date of Review:
January, 2008
Pornreports Rating: 

    

Review:

No, watersports fans the "golden" in the title of this site doesn't refer to streams of your favourite liquid. It takes us back to the Golden Age of porn, generally regarded as having been the 1970s and early 80s. These were the landslide years after Deep Throat took porn mainstream and the VCR revolution was sweeping North America.

Yes, we said VCR. As in VHS videotapes. These are the strange looking devices they use as wallpaper for this site. And this is kind of important because the movies we're talking about here were generally not shot on film and were all produced long before anybody had any idea what HD stood for. So they don't look that good. Yes, they're reproduced decently here -- at 2400 kb/s and 640x480 -- but still, it's old porn. Lighting (especially lighting), sets, costumes, sound, etc. all suck pretty hard. And it's not like any of it has been "digitally remastered" for this site.

Does that matter? Probably not if you're a real fan. You know what these movies look like. Of course, if you're a fan of this kind of stuff you've probably already seen most of the movies here too.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the scene, the movies here take you back to the days when women did not shave, all tits were natural, no self-respecting woman (not even a pornstar!) had a tattoo, and thongs hadn't been invented. Get the picture? Nina Hartley was also just a cute young thing with big hair and not the cougar / MILF / dominatrix / sex advocate you see everywhere these days. And in addition to Nina you'll see such Hall of Famers as John Holmes, Christy Canyon, Vanessa del Rio, Victoria Paris, and Houston.

We have to admit that our tastes for classic porn run just a bit later than this generation. Girls like Tori Welles and Ashlyn Gere will always hold a special place in our hearts. But for fans of disco-era muff diving, this will definitely provide a nice trip down memory lane.

Our big reservation about the site was the price, which is hefty. Especially considering they only had 57 videos (that's scenes, not movies) when we visited. Though that was right after launch. The thing is, you're paying that premium price because this site is part of a larger network (The Hardcore Network), so you get around 20 sites with your membership, including some exclusive shit (like Ass Smoothie). But none of the other sites cover this same niche, so if you're just a fan of vintage porn it's not really giving you more of what you want. Though the network as a whole is pretty strong.

Whether you think it's worth is will depend on what you think of the other sites in the line-up. On its own, Golden Hardcore doesn't justify the high price tag. At least not yet. But we suggest you check out the other sites on the menu if you're interested and see if they sweeten the deal at all. 

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