In the case of "Marine Crucible," boot camp isn't a half bad place to be. The rigors of it are quite minimal, everyone around you is a hunk, and graduating takes little more than passing knowledge of a good blowjob. I don't see why anyone complains about boot camp. In the sturdy hands of director Chip Daniels, "Marine Crucible" is about as good an advertisement for joining the Marines as I can imagine. It's a pity it can't be the official recruiting tool.

Basically, the torturous "crucible" of the title is a series of muscle-testing chores given by Drill Sergeant Chris Rock, one of the more luscious guys on display here. At six in the morning, he has them ready for action, though none of the drill paces seem all that difficult. I've seen harder calisthenics in middle school Phys Ed, though these guys look much prettier doing it. By seven, new recruit John Ross, a handsome guy with a square jaw and a chiseled body, is nervous. Who better to help him with those nerves than porn vet Drew Andrews, who flashes a casual grin and who has John chomping on his huge wanker in no time. John is so good looking, and so is Drew's dick, that even if the action weren't good, it would be good. However, John is an able sucker, helped by Drew's soft thrusting. Drew is poised to poke John's white hairless little butt, which he teases with a gulping tickling wet rim. Worth noting on the excellent ass-munch is that Drew's dick is constantly in view, as if the camera is telling us not to blink or we'll miss it going into the ass. Before that can happen, however, John sits on Drew's face, his floppy dick on his head, for more rimming. It's magnificently shot. Finally, Drew does fuck John with a typical knowing set of jabs, wasting no time in pleasantries. He positively rips John up with focus and steam. In this case, it's a good thing that he doesn't seem to care about anything other than looking great for the camera, because out of that comes a grand ole whomp. There's a clever bit of fucking through the bars on the bed and then John cums being fucked. Drew has a never-ending shot that ends the scene on a very high note.

More exercises follow for the boys, with Chris even tearing off his shirt to show them how it's done at one point. No wonder he's in charge ... what a bod! He has them fight with big puffy sticks, urging them to "beat your buddy" before one of them accidentally swats him. In his unconscious haze, he has a dream of recruit Mike Nichols, he of the pleasant happy face and manly body, helping to rouse him with his mouthwatering dick. Chris dives for it, sensually handling the big thing at first, and then turning the blowjob into something quite wanton and rousing. All this in front of an American flag no less! Go patriotism! Don't get too caught up in that or you'll miss the unbelievable moment where Chris swallows both balls in his mouth at once. Chris wordlessly tackles this blowjob, the best on the video, scooching himself into a position so that he can blow Mike, throw his ass up in the air, and get his ass fingered gorgeously. As Mike jams fingers in, Chris tries to find a way to stuff his whole face up Mike's meaty ass. After trying his best orally, Chris then gets anally worked out in every possible position. Tireless Mike has a great bottom to work with, and there is nothing Chris cannot handle. Mike sinks into him with a Two Ton Tillie focus at every thrust, with Chris managing to open himself wider or shoving backwards to meet the thrusts each time. After some unique positions, both cum rabid shots before Mike goes back to fucking. His small cum-shot is proof of how good the episode is, that he can even deliver it. After this exhausting wonderful scene, it's a shame Chris has to wake up and face reality again.

Later in the day, Chris issues an assignment that the guys must break up into pairs and survive a night in the wilderness (of picturesque Southern California). Conveniently, blond lanky Scott Lyons and the always-prepared, always-forceful Paul Morgan get lost and find their way to a beautifully decorated habitable shack. Cabins are always hotbeds of sexual conduct in porn, and the poshness gets to these boys after about five seconds. They touch and kiss and grope, all very passionately. In fact, this pair has more chemistry than most of the others, which necessitates the thankfully long intro to the hardcore. They take a blessed long time getting to actual cock, seeing as how they tease with chest kisses and sucking through pants. However, Scott finally reveals Paul's cock, which of course he swallows eagerly. The camera darts right to Scott's plump white deep-holed ass, which Paul grabs at with the force of a hungry hyena. More humping and grinding ensue before Paul drizzles a lake of spit onto Scott's cock in an exciting blowjob. Scott stuffs his dick eagerly into Paul's talented mouth, finally bending down to make it the 69 we've all hoped for. After switching to mutual rimming, Paul plays top to Scott (oh, and note that condoms are obviously part of the Marine emergency pack). Paul's deliberately wild energetic fuck proves to be a wonderful molding of like-minded men, Paul the smooth rider and Scott concentrating on making Paul so happy. Paul, of course, slides in and out with nary a thought, and the surprise of the scene comes when Scott gets to fuck Paul. He grinds away lovingly at him with a cute circular motion as Paul gnaws on the blanket. Scott is quite the forceful little digger as a top. Paul Morgan isn't called "The Geyser" for nothing, and he tosses off one of those roaring long-shooting cum-shots few others can achieve. Scott has a fine one himself, but it follows Paul's, never an enviable spot.

The last scene has superstars Chad Knight, looking crisp and taut, and big muscular Bo Summers. To kill time while the others are still on their mission, they do what comes natural to two hunks in the desert in a Jeep. Bo strips down to his giant body and Chad blows what is one of the largest dicks in the video. The best part of it is how much he delights in the challenge. He plays around at the head, and every once in a while surprises by opening really wide and sucking down the whole thing. This is a cock, mind you, that is longer than his face. He's cool and calm under this pressure. Littler Chad has certainly earned the Bojob he gets from his friend as payback. Bo manages to be backless of throat as well, managing just as glamorous a suck as he got, noises intact. These two make one hell of an aggressively oral pair. Chad reveals his all-muscle butt and Bo fucks him without a second thought. What's nice here is that the fuck is not harsh or overdone. Instead, Bo aims merely to please the ass he's presented with. Full in-and-out shots show just how much ass there is to fit with cock, and Chad is ceaseless. Nary a complaint in sight, he lets Bo slide in and out no matter the position. You can actually see him trying to make it a little more of a challenge, locking his legs taut in the hopes of pushing back a little. The fuck goes on for a long while, making sure to highlight the twin pleasures of Chad's adorable face and Bo's superbly formed abs. The drilling fuck keeps going in a missionary position before Chad has a shot worthy of Paul Morgan and Bo finishes by dotting Chad's body nicely with his.

Naturally, we assume everyone has passed the Marine exam. How could they not? Exemplary skill is displayed by all here. Forget having to live in the forest or running through tires. I never understood why any of that came in handy in the first place. Now fucking is a skill! And the boys here are certainly masters of that trade, ready to be sent into sexual conflict just about anywhere.

DVD extras include a standard photo gallery, other titles for sale, as well as website information. The best aspect of the extras is a behind-the-scenes gallery. Most of it focuses on the non-sexual "drilling" from Chris, who takes his acting part of the job very seriously. You get to watch the boys going through a lot of non-sexual exercises that are lovely teases after all the action in the story.

A DVD Review by Brent Blue