Bel Ami's latest release, Just for Fun, is aptly named. This captivating three-hour frolic shimmers with a bevy of fresh-faced satyrs gleefully gamboling through five episodes of youthful sexplay. The first four run about half an hour apiece, the final one -- an exuberant orgy -- a full hour. Like most of the Bel Ami productions, this one is based on a very simple premise: Each scene opens with a group of models at an outdoor location, posing for a photo shoot. To introduce them, these photo sessions are presented kaleidoscope fashion in a series of snapshots and home movies (shot largely in sepia and embroidered with computergraphics). Then, once the work is done, the play begins.
The first scene features four of the most popular beauties in Duroy's current stable: The ageless Sebastian Bonnet (looking about five minutes older than he did in his first film years ago), the doe-eyed Claude Cocteau, the impish Tim Hamilton and the glamorous Jason Paradis. Outside a ramshackle farm building, after playing with some oversized stuffed animals for the camera, they soon begin to play with each other just for fun. As captured in the exquisitely fluid camerawork of Marty Stevens, they display a remarkable lack of inhibition in first goofing around and then in shifting to enthusiastic kisses, exploratory fondling and skilled sucking. All are well-hung; each is willing to explore any variation that arises; and every single one is a lusty athlete for whom sex is a game to be played to the fullest. Among the highlights of the scene: Hamilton's ongoing patter of sex talk and his (rare) excursion in topping; Cocteau bringing himself off while the other three manhandle him; Paradis's beaming enthusiasm as a bottom in any number of positions; and Bonnet's inspired zest for anything sexual. Physical contact of any sort seems to electrify and enchant him in equal measure, and his multi-spurt money shots provide the most breathtaking moments of the scene.
In the second vignette, a group of models posing on and around a brightly colored homemade Trojan horse end the shoot and wander away, leaving the sultry Gilles Marais and the ready-for-anything Roman Chaykin to indulge in unselfconscious horseplay. Hanging from the rafters of a dilapidated barn, each soon works the other out of his pants. In no time, traded kisses give way to traded blow jobs, and both grin and gobble their way through some high-spirited phallus worship. (Chaykin, unlike most Eastern Europeans, even manages a bit of deep-throating.) Each seems determined to pleasure his partner as much as himself, and both drill double-time into each other's mouth before segueing into a sweaty spate of anal action. The darkly handsome Marais and the enticingly gym-built Chaykin are a well-matched pair. (You may want to freeze-frame on the close-ups of Marai's piercing cat eyes and/or Chaykin's enviable six-pack.) They interlock perfectly, glowing with delight (and happily commenting on the action as they fuck). Marais is a powerhouse top, Chaykin a willing receptacle. Each seems to know exactly how to maximize the other's bliss, and their copious orgasms confirm the fact.
The apex of Just for Fun is reached in the third scene, which features perky blond Jeff Daniels, beautiful Jason Paradis again and Mark Aubrey, the most glorious newcomer to join Duroy's crew in some time. Aubrey is a major screen presence, blessed with bedroom eyes that seem always to be at half-mast, full lips that are always slightly opened as if on the verge of a gasp, a thickly veined cock that seems incapable of anything less than full erection, and a natural sensuality that suggests he is constantly on the verge of orgasm. And another thing -- boy, does he know how to kiss! First, he allows the other two to service him (which both do with great expertise), and then, grabbing his hefty staff in hand, he devours them, both at once. Next, the sprightly trio play a silly game of "eenie-weenie," and Paradis wins (or loses, depending on how you look at it) and gets to bottom. The usually bubbly Daniels grows more intense as he slides into the saddle -- clearly, fucking is serious business to him -- and he drills Paradis straight to hog heaven. When it is Aubrey's turn, however, the sexual temperature soars even higher. To him, fucking is a transcendent experience -- and so is the scene.
Once it is over, Aubrey and Paradis retreat, and Bonnet arrives, mischievously asking Daniels, "Are you upset because you didn't get fucked?" Daniels's wicked grin is an invitation to further revels. Their rapturous kissing, caressing and sucking are as warm as the sunshine-drenched afternoon, and both lose their first loads long before they get to the anal action. Clearly, they are old friends, longtime fuck buddies who know exactly how to turn each other on. Bonnet effortlessly enters his buddy's bubblebutt and ravishes him in a variety of positions and rhythms. Grinning from ear to ear, Daniels seemingly could not be happier. But it is the effervescent Bonnet who once again caps his scene, this time with an endless seven-spurter all over Daniels's beauteous ass.
Sixteen of the models assemble for the finale, which begins with the evening meal of beer and pizza. High spirits (that occasionally flirt with high camp) segue into a game of "Spin the Bottle," and before you can say, "It's time for dessert," everyone is naked and going at each other full-throttle. The free-wheeling camaraderie and untrammeled antics make for the second-best group scene Duroy has ever delivered -- the first being his inspired free-for-all in Frisky Summer 4. Here, the cameras seem to be everywhere at once, the performers anxious to sample everyone else in every way possible. Among the highlights: Half a dozen men vying to jack off Martin Eden; Aubrey's endless lip-locked kisses with Yves Carradine; a chain of cocksucking by Marais, Paradis and Alex Orioli; the amazement of tradey newbie Tony Davis at what is happening all around him; Sascha Chaykin eating Carradine's delectable ass; Julian Armanis getting head from one of the Chaykins; and Aubrey's sidesaddle fuck of Carradine. The action feels both spontaneous and relentless, and so do the showers of cum that end the scene and the film
Once again, we are in George Duroy's magical Never-neverland where every sexual escapade is eagerly, guiltlessly and blithely performed. Just for Fun might well be called Frisky Summer 5, for its tone and look echo previous installments of that splendid series.
- Jerry Douglas
One of the more fabulous efforts by George Duroy and his associate Marty Stevens has snuck up on us with a unique, but logical, premise, and all the intensity, beauty, and more of the usual sexual depravity one has come to expect over the years from Bel Ami. The premise is simple: Photographer Marty Stevens takes 17 of the most beautiful men in Eastern Europe on a fashion shoot in the country -- it's a perfect send-up of Abercrombie & Fitch's catalogue. Each of the scenes opens with snapshots of the shoot, horseplay, and some of the most titillating foreplay ever put forth on the screen by Bel Ami, some of it run in sepia tone footage to resemble silent movies.
Our first group consists of the inestimable Sebastian Bonnet, the broad-faced, dirty-blond now in full flower and full lust; Jason Paradis, a close-cropped, dark-haired beauty with a serious body and bulbous headed cock; Tim Hamilton, the cutie-pie look-alike of "Queer as Folk's" Randy Harrison, who is a cockhound of the first order; and the heartbreakingly beautiful Claude Cocteau, a dark-haired, sultry-eyed insatiable bottom who has appeared too infrequently for me, thank you. The quartet horses around gently, and then proceeds to rouse each other in a barnyard setting by making Claude the center of attention. Sebastian and Jason kiss and feed their cocks to him as Tim gorges on his lovely pecker, then they pair off -- Jason sucking Sebastian, Claude eating Tim's pretty prick. The shots are framed beautifully, paying special attention to cockheads and veins, pubic hair and foreskin. Claude then switches his attention to Jason as Tim eats Sebastian's fabulous member until both suckees cum on their suckers' faces. Claude then sits back and lets the other three kiss and lick him as he cums on himself, which sets up an unexpected treat: Tim fucks Jason doggy while Jason sucks the reclining Sebastian, who is being adored, rubbed and kissed by Claude from above. Jason then shifts to a missionary position so that Sebastian can have some of his sweet pucker and Tim, unexpectedly aggressive as a top here, pounds Claude's beautiful ass doggy; more cream flows, on Jason's abs and Claude's ass. Tim then replaces Jason for Sebastian to fuck as the other two feed Tim their dongs. More cum, and they all collapse into a kissing heap.
The next scene is truly one of the most erotic Bel Ami has produced in quite some time, because it looks so natural, as if the models, Gilles Marais and Roman Chaykin, have an off-screen relationship or simply took to each other so completely on the set that they let it all go. Gilles, a rugged ex-soldier with a slightly rustic Jan Dvorak face and a tautly athletic body, is a perfect foil for Roman, a solidly built athlete with a shock of blondish hair, and a wide, beautifully enticing jock-boy face which invites mischief from his partner. They horse around and tease each other throughout the photoshoot, which takes place in a barn, and they fool with each other's pants and bodies until it becomes painfully obvious that someone's cock is going to fly out of their shorts into Slovakia. Gilles sits back on a wooden horse as Roman moves forward, and in a brilliantly edited and lit segment, makes love to Gilles fat, upturned hard cock as if he already knew every inch and vein. Gilles then sits his pal down on a box and takes advantage of Roman's almost identical cock as the ecstatic Roman flexes his abs for effect, bringing Gilles up for deep kisses before allowing him to resume his dinner and then offering up his hefty ass for a standing-doggy-fuck filled with over-the-shoulder kissing that's interrupted only for the moment it takes for Gilles to flip Roman on his back and continue plowing the fresh fertile field of his butt. How much are they enjoying this? Gilles wiggles his dick while it's inside Roman and the other guy giggles in erotic pleasure as they kiss and then cum all over each other and kiss through a leaf-framed final take, two new Bel Ami stars having been born.
Jason Paradis is back for another round of fun, this time with the mischievous blond Jeff Daniels and the shockingly handsome Mark (who looks a bit like Sebastian Bonnet) feasting on his hardon. This scene bounces along jovially with double-sucks and kisses until Mark loses the fuck-him-first contest and bends over for Jeff's stiff-one while he's sucking on Jason's rod. Mark then gets his ass filled with Jason's cock in a scissor-style missionary-fuck while Jeff drives him nuts with kisses, nipple-licking and cocksucking. They dissolve into a heap of fucking and kissing flesh before sitting side by side for mutual cum-shots.
Sebastian Bonnet comes back for a tussle with Jeff Daniels, whom he thinks must be sulking because he hasn't been fucked yet. The two have an almost romantic foreplay session; complete with subtitles that will make you laugh, and then get serious, with Sebastian giving Jeff's surprisingly large endowment a serious oral workout, beautifully framed with an abundance of foreskin action. He finger-fucks the blond to a full-fledged climax before shoving his rapier-like tongue into Jeff's hole (excellent work here from the cameraman), then straddles Jeff while poking his poker into his mouth. We then get some super close-ups of Jeff feasting on his pal's pecker head until he brings him off in a continual stream of strong spurts. The boys finally get what they came for -- Sebastian fucking Jeff, first missionary, then in a sit-fuck, then doggy, each position greased along by some very hot dialogue (at least, the subtitles tell me so), that you wouldn't expect from this pairing, indicating that it would not be at all surprising if they were semi-regular fuck buddies back in Prague. They sure popped like they are.
The final episode is an extraordinarily long orgy, preceded by some truly lovely A&F-style footage of a bevy of guys in a forest, in a stream, and then we have a beer-and-pizza party in the lodge where many of the guys strip and pony up to almost getting it on. It's a real eye-candy tour, which makes the ensuing orgy all the more anticipated -- and it delivers, right between your legs. Each of the mini-groups is sensational. Gilles Marais is once again coupled with Roman Chaykin, but they are joined by Martin Eden, who has been missing in action from Bel Ami far too long. Julian Armanis drops in to savor one of the biggest cocks in the group, Sascha Chaykin's, in a quintet which includes Mark Aubrey, Claude Cocteau and Alex Orioli. Jeff Daniels is also here with Alan Connery and Jason Paradis, and other babes Yves Carradine, Ryan Pawlowski, Tony Davis and Johnny Ritts, also share and share alike. It's filled with full kisses, deep-throating, body worship and hard fucking, and it is a scene that can stand on its own as a full movie, filled with extraordinary young men who are full of cum.
"Just for Fun" is all that and more -- another mini masterpiece from a studio which seems to have abandoned its predilection for pushing guys who get to their mid- or late-20s off their roster. These are buffed, stuffed and extremely sex-crazed men, not just young men, and Bel Ami has reached a new level with this flick.
DVD features: An easy-to-navigate menu; chapter selections; model galleries; and no regional coding (playable worldwide).
A DVD Review by Bo Champion
