10 Oct 2008
Keith Manheim
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Keith Manheim is a video studio that specializes in fresh amateur euro twinks and this studio has started their own twink porn site. There are some pretty yummy looking 18 to 23 year old boys on the tour, all involved in hardcore action and plenty of it. The models seem to be horny and having a great time, so let's go inside the member area and take a closer look!
The Keith Manheim member home page is well laid-out, making browsing the various sections easy. As you'll see on the left portion of the page, the site is updated daily. Out of the last 13 days of updates, 1 was an exclusive video, 2 are sets of vidcaps taken from exclusive videos and 1 is a set of exclusive pics - the other 9 updates are non-exclusive pics that are sorted into the Bonus Photos section. Below is a "Coming Soon" section, which shows thumbs and dates of upcoming updates – a relatively nice feature to inform the members of what awaits them in the coming days.
In the KM Photo section (which is where you'll find the exlusive Keith Manheim pics), there are currently 88 sets of pictures available for the members. Majority of which have hundreds of pictures, which are mostly screenshots from the movies section. Some sets are digital stills shown at 768x1024 where other sets are vidcaps that are smaller and sometimes a bit blurry and not that crisp as compared to the other still photos in the gallery. The photo galleries don't include the names of the corresponding videos so if there were a particular video you'd like to see the photos from; you're going to have to look through the videos to find it. The sets of pictures here can be downloaded as a zip files.
When I clicked on the Video tab below the heading, it lead me to the KM Tube – sort of the site's version of YouTube. It currently has 56 scenes to offer, and most are from the 6 DVD movies available for full-length download. There are several options to choose from in the Videos section. You can watch vids in the embedded WMV player or Flash Player - the default resolution is 384 x 288 and I suspect that quality depends on your internet connection since one reviewer got a very low bitrate while I got anywhere from 768k to over 1 Mbps. You can stream the videos in a stand-alone player, download the whole full-length movie or download it as a QuickTime (average resolution of 786 x 586 at 1.35Mbps). If you choose to download the full-length movie, you'd be redirected to the DVD downloads page where there are 6 DVD titles to choose from. They are huge files (average of 700MB) but worth the time downloading them as they are of good quality and include all the content from the full DVD titles.
The site has added 31 exclusive pic sets and 17 exclusive videos since our last visit a year and a half ago. It's also added tons of bonus photo sets and has added some good feeds as extras.
The action here is not all hardcore - there is plenty of solo twink action as well. Each scene is offered as a full streaming video in your choice of WMV or Flash and is also offered for download for iPod but for those of us without iPods or iTunes, these videos also play in the new version of Quicktime. Since all the iPod vids are available in the iTunes-specific format of M4V, these videos may not play on other portable video devices but the full DVD downloads are the best quality videos on the site and well worth waiting for, even at their large size.
For the most part the videos are satisfyingly long and the lighting is amateur, which doesn't detract from anything for the most part. A lot of videos have very audible clicking from an SLR camera, which I found a little distracting. Each video can be rated and it also allows the members to post comments. I tried to do this and it immediately updated the page. This feature made my experience in the site a bit more interactive.
The models here don't speak English, but hey - some things don't really require words and a 19 year old boy with his mouth full of cock doesn't get much of a chance to say anything anyway. A couple videos surprised me by having very visible subtitles, but for the most part I find the subtitles don't do much for me. Let's forget the dialogue and get right to the fucking ;)
In the Bonus Photo section, there are plenty of photo sets available – a total of 786 photo sets. The pic sets have from 20 to over 100 pictures each, most having over 50 pics per set. These pictures are taken by a variety of photographers and are non-exclusive. Resolution, themes (solo, fetish, hardcore, softcore, threesomes, etc.) and models (European to Asian) vary widely, and I'd say that having 786 pic sets definitely adds to the value of the site.
The Reality Porn section features 9 third-part bonus sites. From gay college parties, audition scenes, first gay experiences, etc. – all of which has some free pictures and video clips to offer. Like the Reality Porn page, the DVD Streaming, Video eXtra and Mega Feeds all lead to a total of 39 more third party feeds - a definite plus if you're looking for more gay porn and yet a turn-off for those who seek exclusive content. BTW, the join-page claim of 80+ DVD's on-demand doesn't mention that these are plugins.
Keith Manheim is a studio that offers an exclusive collection of euro twink videos from their own DVD line. The movies are quick to load but a little on the small side but the full DVD downloads are good quality and can be played with your QuickTime player. The site has been updating more frequently with more content daily, although the majority of the updates are non-exclusive picture sets. With a total of 88 exclusive pic sets, 6 full downloadable DVDs and 56 exclusive videos of euro twinks jerking, sucking and fucking, the site offers a nice collection of exclusive content, and when you throw in over 700 bonus pic sets and 48 bonus sites and feeds, this site has a lot to offer. If that sounds good, why not check out Keith Manheim and see what they have to offer.
Things we liked:
- Some exclusive content
- Daily updates and a "coming soon" section
- Different options to watch and download the videos
- Picture downloads are available in zip files
- No DRM used
Things we didn't like:
- Limited exclusive content
- Blurry video captures
- Most updates are non-exclusive photo sets
- Only 1 video added in last 13 days
Click here to visit Keith Manheim
Membership prices ( CCBill )
- Trial: $9.95 (3 days recurring at $29.95)
- Monthly: $24.95 (recurring every 30 days)
- Monthly: $34.95 (non recurring)
- Quarterly: $69.95 (non recurring)
Fran | 01 Apr 2007
My rating:
The reviewer didn't mention that Keith's site also gives you access to a bunch of bonus sites - the join page doesn't make any mention of the sites when you sign up, but they're there nonetheless. New videos are added on these sites every day and I think they're really what makes this site worth the money - Keith's doing good for now, but he's gotta work a few kinks out before the site will really start to fly.
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