Reviewed: 2007-08-27

Mike Hancock

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Good Site: 7 out of 10 Videos: Videos rating: 8 Claims: Claims rating: 8
Pictures: Pictures rating: 8 Uniqueness: Uniqueness rating: 6
Site Size: Size rating 8 Navigation: Navigation rating: 6
Updates: Updates rating: 6 Value: Value rating: 8

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Out of Date

The information in this review is now out of date and likely to be incorrect. We have not been able to review this site for a long time and the owners do not respond to any emails.

Videos

167 exclusive vids in WMV format, about half also available in Quicktime, screen size of oldest vids 320x240 or 352x288 @ 300k, starting at episode 70 full vids offered at 764k, newer half of vids offered at 640x480 @ 768k, clips offered at that size in Quicktime and WMV, all vids good amateur quality with good sound, "silent" DRM used.

Pictures

167 exclusive pic sets corresponding to vids, probably all vidcaps but very good vidcaps, older pics 320x240, newer 640x480, no zip sets or slideshows, pics open in popup window.

Extras

Link to blog on myspace, forum

Issues

A few non-intrusive ads and links to DVD sales, updates are added backwards but each is numbered on its own page.

Prices

  • Monthly: $24.95 (recurring at $19.95 after 3 months)
  • Monthly: $27.95 (non-recurring)
  • Bi Monthly: $49.95 (60 days, non-recurring)
  • Quarterly: $59.95 (recurring at $19.95 monthly)

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mike hancockIf you like amateur guys, you're going to love the men of Mike Hancock. The tour shows plenty of amateurs, mostly their first or second time on camera. These are horny guys who need a few bucks and want to go into porn, and so the action in mikehancock.com is a lot more genuine than a lot of sites you see around.

When I entered the member area of this site, it looked pretty exciting. There seemed to be a lot of content, and I couldn't wait to check it all out. Mike Hancock is an actual person, and you can read about him in the member area. He and a friend started shooting amateur guys in action to start their own studio, and once they felt they had enough videos, they started a few websites.

Now let's wander around the member area and see what we find.

The site navigation is near the top of the page, and is very easy and obvious. I clicked VIDEOS, and was taken to page 6 our of 6 pages. There are 167 episodes in Mike Hancock at this time, and I chose an earlier video to get started. Each page has the story of the video shoot, which I like.

mike hancockThe stories include links to any other shoot the model has done for the site. Each page contains links to the pics and to streaming video. The pics are smallish, and I think they are vidcaps. Still, they were a nice extra as I enjoy seeing stills that complement the action. The first video I chose was a shy amateur who started stroking his cock till he was good and horny. Then another guy offered to suck his cock, and finally fucked that virgin ass with a dildo. Nice stuff! I was ready for more!

I wanted to try another video, so I picked another guy and gave it a shot. The video was of normal amateur quality, and had the url straightmen.com on the video. The size was good, and it played smoothly. The guy in the video seemed a little nervous, which makes sense. He also looked uncomfortable at first when he got his cock sucked, just the way a straight guy would look. He was pretty cute, and the video took us through everything from interview to shower.

From before halfway through the videos, you can see the cameraman improve as the video lighting and camera steadiness improve. I had no problems with the DRM - in fact, I didn't even have to input a login. If you do happen to have a problem with the DRM, there is a very helpful support page inside the member area of Mike Hancock to help you work out any technical problems.

mike hancockI checked out the other features of the site. SWITCHBOARD is a forum about his sites with announcements from the management. There are links to video on demand and the store, both of which cost money but can be fun to wander around in. The support page seems pretty helpful, and there's a page called ABOUT MIKE where the site owner tells about himself, his sex life, and how he came to create this site. There's also a casting link, so if you think you're ready to make an amateur video, be sure and click on CASTING.

My second favorite section after VIDEOS is called MEN. It's a modeling index that lists all the models, tells a little about them, and has links to all the videos each man has on the site. It also has links to other sites where each model is featured. From cock size to favorite sport to sexual orientation, I liked reading about the models even though some of them aren't first timers, as is the case with gay-for-pay star Rod Barry and his friend Trevor Mustang. I definitely recommend the MEN section.

At the time of this review, Mike Hancock has 167 videos featuring guy-next-door types masturbating or trying sex with another guy for the first time. The action is hot, the videos are nice and long, and if you like amateur videos, you are sure to enjoy these. For what you get inside the member area, the price is reasonable. The pics are smallish, but they're still pretty cool.

mike hancockI like amateur porn a lot more than glossy professional stuff, and these videos are raw and nasty - just the way I like it! I'd say that Mike Hancock is definitely worth a good, long look.

Things we liked:

  • Content is exclusive
  • Regular updates
  • Vids downloadable
  • Clips and full vids offered
  • Great models

Things we didn't like:

  • No dates on updates
  • DRM used

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User Feedback

Vncntdl | 23 Aug 2010 | My rating: 1 out of 5 stars

This used to be a good, sometimes awesome, site. (JR, in particular, was a fantastic stud: a rock musician who discovered he liked getting fucked.) But as others have noted, and I will repeat, this site has not posted any new material in years. If you haven't been to the site before it might be worth it to join, but everyone else should keep their distance. It should not be given a 7 rating when it has not updated in years, even if the quality of what they have is good. Every year they have not updated (2 years? 3 years?) they should automatically have a point deducted by the Gay Demon reviewers.

lambda | 03 Aug 2010 | My rating: 1 out of 5 stars

DRM is indeed gone but the content is the same recycled videos but without the DRM. Another old video is added again once a week or so. If you have been a member before like myself, there has not been an update in years. There is no sign that Mike Hancock even owns a video camera anymore.

Daniel | 29 Oct 2009 | My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Yes indeed...the DRM is gone :-)

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