review of Shotgun Video, 2010-02-09

Shotgun Video is a site made by and for real S&M players. That means that the movies show men who really are into physical pain and S&M that not many sites show. The site has some wonderful preview videos for those who are really into bondage and pain but what I think is the most exceptional video outside the site is the movied linked a few sentences under BEHIND THE SCENES at Shotgun Video on the left. I've never heard an interview quite like it - and I've never seen such a long video on a site tour. If you were doubtful that the guys on Shotgun Video are for real, watch this movie and you'll be convinced. I was impressed and more than ready to go check out the member area.

When you log into Shotgun Video, you'll see that same video on the left - if you missed it, this is your chance to check it out. In the middle of the page are links to previews of up and coming Shotgun Video titles and below that are thumbs and links to all 41 of the videos. The site news is on the right.

There are navigation links at the top of the page. The first link, Videos, actually leads to the main members page you first arrive at. The Video Store is where you can go to buy the Shotgun Videos on DVD. Gallery is where you can see pics from some of the videos. Next are Forum, FAQ, Links, Help and Webmasters. Why don't we get started by checking out the videos?

The video pages open in a popup window. I had to turn off my popup blocker to see the pages. There are 2 kinds of pages for each video. One is the Photos & Description pages which tell you a little about the scene and show a few small sample thumbs. The other is the actual episode page linking to the video.

The videos inside Shotgun Video are shown in Real Player format. Each video gives you your choice of speeds - 56kb, 125kb or 256kb. The movies start to play almost immediately and the sound is very good. The video quality is amateur and the lighting is not perfect, but considering that these movies were made by real amateur BDSM players, it makes sense. The size and quality of the videos is not all I could wish as if you enlarge the videos, they become fairly blurry. I feel that such unique content deserves to be seen bigger and better, but the movies are definitely worth watching.

The videos are around 5 minutes each, and that was a little disappointing to me because they were good enough that I wanted more. What Shotgun Video has to offer is sincere and real, from lifestylers and amateurs it's a joy to watch play. I didn't see as much actual sadism as I expected in the videos, but what was there was obviously real - and the men being tied and tortured were very much in pain and wanting more. High Pain Tolerance and Bound and Beaten show men getting hit in the balls again and again. I did see clothespins on nipples being ripped off (ow!) and plenty of bondage. These videos are NOT for the faint of heart or the merely curious.

The pics in the Gallery section are vidcaps taken from the movies. They are small but if you like pics - and I do - these show the action well. Pics often allow you to "freeze" the part of the action you liked the best so you can enjoy it.

The forum didn't answer, and that was disappointing but the FAQ page is really interesting and I highly recommend reading it. It gives info about how to become a Shotgun Video model, why some of the men in the videos wear hoods plus some info about buying the videos. The links page has a couple links but nothing that seems outstanding. The Help page is very helpful - it has everything you need if you lost your password, have trouble watching the videos or just want to ask the guys at Shotgun Video a question.

Shotgun Video has some very real BDSM and bondage videos that load very quickly and show it all. The videos aren't great quality, but they are good enough that you will want to watch them all if you love watching hot and muscular men who take a lot of pain. I was impressed even though I found myself wanting more. If you love sadism, masochism and real BDSM videos, be sure and check out Shotgun Video!

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