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The Dark Knight XXX A Porn Parody

Vivid Entertainment/Axel Braun Entertainment

Genre: Parody

Director: Axel Braun

Writers: Mark Logan & Axel Braun

Cast: Penny “Batgirl” Pax, Brendon “Joker” Miller, Dani “Poison Ivy” Jensen, Brian “Nightwing” Street Team, Aiden “Catwoman” Ashley, Giovanni “Batman” Francesco, Christy Mack ”Zatanna”, Clarke “Constantine” Kent, Andy “Kathy Kane” San Dimas, Derrick “Bane” Pierce
Non-sex role: Tom Byron, Shylar Cobi, Andy Appleton

Penny Pax

Length: 91:33 minutes

Date of Production: 4/1/2012 to 5/8/2012

Extras: The best extra for me was the 20:15 minute long Behind the Scenes feature by Bud Fox. It included lots of Axel telling about his vision to contrast this version to last year’s hit of his, the campy Batman XXX based on the old television show. There were additional interviews by Kylie Ireland and some of the performers, making it well worth checking out. This was followed by a 21:07 minute long non-sex version of the show, the production values enough to shine without the distracting porn elements (kidding!). There was a photogallery, some trailers, and the usual package of Vivid extras, including the smart phone scan coupon some have taken advantage of. All these were placed on the second disc of the package to insure the visual and audio elements of the feature were their best, both discs held in a booklet form holder.

Dani Jensen

Condoms: None

Audio/Video Quality: The Dark Knight XXX was presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen as shot by director Axel Braun for distribution by Vivid Entertainment. This time, Eli Cross, Axel Braun, and Corey Blake handled videography, Kylie Ireland and Andy Appleton serving as Art Directors, and Axel assisting his wife on editing. In terms of how the movie looked, it was very crisp and straightforward, the kind of production you just do not see in the feature market these days unless it comes from one of the industry leaders (and his team). The visuals looked great with a handful of green screen effects too, the emphasis on the porn elements made for fans to appreciate but there was a company watermark on the lower right hand cover. The audio was presented in a basic 2.0 Dolby Digital with a 48 kHz sampling rate and 192 Kbps aural bitrate, the vocals clearly heard regardless of the situation. The music fit the feature and sexual elements of the movie, a relative rarity in adult entertainment, Axel joined by Brenda Blossom to make the music work so well.

Aiden Ashley with Giovanni

Body of Review: Axel Braun has been acknowledged as one of the top porn parody directors by most credible sources, his current distribution deal with Vivid Entertainment providing what is sure to win awards with the recent parodies under their label. Axel now offers The Dark Knight XXX A Porn Parody, the DC Comics hero that has probably been the most imitated comic legend in porn, Axel pulling out all stops to make this among his best of the year. Last year, the director gave his take on the television version of the character but he upgraded this time to tackle the Christian Bale trilogy, offering a plethora of villains though admittedly light on plot. Having seen all three of the mainstream hits in the theater, including Dark Knight Rises when it came out, it stands to reason that the relative disparities in budgets make doing a whole lot with the parody difficult but it still succeeded in most ways, the sexual pairings plenty heated enough to satisfy the spank banks of the comic fans that this was designed to please.

Christy Mack

The back cover described the show like this: “A porn parody featuring a better Batman costume than its mainstream counterpart? A Catwoman who can actually kick ass? Zatanna? John Constantine? Nightwing? Poison Ivy? Batgirl? A Bane who can give his Hollywood counterpart a run for his money, and a Joker who's creepier than the late screen legend??? Welcome to the Porn Parody event of the summer! From adult powerhouse Vivid Entertainment and undisputed parody king Axel Braun, comes another epic exercise in geekgasmic film spoofing: The Dark Knight XXX.” Here’s a brief look at the scenes by cast and action, noting that no condoms were used for those still interested:

Andy San Dimas and Aiden Ashley with Derrick

Scene One: Penny “Batgirl” Pax, a newcomer with barely a half dozen titles under her belt at this writing, was up first and looking great in a skintight batgirl outfit. I have found her to appeal to the geek dynamic given the way she wears glasses and acts so demure until warmed up, her self sacrifice this time to get busy with Brendon “Joker” Miller, quite well done. Brendon was at bit more focused in the role than Paul Chapin was in his version, the nod to the Heath Ledger inspired character way better than expected. Penny was an active rider but she opened her perfect pucker too, her oral exploits as satisfying as they were thanks to her no hands hummer. She throated him with ease and applied a little hand to gland action to increase friction after awhile, her real strength being the way she pounded her flesh into his during the penetrative positions. Like my associate Chris, I found the way they kept in character and in costume to be a great touch here, the dynamic carrying through to other scenes as well. If you enjoy costumed grudge fucks, this was superb! The tryst ended when he beat off his genetic juice to her open mouth, most of the seed swallowed from the looks of it.

The extras on disc two

Scene Two: Dani “Poison Ivy” Jensen, a fetching redhead with nice curves, was up next as she used her feminine wiles on Brian “Nightwing” Street Team. While lacking the specific allure of the costumes from the first scene, both of them seemed well suited (pun intended) for their roles, Dani again dispelling the notion that she only does other women by the way she inhaled his pecker so well during the blowjob (most of her work to date has been sans men). She knelt before him and seriously slobbed his knob, the active vaginal fucking showing her to be much more experienced than one might think. She kept great eye contact and while their personal chemistry might not have been all that, their lustful mannerisms were plenty to make the scene work on several levels, the way she pushed back to meet his cock on the loading dock helping to fill my spank bank. It ended when he bust a nut of population pudding on her ass cheek, Dani aurally coaxing out every last drop from his balls.

Brendon Miller as The Joker

Scene Three: Aiden “Catwoman” Ashley, a very sexy brunette with great curves and a sexual appetite second to none in the cast, was up next with Giovanni “Batman” Francesco in his den. He was not in costume but she sure was, the look of her character probably the best of the cast of ladies, her enthusiasm and passion for sucking cock by the fireplace sure to win some attention. She kept great eye contact and the way she savored his erection was perfect, sliding her snatch on top of him to aggressively ride while he filled her kitty. If Aiden bouncing on cock doesn’t work for you here, check your pulse and be ready to cash in your insurance policy because it was full of fun factor strokability and replay value. Giovanni even kept in character as the stoic Bruce Wayne, somewhat off putting to my fellow reviewer but my take being that he was supposed to act this way. She looked great in her outfit and her all natural body helped make this a winner, sexually elevating the entire production though I would have thought a wisp of pubic hair would have made more sense for her. Still, the hungry look in her eye as she waited for him to toss off the splooge to her face was classic, the tasting showing her to appreciate her well earned reward.

Dani Jensen as Poison Ivy

Scene Four: Christy Mack ”Zatanna”, a hotty brunette with a classic look to her, was up next as a magical character in the DC universe, engaging in a tryst with another gadfly, Clarke “Constantine” Kent. Leaving aside the humor of the male performer’s name in relation to the genre as a whole, I’ll admit that I’ve seen sexier women in the role (Chanel Preston, Kristina Rose) but she was as sexy as she looked in her awesome role in Anal Lessons, the couple settling in for a blowjob only scene. Christy gave great head and any straight male (probably any gay male too) would appreciate how she went into the action so smoothly. She gave good eye contact and made the right kind of noises to show she liked what she was doing without the need to project a screaming porn whore like so many other newcomers do so often. I would have appreciated anything at all to tie the scene into the rest of the movie or to show what she could do, for that matter what his character could do (hers being a DC universe classic for decades and his more of a modern look at the supernatural; best known by those not into comics by the dreadful Keanu Reeves movies awhile back), but this was not meant to be. Still, for the pure sex of it all, she earned the modest facial of spunk directed her way, perhaps bigger roles giving her more room to shine.

Aiden Ashley as Catwoman and Giovanni as Bruce Wayne

Scene Five: Andy “Kathy Kane” San Dimas, Aiden “Catwoman” Ashley, and Derrick “Bane” Pierce, were up last in a dark warehouse. The fight scene preceding it was short but sweet, the ladies double teaming Derrick but including some lesbian action too. In terms of sets, this was my favorite by far, Ashley remaining in costume like Derrick did helping suit the overall dynamic of the day. The aggressive blowjobs gave the appearance that the ladies were vying for his attention more than affection, the tryst closing out the sexual portions of the movie with some needed diversity thanks in large part to Andy playing the voyeur role during so much of it. Derrick was the strongest of the men in terms of how well he fucked and Ashley was already established as the prime mover & shaker of the ladies for me, the anal fingering by Andy notwithstanding, their repeatedly taste testing his rod surely elevating the passion here. The ladies knelt before him to share the ball batter while he tossed off all over them, the decision to set this up as a sequel ready production somewhat irritating but understandable as well.

Christy Mack as Zatanna

Derrick Pierce as Bane (with some limited special effects)

Giovanni as Batman

Summary: The Dark Knight XXX by director Axel Braun for Vivid Entertainment merited a rating of Highly Recommended depending on what you are looking for in a superhero porn parody. Rather than focus on circus act sex like a similar title did a few years back or go the camp route, it walked the narrow line of giving just enough feature elements to work for those wanting their libidos tweaked in a genre flick and enough sex to keep those not acquainted with modern porn from turning it off. I’ll admit I wanted “more” from both aspects of the show but it was quite entertaining, had some solid extras, the technical values were clearly a step above the pack of pretenders, and I expect it will be among the bestselling titles of the year overall. In short, The Dark Knight XXX A Porn Parody has had awesome staying power in the past month it has been out, Xcritic’s initial review getting tens of thousands of hits rather than die off. If you’re looking for costumed porn capers worth self satisfying yourself, you have certainly come to the right place. On a side note, special kudos go to costume designer Tiffany James and the entire production team for the moods invoked and how well the technical aspects enhanced the final results.