Running Time: cover claims over 2 hours
Production Date: 11 / 28 / 1999 (feature) 12 / 14 / 1999 (cover)Director: Joone
Cast: Julia Ann and “you”
Initial Expectations: I’ve heard pretty good things about this feature, and Julia Ann is incredibly hot, so I’m really looking forward to this DVD.
Initial Reaction: It’s a must for fans of Julia Ann, and might be the best done virtual sex feature I’ve seen so far.
Who Should Watch It: Fans of virtual sex
Who Should Avoid It: Anybody who wants an actual movie, or who wants virtual sex with anal
Audio /Video Quality: The audio is very clear and well balanced. I’d kind of worry about the DVD if it didn’t, since with a virtual sex title like this there’s only one person to listen to. The video is also very good, but there is a bit of grain in a few places. There’s also a bit of over-lighting that bleaches out some of the colors. Most of these problems occur in the areas other than the actual virtual sex portion of the DVD.
Music: There’s no music for the virtual portions of the DVD, but the other areas do have some music. What music there is balanced nicely with the rest of the audio and gives those areas a nicely sexy feel.
Disc Problems / Complaints: You have to sit through about a thirty second Digital Playground commercial before you get to any of the real action. It’s set up as the title menu on the DVD, so if you want to go to the start to check things out by hitting the title menu button on you’re remote, you’re going to have to sit through it again. This makes it even more annoying, since you can’t ever get out of it once you start!
Menus: The main menu is a nicely done intro to let you choose where to start.
The Feature: Julia Ann takes center stage in this installment of Digital Playground’s Virtual Sex with series. Julia’s a great choice here, as she has built a nice following through the many years she’s been in the business, and has, from what I’ve seen, always shown herself to be a pretty classy lady. For those who haven’t seen Julia Ann, she’s a gorgeous blonde with a very nice body. She has some obvious implants, but unlike most other starlets, they just look big rather than being covered with noticeable scars (something I don’t think I’ve been able to see on her yet). She also has a couple tattoos, one a flowery band around her ankle, and then a pink bow just above the crack of her great ass. As with the rest of this series, all the action takes place on a black background, so the only thing in color you see is Julia and a little bit of “you”. I’m not sure of any of the details, but I’ve heard that the black background is due to some future innovations Digital Plaything has planned that will be able to interact with these DVDs. The main event here is the virtual sex, but there’s also a small tease and interview with Julia.
The Strip is handled very well and lasts about three minutes. Julia Ann gives a nice tease, and talks just enough to really enhance the tease. There isn’t any multiple angles here, but the camera moves around enough that you don’t really need them. It’s well done with the exception that Julia often seems to be looking off to the side, or over where you’re shoulder would be if you’re facing your TV or monitor. I always thought virtual sex titles were to give you the feeling that she was just there for you, but in this portion it seems Julia is looking off at somebody else.
Stories acts as kind of an interview with Julia Ann, and lasts a little under two minutes. She talks about some of her first sex experiences, as well as things like her perfect erotic evening. She also talks about what she likes sexually. Rather than just seeing Julia Ann talking about it, Julia talks over what’s basically a moving photo gallery with a lot of flashiness. It’s another nice feature, but I always enjoy getting to see the performers as actual people rather than just another fuck monkey on the screen.
Foreplay lets you choose between fingering Julia Ann and fucking her with a dildo. You can choose between more of a distance shot, where you can see everything above Julia’s knees, or a close-up where you can’t really see anything beyond her pussy. In each case, you can make Julia Ann cum whenever you want, and you can also choose whether you want her to be innocent or naughty. The orgasm sequence is the same for both innocent and nice, but Julia’s actions fall nicely in between which makes it work well for both. Most of the segments here run between a minute and a half and two minutes, and seem to splice together nicely without being too noticeable.
You can also “have” oral sex with Julia. You can “give” to Julia, which is handled a bit awkwardly. It’s more of a masturbation sequence than anything, with Julia talking dirty and telling you what she wants as she lightly plays with herself. Although awkward, I think it’s about the best I’ve seen giving oral sex to a woman in a virtual sex feature handled. I’ve also seen it where they show the back of the guy’s head, and it isn’t any better, and if anything, really makes things weird and awkward. Here you can at least look at it as what you’ll see. Once again, you get to choose between a naughty and nice Julia, as well as whether you want to watch things from a distance or get an extreme close-up.
You can also choose to have Julia Ann “give you” head. These sequences last a bit longer, and push three minutes. Once again, you can choose how nasty Julia is, which basically controls how much trash Julia talks at you, and she can do it dang well. Although many other places use a computer generated pop shot, the blowjob sequence lets you give Julia a very nice real facial. You have the choice between two angles here again, but unlike before, this time the second angle gives you a view from the side. The entire sequence is handled extremely well, and is one of the best virtual oral sequences I’ve seen so far.
Of course, the main thing people want is the actual Sex. You can choose between four positions here, missionary, doggie, standard cowgirl, and reverse cowgirl, as well as the standard innocent or nice option and the choice between watching from a point of view perspective or an alternative view. Not all of the alternate views are from the side, with cowgirl giving you a view from behind so you can admire Julia’s amazing ass. This is kind of a mandatory view, since Julia has “you” pop on her ass. Surprisingly, all of the pops in the feature are real, which I never expected and haven’t seen anywhere else. I’m not sure if the cock here is that full or if there’s a ton of guys. Regardless, it really helps out the feature quite a bit and is part of what made me enjoy the fucking as much as I did.
Virtual Sex with Julia Ann is a great virtual sex DVD. The sequences are very well done, and although the start and end of the loops don’t synch perfectly, they do come closer than almost every other virtual sex feature I’ve seen. As usual with Digital Playground’s Virtual Sex With series, all the action takes place against a black background. Although I do like to see a background, I wasn’t as turned off here as I have been before. Julia maintains such a presence on the screen that it’s hard to notice anything other than her. She also does a great job of playing both nasty and nice, and puts some nice energy and enthusiasm into her scenes. This doesn’t seem like a really easy thing to make, and it seems like you’d need a really talented actress to balance her responses, as well as the talking, since you’re aiming everything at the viewer. There’s a fine line between coming off as very well done and corny. Thankfully, Julia does it very well. This is a great virtual sex feature!
Overall: Currently, Virtual Sex with Julia Ann can be found online for between $24 and 34 with about half the stores offering it for under $30. If you’re thinking about shelling out the money for a virtual sex DVD, this one should be strongly considered. Julia looks great and pushes things just enough to make it extremely hot. The loops go together fairly well, and the technical aspects are very good. There’s even a few extras to help things out.
