Review

"Something thrilling and forbidden lurks around the carnival, and Carny's your ticket to its freaky sensation. Show this one on a big screen and play it loud. Lurid is hardly the word!"

Don’t expect to see Jodie Foster in this Carny. Nor should you expect a bio of Carnie Wilson. Instead, expect to go deep into your sexual turn-ons and maybe discover a couple of new ones. Summer 2003 quickly faded away, but Titan Media’s Carny should warm those wintry nights and immediately bring back memories of carnivals, roller coasters, leather, tattoos, and water sports. Oh, wait, that was my summer!

Carny opens with Dred Scott as a genie, drenched in a sea of fog and blue light, beckoning you to enter the mystique of the world of the carnival as night descends upon the coastline. (The exterior shots were filmed on the Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk – site of the 80’s vampire movie The Lost Boys.) Tag Adams and his rugged Latino boyfriend Miguel Leonn are on a date and Adams feels the call of nature. Leaving his boyfriend for a moment, he finds an extremely clean port-a-potty. Adams spots maintenance man Sam Ford (Holler)and before you can say “funnel cake” the two are in the potty stall swapping spit. Ford is on the end of an enthusiastic blow job, dominating Adams by spitting on him and slapping his cock all over his face. Leonn meanwhile, goes looking for Adams, discovers the horny duo and quickly shoos Ford away before loads are dropped.

Obviously not happy with Adams servicing strangers, Leonn does what any boyfriend in a porn does to teach him a lesson: fuck him senseless in a myriad of positions with his huge, uncut meat. Adams is willing, and after multiple loads are dropped, all is forgiven. Hey if Leonn was banging my butt with that monster dick, I’d beg for forgiveness as well.

Amusement park security guard Hank Real (daddyish, bald and menacing) is chilling out in his office. Hairy Danny Vox enters looking for a job at the carnival. Well, Real has a job for Vox: “Suck on my man meat boy!” Vox chomps away. Real gets bored with all this “vanilla” action and begins to incorporate tools to enliven the sexual play: an extension cord (to wrap around Vox’s box as Real goes oral) and a metal spike. He uses the handle guys, not the sharp end (ouch!) and this impromptu dildo play shows how qualified Vox really is. But a dildo spike tool is no substitute for daddy meat, and Real slides his beef up Vox. They fuck and fuck and fuck… cumming ensues.

Sailor boy Danny Lopez wanders into a fortune telling tent, manned by handsome Gil Cortez. Our favorite tattooed Genie, Dred Scott materializes in a mirror and tells Lopez that his future is full of sex. Abracadabra! Cortez’s cock is out of his parachute pants, Scott materializes into the real world and soon Lopez is playing tonsil tag with both of them. Lopez proves that he is a skilled and assertive bottom in all the films I’ve seen him in and with the combination of the aggressive Scott and the enthusiastic Cortez, your crank shaft is sure to pop from all of the sweaty sexual activity exploding before your very eyes.

Dred Scott appears again, this time as “Joe” human, not “I Dream of Genie”, and wanders into a tent where carny Jake Corwin (shaved head, tattooed and pierced) is literally pitching a tent. Having to drain the lizard, Scott does so by letting loose in a bucket, which turns Corwin on something fierce. The two begin a suck and fuck session that is consistent with the high energy, sexual chutzpah, and religious fervor that you can expect from Titan. Oh and Scott shoot three times on Corwin’s face. Um... HOT!

It’s time for a little dockside action, where you’ll find built like a brick shit house Rocco Vidal, cute Ben Damon and mohawked punker Rick Pantera all sexually fussing with each other. Tattoos, piercings, some leather accessories, just a typical night on the beach. The three take turns sucking each other, playing with nipples, some really hot foreplay. Meanwhile, Jake Corwin appears with the heavily-inked Kalaban (with some beautifully placed tattoos on his face... well, his whole body) while Damon eventually gets slammed by Vidal and Pantera, who leaves his pants on the whole time. Corwin and Kalaban jack off until everybody cums in a sea of man juice. If you ever wondered about that mysterious sea foam, well my theory is this: It’s all from Titan’s Carny man cum!

The final scene (which is only available in the Director’s Expanded Edit) will certainly satiate those who like watersports, heavy tattoo artwork, Prince Alberts (dick piercings) and raunch. Bud (with amazing tattoo work) stumbles upon our two horny Carnies Jake Corwin and Rick Pantera. The three suck each other off and Bud even ends up fucking Pantera. The scene is hot and furious, with Corwin and Pantera using Bud’s mouth as a receptacle for piss. I found the scene hot and raunchy, releasing the inner pig in me but I do need to stress that the scene is not for everyone. There is a "retail" version for those who prefer less raunch, but the curious should check out this scene because Titan, with its high production values, beautiful cinematography and sharp direction, presents the water sports and sex play seamlessly and naturally.

The DVD extras are top notch, a standard that Titan is setting in the industry. You’ve got interviews with actor Jake Corwin - who is quite the sweetheart - and extra scenes for those who want their edgier play at increments. These scenes feature an extended water sports sequence between Bud, Pantera, and Corwin, snarling bossman Hank Real becoming best friends with a black dildo and a "waiting for the wood" scene as the guys play "fluffer" with each other to keep their cocks hard.

Carny is a dark, edgy trip into the animalistic and intense nature of sexuality. I felt invigorated, challenged, and turned on beyond belief. And it doesn’t surprise me that Titan’s films continue to amaze, as well as excite me both physically and psychologically.

 -- Cubby Britches