Directory
- Website
- Visit Website
- Rating
- 5
- Review Date
- 28 March 2008
- Genre
- Muscle men, beefcake, bodybuilders, hairy men, cowboys, leather, oral sex, anal sex, rimming, jacking off.
- First Impressions
COLT Studio has been serving up hot, beefy men for over 40 years – long before gay porn was even gay porn. And they are probably one of the most recognizable brands in the gay world. Who hasn't lusted after pictures of Karl Hardwick, Wade Neff, Al Parker, Karl Mann, Tony Lombardy, Paul Baressi, Moose, Ed Dinakos, Gordon Grant, Pete Kuzak, and dozens of others. COLT Studio has always been known for producing high-quality male erotica and porn and they're still going strong. And today they're bringing us hot men like Carlo Masi, Adam Champ, Tom Chase, Luke Garrett, Gage Weston, and many more.
But COLT Studio is probably also one of the most misunderstood gay porn companies. When owner and director John Rutherford took over the company a few years ago, he was faced with the daunting task of changing the perception of what COLT Studio is all about. He says himself that he'd stand at his booth at gay pride events and hear people walk by saying, "COLT, oh they have such hot men, but they don't do anything." For years COLT showed off hot and beautiful muscle men, but indeed, there wasn't a whole lot going on by today's gay porn standards. However, today, nothing could be further from the truth. COLT Studio is producing some of the hottest gay porn on the planet – and it's hardcore.
I recently reviewed two of John Rutherford's newest movies Waterbucks 2 and Naked Muscles, and they are two of the hottest gay porn movies I've seen in a long time. Goregous men, in private suck and fuck sessions that are erotic, sensual, and charged with sexual energy. A COLT Studio movie is more like watching two men make love than having sex. But don't get me wrong, throw Tom Chase in a fuck scene with Carlo Masi, and you'll get some nasty talk and hard ass pumping going on, too. But the COLT Studio movies make you feel like the director turned on the camera and let the men go at it. They don't feel over-produced or over-edited. And the men are hot, and hot for one another. - Navigation & Design
- COLT Studio is a beautifully designed site. The black, red, and tones of grey are masculine, sexy, and seductive. COLT Studio has a great design team that really know how to show off the hot men and not kill us with over-designed pages. The navigation is fairly straight-forward with thumbnailed pages of COLT Men leading to their individual pages of photos and movies. And they segregate their men into COLT Men, New Men at COLT, and BUCKSHOT Men. COLT Men are the movies that are produced by COLT Studio owner and director, John Rutherford; they are the flagship brand of the COLT line of products and featured COLT Men Exclusives Dave Angelo, Tod Parker, Adam Dexter, Carlo Masi, Chris Wide, Gage Weston, Luke Garrett, Karim, and others. The BUCKSHOT Men videos are produced by guest directors. And the third section of simply called "New Men at COLT," men who are just working their way into the studio. Once you acclimate to the COLT Studio vernacular, there's no problem getting around the site and finding what you want.
- Standout Features
- COLT Studio's member's area has a lot going on. There are tons of photos of the men who have made COLT Studio famous over the 40 years that they've been around. Their online cinema features rotating movies with 10 full DVDs playing at any one time. The movies have a number of different selections to make the viewing more enjoyable, including several different size options to suit your Internet connection. And you can watch the movies in the site's player or click a button a get a full-screen version. And if you really like the movie, you can have it shipped to you, and members save 15% on DVD purchases.
COLT Studio also has a live section where you can watch a handful of COLT Men and BUCKSHOT Men in live shows. When I visited the site Skye Woods, Carlo Masi, Gage Weston, Luke Garrett, and Brad Patton were in the line-up. However, this could change from month to month. Members also get to watch free previews of brand new releases, and again, save on a DVD purchase.
The site also offers the COLT Blog; a member's exchange, where members can get some exposure and trade their pictures; a download area to grab some COLT wallpaper;a photo section showing COLT Studio out and abound in the community and at various release parties and pride events; an archive of past COLT Studio e-mail releases; and a question and answer section with COLT Exclusives. And there's also a pay-per-view cinema where you can watch other COLT Studio movies for an additional fee.
COLT Studio also offers member's a really cool search mechanism. You can search for men on the site by setting criteria; so if you're looking for 6' tall men, with 8-inch cock, body hair, green eyes, and who are bottoms, just line up the criteria and click "search." You're presented with all of the men who fit your criteria. This is a fantastic feature, and obviously, the fewer criteria you select the more men you find. But what a great way to find exactly what you want. - Negatives
- COLT Studio's website is left-side aligned with a large open space on the right. I almost always prefer sites that sit in the center of your browser window and take up more of your screen space. It's just a picky preference of mine. I think center of page placement and a bit larger use of the screen would go a long way to improve the COLT Studio website. If you're using Firefox the member's area falls apart a bit. When surfing to a COLT Man's page of content, their navigation device drops to the very bottom of the screen. So at first it appears the only way to get back to other pages is the click your "back" button. The site works perfectly fine in Internet Explorer, which is what most surfers are using anyway. COLT Studio's photos are also on the small side and they're watermarked, not just on the side, but right across the whole photograph. The problem is that COLT Studio has been fighting image thief for years; and since their content is so beautiful, it's highly coveted. Distribution of a studio's images on newsgroups and e-mail lists really degrades the quality of the studio's content and a studio loses complete control over how their images are used and where they appear. I understand COLT Studio's dilemma, but as a paying member, I would find the watermarks a bother.
- The Last Word
- The COLT Studio site is a behemoth of content. With over 40 years of content to showcase there's always something new to see, even if it's old. I found myself time and again saying, "Oh that's who that man is." The COLT Studio product is second to none and it's a real treat to watch. Their member's area offers you excellent value for your membership dollar and there are lots of cool extras, too. I have found the COLT Studio team very responsive to questions, comments, or problems; and the whole team works hard to provide us with a top-notch product. There are a couple of technically issues with the site, but I can almost forgive them because the men and videos are so hot. COLT Studio will definite get you off, and their men will keep you coming back for more.
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- CONTENT DETAILS
- COLT STUDIO - MEMBER'S AREA
- MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
- COLT STUDIO - BILLING & PRICING
- Billing Company
- CCBill
- 30-Days Recurring
- $29.95
- 30-Days One-Time
- $39.95
- 90-Days Membership
- $69.95, recurring
- Trial Memberships
- 10-day Trial $14.95, then $29.95 monthly, recurring.
- Other Memberships
- Annual Membership $199.95.
For $39.95 monthly (recurring) you can get access to COLT Studio Group plus one of their COLT Men fan sites.
COLT brings you the very
best in beefcake men and massive muscle. And now you can get access to
it any time you want. Members received discounts on COLT DVDs and
calenders.
