King Cobra
Studio: Vivid
Director: Jack the Zipper
Stars: Sledge Hammer, Brian Surewood, Marty Romano, Christian, Jade Starr, Roxy Deville, Page Morgan, Lela Star, Shannon Kelly, Sasha Grey, Lanny Barby, Chapel Waste
If there is one good thing coming out of the years of cookie-cutter gonzo porn, it is there as a new wave of pornographic cinema sprouting up, where studios and directors feeling the freedom to be more experimental and to fuck outside of the box. Segments of the genre are now labeled as alt-porn and seem to appeal to/target/be associated with the goth/punk/scenester/hipster crowd. But that is not the only niche that is being explored. While other typically mainstream studios such as Playboy are beginning to expand their scope, directors such as Eon McKai over at Vivid-Alt has started to enjoy success (see my review of On My Dirty Knees here). Another director who has begun to see his star rise in recent years with unconventional work is the one Jack the Zipper, who has worked with the mainstream studios of Playboy and Hustler. While his work may not fall into the alt-porn category, it certainly does not fall into the mainstream genre either, and his films enjoy the fashionable limbo-land status of being somewhat un-categorical. Such is the case with his 2008 Vivid release, King Cobra.
Look, here’s the deal. Porn is meant to be entertaining. Sometimes that comes from really hot performers. Sometimes it’s maybe average performers but smoking sex scenes. Other times it may because of an original concept. Other times it may be because it is a classic being redone. In any and all of these cases, we watch to get something out. Sometimes it may be a nut, sometimes it may to see how creative a studio/director/actor/actress can get. After releasing Stuntgirl 1 and 2, Squealer, Razordolls and the five time AVN nominated 2006 release, Naked and Famous, Jack was behind the camera again for King Cobra. Visually it is a cross between Mad Max + Grindhouse + Tank Girl. Plot-wise it comes in somewhere near Three Men and a Baby. The second one. But does that matter?
