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Men Machine c-minus

By Jerkoff Genius

September 23, 2008

Does Men Machine deliver what it promises on the outside?

MenMachine is a collective portal into three gay magazine's content: Men Magazine, Freshmen, Unzipped. There is also a sparing amount of ChiChi Larue's video preview clips thrown in. That's it, pretty much!

I have seen all three of these magazines also appear as feeders on various other websites, so little of the content was really new for me.

What's good about Men Machine? What needs improvement?

The overwelming majority of this site's content is image galleries - lots of them collected from the three magazines going back into the 1990's. I have to say that "named pornstar" photo galleries have lost their glimmer in the new age of amateur shot video. The lack of novel video content is a HUGE detriment and makes this site feel dated and stale. I believe Playgirl is having the same dilemna, both in its paper mag subscriptions and its related website, although they have at least attempted to mix in some softporn vids on the website.

The easy answer is that videos need to be shot along with the photoshoot and play the greater role in the content. I am not sure why these three mags haven't caught on - other than I suppose that they buy syndicated content instead of shooting their own. I think these mags have to mutate to survive or fade away. We ain't happy with photo galleries no more!

How is Men Machine unique?

Since Men Magazine, Freshmen, and Unzipped all appear as feeders on many other sites, it is likely that you have seen some or most of this content before. This is commercial re-seller non-unique content.

What do paying users recieve for their money?

For $9.99 for a weekly membership, you'll get:

Men Magazine - 500+ image galleries from published backissues

Freshmen - 500+ image galleries from publ. backissues

Unzipped - 60+ image galleries from publ. backissues

video previews from ChiChi Larue
2 movies of the week

Rating: c-plus
Ease of use: c-plus
Download speed: a-minus
Erotic content: f
Technical quality of content: c-plus
Visual quality of site: d-plus
Level of advertising: f
Amount of content: d-plus

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Overall rating

c-minus

Price

$34.99 for 30 days.

$9.99 for 7 days. Rebills bills at $24.99 every 30 days until cancelled.

$24.99 for 30 days. Rebills bills at $24.99 every 30 days until cancelled.

$64.99 for 90 days. Rebills bills at $64.99 every 90 days until cancelled.

Update frequency

Several updates each week.

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