A movie for the patient masseuses among us

Part education, part erotica, Red Hot Touch will appeal to a very specific audience. It's a film made by a masseuse, and whose entire focus is the art of erotic, anal massage, both external and internal. As such, you don't see a single penis or strap on entering an anus, but rather watch as couples slowly explore one another's holes, and all the pleasure that can accompany such exploration. The video instructed the massager on how to find the g-spot, prostate, and various other erogenous zones. More importantly, however, the video included voice over that narrated as each person modeled the massage technique, and explained specifically what they were doing and what purpose it served.

It's hard to classify Red Hot Touch into a genre. It didn't feel "hot," in the same way that watching 2+ people engage in rough and tumble sex is to me. It wasn't "sexy" in the way that seeing a women strap it on and give it to a man is to me. It was, however, beautiful. The music, the connection between the actors, and the pleasure the receiver of the massage was clearly feeling were all patently obvious. Coupled with relaxing music, one had the feeling of sexual satisfaction, despite the lack of oral, anal or vaginal sex in the traditional sense of the word (a sense of the word I don't agree with anyhow).

In many ways, Red Hot Touch would be better shelved with other massage technique books than with pornography. It's instructional and intimate, and was a pleasure to watch.

The actors in the film were the director, her partner, and a variety of other no-names. In truth, though, there seemed to be very little acting involved. The person performing the massage was demonstrating very specific techniques, while the person receiving seemed to be deriving genuine pleasure from it.

The DVD is split into two halves: Anal massage for men and anal massage for women. Each includes an approximately 20 minute long video about the topic, with specific tips for the anatomy of male and female bodies. In addition, a piece on buttocks massage is included, as well as a behind-the-scenes reel which gives some background on the making of the film.