9 to 5: Days in Porn

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I couldn't be any happier that the director doesn't really make any judgments about pornography, but I could have been happier with the bulk of the documentary's focus. In the beginning, I was interested by the personal dynamics of the porn stars and their significant others, surprised by how together they seemed to be. By the end, you could see the pain in the faces of one half of the couple as they publicly examine their true feelings about their significant other's life style. In the course of 90 minutes, the woman in the main couple, though involved in porn like her hubby, goes from upbeat about their lifestyle to the verge of self-destruction. Sasha Grey, clearly the retroactive star, comes off just as pretentious as she has seemed in all her subsequent interviews. It's an interesting watch, but not particularly well constructed or incisive. I guess the inclusion of a few hardcore scenes was supposed to achieve this, but these are pornographic actors. Imagine watching a documentary where actors act scenes and you're supposed to learn something by watching them cut, stop, reposition, and repeat. Overall, this film is about as bland, which is a pretty damning critique for something about pornography.

very well executed. great documentary on the misfits that work in the porn industry of san fernando valley and around the world.

I don't envy any of these people in the slightest but I did appreciate the chance to see them as people. Flesh and blood beings with feelings, hopes, fears, etc. A lot of the situations really bummed me out, esp. the rougher scenes where it looked like Audrey was going to cry/die after the camera stopped rolling. I appreciated those with positive attitudes towards what they do (I'm a big fan of Miss Sasha Gray as a person) and even though I honestly cannot identify with actually wanting to do those things, I like that most of them managed to convince me that they genuinely enjoyed what they do or at least aren't really bothered by it. Side note: I've always been fascinated by Belladonna. Many of her films disgust me wholeheartedly and I don't know how the hell she does it but she comes off as one of the sweetest people ever and has a child, a life. It's nice to see that. The film is shot very well (I liked how parts of the action was purposely blocked by various people and objects in the rooms), the switches to slow motion are effective, and the soundtrack is very fitting to what's going on at that point in time. This would turn into an essay if I actually analyzed this film from a "feminist" standpoint or more specifically, from my perspective as a woman. So I'm not going to bother. It's just a very harrowing film at times: it's depressing to watch sleazy men (some who at the same time claim to have a real affection for their girls, perhaps they genuinely do and I'm just being cynical) casting roles for films like White Trash Whore #36, it's sad to see tough times arise but the show must go on on the set of "Totally Fucked", it's difficult to watch the consensual "torture" scenes (and to hear about how some girls feel pressured into doing rougher stuff or just don't speak up to say they don't want to do it), etc. There's an interesting yet sad part at the end where a girl explains how she books a week off with her agent every now and then and in this time she doesn't relax, catch up on television shows but goes to different cities as an escort to spend private time with her fans. Obviously the line between the two professions is incredibly fine and I guess I found many of the stories and situations to be completely heartbreaking. None of this is news to me but it's a lot different seeing it as a compact film than reading it here or there. Btw, the version I watched is Unrated and it's runtime is 1:55:41, so I dunno about the 1 hr 35 min up top.

Interesting to see that aide of the story

Partially Semi-Educational & Illuminating docu-drama or docu-mentry...wutever u wanna call it but it supposedly follows some of the different people in the porn or (Adult Industry) in their personal & professional lives on a day to day basis. Unfortunatly it did NOT answer some of my questions (Like what is the income & potential income.) but did shed some light on some of the performers,directors,agents & more on how they live & deal with the industries up's & downs. Don't REALLY know how Authentic it is but NOT everyone looked like they were Blingin! U get 2 see the people on & off screen & some are so different. Also a former porn star turned Dr. see who & hear her tragic story. So B4 u pass judgment maybe u wanna chk dis film out...maybe. Aloha....Ouwtzzaahhh

The porn industry has always been a very bizarre thing to me - I'm not against it, but have, for the most part found it to be quite disturbing (because it's so degrading to women). This documentary is a fascinating, bizarre, funny, depressing, and often times, downright disgusting peek into the nitty gritty lives of porn stars. And much to my surprise, I was completely endeared with the human aspect of some of these characters. Others, I felt incredibly sad for. I laughed, I cried, I dry heaved. It was definitely entertaining, and from a purely sociological standpoint, an interesting watch indeed.

Decent enough if not depressing look at the adult film industri. Things just gets sicker and sicker as time goes by. as a Documentary it has many shortcomings.it sort of felt like a amateur doc.

Boring, Harsh Reality of the Adult Industry!