Reviewed 2011-12-05 l Last update on 2020-09-27
Hot guys from the deep South are promised at Southern Strokes, a site that has been running for a few years now and one that keeps getting better and better. You've got horny straight acting guys, smooth jocks, amateur men, twinks and all up for some hard-cock fun in exclusive movies that are shot in high definition. There are interviews and chats with the guys so you get to know them, you can rate content, read about the guys and there are loads of ways to view movies.
When I was lucky enough to be in the members' area I counted 304 movies, and each one had around six ways to view it. That's three (sometimes four) streaming resolutions and three download options. I went right back to the first movie ever uploaded here, Brodie in 2008, and found the same viewing options. Ok, so only two downloads, but one of those was still high resolution, and I still had three streaming choices. The point being that no one should have trouble finding or viewing the exclusive movies here.
They are shown across index pages with decent sample pics and the guys name, or a title if it's a special movie like Six Guys. Click the pic to get to the viewing page and you find a nice write up with lots of information. When you start running a scene you tend to find an interview with the main man too, or with both guys. This is good to listen to as it brings you closer to your model and gives you more of an idea of who they are. Then when they start their action, strip, suck, fuck or whatever, you are instantly more involved. The movies are varied, in that they are not all solos. There are some duos and even group scenes here and they are also made more varied by the guys themselves. You will find redheads, cut and uncut guys, Latinos, though mainly white guys I have to say, tough looking straight-looking guys, indoor and outdoor shoots, bubble-butts, twinks and older men too. And there are some very nice couplings and good chemistry in the scenes. (One thing: Tyler Sweet seems to be in everything these days, including Southern Strokes; makes me wonder how exclusive these models are; Tyler is certainly not exclusive.)
Did I have any issues? Well, only one thing might be a problem: The streams I found were WMV, rather than instant streaming in Flash for example, you had to let the scene load up, or download, before it streamed. You may as well save the file and then you can keep it, rather than hang around waiting for the thing to load up. You've got lots of choices for streaming and keeping, but you cant do anything instantly. The download speed was around 200 kbps for me, which was fine and the medium files were around 150 Mbs, which wasn't too bad either. But you will need to be patient.
The scenes come with images galleries below them on the same viewing page so they are easy to find. I discovered some missing images in a few galleries, but generally I wasn't disappointed with what I saw. You click a pic to get a new window/pop-up open in which to view the image, and they come with simple navigation buttons and slideshow options, so you can set a gallery running and watch hands free. Images were around the 960 x 540 mark and were clear and focused, though there was a certain screen-cap quality about them.
You are able to rate each scene as you see it and there is an area on the site showing the members favourites, or the top rated scenes. (Omnipresent Tyler Sweet comes in being fucked at number three - well worth a look if you ask me, and probably deserves to be number one.) But apart from this here is very little interactivity here, no comments or personal favourites functions, no sharing though there are some social networking buttons to click, and no forum or discussions. Sites don't need to have these, they are a personal choice of course, Im just pointing out that there are none here. But there is plenty of information about the guys which is good to read, and hear during the interviews.
You will see a link to Southern Strokes Live in your top menu and I eagerly clicked to his to check it out. I wasn't able to log in with my membership details though so it looks like it is a separate site and not included with your membership. There are links to a FAQ page and to help if needed and there is also a basic search page for you to use to help find the kind of guys you like to see.
All in all, the members area is simple and easy to use, it's got all the basics you need and it does very well for viewing options, and gallery navigation. Updates are happening, there is information and support if needed.
It's been good to watch this site from its start and to see it grow. It consistently gets good reviews and it deserves them. It's nice to hear the interviews and get to know the guys, and it would be good (for me) if there was a separate model index, comments and more interactive options. Id also like instant streaming. But you've got good quality, amateur porn, with some pro-names in here too, you've certainly got horny guys, many straights, and a good value deal when you join.
