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As someone who watched this stuff as a teenager:
- running time - those things were distributed on VHS, so you had to fill up that space - 10 minute long video won't do;
- plots - frequently the sex scenes were just a part of an otherwise complete full length movie, with plot way beyond the stereotypical "step sister got stuck in a washing machine" - take a look at "Katharina und ihre wilden Hengste" to get an idea; since this was the accepted style, even shorter movies still made at least an attempt at adding some plot to the sex;
- the more "straight to the point" movies, like the "Rocco invades..." series, still had a good bit of filler material, like meeting the girls, casting, sightseeing - you had to fill out that tape with something;
- sex bombs and big tits - again, VHS tapes, no internet distribution, so directors at least tried to cast "sex bomb" type girls that stereotypically every man would find attractive; think Pamela Anderson - model height, fit but with big tits, bleached blonde hair (could be black or red, but strong colors), strong makeup, sexy clothes; as breast enlargement became more available in the 90's, many porn actresses had that done too, I feel that maybe even more than today; generally the more modern "girl next door" look got popular with internet porn, when everybody could pick "their" girl next door;
- shaving genitalia wasn't universal; some girls did it, but it was still a bit of a special thing; it became more common towards the end of the 90's; guys usually didn't shave theirs yet;
- relatively vanilla compared to today; deepthroats and face fucking were very rare, I don't think I ever saw it before the internet days; even anal was a bit of a specialty that only some of the actresses did; not too much fetishes too, except maybe S&M, but that was it's own subgenre;
- group sex scenes otoh I think were more common, but this may be just my impression - perhaps they were just easier to organise for professional studios of the day than for individual creators I mostly watch today;
- no POV scenes - cameras were too big for that;
- sex toys were still a bit of a novelty, not too common and often primitive by today's standards;
That's all I can think of right now.
Lots of hair!! On everything and sticking straight up.
Having shaven pubes was considered the kinky stuff.
You had to pay extra for that
From when it started being filmed on video: 4:3 aspect ratio. This affects composition and as a result how close people stand together etc.
First you'll have to acquire a broken washing machine, then ring on a landline for a plumber , he'll be around straightaway to sort you out......this is a sign that things have gone downhill in the UK, nowadays there'll be a two week wait and a £75 call out charge to tell you can't do anything for you
the Insatiable and Taboo series are excellent time period "films," with all the "stars" from that era...would also suggest hunting down Hardcore with George C. Scott. Will give you a lot of "alternate" insight and perspective into that time.
M64 got most of the differences down correctly. One other thing I can think of is there were a lot of titles that were plays on other popular movies titles of the day or porn equivalent parodies of real movies. Think Butt Pirates of the Caribbean or A Clockwork Orgy.
The acting and plots on the older movies were notoriously bad, but the fact they they had more than just straight into it sex scenes did have one benefit. The people normally started with their clothes on so they showed the whole undressing part also. To me that made the scenes even hotter and easier to fantasize about. I wish more porn today showed that. It builds up anticipation more than naked people going straight to sex.
Oh, they also always had bad music during the sex scenes. I done even know what you would call that type of music, but watch some old porn and you will see.
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