I have a good feeling even before I start, when I see that a site, such as Hard Tied, that posts the statistical details of its content clearly beside each episode. However, I'm not a lazy ass who isn't going to double check for accuracy as much as possible since that's my bread and butter as a reviewer, so to speak.

It always bodes well when a webmaster is confident that customers will enjoy the actual scenes so much that the numbers will be secondary. Too many sites boast great-quality res without delivering great-quality erotica.

HardTied is about doing bondage right in a slow and sensual manner. We start with a few shots of the model fully dressed, before the fun begins. She's tied up or suspended then tortured in a number of elaborate ways using chairs, ropes, chains, leather straps, latex masks, torture devices, clamps, dildos, vibrators, vacuums, duct tape and electricity. You name it, they seem to have thought of it and there is really artistry to some of their fancy confinements of knots and contraptions.

Currently, there are 72 Hard Tied episodes each with Zipped high-res galleries and average-looking downloadable videos. The playback looks better than the stats might seem to indicate. You can also choose between a full-length option and partial clips. You can pick between RealPlayer and MP4 (iPod compatible).

My favorite scenes are the ones involving these plastic clamps that they use on some of the women. These are used to pull her labia wide open, so she can be fucked with a mop handle or giant black rubber dick. The stuff they do to these chicks is wicked and raunchy, always creative in the most unusual ways.

There are no extras or bonus materials beyond access to a members' forum. Nevertheless, the main content stands on its own. It's updated weekly with new scenes of bondage and torture all for a standard full-priced membership. I think anyone who is a true connoisseur of BDSM will appreciate the artistic bend one enjoys discovering on HardTied.