Initial review: 12/11/2006 - Updated on: 8/17/2008

Often when I go to the backroom of my local video store, I may as well be walking into the Blockbuster video of the porn world. Always, the shelves are loaded with new releases and rarely do you find any of the old classics. However, Retro Raw just happens to be a vintage site, where you can get off seeing the performances of some of the most infamous stars.

John Holmes, Vanessa del Rio and Ginger Lynn are some of the more familiar names you'll come across. However, there are others who were big back in the 1970s and 1980s and RetroRaw also brings them to your screen.

Since this is a movie site, you won't be finding any photos other than the preview thumbnails. I also didn't come across any bonus sites, which kind of bites. Then again, this isn't exactly an expensive site considering you're getting a whack of hard to find titles.

There are 65 full feature films, and it looks as if there are two updates a month. I'd have actually hoped for more than this since there has been 1000s of movies produced in the last 35 years. I was also a bit surprised not to see big time classics like Deep Throat.

In any case, I'd say that this site has a fetish for John Holmes films. There are also many movies with film actress, Seka, who is said to have made her name by starring in a number of films with Holmes, but whom eventually became one of the most legendary women in porn.

Movies are available in high and low Windows Media formats. The quality is very high, so I'm not surprised that there aren't any full-length downloads available. However, the videos are a little grainy at times, but that has to do with the fact that they were made many years ago.

As I expected, there were storylines and dialogue in the films, yet what I always appreciate about vintage is that the movies are long lasting. Contemporary films almost seem like premature ejaculation movies compared to these lengthy ones where guys often held back longer than seemed humanly possible. Some of the acting is a bit over the top, but the more famous lead gals often seem more natural than the secondary models.

Different pornstars are known for different types of sex, but there's one thing for certain, you'll never be disappointed by these infamous performances and the diversity of sex across the board on Retro Raw.