Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy (Uncut & Unrated Edition)

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Summary: ron's a good guy. seriously.
Review: if you have any doubts that ron jeremy is a geunuinely sincere and nice guy, see this movie. it will set all stereotypes aside.

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Summary: R.J. is quite the character
Review: R.J. is quite the character. It's dramatically shown in this documentary about him. He's the fan of the everyman out there that sees him as the porn messiah. He will speak his mind whenever and whatever occasion. That is why, I look up to him, (not literally, but as a fan). He goes with his gut and knows what he should expect in movies and what to expect from himself. This documentary proves that RJ will always be talked about, in positive and negative terms. If you asked him that he wouldn't really care what you thought. It would appear though that he is a overall a nice guy with a big piece.
Which is kind of nice because when your with your friends they all gloat and go all night about telling you the girl they were with. But in RJ's case, I think when watching one of his videos or this docu, he takes you along and shows you and wants to be respected and if you do that, then he would do the same to you. His mainstream movies aren't to pretty to see. But the girls sure are in main and behind the hand held camera. Maybe that's why he's been in the business as long as he has. Maybe that's why also I've been a fan of him for as long as I have to.
If your a fan of docu-porn this is a good one, it certainly beats Stacey Valentines. It's also good because he recommends and suggests what he would do in some situations, with jokes and good clear humor. His porn co-workers and pals are on hand and being interviewed and they give their insights on Ron and his career which is a good feature as well. Thanks Ron for sharing your life and this video.

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Summary: The luckiest man on the planet
Review: Ron Jeremy. You've got to wonder about the guy. Anyone who has had the misfortune to rent a porno and then you see this hairy fat guy getting get down and dirty with loads of beautiful women, it makes the average guy (!!ME!!) think "If only my Old Fella were as big as Ron's". No doubt about it, on the surface the Hedgehog looks like he is the luckiest man on God's green Earth.
PORN STAR is actually a highly enjoyable, light hearted look at the rise and rise of arguably the most successful male adult film star in history. Really, viewers will be amazed to learn that Ron really just wants to be taken seriously as an actor and most of the time according to SCREW editor Al Goldstein, he would rather eat copious amounts of food than what he is famed for (ahem!) eating. Hard to believe.
Unlike WADD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN C HOLMES and SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY, PORN STAR features no sordid tales of drug abuse or degradation at the hands of sleazy porn merchants. It's basically the tale of a regular all round nice guy blessed with a mega sized schlong who gets to live out every guy's wildest fantasies, yet still finds time to do excruciatingly unfunny standup comedy routines and used to be a high school teacher!! Actually he only intended to do a handful (huh huh) of pornos until more meaty roles came along (huh huh again). PORN STAR is a must see for anyone who is even mildly interested in porn. Highly recommended

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Summary: Entertaining, but a missed opportunity
Review: This is a better documentary than I expected, but it has its problems. Ron Jeremy comes across as a nice and sympathetic man, whose ambitions outside of porn are simply larger than his talents. Yet you have to admire a guy who soldiers on anyway; in Hollywood, persistence is the key to success. We get to see the workmanlike manner in which porn is assembled (hardly erotic), which is fascinating. The clips of his white trashs fans are not, which is unfortunate because there is an entire story there about the kinds of straight men who are devoted fans of a male porn star.

But missed opportunities abound in this movie. Ron is a man on the cusp of several important life choices. How will he face being too old to do porn in a few years? He wants to do more mainstream film, but can he give up the porn lifestyle? He appears to have some kind of relationship with the woman Venice we see a few times, and he talks about wanting a real relationship; can he make it work? There are some great stories there that are barely explored. And his enormous phone binder with all those notes - what a launch pad for a documentary!

The movie never quite jells; we get a bunch of disparate things that are jammed together, without much narrative or plot as you would expect from the best documentaries. But at a minimum, this is worth a rent, even if you are not familiar with the Hedgehog's work, or a big fan of porn.