Reviewed by Mark Buckingham
 Making a worthwhile online counterpart to an established print periodical sounds like a real challenge. How much content should be up and when? How much should be borrowed from the magazine, and how much should be unique? How will we make it worth the price of admission? Despite these and many other hurdles, HustlerPlatinum.com pulled it off and had me coming back for more.
 The front page doesn’t look that different from similar sites. I admit being quite fond of that naked blonde they stuck right there front and center for viewers to get an eyeful of. The pricing of the site is pretty standard, with $5 for a long weekend and $30 for 30 days. What does this get you? Having not kept up with the print side of Hustler over the years, I can’t speak about how many models are borrowed from that side of their biz, but there’s definitely no shortage of tight, tasty temptresses to make you weak in the knees. A few names rang a bell, Jessica Jaymes in particular.
 The photo sections serve mainly as an acclimation to learn which ladies you want to see more of. There aren’t a ton of pics for each girl--about 8-10 or so per chick—-so the site’s focus wasn’t on still photography (you can click and save any and all of the pics, though). Like I said, this part is the warm-up for the big game: the XXX video download section.
 Larry Flynt—-great American that he is—-decided to make all of his Hustler products formerly available only on VHS and DVD now available for digital consumption, in low, medium, and high resolutions. Each disc spans a few hours, so the downloadable content is broken up into chunks of 50-100MBs apiece, depending on the resolution chosen. Aside from a few minor glitches and broken links, everything works fine. There was one video I was really digging, featuring Nadia Styles, that insisted on getting a new license every single time I watched it. That was a pain in the ass, so I eventually just deleted it. Too bad. That girl could totally rock the cock. Gotta admire a woman willing to have a dick pulled outta her ass and shoved right into her mouth.
Videos download reasonably fast in Windows Media format, and generally are easy to work with. One thing to bear in mind for the entire site—and particularly the video downloads—is that it is all terribly dependent on popup windows for navigation. This is a problem since most browsers these days come standard with popup blockers, and if you don’t know how to disable it, you won’t get to see much of HustlerPlatinum.com. Fair warning. There are a bevy of extras, but their worth is tough to measure. For example, they hype the section of “extra sites” and imply that they all have unique themes and content, but the only difference is the page header. Everything else from there down is the same on each different “site.” C’mon guys, at least change up the template!
should give me the goods straight away!
Still, having the entire back catalog of Hustler movies available for download will keep you busy for a looong time, and are well-worth the time and effort. These folks are professionals, and they know they are here to entertain. Sit back, queue up the video and the cheesy music, and enjoy the ride.
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