Chameleons (1992) [DVD9]

Slip Into Someone Comfortable

Some people merely lust for another person's body... some long to become that person. Award-winning director John Leslie ushers us into a world where sexual identities are never what they seem, where one man's fantasy is another woman's most secret desire.

1992 XRCO Award Winner: Best Film
1992 XRCO Award Winner: Best Actress - Ashlyn Gere
1992 XRCO Award Winner: Best Couple Scene - Ashlyn Gere, Rocco Siffredi
1992 XRCO Award Winner: Best Girl-Girl Scene - Ashlyn Gere, Deidre Holland
2001 AVN Award Winner: Best Classic DVD
AVN's Top 10 Bitchin' All-Girl Sex Scenes - Ashlyn Gere, Deidre Holland
AVN 500 Greatest Adult Films

Scene 1: Fawn Miller, Tim Lake
Scene 2: Leanna Foxxx, guys
Scene 3: Sunset Thomas, Zack Thomas
Scene 4: Traci Winn, Rocco Siffredi
Scene 5: Deidre Holland, Nick Rage
Scene 6: Ashlyn Gere, Don Fernando, Woody Long
Scene 7: Ashlyn Gere, Rocco Siffredi
Scene 8: Deidre Holland, Rocco Siffredi
Scene 9: Ashlyn Gere, Deidre Holland
Scene 10: Deidre Holland, Jon Dough
Scene 11: P.J. Sparxx, Jon Dough, Micky Ray

Notes:
Deidre Holland is credited as such in the closing credits.
Leanna Foxxx is credited as Leanna Foxx in the closing credits.
Scenes 2-6 belong to the club orgy.

Links: IAFD

Review by Luftikus: Show
'Chameleons' is one of John Leslie's later creations for VCA.. shot on film with a substantial (if not great) plot and (for the time) good production values.

It centers on Rocco Siffredi and Deidre Holland as a couple of shape-changers who can turn into any person they like if they drain their sexual energy; and on Ashlyn Gere as a woman who gets involved with them.. They first meet at an orgy-style party where one can briefly see a young and hot Sunset Thomas riding on hubby Zach. Deidre stands in a corner looking bored while being touched by another woman.

Meanwhile Ashlyn goes to the bathroom and is interrupted by Deidre who suddenly turns into Rocco, the 'real' Rocco still having fun at the party. A sex scene follows between the two and there's quite some energy between them, Rocco finally shooting on Ashlyn's chin and breasts.

After the orgy, on their way home, Rocco is grumpy since his energy has been partially drained by Deidre during her transformation... Things get worse when Ashlyn turns up again at their home. Apparently, Deidre and Rocco are brother and sister too, which makes their sex scene strangely disturbing.

From this moment on the story gets progressively less interesting but livens up again at the end with a nice surprise and a conclusion that leaves the viewer with several possibilities to figure out how the story will go on.

The sex scenes are all rather good but no one really sizzles.. the tryst between Deidre and Rocco is very tasteful and definitely erotic, while Ashlyn's scenes are more fiery (though her terrible boob-job gets in the way of my enjoyment of her scenes). In fact almost all scenes feature either Jon Dough (as Ashlyn's wife), Deidre Holland, Ashlyn Gere or Rocco Siffredi, so if you don't like these performers, you are advised to stay out!

On the whole this is rather well-done porn, in the Paul Thomas vein, but not as good as I though it would be (in light of the numerous prizes it got at least!), and the DVD is not exactly packed, besides a photo gallery and a scene selection menu there's nothing worth mentioning..

Review by Reason: Show
I used to have a VHS copy of John Leslie's Chameleon, in which Tori Welles seemed to have the ability to change shape at will - although there was a certain element of ambiguity about the events that no reviewer has seemed to pick up on. What exactly was real?

The not-sequel from 1992 features Deidre Holland and Rocco Siffredi as a couple of vampiric shape-changers and Ashlyn Gere as an adventurous woman who is seduced and intrigued by them. The plot is less ambiguous this time around, although not exactly mainstream. I suppose the viewer is aided by the obvious loans from other movies, most obviously Tony Scott's The Hunger. Watching the movie I was struck by a realization of how much I had been missing real and intriguing plots in porn.

Chameleons is by no means a perfect movie - I did not get the opening scene, which appears to be taken from an entirely different kind of movie. All it seems to do is to establish the bitchiness of the Ashlyn Gere character, and not very effectively. After that, and after the first sex scene between Ashlyn and Rocco is out of the way, the movie starts to get interesting, as the characters become a bit more complex. Some of the dialogue scenes are a little hard to follow because of Rocco's thick accent. Looking beyond that, I found myself very well entertained by the movie, even if I occasionally wanted to fast- forward through the obligatory sex scenes and get back to the story.

Instead of writing an in-depth analysis, I will shamelessly refer you to a review by an anonymous reviewer from the RAME archives. This review is quite intelligent, but it does spoil the entire plot, so if you haven't seen the movie I don't advise reading it if you want to be surprised by the plot.

As for the sex scenes, they are not very explicit by today's standards, and you won't be getting the usual athletic by-the-numbers anal/DP/facial routine. However, being a little tired of that myself, I found the change of pace refreshing. The sex scenes actually reflect the plot and the characters and do not stick out as something external to the story. Contrast this with the typical Private feature, where the characters are just meat puppets going through the motions dictated by the inane plot or engaging soullessly in Pierre Woodman's carnal choreography. The sex in this movie is not about love and tenderness, it is about power, as in the scene where Ashlyn, wearing a strap-on dildo, dominates Deidre, or it is about hedonistic adventures, exemplified by P.J. Sparxx and Micky Ray in the final scenes. (But those kinds of adventures can turn dangerous.)

Jaded as I am, I was not exceedingly aroused by the sex, although I do not see that as a flaw. You can watch it for just the plot and the B- movie experience, or you might want to watch it in good company. (This could be one of those couples' movies people are talking about.)

The jazzy musical score - or at least the title song - appears to be written by Leslie himself, and the DVD features and advertisement for John Leslie Blues Band.

As a DVD, this release is very light on features. Besides a couple of ads and a picture gallery, all you get is the 98-minute movie. The DVD quality is pretty good: the picture is very grainy occasionally, but that may be what Leslie wanted. There were no problems with the sound.

They don't make movies like this any more, do they?

Review by Sean: Show
Porn flics are the archetype of genre stripped down to its essentials:
the primary essential is to show people fucking, and that is what they,
for the most part, single mindly do.  Because of this, though, they
also have distinctive epiphenomenal properties: Umberto Eco recently
pointed out that if you find yourself watching a movie of people
driving in a car, and the shot lasts as long as the trip would in real
life, then you can immediately tell that you are watching a porn
flic---the purpose of the shot being to add padding between the bouts
of fucking, without having to spend money on inessentials like a plot.
But even if there is no plot, there is still a scenario which has,
like any genre, structuring conventions: boy meets girl and we can
assume that they are going to fuck; girl meets girl and we can assume
that they are going to fuck; couple meets couple and we can assume
that they are going to hold an impromptu orgy.  Jeff Koons recently
treated the judge in the custody suit over his son to a video of his
enstranged wife Illona Staller in a `girl meets snake and they fuck'
scene.  Women fucking each other is a staple of het porn, however men
fucking each other is definitely not: the men do nothing that could
remotely suggest homosexual behaviour.  Male homosexual sex is poison
in the het market.

What then are we to make of `Secrets:2' (also known as `Chameleons:
not the sequel'), marketed as a commercial het porn flic.

This provides what a porn flic is supposed to: lots of arousing and
explicit sex, but we also get noticably good photography and visual
design, and a cleverly self-aware plot that efficiently subverts,
subtly, or bluntly, a lot of the conventions of the genre.

The basic plot, by the end, fairly explicitly suggests Tony Scott's
`the Hunger' with Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, and David Bowie
in corresponding roles, but it is definitely a suggestion rather than
a rip off.  The similarity is increased by Gere's resemblance to Susan
Sarandon---which I noticed long before I had figured out the details
of the plot and spotted the other similarities (in retrospect you
might also say that Holland and Siffredi suggest Deneuve and Bowie).
The Vampire theme is much more heavily disguised though; Holland is a
woman who can steal the appearance of other people of either sex, and
somehow steals their abstract life essence (rather than the concrete
life essence of blood) at the same time; but underneath it's the usual
vampire theme of sex and power.

After a short preface, the opening is a party at which Gere has just
arrived, entourage of friends and boyfriend, in tow. More accurately,
this is an orgy, splendidly shot: lots of teasing angles of good
looking people in various stages of undress, touching and having sex,
along with a few of the usual closeups of boys with enormous erections
being fellated by girls; but the camera never lingers; for the most
part we just get an impression of (very) indulgent and decadent party
sensuality.  Among this crowd is Holland, being pawed by some man but
clearly really interested in Gere, who is in the middle of the room in
a group sex/dance scene.  When Gere gos to the toilet to tidy herself
up (and put some of her clothes back on), she follows. In the toilet,
Gere sees Holland in a mirror, and asks her what she wants.  Holland
simply takes of the dress she is wearing so that she is standing nude
in the doorway and stares sullenly at her (Holland, by the way, is
amazing looking in this --- my girlfriend described her as perfect).
Now, according to the conventions, since girl has met girl, they
should fuck, but Gere, while admiring Holland's body, is vaguely
contemptuous, saying that she will have to do something more than
stare if she wants `a piece of this ass'. Holland promptly does
something more, turning into a man (Siffredi), and ravishing her on
the spot. Meanwhile (as it later turns out, the real) Siffredi is back
in the party, looking drained: explainations are only provided later
in the plot, so we have no idea of what is going on at this stage,
except that there is a man where we expected a woman, and the result
was a bout of enthusiastic sex between Gere and Siffredi, at the end
of which we see a sweaty and drained Gere looking suspiciously at a
cool Holland who has put her dress back on, and, after adjusting an
earing, gives her a card with her phone number on (though where did
she keep a card in that dress?).

Next we see a relaxed Holland and a drained Siffredi traveling back
from the party in a stretch (another hint at the Hunger?). This is
followed by a bit of explaination about what is going on, and Siffredi
complains that Holland is gradually destroying him by taking on his
appearance and stealing his life essences, and why does she do it.
She doesn't seem very sympathetic to his plight, but they
fuck anyway (this is still a porn movie, after all).

Next, Gere arrives to talk to Holland and see if she can learn to do
what Holland does, and is introduced to Siffredi as her brother (a bit
disconcerting considering what we have just seen the two of them doing
together).

Now we have another try at the girl fucks girl scene with which we
were teased earlier: Gere, after asking about Holland's power, and
asking if she might be able to do it too, expresses some sympathy with
Holland, and then they start to make love: kissing, touching, being
sensual, with Holland behind Gere, caressing her breasts and kissing
her neck, while Gere reaches behind, between Holland's legs.  The
camera dwells on this long enough to get us settled down to expect a
gently sensual lesbian set piece, before we and Gere suddenly find an
erect penis where we thought Holland's crotch was. Gere turns,
shocked, to discover that Holland has taken on the appearance of
Siffredi again.  However, before anything can happen, Siffredi himself
appears at the door, looking drained because of what Holland has just
done.  Holland turns back into herself then goes off to talk to
Siffredi and get him out of the way, by sending him to bed to rest;
meanwhile, Gere finds a strap-on dildo lying in a corner, when Holland
returns we see her wearing it, and stroking it thoughtfully. `Don't
turn into him again', she orders, `now I'm going to fuck You', then
she orders Holland to strip, and crawl over and `suck her `cock'',
which Holland does, looking suitably submissive.  Now we finally get
the lesbian scene, but it is very different one from what we were
promised a minute or so ago.  Instead of two girls having sensual sex,
we have one girl being vigorously fucked from behind by another who is
wearing an enormous artificial penis.  Gere is efficiently dominant;
at one point she threatens to `buttfuck' Holland with her `huge cock'
and Holland looks genuinely scared at the prospect (she really can act
quite well).  The tables have been turned: first Holland tried to
dominate the sex by acquiring a penis, now Gere has the penis (albeit
fake) and is in charge.

Now we cut to later, where Holland is watching Siffredi on a bed.
What Holland is doing, by taking on his appearance, is, in effect,
killing him, of course, and now he dies: she watches him simply
evaporate into air, having been drained of life essence.

The next development is that Gere's boyfriend comes looking for her at
Holland's place and things get a bit complicated.  It seems that
Holland answers the door, and tells him that she has not seen her.
However, she invites him in and seduces him, and we realise that it is
actually Gere, who has taken on Holland's shape, because she
occasionally flickers into Gere's appearance.  Even though he is
freaked out by this slight flickering, he allows himself to be seduced
anyway, and then gets what he thinks is Holland to swear that she
won't tell Gere about this.

Of course the real Holland knows what is going on downstairs: we see her
in a bath, during the seduction, drained of energy because Gere has
assumed her appearance.  After Gere's boyfriend leaves, the two of
them confront one another, and it seems that now Gere is more powerful
that Holland, since Gere can take on Holland's appearance, but not
vice versa.  Holland is angry about this, in exactly the way that
Siffredi was angry about being dominated by her in the same way, but
there is nothing that she can do about it.  She retires to bed to
recover, and Gere goes out saying that she will find something to make
her feel better.

Now, Gere picks up a couple and brings them back to her boyfriend's
place, promising them an impromptu orgy. They follow, and while they
are waiting in the front room, Gere and her boyfriend fight in back,
with Gere dropping hints that she knows what happened between him and
Holland.  He denies everything and after an argument, she dismissively
takes on his appearance, apparently stealing all his life force in one
go; at any rate he slumps dead or at least unconscious on the floor.
Then she goes out to where the couple are and,still in the appearance
of her boyfriend, initiates a standard threesome.  After they have had
sex, one of the couple wonders what has happened to Gere, so Gere (as
her boyfriend) gos to look for herself, then comes back, as herself,
to say that now her boyfriend has gone to bed with a post-coital
migraine, but she has a girlfriend with whom they could all get
together for more sex. They are enthusiastic, so she brings them round
to Holland.  Then, while they are waiting in front, she gos and rouses
Holland, telling her that she has brought a couple round, and she can
take their life force to help her recover.  Then she leads her out to
meet the guests.  They are suitably impressed with how good Holland
looks, and again, according to the conventions, we can expect an orgy
scene: Holland and the man, Gere and the woman, and things do start to
warm up.  But before we go very far, Holland takes on in succession
the forms of both the couple stealing all their life essences, and
bringing the orgy to an abrupt stop.

Finally we get a power struggle between Holland and Gere, with Holland
again trying to assume Gere's appearance in order to dominate her, and
weaken her, but again, in spite of just having taken the life force of
the couple not being able to do it.  But Gere explains that she loves
her, and they will live together happily ever after (hmm...).  This is
not the end, however, Gere then turns into Siffredi, to explain what
really happened when he appeared to evaporate on the bed: he used his
last strength to take Gere over, as desperate attempt to survive. So
Siffredi and Holland are together again, but as the film ends it is
not clear what is going to happen next in their relationship.

It is only at the end of the movie that we can finally see some of the
tricks that Leslie is playing.  At the most obvious level, he is
constantly teasing us with what he is going to do next.  Conventions
in porn flics are pretty straightforward: we are introduced to a boy
and a girl, and we expect them to fuck, ditto for two girls, ditto for
two couples. But here we constantly lead to expect something and given
something else.  We are introduced to two women, thus we expect a
lesbian scene, but one of the women turns into a man, and we get het
sex instead.  Later we discover that it was a woman after all.  Again
later we are introduced to two women, and we get the beginning of a
sensual, touchy-feely, lesbian scene, but again this is violently
subverted by the sudden appearance of a penis where there shouldn't be
one, and when the scene continues, back with two women, it develops
into a recapitulation of the earlier scene that promised lesbian sex,
but provided het; the difference here is that the woman assumes the
appearance of a man by the cruder device of wearing a dildo, rather
than really turning into one, but compensates by being outrageously
dominant.  Finally, at the end we are promised an orgy, and this scene
is developed long enough for us to settle into the idea, before the
two guests are apparently casually killed by Gere and Holland (again
shades of an early scene in the Hunger, but without the blood).

Another more subtle point is that we are told at the end that someone
whom we thought was a girl (Gere) has actually been a different
person, a boy (Siffredi), for some time, and we realise that an
earlier scene which seemed to show Gere, in the guise of another girl,
Holland, seducing a boy, Gere's boyfriend, was actually a boy,
Siffredi, in the guise of a girl seducing a boy.  This elegantly
finesses the problem of hinting at homosexuality in het porn, and adds
a pleasing twist, only noticable on later reflection.

However, in the end you feel that this is not really a commercial porn
movie, even if it is marketed, and produced, as one. It is much too
ambitious and clever; it doesn't deliver the simple pleasures that a
porn movie should; there are too many jolts, places where the audience
is encouraged to settle down to enjoy something, only to have that
something taken violently away immediately after.  On the other hand,
measured by the the standards of genuine art, it is an admirable piece
of work that competes easily against most of what we get as
made-for-TV movies or in commercial cinema (which is not for the most
part into the business of subverting anything, least of all its own
conventional expectations about sex).

Like I said at the beginning, it is very well designed and filmed, it
plays clever knowing games with the audiences expectations of the
genre and with intelligent nods towards the conventions of Vampire
flics, you can't figure out everything that is going on without some
postviewing reflection, the people are beautiful and the sex is
lustfully enthusiastic and arousing.  Ken Tynan would have loved it.

Review by R.N.: Show
The Plot, The Game, The Comments:
The game had no plot.  It was a 12 pair match "e;Concentration"e;
style game.  When the game opens, you are given a choice of
color buttons in a hexagon.  Opposite buttons give you the same
game layout.  There are three game layouts.  The picture
locations are "e;hardwired"e;, so the same game layout has the same
location matches always.  The more guesses you have before a
match, the less you will see of the rewarding sex scene.  In fact,
you may not be allowed to see any video at all.  (Funny, if you use
3 guesses, no scene, but if you use 4 guesses, you get a
shortened video scene.)  After a correct guess, the matches get
normally covered again, and you can even go back to this match
and not get penalties.  If you have a good short-term memory, or
make a "e;match map"e;, one game will take about 2 hours or less.  If
you try another layout, you will find the same faces to match, and
the same reward videos.

I will admit, after playing "e;Latex: The Game"e;, I was very
disappointed by this game.  This was only matching, not roaming,
seeking, investigating - just find the match and watch the sex.  I
was also disappointed that the strap-on dildo scene from "e;The
Chameleons"e; didn't show any penetration at all.  If you can get this
CD as a rental or from Excalibur, I would play it.  I cannot
recommend this CD for purchase at normal porn store prices.

Overall Rating: 1 is the hardest/most poorly written/lowest
quality/etc. and 5 is the opposite.

QuickTime Movie Quality: 4

Game Difficulty Rating:    5

Ease of Use/Installation:    5

Quality of Instructions:      5

Hardcore: 3.5

Recommend: For rental or purchase with return
                       only.  Not to buy outright.

Review by Roger T. Pipe: Show
100 reviews ago, I awarded my very first perfect score to John Leslie&s classic “The Chameleon” starring the incredible Tori Welles. Now, it seems only fitting that the I do this VCA, non sequel as a follow up. The cast has changed, Leslie&s style has changed and it is, in fact, not a sequel at all, however, much of the same heat and dialog dependant sex remains. Because so much is riding on the lead&s being able to at least emote some emotions, Leslie was extremely wise to pick Gere, Siffredi and Holland to help carry this classic release.

Right from the start, the darker nature of this film is evident from the edgy look and bizarre opening scene. Ashlyn, clearly the Queen of her court, confronts a babbling Tim Lake on the steps leading into her favorite night spot. She deals with her nemesis by having him stripped and fucked by Fawn Miller. Fawn, an all natural, huge busted brunette, had a very short adult career, but her impressive charms are on display in this scene big time. After sucking him hard, Fawn nearly smothers Tim (Who has since gone on to head Xplor Media) with her enormous mams. The sex is raw and without emotion, two animals rutting for the pleasure of their audience and for the degradation of the laughing man on the stairs. As he pulls out and cums, Ashlyn stands over him in triumph.

With one enemy left in her wake, Ashlyn takes her crew up into the party where they find themselves surrounded by some of the prettiest party people on the planet. Lots of stray sex going on around the place, and Ashlyn blends right in. (Who is that blonde woman on the dancefloor?) The sex is frantic and Leslie uses a grainy look that fits the out of control party atmosphere. Of course, it dulls some of the sexual heat, but from an overall standpoint, it serves to build tension and anticipation. After seeing Ashlyn on the dancefloor, Deirdre Holland follows her into the ladies room and strips of her mini dress to catch the sex bombs eye. A quick bit of magic and Deirdre is Rocco. A stunned Ashlyn can only stand there while her new lover ravishes her. Rocco and Ashlyn have always done their best work with each other, and this is no exception. Breathless from his kisses, Ashlyn can hardly wait to get his big cock in her mouth and show her lust for his perfect organ. Her awesome oral talents have him sweating and in complete ecstasy in no time. Meanwhile, at the party, the real Rocco seems to having some sort of strange feeling that his cock is being used elsewhere. We are treated to some fine titfucking before Rocco bends Ashlyn over and fucks her from behind. Anyone who ever doubted that Ms. Gere is a top ten all time porn star, simply must watch her here. Beauty, body from Hell and a killer sexual attitude all combine for a great visual treat. By the time she kneels down to take his load on her face, both of them are covered in sweat from their frantic frolic. Every the cum queen, Ashlyn licks semen from her own breasts, capping a very hot ride. A worn out Ashlyn watches in amazement as Deirdre walks out of the room, leaving her confused and cum covered.

In a car later, Rocco and Deirdre share a tense moment. He obviously not thrilled by her little out of body experience. The story gets a little heavy here for a while, so many of you are going to be screaming for a gaping asshole shot, however, for those of us who don&t mind watching a plot that is more than an excuse to get from one fuck to the next, it is quite good. Rocco and Deirdre are both capable actors and do look good, even dressed. The two hook up for a scene that is so unlike the frantic, rushed sex between Rocco and Ashlyn that it is almost hard to believe it is the same guy. Deirdre has quite a time with his big cock, but what a gorgeous face she has, so stuffed by his meat. Her skills are well rewarded, as he goes down on her, worshipping her sweet pussy with his mouth and loving her with his hands and tongue in a way that seems to have her nearly bursting with desire. She is so tight, it is hard to believe he can slide right in with long, powerful strokes, but that is just what he does. A body this perfect looks incredible standing while she takes his cock. Brilliantly captured, this is probably my favorite Deirdre scene of all times and is certain to get just about anyone&s juices flowing. Speaking of juices, Rocco pulls out of her pussy to leave a trail of cum all over her perfect ass.

When Ashlyn comes calling, she and Deirdre continue their bizarre relationship. So many questions the lovely brunette has. Does Deirdre have the answers? What she does have is a burning desire to fuck Ashlyn as herself. With the help of a sizable strap on, Ashlyn is more than ready to give it to the beautiful Euro-blonde. My God, these two women look hot together. Even though girl/girl is never my favorite thing, the intense heat from this scene is undeniable. With Ms. Gere playing dom to the beautiful Ms. Holland&s perfect sub, nothing could be finer. Deirdre loves Ashlyn&s plastic cock with all the oral enthusiasm that she gave Rocco&s real rod. These two play their parts perfectly, with Ashlyn taking charge and fucking her partner just like that cock was real. The doggy style is far and away the hottest of the fucking, and it is an incredible image, one that will likely remain burned in the memories of even you non fans of lesbian action.

As their relationship grows, Ashlyn puts some more pieces of the puzzle together, but is still pretty much in the dark in regards to the deeper situation she has gotten herself into. Her first attempt at shape shifting is to fool close pal Jon Dough into thinking he is talking to Deirdre. He takes a little more convincing than you might think, but in the end succumbs to the charms of the lovely Ms. Holland, unaware that he is actually fucking Ashlyn. (Those of us who are married are cringing at the though of our wives having this power only to mind fuck us into cheating with Salma Hayek, Tiffani-Amber Theissen or Kaitlyn Ashley, then leave us on our asses when we finished.) Jon and Deirdre, thanks to their personal relationship, have a great on screen chemistry that comes across big time in this scene. Also, Deirdre does a good job of sucking and fucking like Ashlyn rather than herself. (Sort of a ‘Face Off& thing.) Great cowgirl footage here, and she dismounts for a little titfucking finish. Nice to see someone without huge fake tits, take a dick and a load of cum between their breasts.

With the story turning on Deirdre, Ashlyn goes cruising for new blood. She comes across a stranded couple, Micky Ray and PJ Sparxx. This is one of PJ&s early scenes, and my God, is she gorgeous. Ashlyn takes them back and does a little shape shifting again, this time into Jon Dough. PJ now has two big cocks to play with and she goes after them with considerable enthusiasm. In a fast paced scene, the two studs give the sexy young blonde all the cock she can handle. Of course, there are no facials here, just a load on her back and one on her tits.

Back as herself, Ashlyn takes the well fucked couple over to meet Deirdre, who is dying and needs their strength. (Hey, those of you confused, don&t be, just watch the movie and pay attention.) In the end, the plot of Chameleons, is better than most mainstream releases I have seen lately. The technical level is top notch, with great performances from the three leads. Ashlyn Gere solidifies her legendary status and Deirdre Holland is better than I have ever seen her. While I liked the original a little better, (Thanks entirely to Tori Welles) Chameleons is still an incredible piece of work.

Review by Roger T. Pipe: Show
It doesn't seem that long ago that I mad this movie my 200th video review. Nearly 800 video and 200 DVD reviews later, I get to sit down and watch what I consider to be a classic adult film on DVD. Given the VCA track record for quality DVD transfers, I would say that this John Leslie masterpiece has a really good chance of being granted instant classic in this format as well.

For those of you who may have seen Leslie's 'The Chameleon', this movie makes a big deal about not being a sequel to the Torri Welles/Tom Byron/Victoria Paris film. Instead it takes some of the same shape shifting backbone and expands on it with Ashlyn Gere, Rocco Siffredi and Deirdre Holland taking over the lead roles and carrying this story driven, moody feature.

Ashlyn brings here band of pretty people to one of their favorite haunts. Blocking the doorway is a babbling Tim Lake. Rather than pushing him aside, Ashlyn has one of her girls, Fawn Miller take care him. Only in porn is being smothered with huge tits and fucked silly considered a bad thing, and I somehow think Tim really liked it. Fawn is a big girl with enormous, all natural boobs who gives one of her best on screen fucks in this scene. It's dark, it's strange and it sure ain't romantic, but it's a great way to start a movie.

Upstairs, the crew joins a party already in progress. As the camera pans the crowd, we get to see a few familiar faces as well as couples randomly fornicating here and there. Leave it to John Leslie to have sex as a backdrop in a porno. Deirdre Holland catches a good look at Ashlyn dancing and like all of us, is instantly smitten. She follows her into the bathroom and then things get a little strange. In the blink of an eye, she become Rocco Siffredi. He actually takes Ashlyn in his arms and kisses her passionately before helping her to the floor where Ms. Gere comes face to face with nine inches of pulsing, skin covered steel. Ashlyn was always a great cocksucker and being teamed up with a cock this big just brings out the best in this adult film legend. Standing, Ashlyn bends over and takes cock from behind, letting those of us who love legs get a long look at two of the very best to ever grace the porn screen. There are certain couplings in porn that seem to bring out the best in both performers, and Ashlyn has always been this way with Rocco. They fuck with such intensity that it's a wonder both of them make it out alive. She is sweating profusely as she gets back on her knees to take his big load on her pretty face. Check out the way she licks cum from her own boobs and tell me this isn't one of the best female performers of all time.

Ashlyn watches Rocco change back to Deirdre and leave her confused and covered in cum. The real Rocco is aware of this little game and isn't too happy with Deirdre. (There is a strong 'The Hunger' vibe going on here.) Actually, Leslie does a really nice job letting the story unfold. Be patient, it's worth the wait. By the time Rocco and Deirdre work through the dialog, they hook up for a very sexy scene. Those of you who enjoy sensual scenes will love the way she kisses her way down his body before delivering a blowjob that looks like she's in love with his dick. Unwrapping her body is a treat for Rocco and he lets us enjoy every inch of her lovely skin. Deirdre takes every inch of his dick from behind and pushes back to meet him. This scene is proof that erotic scenes don't have to be a total bore. Big shot of cum on her curvaceous ass.

Impressed by the bathroom fuck, Ashlyn shows up taking things to the next level. She has a ton of questions, which is pretty understandable under the circumstances. Apparently getting the answers from Deirdre is going to cost Ashlyn a piece of her ass. She dons a very large strap on and beckons the Euro-blonde over for a taste of plastic prick. These are two absolutely stunning bodies and watching Deirdre kneel and suck is a beautiful thing. Ashlyn brings the same passion to her lesbian scenes that she shows when taking dick. Very nice strap on sex, even for a guy who doesn't have a real thing for lesbian scenes.

Ashlyn is looking to become a chameleon, but she's stumbled into something much deeper than she could have imagined. Learning quickly, Ashlyn puts the move on Jon Dough while looking like Deirdre. (Hey, it's easier to understand when you're watching.) He puts up a decent fight at first, but can't resist the blonde's charms. Kind of strange when you think about it, cheating with your significant other. During her long career, Ms. Holland always looked fantastic, but she wasn't always a blistering hot fuck like she is here. Jon gives her a long, hard cock and Deirdre takes it into her body like she can't get enough. Using her tits to jerk him off, she takes a big load on her chest. Why couldn't she always fuck like this?

Having perfected her skills, Ashlyn goes out cruising for some new blood. She picks up Mickey Ray and PJ Sparxx. PJ looks so damn good in her little outfit that she could stop traffic. She takes them home and does a little shape shifting into Dough. PJ already has Mickey's cock in her mouth, and seems happy as hell to have a second to suck on. Just the sight of her face moving back and forth between those two dicks is enough to make the shorts grow tighter. With Mickey watching, the beautiful blonde gets fucked hard by Dough until both guys erupt on her perfect skin.

Things come to an interesting conclusion and that's always a nice plus in a porn. Picking one John Leslie movie above all the rest would be a tough thing to do, but it's hard to argue against the perfect combination of hot sex, interesting script and solid acting make this a movie that will appeal to couples and even most of the raincoaters out there. Ashlyn Gere is always hot, so no one should be surprised by her here, however both Deirdre Holland and PJ Sparxx are hotter than ever in this movie. With John Leslie at his very best and Ashlyn Gere in Hall of Fame mode, Chameleons is adult movie making at its finest.

Studio: VCA
Category:  Couples, Feature film
Directed by: John Leslie
Released on: 4/24/2000

Starring: Nick East, Ashlyn Gere, P.J. Sparxx, Sunset Thomas, Carolyn Monroe, Nick Rage, Rocco Siffredi, Woody Long, Jon Dough, Tim Lake, Deidre Holland, Don Fernando, Fawn Miller, Brandy Alexandre, Leanna Foxxx, Zack Thomas, Micky Ray, Traci Winn

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