One of my first introductions to porn was Jenna Jameson's amazing movie The Masseuse. The Masseuse 3, I should quickly clarify, isn't related to that iconic movie - something I discovered to my mild disappointment.

Instead, it's the second sequel to Digital Playground's similarly-named series about male masseuse James Deen, who starts his own business giving pretty girls a rub down - and soon discovers that a statistically-improbable number of them get so hot and bothered by it that they want to get an internal massage afterwards (with his penis - did you see what I did there?)

Masseuse 3 opens with James Deen recruiting two of his buddies to help expand his growing massage empire; but he's alarmed when they seem far more interested in GETTING down with the clientele than rubbing them down. That being said, it's quickly revealed that the movie isn't really about him or his business - it's about beautiful Kayden Kross - a girl with a quirky personality (or several of them) whose erotic antics cross paths with Deen's business.

At least I think they did. The plot's a little threadbare and a very intangible excuse for the sexual couplings.

Not that this is a problem. Since we're on the subject, it's worth pointing out that the sex is definitely the highlight of The Masseuse 3, although it's resolutely vanilla in nature. In fact, the extended scenes of humping and bumping go on so long you occasionally wish one star or another would mix things up with something a little taboo (some anal wouldn't hurt, right? Actually now I think about it, that's not what my wife says sometimes.)

But the stars are good looking, the sex is beautifully filmed and the whole package fits together pretty seamlessly; making The Masseuse 3 a very professional porn offering even if it's not exactly an exciting one. Those production values, combined with the good looking male stars and vanilla sex, make this a pretty safe choice for couples to watch while they're getting warmed up; as there's nothing really offensive here, and a lot that's highly erotic.

That being said, my wife did point out that the threadbare plot regarding Kayden Kross' personality disorder might not be appropriate as porn fodder, and certainly isn't an accurate portrayal of somebody with a mental health problem.)

Anyway. I enjoyed it, but definitely thought it was lacking a certain spirit or electricity that turns good porn into great porn. One thing I did like, though, was how when you buy The Masseuse 3 you actually get 2 discs - a regular DVD for old-fashioned peasants like me, and a Blu-Ray disc for porn-lovin' Playstation 3 owners and movie buffs with a state-of-the-art movie player.