Running Time: 79 min.

Production Date: July 1999

Director: Ed Ewww Powers

Cast: Ed Ewwwww Powers, Tyler, Anna, and Barbie Brookes

Initial Expectations: Like most other people, I look forward to Ed Powers just a little less than I do going to the dentist. Not even having Tyler in the cast can change that.

Initial Reaction: For Ed its pretty good, but thats not saying much.

Who Should Watch It : Anybody curious about Ed Powers and Tyler

Who Should Avoid It: Anybody who likes well done porn

Audio /Video Quality: The audio and video is much better than Ed Powers features normally are. The audio is low and often unbalanced and has quite a bit of background noise. You can also hear a few directions here and there and there are a few places where it disappears completely. The video is pretty good, but does show quite a bit of grain. It also suffers from some shadow problems and a few remnants here and there. Overall, its about what one normally expects out of more lower budget gonzo porn.

Music: None.

Menus: Unlike Eds body, theres actually a little effort put into the menus. Theres even a little humor in the main menu, with a flag in the background, Ed in a dollar bill type photo, and The Star Spangled Banner playing in the background. Im not sure if its meant to be funny or not, but I do admit to laughing a little. The chapter menu lets you jump to one of four places in the movie, with a nice sized clip of the movie and a scene number to guide you.

The Feature: Before the opening credits, which nicely show each performers name before a clip of them in the movie, even roll, Ed Ewwwww Powers gives a very nice tribute to America. Afterwards he massacres a classic American song, twisting it to fit him much like he does porn.

Ed starts things off talking to Tyler, a cute bleached blonde who quickly tells Ed that she isnt into guys. Im pretty sure that by now Ed is used to this response, and after showing that he doesnt know the difference between a squirrel and a rabbit, talks Tyler into possibly doing an all girl scene if they can find somebody near the Liberty Bell. Ive really liked Tyler since I first saw her back in Girls Will Be Boys 8. Shes a cute bleached blonde with tasteful implants and a pierced pussy lip. They head back to Eds limo where Tyler masturbates for Ed. Unfortunately, this gets Ed worked up to the point that he thinks he needs to break out Little Ed, who is very aptly named and who Ed unfortunately strokes for us with Tyler licking his hand for a little lube. Thankfully he doesnt take himself all the way and they head for a signing at an adult bookstore. Its a short tease, but as long as you can block out Ed its a hot tease to start the feature.

At the signing, Ed meets Anna, a nice looking raven haired European babe who goes by Adriana here, and Barbie Brookes, a nice looking bleached blonde, who both want to be in one of Eds movies. They head back to the limo where Barbie shows off her implants, hunts for Eds cock, and then sucks it while Tyler watches and runs her hands over Barbies body. In an attempt to get Eds cock a little harder, Barbie and Tyler work each other over a little while Ed watches and plays with himself. They decide to hold off any more until they get to the hotel room since Anna is following them in another car and they dont want anybody to feel left out.

At the hotel, Anna starts things off sucking Little Ed, which is about the same size hard as most white guys are before getting a hard on. She takes a break from blowing Ed to strip down and show her natural body, which is nice but pretty average. She sucks him a little more and then hops on to try and get a little satisfaction. Its kind of hard to tell if shes getting into it or not. More than anything she looks like shes about to start laughing as she tries to fuck Ed, and soon moves through several more positions to try to get something she can feel. Finally, Ed gets worked up enough as he fucks her and watches Tyler and Barbie on the other bed, which you can see but not hear, that he pops on Annas mouth. Its not much of a scene, and it kind of adds insult to injury to be able to hear but not see Barbie and Tyler. Luckily, you get to see just them in the next scene.

Tyler and Barbie start off kissing and undressing each other on the other bed. Tyler apparently won the coin toss and elected to receive, as Barbie soon dives her face between Tylers legs to sensually lick and suck her pussy. Tyler returns the favor before they move into a 69 and then break out the toys. They start things out making their way through a couple positions with a double dildo before moving onto a plain dildo. Tyler drives the action very nice and turns this into a very nice lead in scene.

Finally, Anna and Ed join in as Tyler dons a strap on. Anna and Ed lick Tylers fake cock while Barbie sucks Eds cock. Anna soon joins in sucking Ed as Tyler makes her way over to fuck Barbie from behind as Anna continues to suck his cock. Barbie gets a little of Eds cock, probably since thats all there is, and then takes a DP from Tylers strap on and Eds cock. Finally, Barbie lets Ed concentrate on her ass while she sucks on Tylers fake cock and Anna helps out. Soon after, Ed pops on Barbies face. The lead in to Eds pop is about the only time that everybody gets together. Its an okay at best scene, but kind of sucks as a group scene. Annas basically there for show, and could have easily been left out. Furthermore, theres only a few seconds where you can see all four people in the scene at the same time.

Although Ed Powers Takes Philadelphia, I doubt the feeling is mutual. As usual with Ed, every time he takes the screen its a disappointment. Tyler, however, shines in almost every one of her appearances. She drives every scene shes in, and is impressive and fun from the first instant she takes the screen. It would be much more appropriate to have Tyler Take Philadelphia. Unfortunately, Eds style takes away from much of the feature. He has a few good points, and starts things off nicely and kind of amusing, but takes things so far past it that its just annoying and sad. His direction is better, but not a lot. He stretches out scenes so theres several great beginnings, but only a couple of them end up actually finishing. You can hear action going on in the next bed, but you dont get to see it until the next scene. In the group scene you never even really get to see everybody working on everybody since the camera never pans back that far. All in all, I think theres only about two scenes in this entire feature, theyre just chopped up or stopped so that it seems like more. The audio and video vary enough to also draw things down, and the frequent mute in the audio during the final segment really makes it seem like somebodys not having a good time there. Perhaps the saddest thing is that this is pretty good for Ed. You never get to see him in his tightie whities, and he never gets completely naked. If youre a fan of Ed Powers, this should be a must have. For anybody curious about Ed, its probably the best of his to check out, since he isnt nearly as annoying as in his regular series. Although he gets the lead billing, its not his movie really. Tyler stole it from almost the first instant she took the screen, and didnt give it up no matter how hard Ed tried to take it back.

Extras: Bios are included for Barbie Brooks, Tyler, and Ed Powers. In each case theres a photo and a little information that means next to nothing. The photo gallery contains about twenty full screen photos that range between not bad and pretty good. Finally, theres the standard trailers and boxcovers for many other titles in the Pleasure family, internet information, and phone sex commercials.

Themes: Straight, masturbation, lesbian, group, toys, rimming (male > female), anal, and DP

Raincoat Factor: High

Overall: Currently, Ed Powers Takes Philadelphia can be found online for between $13 and $24 with a couple stores offering it for under $15. If youre a fan of Ed its probably a great deal, but I wouldnt recommend anybody else pay over the low end. The sex is hot, as long as Ed doesnt participate, and it can even be fun when Ed keeps his trap shut. The transfer is pretty typical for low budget gonzo, and the extras are just as disappointing.

Note to Pleasure: Its great to see that you got some of the best of Ed. Its also easy to see why you picked Tyler as a contract girl.

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