from www.ecommerce-journal.com – How can you measure the popularity of all movies? By the amount of box office profits they earned during the first weekends of wide release? By the number of fan websites or publications in mass media? There is a tried-and-true method to do it: just calculate the number of parodies that the movie has. And if among them you find special x-rated versions for adults, you can be sure – the movie is a great success.

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There is nothing strange in the “hardcore” and “softcore” versions of popular movies: the adult market always responds to the preferences of wide audience, so if people want to see their favorite characters again – why not give them what they want? Porn parodies are like adult fanfics packed with hardcore action: you can see new variations of mainstream blockbusters where the main characters are naked and having sex.

For studios, adult parodies have several benefits in comparison with traditional x-rated movies: they are a lot easier to promote and sell, and they usually gather more money. It helps adult studios offset the drop in DVD sales and lower marketing costs. Plus, it is more interesting to watch porn parodies as a whole, so the chances are that surfers won’t be satisfied with small parts of porn parodies on tube sites.

That’s why nowadays you can find numerous porn spoofs on mainstream movies and television shows. For example, “Playmate of the apes” (Seduction Cinema) is an erotic parody of Tim Burton’s “Planet of the apes”. In this rendition, you will see a lot of girl-girl scenes with three lusty lesbian astronauts who landed on a new planet.

“The lord of the G-strings: the femaleship of the string” (E.I. Independent) is a funny spoof on “Lord of The Rings”. The main character Dildo Saggins is an enchanting girl who possesses the G-String which must be destroyed. She goes through “Diddle Earth” with two lovely Throbbits who like to pleasure each other.

Sometimes x-rated parodies come from the gurus of adult entertainment like Hustler Video. They released a variety of sexy and funny spoofs, including “This Ain’t Dancing With the Stars XXX”, “Kill Jill” and “Kill Jill Volume 2”, “This Ain’t Beverly Hills 90210 XXX”, “Who’s Nailin’ Paylin”, “This Ain’t Gilligan’s Island XXX,” “This Ain’t Star Trek XXX”, etc.

Obviously, the current mainstream blockbuster “Avatar” written and directed by James Cameron couldn’t avoid x-rated parodies. After the fantastic success of this movie, Hustler Video decided to release their version of the drama that took place on mysterious Pandora. Of course, there is no doubt that the members of Larry Flynt team will go much further in revealing the anatomical features of blue-skinned Na’vi.

The release of “This Ain’t Avatar XXX” is expected in 2010-2011. No doubt that this parody will be the highest quality product, but the question is: will it be created with the same cutting edge technologies that were used in the production of the original movie? Or at least in 3D? It’s not a secret that success in the adult entertainment industry is very dependent on how well a studio exploits the current trends and technological innovation.

Every once in a while, a new technology emerges that dramatically shifts the landscape for adult entertainment. Think about the development of VHS and DVD, the emergence of the Internet and video codecs for video compression and decompression. The new technologies used in Avatar could return the golden age of porn! It will be not interesting to watch porn movies from piracy sites – you won’t see all special effects.

Big-budget blockbusters play a significant role in the adult entertainment business. The fastest ways to get attention of the excited viewers is to leverage the current trends. Erotic parodies are really popular now. While Hollywood studios spend thousands of dollars on marketing their blockbusters, they also help the adult DVD business stay afloat.