Arabian Tales a review by Onan the Vulgarian Best of Phoenix Alternative Video Reviewer

	Cast: Ashrat Wali, Hamzan Majid, Hannad Hadi, Hisham Abdul, Imad Aldin, Jabir Hassam, Jalal Aldin, Khalaf Mujib, Khuzumayjan, Muzzafar, Nijad Hayyan, Shakir Dabir; non-sexual, Jamal al Din. Directed by Alexander.
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Exotic men, music and locations make a winning combination in Arabian Tales, director Alexander's most lushly erotic work to date. The film begins when Jamal al Din finds a trunk that was buried in a sand dune, containing a book of erotic stories. Jamal spreads out a carpet that is also inside the trunk — it's not a flying carpet but it is magical nevertheless — and begins to read. Immediately he is transported into the story, whose locale and characters come to life before his eyes.
    The first story brings together two men in a room full of stacked lumber, with blankets draped on the floor and over some of the stacks, and oriental carpets hung on the walls. To Jamal's surprise, the men — Hannad Hadi and Jabir Jassam — begin to kiss then they strip and suck. Jamal's astonishment is complete when Jabir rims and fucks Hannad. After they cum, Jamal finds himself back in the desert.
    Turning the pages of his book, which, by the way, is illustrated, Jamal begins the next story. This one is a three-way, in which cover model Imad Aldin masturbates while watching caramel-skinned Khuzumayjan suck Shakir Dabir. Imad joins the pair. Khuzumayjan and Shakir sit on the floor and press their cocks together, and Imad sucks them then sits on both of them at once, for a very slow, hip-swiveling double-fuck that transports them all to bliss.
    The next story opens in a tunnel, with male and female belly dancers, but quickly moves to the same set used in the first scene. This scene is in fact very similar to the first scene. Two men, Hisham Abdul and Jalal Aldin, kiss and suck each other, then Hisham rims and fucks Jalal, who does not have an orgasm.
    We see the dancers again at the start of scene four, which is also filmed on the set with the stacked lumber. Ashrat Wali, one of the models in this scene, is one of two models in Arabian Tales who was also in Soccer Lads, which I reviewed a few days ago. Ashrat did not reciprocate in the former film and his involvement is minimal here, consisting of a few waves of his tongue at Hamzan's hole with little actual contact. He lets twinkish Hamzan Majid suck him and they jack off together, with Ashrat waving his cock threateningly before fucking Hamzan. Hamzan sucks Ashrat again after their brief two position fuck, while Ashrat rolls his eyes in either boredom or disinterest before cumming in Hamzan's face.
    The final tale also uses a model from Soccer Lads — the one with the XXX tattoo on his left arm. Here he is called Muzzafar. He is half-dressed and making out hotly with Khalaf Mujib, who reveals the furriest body in the film when he removes his robe. Muzzafar is spectacularly beautiful, with seductive eyes, plump pecs, a thick, up-curved cock, a gorgeous ass and the physical grace that magnifies all those qualities tenfold.
    In addition to the romantic kissing, Muzzafar and Khalaf spend a lot of time sucking each other, individually and on the floor in the 69 position. Nijad Hayyan walks in on them at that point and pulls out his cock while enjoying the view and waiting to be noticed. The boys on the floor invite him to join them and they put both their mouths to work on Nijad's cock by way of welcome. He sucks them too, and he rims and fucks them each twice.
    Director Alexander boldly presents the film in sepia-tone. It lends the film a distinctive look, but I kept expecting it to turn into color at some point, which it did not. (The footage of Jamal in the desert is filmed in color.) The variations in headgear are interesting touches, and music is largely omitted during the sex, which I'm all in favor of. The models vary in attractiveness from exotic to gorgeous, and with generous endowments. For the most part, the chemistry is good and they seem like men who genuinely desire the touch of other men.
    During all five stories, Jamal never touches himself, nor does he make any attempt to join the activities he witnesses. But there's more to this exotic story that is as yet untold (and the trunk holds a sealed vessel, too), so we'll have to wait to see what part 2 has in store. Arabian Tales is definitely one of Alexander's best.
    The DVD has a photo gallery, trailers, contact info.

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