Reviews of Michelle the Manhandler and Eve of Destruction Review by Richard Gross, video by Utopia Entertainment "Michelle the Manhandler" from Utopia Entertainment. One hour. $39.95. She hasn't had a boyfriend in two years, and she is definitely on the prowl. The problem is definitely not lack of good looks. Far from it, Michelle has that naturally dark tan that, along with her dark hair and eyes, and dazzling smile, points to lushly Italian stock. And, does she have the body to go along with the looks? The guy she has just brought home to see if he can pass her dating test thinks so after she returns to him in something "a little more comfortable." He stares in disbelief at the muscles this babe has on her gymnastics and weight trained body, and proceeds to drool as she poses for him. He wants to make love to her, but she tells him about her test. Anyone who wants to do the nasty with her must first beat her in wrestling. If he can beat her, they will celebrate in bed; if he can't, same thing, but it's his bed, and he's alone. Our hapless guy scoffs at the idea of any woman having a chance against him, especially since he used to be on the wrestling team. As he goes to change clothes, Michelle stretches for us, and I was surprised at just how limber her very solid, amply muscled body was. This is no fitness woman here, but a bodybuilder with size and thickness. And, she manages full splits and complete control over her gymnastics moves. When Mr. Hopeful returns, dreaming of bedtime he thinks is just a couple minutes away, the match gets started. Michelle knows her moves and can simply power her way to domination on the mat. Make no mistake, this woman has a truly aggresive mean streak. Every hold is applied without mercy in combination with verbal taunts as well. She is in control of him and the match right up to the point when she tosses him out the door and throws his clothes out after him. Looks like no fun in the sack for him or her as Michelle flexes for us and complains that those muscles keep getting her into trouble (or out of it, I'm thinking). This video is done in film maker Kip Scott's usual professional format. Dramatic camera angles and slow motion stop-action at strategic moments increase the tension. Still shots after the action has ended remind us just how complete is Michelle's victory, and allow for a good, long, hard look at her physique under stress. First rate color, lighting, music, and crispness make this production pleasing and exciting to watch. "Eve of Destruction" from Utopia Entertainment. One hour. $39.95. When we first see Eve Polmar, she is worried. Something has gone very wrong, she let's us know, and, in a series of flashbacks interspersed with posing scenes, she shows us why. Seems she does private wrestling to augment her personal training business. She got a call from a young guy who had never wrestled before, and they met today. We see her greet him at the door in her VERY cut off jeans and halter top. They talk a bit about her fee and the match, and we learn that Eve is a very poised young woman who has no trouble asserting herself while charming us at the same time. He pays her, and she leaves to change. When she returns, she is wearing a French cut bikini that makes it clear why the French invented the thing. She poses and flexes for our wrestling virgin, and he has a hard time speaking. This is understandable. Let me tell you a little about Eve Polmar. Eve is a natural bodybuilder, which means that she is not big. Rather, she is sleekly muscled and gorgeously defined. She has the muscularity that the more developed fitness women are now attaining. She gives "hard body" real meaning; nothing wiggles on this woman. And, this blond exudes a sassy sexuality without even trying. The lady is simply delicious; if she did nothing on the video except stand there and let us look at her, it would be worth the price of the tape. When our guy has realized all this, they begin the match. From her first take down, she has him for lunch. It is clear that this poor guy hasn't a chance and that Eve can dominate him at will, taunting him all the way. Then comes the wrench in the works. The guy is confused. All they are doing is wrestling, and, he finally admits, he assumed they would be having sex too. Eve is pissed and really goes to work on him, which is bad news for him and good news for us. The holds she puts him in show off her physique better than any posing, since her muscles are now under real stress. Particularly eye popping are her rippling abs when she headscissors him from behind, stretches his arms back toward her, and pins them under her hands as she straightens her arms and leans forward. Then there's the final submission hold (a submission which she ignores, by the way). It's a reverse headlock and body scissors combination which makes her arms and delts stand out like etched metal, leaving the impression that you don't have to be huge to strangle an ox. Eve certainly can, and she causes some regrettable damage with the hold that explains why she is so worried at the beginning of the story. This video is done in film maker Kip Scott's usual professional format. Dramatic camera angles and slow motion stop-action at strategic moments increase the tension. Still shots and select scenes in slow motion after the story has ended remind us just how complete is Eve's victory, and allow for a good, long, hard look at her physique at work. First rate color, lighting, music, and crispness make this production pleasing and exciting to watch. --- Richard Gross e-mail: rgross@juno.com