Live For Sex Die For Love |  | Director: Toby Ross
Actors: Ricky Sinz, Joe Rubin, Happy Dave, Martin Aistrope
Studio: Hornbill/BDF
Category: DVD
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 13021
Format: NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 808406223623
EAN: 0808406223623
ASIN: B001IJ2VCW
Release Date: January 31, 2008
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Unique, offbeat, and original July 20, 2009
Brad Paulson
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
LIVE FOR SEX, DIE FOR LOVE marks Toby Ross' divergence from the lighter comedies he's been producing over the past few years into much darker and arthouse-esque territory. Ostensibly an erotically charged melodrama about two pseudo-homeless hustlers, directors Toby Ross and Joe Rubin seem to be trying for something more complex and intelligent than standard "erotica." Of course, some explicit sex scenes and amply nudity from porn-star Ricky Sinz certainly add to the viewing experience, but the movie holds its own and is actually rather clever in its cinema-verite stylings.
Clearly shot on a very low budget, directors Ross and Rubin make the most of their resources and lead actor Thorne Brandt is both talented and very cute (in a scruffy and homeless sort of way). However, the reason I ordered this movies is because I knew, after seeing a couple of Ross' other films, that his work is designed to, as he so eleqnetly states on the commentary track, "give your brain a hard on" and I was curious to how it worked in a non-comedic vehicle. It works better than ever before; from the naked very hard shots of Ricky Sinz performing in front of the cock hungry perverts in seedy sex club, to the incredible fast inter-cuts between protagonist Thorne eating a spam sandwich and a gluttonous oral scene between two desperate men.
Additionally, this proto-porn noir has one of the largest penises I've ever seen on film, in a subplot which involves a presumably married man who cruises a trashy booksore looking for sleazy hook-ups. This footage (which makes up a mere 10% of the movie, and is actually worked in via a rather clever "film within a film" type device with security monitors), originates from the long unavailable and acclaimed Toby Ross feature, I LIVE FOR SEX, and it's a treat to see some of the most interesting and erotic moments of that hard to find film present here.
There's also something very genuine about the actors, almost as if they were playing themselves. Especially powerful is a scene between Thorne and a lonely middle aged man, who is willing to be robbed and humiliated for the pretense of affection. Ross and Rubin seem to be driving home the point that we live in an unforgivingly cold and alienating world, where human contact is reduced to a commodity and one bad decision can destroy you forever. Despite some technical flaws, LIVE FOR SEX, DIE FOR LOVE is easily of the most unique and offbeat recent gay themed films to be released on DVD, and definitely one of the most erotic.
 One star only because negative stars aren't possible July 18, 2009
S. Gilmore (San Antonio, TX United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Easily one of the worst films I've ever seen, this essentially plotless vanity project causes you to ponder all of the synonyms for "bad". I'm somewhat an aficionado of cult and offbeat films because I'm interested in diverse points of view, but the question I couldn't answer during or after viewing "Live For Sex Die For Love" was, "what the hell is the point?". A "bonus" interview with the teenaged director (and lead "actor") included on the DVD gives a bit of insight: this film is basically a combination of a failed Toby Ross 1995 porn short married with recently-videotaped "filler" (the director's word, not mine). Poorly lit, the video footage is frequently off-frame, out-of-focus, and weirdly angled, in what I charitably imagine was an attempt at cinema verité but which quickly becomes tiresome, distracting and annoying. Add silly "performances" and a noticeable (and not in a good way) soundtrack, and this is the result. And as bad a result as it is, watch the deleted scenes "bonus" included on the video and you'll quickly understand just how much worse it could have been. Truly mind-boggling.
Advice to those involved in this project: if you have any real aspirations for a future in filmmaking, remove this turkey from your C.V.
 Shortbus only Better December 10, 2009
Bob (Flint, Texas)
took me a minute to get into this one, it's dark and edgy, but the story is great
Dark, Compelling and Haunting! August 22, 2009
Corky (NYC)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been a Toby Ross fan for many years, This film is not pure Ross as there is a new director on this film, but none the less this film captured me from the start and kept me focused throughout the entire movie.
I particularly enjoyed the "oral obsession" scene with the eating of the sandwiches and the love song one teenage hustler serenades to the other while eating there Chinese take-out. Ross captured a moment that I wish I had lived in my own life... I especially enjoyed how the film ended with the protagonist escaping the mess he created without recourse.
One weak part of the film is that it was not made clear, although I got it, that Ricky Sinz was the father of the protagonist in the film, this could have been expanded on more, but did not detract from my enjoyment of the film.
The acting was good to great, with the exception of the role of the "Mom" who can make Anna Nicole Smith look like Betty Davis, oh those Betty Davis eyes!!!
This film is not for everyone, but,I enjoyed it on a very weird level.
 kinda cheesy... August 20, 2009
MjSmoke (Cconnecticut)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I understand that it is a low budget flick, but the story could've been better and the acting was way off the mark. Ricky Sinz really didn't have too much to do for the first 1/2 to 3/4 of the movie and then all of a sudden he figures prominately?!?! And he only flashed his junk once or twice...If you can find a really cheap copy, and it's a boring day check it out. Otherwise rent any porno with Ricky Sinz if he is yoiur main draw...
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