Hard Tied is looking pretty good. In fact as I see sexy subs tied up and ball-gagged I'm thinking it's looking a heck of a lot better than simply good, it's looking fantastic and somewhat similar to a string of sites like Hog Tied, which I love so much.
HardTied is basic in design and there isn't much that you receive in the way of bonuses. There's a forum, but no one seems to post very often and there's an update schedule, though it's hard to determine when new content is added. However, I'd guess that there's at least one update a week.
There are 202 movies lining the members' page and you get a preview through large thumbnails and a brief description of the scenes. Each movie comes with a picture set and various video format options.
Each BDSM session is shot with a still camera, so the photos are excellent and you receive 68 to 120 photos in each of the sets. The lighting is even, soft and moodier than you might see in a hardcore glamour scene. You'll need to download a Zip file in order to view all pictures, but there is a preview that you can sample first.
Movies can be downloaded as 11-minute clips or in their full, 30-minute length and as RealPlayer or iPod files. It's here where I was a bit disappointed. The films are surprisingly clear, but keep in mind that movie quality is average at best. Also, in this day and age, when most sites have fast broadband videos, this site almost seemed archaic when it came to speed.
Nonetheless the films are beautifully shot. The location is a basement with mottled grey walls and each babe is extensively interviewed about her submissiveness and devotion to being tied up and tortured.
One chick, Amanda, is excessively nervous participating in bondage for the first time in front of a camera. Her first task is being bound as the Dom visciously plays with her pussy - and all the while she's seated on a spiked chair. I must admit that her trembling passion during the scene was not only incredibly real, but a major turn-on.
Hard Tied scenes are slow and meticulous. The Dom carefully orchestrates each submissive's pain, discomfort and excitement through bondage, ball gags, vibrators and nipple clamps among other tools that are unique and seem homemade. Despite the relatively high price for admission and the lack of bonus sites, those who have a true passion for intricate BDSM scenes will want to give this site a look.
