How do you go beyond an aware winning feature? Simply by putting together a sequel to it that's far superior in eery way. I had just about thought Encounters made the definitive statement to the art of shot-on-video sexual seduction. . . it took the 1987 AVN Best Softcore Feature Award. . . that is, until I saw Encounters 2.

The series premier was virtually an experiment. This volume gets into more dialog, setting, character and sex play (still far short of hard action, intentionally). And the girls (and guys) are all fantasy quality.

There are six vignettes and you may recognize a familiar face or two within. "Sylvie" from the Hustler Honeys series (VCR) is featured in a sketch where she attempts to seduce a body builder who I first swore, when he walked into the room, was Sylvester Stallone. Other episodes include a female motel manager and "guest"; a horny husband who gets his TV cable hooked up; a roadside encounter where a lady's diesel is in distress; what can happen when you get your fish tank rinsed and a teacher in traffic school who takes the meaning of green light very seriously.

In the first volume, guys just watched the lady do her stuff. Here, in this new edition, couples touch and fondle before the fade. Every situation is real and plausible, making it that much more sexually intense.

The camerawork and editing are a textbook in the video craft. Yes, adult video producers and directors who say it can't be done – it can and Encounters 2 proves it.