Vegas Vic writes on the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.erotica (RAME): "I just watched Vivid's much hyped new release, "Dethroned", starring Alex Taylor. For those of you who are unfamiliar with her story, she won the Miss New Hampshire pagent in 1992 (as Adriana Molinari). When the sponsors found out that Adriana was dancing to pay the bills, they stripped her of the title. Adriana went on to become Alex Taylor, Penthouse centerfold, and has since posed for numerous spreads in magazines.

"I had low expectations from this video, after all, it's a Vivid release. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. Alex is in 3 scenes ( a b/g, g/g, and b/g/g). She only does b/g with her real life lover, but unlike so many others, this guy is well hung and knows how to f---. Alex is not shy about slapping his dick in her face and talking dirty. She is very vocal during her sex scenes, and she loves to talk dirty. Alex also displays some deep throat talent that comes close to rivaling Jeanna Fine and Bobbie Bliss. She's not shy about taking a load to the face either, although Paul "Cecil B. DeMille" Thomas dropped the ball in the b/g/g scene. Alex finishes off her boyfriend while he is lying on his back, which is the worst conceivable position for a facial. Nevertheless, she makes the best of it, taking his load in her mouth and on her lips, then smearing in on her face. I would recommend this tape, even to those of you who despise Vivid, because Alex surpasses the passive, clock watching performances that we've come to know and abhor from Vivid."

Hal writes on RAME: All I can really say about this pic is for her first porno pic, Miss Taylor does not look as fresh as she might. Instead, she looks decidedly long in the tooth and most crack-whorish. She certainly has generous tits, as do most of the chix in the flick, and she also sucks cock pretty well, but over all, I was pretty underwhelmed. This is because I was hoping for a film which showed how she went from stripping to beauty pageantry to porno films. As far as I can tell, it shows how she went from stripping to beauty pageantry to stripping. I would have enjoyed a depiction of her entry into adult films. But my main gripe is she isn't terribly fresh-looking. I enjoyed her glistening chin during fellatio scenes, and she f---s well, but I was hoping for a film which showed a good girl gone bad. One sees nice-looking girls with big tits f---ing, but it isn't very sexy. Altho she has pleasingly big tits, Alex Taylor does not have a body one would write home about.