directed by Paul Verhoeven
USA 1995

 

The film is not, in short, quite unredeemably bad, and despite its NC-17 rating, it isn't anywhere near as perverted as "Basic Instinct." The actors throw themselves into it with the abandon that material like this demands, and Verhoeven brings to it the same skill he once lavished on good movies, like "The Fourth Man" and "Total Recall." It's just that you can't believe a single second of it, and you do begin to wish that in his research for his next project, Eszterhas makes it his business to learn something about eroticism. "Showgirls" is such a waste of a perfectly good NC-17 rating.

Excerpt from Roger Ebert's review found HERE

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Theatrical Release: Sept. 22, 1995

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Runtime 2:10:52 2:11:08
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Average Bitrate: 6.70 mb/s
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Audio English DD 5.1, French & Spanish DD 2.0

English DD 5.1, French & Spanish DD 2.0
Subtitles French, Sanish English, French, Spanish
Features Release Information:
Studio: MGM

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen letterboxed - 2.06:1

Edition Details:
• VOB file dates: 02/01/00
• Neon Lights Animated Menus
• Trailer 2:01
• Making of Featurette 4:41
• 4 Page insert

DVD Release Date: 05/02/00
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 Release Information:
Studio: MGM

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 2.28:1

Edition Details:
• VOB file dates: 05/17/04
• James Bond Style Animated Menus
• Trailer 1:57
• Showgirls Video Diary Scene 7&8 2:48
• Showgirls Video Diary Scene 19 2:23
• Showgirls Video Diary Scene 30 3:24
• Showgirls Video Diary Scene 43 2:08
• Lap Dance Tutorial 4:54
• Comm. with Showgirls expert David Schmader and two dancers from Scores
• Subtitle Trivia Track like Pop Up Videos
• Other Great MGM Movies Trailer 1:12
• Trailer for the DVD release of The Great Escape 0:49
• Trailer for the DVD release of Good,Bad,&Ugly 1:10
• Large Box with shot glasses, playing cards, foldout Berkeley poster, blindfold and 2 paste-on tassel
 

DVD Release Date: 07/27/04
Box Set

Chapters 32

 

Comments Well, what is up here? - the 'new VIP' is cropped on top and bottom, relatively significantly. We have the old version at a ratio of 2.06: 1 and the new at a ratio of 2.28:1 (closer to the reported 2.35 but still showing less information than the old edition). The old edition has some missing information on the right edge. Colors seem more vibrant on the old edition and skin tones are decidedly redder on the new VIP. The old edition looks sharper to my eye (see native resolution capture below) or its at least a draw. Contrast is superior on the old edition. I can't even say with certainty that the anamorphic VIP DVD will absolutely appear superior on widescreen systems - that isn't going to fix the washed out colors, red skin tones and cropping. Audio is the same. ??? So what's so VIP about the new one - ahhhh - the extras - very... ummm... bountiful! None of the behind the scenes stuff from the old DVD featurette is in the new video diaries (4 min. worth), it depends on how much a fan you are, I guess.

Also note that the old DVD did not have English subtitles so for capture #7 both the pop-up video box on the new and the English subtitles on the new VIP are shown.

 - Gary W Tooze

 




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