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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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DVD Comparison:
MGM (Std) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. MGM (VIP) - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Enrique B Chamorro for all the screen caps!
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| Runtime | 2:10:52 | 2:11:08 |
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| Audio | English DD 5.1, French & Spanish DD 2.0 |
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| Subtitles | French, Sanish | English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information: Studio: MGM Aspect Ratio:
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Release Date: 07/27/04 Chapters 32 |
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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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| Extras: | VIP |
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