Thanks for your very high and very entertaining review of "Showgirls". I saw this movie in the theatre when it first came out, and my response was, "What the hell was that?!" but I've since come to love it. I think my favorite moment is when Nomi's former boss, the scumbag manager of "The Cheetah," visits her backstage at her new show and says, "It must be weird not having anyone c*m on ya." It's such a stupid-good line.
Eric, you're a legend!! I LOVE this movie (I actually have one of Verhoven's mock up storyboards) amongst other things. Going to savour your impeccable take on this important element of film history... And monkey sh1t.
why couldn't it be intentional satire? director paul verhoeven's other movies (robocop, starship troopers, total recall) do a great job satirizing different aspects of american culture agreed about kyle "cowlick" mclauglin hes fine as wine watch twin peaks
I lived in Vegas a couple of years. I even drove by the establishment Nomi works at in the beginning. It's off the strip in a dysmal parking lot. Anyway.. living in Vegas was the best time. I LOVED Living there. Highly recommend.
That pool scene 😂😂😂😂 I know you have a lot planned but would you consider reviewing Body of Evidence? It’s like a very discounted version of Basic Instinct
The pool scene is the most memorable sex scene I think we’ll ever see. Nothing will ever beat that complete chaos from beginning to end. So many creative choices for such a stunning yet confusing end result. I love it Absolutely, i’m always looking for new things to watch, I’ll add it to the list and check it out as soon as! Thanks 🤗
I felt like Gina Gershon and Kyle Mclaughlin knew what movie they were in, had fun with it, and were so fantastic. Poor Elizabeth, well, for one is just a bad actress, but also took this performance way too seriously. My two favorite scenes are, obviously, the pool scene, and when James randomly says, "everybody got AIDS n shit." 😂
Showgirls is the gold toilet on Trump's airplane of bad movies. It is gaud awful but you know if given the opportunity, you're gonna take a Kate Moss style selfie sitting on before laughing hysterically while pssing all over that tangerine's overpriced loo 😂😂😂 Side note, I went to Vegas when I was a kid back in 93 and got to see the Sigfried and Roy performance with MOTORCYCLES ON STAGE!!! It was really cool. Vegas in the 90s was surreal....
I saw this movie when i was 16/17 (waaaaaay to early! god lord...) and really have a soft spot for it. Is it good? No. But is it entertaining? Hell yeah! I can propably lipsync the whole thing, i've watched it so often (obviously for the plot *cough cough*) ^^
I do! Lots of years practicing (and also the magic of editing 😅), but stutters are a funny thing. Mine is very very tame when I’m completely alone, and incredibly debilitating when there’s people around 🫠
I adore you !💗That being said, because you did 365, I would have a itsy bitsy teenie weenie suggestion: review for La octava cláusula 2022. It would be hilarious!💗
This movie was seen too young. The rehearsals with James and the crazy crap he says, the auditions, the pool sex, but especially the S.A. scene burned in my mind. Pretty sure that was the first just penis in a film I ever saw, as usually shots and angles still didn't show. And it's not random given what they're doing, but still shocking that it's out there just as that horror sets in and like you say, she was will with just him. How gross are you to facilitate you and your buddies all S.A.ing a willing partner to you? Like oh, I could just have a good time with you... but I promised the guys we were going to have an assault this evening. And as I type that I realize that there's totally been scandals of clubs where famous guys who can get women interested and consent to sex with them, sort of do that to let a whole inner circle of guys target female patrons to S.A. So as unhinged and unserious this and Verhoeven's other films all seem, they all, including this one, seem to tell on society more than we have or continue to credit them for. And that's not good. His films should not be such good satire. They should only be absurdism.
I don’t actually think Showgirls invented the genre 😂 just wanted to reiterate how much I liked it for all the wrong reasons, I’m sure plenty of terrible stuff came before it Love Elvira, though I wouldn’t categorise them as the same. I think Elvira was campy and self aware, whereas as Showgirls, they meant everything they did 😂
i okay as a woman i must pause the video and ask, did the director of this film not consult the women he was working with before shooting the "im on my youknowwhat" scene?? im trying not be graphic but assuming she had on a pad (bc a tampon is a whole other monster of issues), chaffing! the chaffing that would occur would be too annoying to make anything at all sexy about that. you cant-i-. men need to stop thinking that women waant to do anything sexie when that time comes. i know that it's great for cramps, bloating and such but the act of getting in the move, hell the THOUGHT. no. just, no
Can we all please stop asigning a hairstyle to race? Its braids. Anyone with hair is allowed to do what they want with their own hair. Culture is meant to be shared. And if the point is purely that "its not meant for YOUR hair type" can you without doubt confirm that her hair is straight? Most people have curled/wavy hair.
Braids are arguable I admit, but not all cultural traditions are meant to be shared ("closed" and "opened"). You'll just have to deal with that reality lmao.
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“Then this yt woman with the boxed braids” ahhh I’m crying laughing I love it here 😂😂😂😂
there's nothing like the conflict of loving a work with your whole heart despite it being kinda rancid
Exactly! Like, I know it’s a dumpster fire, but I also kinda love that it’s a dumpster fire 😂 I feel seen!
@@stutter_box The Guy who wrote Showgirls, also wrote Basic Instinct!!!! Joe Estervez
This is exactly why the good Lord gave us John Waters.
I love showgirls unironically too! Paul verhoeven is a director genius!
Laughing so hard at you describing the pool scene because I vividly remember it and I can picture the ridiculousness in my head 😂
pretty sure doggie chow is literal dog food, love how casually you mentioned that
Eric is my favorite content creator.
Thanks for your very high and very entertaining review of "Showgirls". I saw this movie in the theatre when it first came out, and my response was, "What the hell was that?!" but I've since come to love it.
I think my favorite moment is when Nomi's former boss, the scumbag manager of "The Cheetah," visits her backstage at her new show and says, "It must be weird not having anyone c*m on ya." It's such a stupid-good line.
lol Eric!!! I watched this last week just because you said you would cover it!!! You are an absolute movie boss!!!!
Eric, you're a legend!!
I LOVE this movie (I actually have one of Verhoven's mock up storyboards) amongst other things.
Going to savour your impeccable take on this important element of film history... And monkey sh1t.
why couldn't it be intentional satire? director paul verhoeven's other movies (robocop, starship troopers, total recall) do a great job satirizing different aspects of american culture
agreed about kyle "cowlick" mclauglin hes fine as wine watch twin peaks
MaXXXine Minx is a reincarnation of Nomi Malone.
YES!!! Oh what I would have done with that third movie to make it… better 🫣
I lived in Vegas a couple of years. I even drove by the establishment Nomi works at in the beginning. It's off the strip in a dysmal parking lot.
Anyway.. living in Vegas was the best time. I LOVED Living there. Highly recommend.
That pool scene 😂😂😂😂
I know you have a lot planned but would you consider reviewing Body of Evidence? It’s like a very discounted version of Basic Instinct
The pool scene is the most memorable sex scene I think we’ll ever see. Nothing will ever beat that complete chaos from beginning to end. So many creative choices for such a stunning yet confusing end result. I love it
Absolutely, i’m always looking for new things to watch, I’ll add it to the list and check it out as soon as! Thanks 🤗
Y'all cant handle me when I have my Elizabeth Birkins bag 💅🏼
Love this movie 🥰 it was a wild ride. Thank you Eric, you have great taste!
I felt like Gina Gershon and Kyle Mclaughlin knew what movie they were in, had fun with it, and were so fantastic. Poor Elizabeth, well, for one is just a bad actress, but also took this performance way too seriously.
My two favorite scenes are, obviously, the pool scene, and when James randomly says, "everybody got AIDS n shit." 😂
Lego cowlick man sent me into outer space 😂
New watcher here. I love your feedback on this and on other movies. I also love the artwork behind you!❤
Thank you so much! ☺️
Showgirls is the gold toilet on Trump's airplane of bad movies. It is gaud awful but you know if given the opportunity, you're gonna take a Kate Moss style selfie sitting on before laughing hysterically while pssing all over that tangerine's overpriced loo 😂😂😂
Side note, I went to Vegas when I was a kid back in 93 and got to see the Sigfried and Roy performance with MOTORCYCLES ON STAGE!!! It was really cool. Vegas in the 90s was surreal....
also you calling one character "lego man" just made me imagen Ed sheeran in this movie
DIFFERENT PLACES
I will patiently wait to the dear Evan Hansen video for the rest of my day
I saw this movie when i was 16/17 (waaaaaay to early! god lord...) and really have a soft spot for it. Is it good? No. But is it entertaining? Hell yeah! I can propably lipsync the whole thing, i've watched it so often (obviously for the plot *cough cough*) ^^
I thought you said you had a stutter? Lol...your voice & cadence are perfect
I do! Lots of years practicing (and also the magic of editing 😅), but stutters are a funny thing. Mine is very very tame when I’m completely alone, and incredibly debilitating when there’s people around 🫠
I adore you !💗That being said, because you did 365, I would have a itsy bitsy teenie weenie suggestion: review for La octava cláusula 2022. It would be hilarious!💗
Thank you so much 🤗
I will definitely check it out, keep the suggestions coming!
I love this movie. I’m not ashamed to say it.
This movie was seen too young. The rehearsals with James and the crazy crap he says, the auditions, the pool sex, but especially the S.A. scene burned in my mind. Pretty sure that was the first just penis in a film I ever saw, as usually shots and angles still didn't show. And it's not random given what they're doing, but still shocking that it's out there just as that horror sets in and like you say, she was will with just him.
How gross are you to facilitate you and your buddies all S.A.ing a willing partner to you? Like oh, I could just have a good time with you... but I promised the guys we were going to have an assault this evening. And as I type that I realize that there's totally been scandals of clubs where famous guys who can get women interested and consent to sex with them, sort of do that to let a whole inner circle of guys target female patrons to S.A.
So as unhinged and unserious this and Verhoeven's other films all seem, they all, including this one, seem to tell on society more than we have or continue to credit them for. And that's not good. His films should not be such good satire. They should only be absurdism.
Showgirls did NOT invent the genre. It was around for years. If anyone could be credited, it would be Elvire in the early 80's.
I don’t actually think Showgirls invented the genre 😂 just wanted to reiterate how much I liked it for all the wrong reasons, I’m sure plenty of terrible stuff came before it
Love Elvira, though I wouldn’t categorise them as the same. I think Elvira was campy and self aware, whereas as Showgirls, they meant everything they did 😂
Loved your review! ❤
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I LOVE SHOWGIRLS!!!!!!!!!!🩷🩷🩷❤❤❤❤
What about Barbarella?!
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i okay as a woman i must pause the video and ask, did the director of this film not consult the women he was working with before shooting the "im on my youknowwhat" scene?? im trying not be graphic but assuming she had on a pad (bc a tampon is a whole other monster of issues), chaffing! the chaffing that would occur would be too annoying to make anything at all sexy about that. you cant-i-. men need to stop thinking that women waant to do anything sexie when that time comes. i know that it's great for cramps, bloating and such but the act of getting in the move, hell the THOUGHT. no. just, no
Can we all please stop asigning a hairstyle to race? Its braids. Anyone with hair is allowed to do what they want with their own hair. Culture is meant to be shared. And if the point is purely that "its not meant for YOUR hair type" can you without doubt confirm that her hair is straight? Most people have curled/wavy hair.
Braids are arguable I admit, but not all cultural traditions are meant to be shared ("closed" and "opened"). You'll just have to deal with that reality lmao.
@amandaford8730 can I ask what kind of things/traditions may be "closed"?
OmG .... The commentary was 🤌🏿🙌🏿. Thanks for doing this now movie🎉