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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:16 pm
by brian
Well, a little her fault but mostly not.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:17 pm
by tennbengal
I still don’t remember how this movie ends. I assume with an alien abduction?

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:17 pm
by brian
Did she paint her nipples or is that my TV?

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:18 pm
by brian
She's a ninja too. Nice!

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:19 pm
by DSafetyGuy
DSafetyGuy wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:16 pm I feel like the nail painting was preceding her revenge tour of murder.
I swear I had never seen that before.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:20 pm
by tennbengal
This really genuinely is the worst movie ever. Given its budget etc. just , man.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:20 pm
by Johnny Carwash
I'm sure beating the shit out of a rich famous celebrity but not killing him won't have any repercussions.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:21 pm
by brian
The lesbian stuff is so ridiculously gratuitous.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:22 pm
by DSafetyGuy
The soft music to play it as serious is terrific.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:22 pm
by brian
Though honestly Gershon's character is probably one of the few semi-realistic portrayals of a bi character in that era.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:22 pm
by tennbengal
Jesus. This is insanely bad.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:23 pm
by Johnny Carwash
I bet brian could call a specific year based on the Vegas skyline.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:24 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Holy fuck, what a ride, head-on into a ditch.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:24 pm
by brian
I love the "Los Angeles 280" sign there. I fuckin' pray they were thinking about trying to setup a sequel.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:24 pm
by brian
Yeah, that's the worst big-budget movie I've ever seen. I'm not sure it's really a contest. Ishtar was Citizen Kane compared to that.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:25 pm
by tennbengal
So the rape of her friend was the catalyst for her to leave. Or her past catching up with her. What even is narrative?

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:25 pm
by Johnny Carwash
tennbengal wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:20 pm This really genuinely is the worst movie ever. Given its budget etc. just , man.
I might expand on that to say it's the worst movie I've ever seen including 90's direct-to-cable stuff, and I've seen a ton. That movie Jerry Lewis made where he's a clown at a Nazi concentration camp that was never released is probably worse than this, but only like 2%.

Congratulations, guys. You genuinely "exceeded" my expectations here.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:26 pm
by brian
I hate that you can only experience these movies once. I can't wait for DSafe and some of you other guys to see The Room. That's the only thing in the same ballpark that I've seen before.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:27 pm
by DSafetyGuy
brian wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:24 pm I love the "Los Angeles 280" sign there. I fuckin' pray they were thinking about trying to setup a sequel.
There is no way they weren't giving themselves the option.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:31 pm
by brian
I feel like I need an hour or two to decompress from that.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:41 pm
by Johnny Carwash
brian wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:26 pm I hate that you can only experience these movies once.
Yeah, I'm already envying myself from three hours ago in a way.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:44 pm
by brian
Johnny Carwash wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:41 pm
brian wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:26 pm I hate that you can only experience these movies once.
Yeah, I'm already envying myself from three hours ago in a way.
Not sure if you've seen The Room yet or not, but I can vouch the feeling is the same (though the movie is vastly different).

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:57 am
by Johnnie
This would have been fun to watch along with everyone. All of your posts are excellent.

Also, speaking of Berkley...


Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:07 am
by Pruitt
Your comments were better than the movie!

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:09 am
by tennbengal
Pruitt wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:07 am Your comments were better than the movie!
low bar, there

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:13 am
by EdRomero
Pruitt wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:07 am Your comments were better than the movie!
Agreed. So many gold star comments. Still laughing about Paul Anka

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:05 am
by DSafetyGuy

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:38 pm
by Johnnie
No Showgirls questions from reading through a little bit.


Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:41 am
by brian
“You Don’t Nomi” available for rent for only 99 cents on Amazon this weekend and it’s well worth it.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:09 am
by brian
If nothing else I owe this pandemic to you guys introducing me to some great fucked up movies and hopefully me you.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:09 am
by Giff
I wish I had nominated The Jazz Singer. Neil Diamond in blackface!

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:30 am
by P.D.X.
Yeah I finally watched Samurai Cop a few weeks ago. Masterpiece. Seriously looking forward to the next go.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:15 pm
by Pruitt
Giff wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:09 am I wish I had nominated The Jazz Singer. Neil Diamond in blackface!
YES! YES! YES!

Like the best of the worst, describing "The Jazz Singer" can not do it justice.


Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:46 pm
by DSafetyGuy
P.D.X. wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:30 am Yeah I finally watched Samurai Cop a few weeks ago. Masterpiece. Seriously looking forward to the next go.
The bumping of this thread had me thinking about when to get the band back together, at least brian and Giff for "Savages", as previously requested. I'm thinking late January or February would work, pending how the return of basketball and hockey go (I expect poorly, as there won't be bubbles for the pro sports and something like 35 college basketball programs are on pause due to the virus). Happy to move it off of Thursday nights or play around with the start time, as needed.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:40 pm
by brian
This movie by the way proves the worthlessness of the Bechdel Test seeing as how it’s one of the most misogynistic movies of the last 50 years or so.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:14 pm
by brian
Verhouven really earns the NC-17 and you have to respect that.