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Join co-hosts Elysabeth Gwendolyn Belle and Robert Meyer Burnett as motorboat their way through this 90s schlockfest.
Greetings Rob, Elysabeth and my fellow PGS community …
Back again with another letter. This time on one of my all time favorite guilty pleasure films Showgirls.
First of all, yes I know this is a terrible film, but one you just can’t help but appreciate. I like to call it the best worst movie ever made.
There’s so many reasons to scratch your head, like wtf is the director of such classics as Robocop, Total Recall & Basic Instinct doing making this kind of garbage film? Even worse is wtf was Elizabeth Berkley who played goody two-shoes Jessie Spano on Saved By The Bell, thinking starring in this film? Let’s be real folks though, thank freaking God they made this film because it has everything but the kitchen sink. Horrible acting, lots of tatas & some awkward sex scenes. You know it’s a special film when the best character can make her boobs pop out on cue.
Ok ok in all seriousness what was the exact point of this film? Nomi isn’t exactly a very likable person so why should we care about her? Crystal (played by Gina Gershon) is an even worse person & treats everyone around her like crap. There is simply not one likable character in this freaking movie. The ladies all treat each other bad & the men are even worse & not very #metoo.
I know what y’all are thinking, wait you called it your favorite guilty pleasure movie? It sounds like your trashing it not praising it. Well it’s because the film knows it’s trash also & shows no remorse in doing so. People love trash films & we have no shame shitting on them because it’s fun. I never get tired of this movie & have owned it in every format but 4K. Hook me up Dieter please LOL!
No one takes this film seriously & even when it’s shown on TV it’s absolutely hilarious. I’m sure it’s on YouTube somewhere but VH1 had an edited version of the film done completely with MS paint. I am not joking, they put bras and panties using MS paint on all the nude scenes. How freaking genius is that to celebrate just how trashy the film is? Whomever came up with that idea shoulda been given a raise. I even think the dubbing of the curse words was done humorously like how Die Hard was edited. Give it a watch if you need a good laugh.
In conclusion yes I really do have a love/hate relationship with Showgirls & wanted to have some fun with this letter. I couldn’t be more happy with Wineing finally covered it & myself getting to gleefully trash it. Please do another Paul Verhoeven film next to redeem his legacy once again. Total Recall just got a new 4K release (hint hint).
Thanks again for reading my joyous love letter to Showgirls, take care and Happy New Year to Rob, Elysabeth and my fellow PGS community.
P.S. forget glasses of wine, this gem gets 4 bottles of wine.