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- Attack Of The Blind Dead (1973)
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Bay Of Blood (1971)
- The Boondock Saints (1999)
- Boy Eats Girl (2005)
- Brick (2005)
- The Descent (2005)
- Dust Devil (1992)
- Enter The Dragon (1973)
- Equilibrium (2002)
- Evil (2003)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Grindhouse (Planet Terror / Death Proof) (2007)
- Hard Candy (2005)
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Hundra (1983)
- Joint Security Area (2000)
- Mad Max (1979)
- Man Bites Dog (1992)
- Memories Of Murder (2003)
- Near Dark (1987)
- Night Of The Living Dorks (2004)
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- Pump Up The Volume (1990)
- Rabid (1977)
- RoboCop (1987)
- Shall We Dance? (1996)
- Showgirls (1995)
- The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007)
- Slither (2006)
- Strip Nude For Your Killer (1975)
- Tokyo Drifter (1966)
- The Untold Story (1993)
- The Wizard (1989)


Ryan / Movies At Midnight



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Thursday, December 07, 2006 
SHOWGIRLS (1995)



Elizabeth Berkley (that blonde from Saved By The Bell) stars as Nomi, a dancer with hopes of making it big as a showgirl in Vegas.  When she arrives, she soon discovers that it will take a lot more than talent to make it to the top, but the gamble of a lifetime just may make her dreams come true.

Now, I could go on a intellectual discussion on the corruption of show business, whether voluntarily exploiting oneself is women empowerment, how director Paul Verhoeven and Joe Eszterhas killed the NC-17 rating instead of reviving it as originally planned, how the film became part of the Razzie Award spectacle, and on and on.  But I won't.  Instead I give you this:

It is two hours and eleven minutes of boobs.  Love it or hate it, that is a lot of boobs.

....boobs.

Mike Watne

 

You really should say "Titties". I mean, you have to smile when you say "titties"...

Surprisingly enough, this was a great review. Beautiful in its simplicity.

...titties. (smile)


 
Posted by Mike Watne on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 3:43 AM
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The Popcorn Review

 

Showgirls was a great movie. It was so bad, it was good... and more importantly, it was unique. When this came out, many movies were just following the cookie-cutter Hollywood process and played things safe... then this came out and shook everyone up. Kudos to that! Did it have the best script, actors, etc? -- NO. Did it entertain? -- HELL YEAH! The nudity was nice too, but that's not why I (or many others) like this movie.

-- Robert


 
Posted by The Popcorn Review on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 6:32 PM
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Jerry

 
I need to watch this again. We watched this on VHS when it first came out.  I always thought this shown in between Save By The Bell episodes would be a good way to usher in the new year.
 
Posted by Jerry on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 6:29 PM
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Mitch Emerson
Mitch Emerson

 
It's all about the boobs. 
 
Posted by Mitch Emerson on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 6:30 PM
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You know I'm a fan of boobs, but even I grew sick of 'em by the 2nd hour!
 
Posted by on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 6:31 PM
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I LOVE this movie. for the story and impeccable acting of course. it may suck but at least it knows it sucks and has fun with it
 
Posted by on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 11:11 PM
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Fred [The Wolf]
Freddie Young

 
LOL @ the short but sweet review. It's sad that you're right too because that's really what the movie is all about. Oh, and don't forget about the horrible acting. "Where's my fuckin' suitcase!?" has been a line I use quite often. But I'd definitely watch this over and over again. It's so bad that it's good.
 
Posted by Fred [The Wolf] on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 6:13 PM
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Bryan

 
The only downside is that, despite the 2+ hours of nudity, they never really do anything interesting. It's just an assembly line of boobs.
 
Posted by Bryan on Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 6:39 AM
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Ryan / Movies At Midnight

 
Henry Ford would be proud.
 
Posted by Ryan / Movies At Midnight on Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 3:08 PM
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