Showgirls
2: Penny's From Heaven
(2011/Wild Eye/MVD DVD)
Picture:
D Sound: C Extras: B Main Program: C+
All
that Penny ever wanted was to dance in Hollywood, to be a showgirl,
without any training like all dreamers, they dream of becomes stars.
But in order to become famous they will need to do anything to stand
in the lime light, including stripping, dancing naked, and having sex
with any director or rich and powerful person who will help their
career. In the end, it's how bad you want it.
In
Rena Riffel's Showgirls
2: Penny's from Heaven
(2011), Penny (played by the director!!!) is a over ambitious blonde
with Double D-sized breasts and too much eye shadow who dreams of
becoming a star on the show Stardancer. After getting robbed, she
hitchhikes to Hollywood with bunch of robbers (and somehow manages to
get their stash). In Hollywood, she sells herself (and her body) and
is pimped out to get a role from the director. Even when she is on
stage, she has to watch out for rivals and understudies who would
like nothing more than to steal her potential roles. In the end, is
it worth being a star if only means you become a whore?
I
don't know if this is comic parody or travesty of a homage to the
original Paul Verhoeven Showgirls
(no gem to begin with; 1995), but it seems to say all girls who dream
of Hollywood end up treated no better than prostitutes, and in the
end they are wiser but not happier. It is like a low budget version
of the original, with it's only saving grace more massive amounts or
sex, nudity and see though clothing.
The
anamorphically enhanced image is awful and lossy Dolby Digital sound
awful, so it will never be mistaken technically for the older film.
Extras include lost footage (?), behind the scenes, hot dog scene
remix and director's commentary track.
Before
this release, the original film became a musical stage comedy, but we
have actually reviewed the first film four times so far (!!!) and you
can read more about the original film by using the search engine or
seeing our coverage of the U.S. Blu-ray at this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/10023/The+Illusionist+(2006/Fox+Blu-ray+w/DVD)+++S
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Ricky Chiang
