DVD Commentary So Good I Bought The Movie

The Toronto Star take a look at a new DVD release of Showgirls. The hook here, apart from Showgirls playing cards, Showgirls shot glasses and a "Pin the pasties on the showgirl" party game, is a commentary by some bloke by the name of David Schmader who really, really doesn't like the movie.

"Each and every one of the people involved in making the movie," he says of movie's utterly unique awfulness, "is making the worst possible decision and every possible moment.

"I mean, at every single point in the movie ..."

I think it's a great idea. Though probably not one that's going to be too popular. There are, though, quite a few movies I can think of that would be improved by the director, George Lucas, say, saying "I'm sorry, I'm really, truly sorry about this whole mess" over and over again from the studio ident to the end credits. Commentaries as supplication. Maybe with help from the bonus features, Matrix Re-whatevered could have a 40 minute documentary where the Wachowski Brothers discuss exactly why and how they buggered up the franchise and make a promise not to do that when they try to restore public good-will with Bound 2: Fist Harder.

Via the effervescent Cinetrix