6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
After her fiancé, Rod, and her half-sister, Brandy (the world renowned calf model) are both brutally murdered, Champagne Horowitz Jones Dickerson White (a divorcée and exotic dancer from the wrong side of the tracks) uses "all the right moves" to single-handedly take on the largest sex, drug and back-to-school clothing ring in the country.
Starring: D'Arcy DrollingerComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
“Shit & Champagne” originated on stage, with writer/director/star D’Arcy Drollinger hoping to offer audiences a wild ride with a drag-themed superspy parody that took on corporate culture and weird relationships. Feeling ambitious, Drollinger takes his writing to the big screen with a slicker version of “Shit & Champagne,” offering a cinematic take on an unfortunate title and big comedy energy, securing a significant amount of broadness to best support this exhaustively silly endeavor.
The AVC encoded image (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation is positively nuclear with colors, offering a bright, primary-blasted viewing experience that's meant to support the cartoon atmosphere of the feature. Hues are alive throughout, offering deep reds and blues, buttery yellows, and hot pinks. Stage lighting and interior decoration also provide compelling shades, and skintones are appropriately cranked up with thick makeup designs. Detail is strong, capturing textured faces and costuming. Sight gags are open for inspection. Delineation is satisfactory. Some mild banding is detected.
The 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix provides sharp dialogue exchanges, with the performers crisply enunciating their lines for maximum comedy potential. Argumentative behavior is nicely balanced as well, without distortive extremes. Scoring cues are sharp and circular, with clean instrumentation. Atmospherics are sparingly used, offering a sense of life in clubs and businesses. Low-end isn't pushed to the extreme, but musical beats carry weight.
The 90-minute run time is a big ask from Drollinger, as "Shit & Champagne" gradually runs out of funny business to attack, leaving the feature in need of tighter editorial pruning. Exhaustion is inevitable here, but performances are impressive, retaining a beaming sense of playfulness and utter commitment to everything handed to the actors. Drollinger and Martin are especially spirited, keeping the endeavor going with their amazing commitment. "Shit & Champagne" is good fun for much of the movie, offering blinding colors and love for references from the 1970s. It's an exploitation spoof that connects more often than not, and Drollinger does a superb job adapting the flatness of the stage for the elastic possibilities of the screen.
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